Overall 9-9: Home 5-4, Road 2-4, Neutral 2-1 /
NWC 3-7: Home 2-4, Road 1-3
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Last Week: Bruins Fall to Top Two in NWC on the Road
* Coming Up: 1 Home and 2 Away This Week
* Thomas Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week"
* All-Time Lists: Cave Climbs to 5th in Career Blocks
* NCAA, NWC Stats: Bruins 32nd Nationally in FG Pct. Defense
THIS WEEK (Previews below):
Tue., Feb. 10, 6:00 pm - vs. Linfield College (6-12, 3-6), Newberg, Ore. (NWC DH)
Fri., Feb. 13, 6:00 pm - at Willamette University (4-15, 0-10), Salem, Ore. (NWC DH)
Sat., Feb. 7, 6:00 pm - at Pacific University (9-7, 4-5), Forest Grove, Ore. (NWC DH)
(DH - men's game at 8:00 pm)
LAST WEEK: 0-2 (Click score for link to story):
Feb. 6 -at Puget Sound 65, George Fox 51
Feb. 7 -at Pacific Lutheran 74, George Fox 49
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE: George Fox (9-9, 3-7) looks to halt a most uncharacteristic 4-game losing streak as the Bruins host Yamhill County rival Linfield Tuesday before visiting Willamette and Pacific on the weekend. 16th-ranked Pacific Lutheran has assumed a 2-game lead in the league standings. For the latest NWC standings and stats, go to www.nwcsports.com.
COACH SCOTT RUECK (Oregon State '91) has a record of 139-58 (.706) in his 8th season as a head coach, all at George Fox. He was Northwest Conference "Coach of the Year" in 1999-2000 and "Co-Coach of the Year" in 2000-01. This year, he is serving as a rater for the NCAA Division III national poll conducted by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. He and his wife Kerry, a GFU assistant coach and former Bruin player, became proud parents on Oct. 21 with the birth of their first child, son Cole Michael.
Rueck vs. upcoming opponents:
Linfield - 12-4 (7-1 home, 5-3 road)
Willamette - 12-3 (8-0 home, 4-3 road)
Pacific- 14-1 (8-0 home, 6-1 road)
THIS WEEK (Previews):
Tue., Feb. 10, 6:00 pm - vs. Linfield College (6-12, 3-6), Newberg, Ore. (NWC DH)
All-time series: George Fox leads the series with Wildcats 31-20 since 1981 (20-3 in Newberg, 11-15 in McMinnville, 0-2 neutral) ... Linfield won this year's first meeting 59-51 in McMinnville on Jan. 17, snapping an 8-game losing streak to the Bruins ... George Fox's last win was 65-49 on Feb. 18, 2003, in Newberg ... Linfield is 7th in the NWC in scoring (57.9) and 6th in defense (60.6) ... Monica Schwing is the only Wildcat scoring in double figures (11.4, 10th) and is their leading rebounder (5.8, 11th) ... Heidi Jurgens leads the NWC in 3-pt field goal pct. (.415) ...
Fri., Feb. 13, 6:00 pm - at Willamette University (4-15, 0-10), Salem, Ore. (NWC DH)
All-time series: The Bruins lead the series with the Bearcats 34-12 since 1982 (21-3 in Newberg, 12-9 in Salem, 1-0 neutral) ... The Bruins have won the last 3 meetings, including this year's 68-48 decision on Jan. 20 in Newberg ... Willamette's last win was 53-51 on Feb. 9, 2002, in Salem ... Willamette is 9th in the NWC in scoring (52.3) and 7th in defense (66.3) ... Simmie Muth is the Bearcats' only double-figure scorer (11.4, 11th) ... Deanna Lund is the team's top rebounder (7.4, 6th) ...
Sat., Feb. 7, 6:00 pm - at Pacific University (9-7, 4-5), Forest Grove, Ore. (NWC DH)
All-times series: George Fox leads the series with the Boxers 24-23 since 1982 (14-10 in Newberg, 10-13 in Forest Grove) ... The Bruins won this year's first meeting 70-42 on Jan. 13 in Newberg ... The Boxers last won on Feb. 8, 2003, a 59-54 win in Forest Grove, snapping a 13-game losing streak to the Bruins ... Pacific is 3rd in the NWC in scoring (66.5) and 8th in defense (66.6) ... DeeDee Arnall leads the Boxers in scoring (20.9, 2nd, 8th nationally) and leads the NWC in field goal pct. (.606, 8th nationally) ... Also in double figures is Tori Nelson (14.8, 4th), who leads the league in 3-pt field goals (2.06) ... Arnall is Pacific's top rebounder (7.5, 4th) ...
BRUIN BITS:
* Thomas Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week":
Kellie Thomas had a pair of 16-point games as the Bruins went 0-2 on the road swing to Tacoma, earning Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Feb. 2-8. In a 65-61 loss at Puget Sound on Friday, she scored 16 on 6-16 from the field (0-4 on 3's) and 4-4 from the line, with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 steals. In a 74-49 loss at Pacific Lutheran on Saturday, she again scored 16 on 6-15 from the field (2-4 on 3's) and 2-2 from the line, with 1 rebound, 2 assists, and 2 steals. In 2 games during the week, she totaled 32 points (16.0), hitting 12-31 (.387) from the floor (2-8 on 3's, .250) and 6-6 (1.000) from the line, with 6 rebounds (3.0), 3 assists (1.5), and 4 steals (2.0).
NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to Courtney Johnson of Pacific Lutheran for her 23 blocked shots, 28 points, and 19 rebounds in the Lutes' two wins.
* Bruin Double-Doubles:
--- Darby Cave: season 2, career 7 - 12 pts/13 reb vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) at Northfield, Minn., 11/30/03; 10 pts/10 reb vs. Concordia-Portland, 12/30/03
--- Liz Clark : season 3, career 7 - 10 pts/13 reb vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) at Northfield, Minn., 11/30/03; 15 pts/10 reb vs. Concordia-Portland, 12/30/03; 17 pts/14 reb at Lewis & Clark, 1/13/04
* NCAA Stats (thru Feb. 1) - Bruins 32nd Nationally in FG Pct. Defense
Individual:
--- Darby Cave - 27th in FG Pct. (.551)
Team:
---FG Pct. Defense - .335 (32nd)
* NWC Stats (thru Feb. 8) - Bruins 1st in Rebounding, Reb. Margin
Team:
Scoring Offense - 61.6 (5th)
Scoring Defense - 57.5 (3rd)
Scoring Margin - +4.1 (5th)
Free Throw Pct. - .661 (5th)
Field Goal Pct. - .387 (6th)
FG Pct. Defense - .348 (2nd)
3-Pt FG Made - 5.06 (2nd)
3-Pt FG Pct. - .281 (4th)
3-Pt Pct. Defense - .246 (2nd)
Rebounding Off. - 42.6 (1st)
Rebounding Def. - 38.1 (5th)
Rebounding Margin - +4.6 (1st)
Blocked Shots - 4.39 (2nd)
Assists - 15.17 (2nd)
Steals - 7.89 (8th)
Turnover Margin - -1.72 (7th)
Ast/TO Ratio - 0.78 (5th)
Offensive Rebounds - 14.33 (3rd)
Defensive Rebounds - 28.28 (2nd)
Individual:
--- Darby Cave - 2nd in FG Pct. (.541), 3rd in Blocked Shots (1.72), 4th in Rebounding (7.5), Offensive Rebounds (2.78), 6th in Defensive Rebounds (4.72), 9th in Scoring (11.9)
--- Kellie Thomas - 4th in 3-Pt FG (1.67, T), 5th in Scoring (13.1), Blocked Shots (0.94), 6th in FT Pct. (.750), 7th in 3-Pt FG Pct. (.341), 8th in Assists (3.22), 11th in Ast/TO Ratio (1.07)
--- Kim Leith - 6th in 3-Pt FG (1.50), 9th in 3-Pt FG Pct. (.325), 14th in FG Pct. (.400), 17th in Scoring (10.3)
--- Liz Clark - 1st in Offensive Rebounding (3.57), 2nd in Rebounding (9.4), 3rd in Defensive Rebounding (5.79), 10th in Steals (1.64), Ast/TO Ratio (1.15), 11th in Blocked Shots (0.50), Assists (2.71)
--- Amy Fitch - 7th in Ast/TO Ratio (1.26), 9th in Assists (3.06)
--- Sarah Myhre - 11th in Offensive Rebounding (2.25)
* New Career Highs:
--- Kim Leith set a new career high for points (23) and field goals (10) at Puget Sound on Feb. 6 ...
--- Brittanie Strutz tied her career high for blocked shots (1) at Puget Sound on Feb. 6 ...
* All-Time Lists:
--- Darby Cave, after scoring 16 points in 2 games last week, has 889 career points, and needs 62 to pass Angela Pettit (950, 1993-97) for 10th on the all-time list and 111 to become the 9th player in GFU history with 1,000 career points ... With 20 rebounds last week, she has 493 in her career and needs 38 to pass Heather Gurney (528, 1987-91) for 10th on the all-time list ... She currently ranks 2nd in career field goal pct. (.520, 379-729), after All-American Katie Lacey's .543 (1997-2001) ... With 4 blocked shots last week, she passed Melody Groeneveld-McMaster (72, 1981-85) and Lillian Jeske (74, 1981-82), and ranks 5th on the all-time list with 75. Ahead are Kristy Fleming (76, 1992-94) and Angela Pettit (85, 1993-97) ...
--- Kellie Thomas currently ranks 5th on the career 3-pt field goal pct. list (.351, 68-194), and 5th on the career free throw pct. list (.779, 109-140) ...
--- Kim Leith currently ranks 6th on the career free throw pct. list (.760, 73-96) ...
* 2003-04 Honors:
--- Darby Cave - Elite West Region All-Tournament Team
--- Kellie Thomas - Elite West Region All-Tournament Team