Overall 7-4: Home 2-0, Road 2-2, Neutral 3-2 / NWC 1-1: Home 0-0, Road 1-1
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Split First NWC Games in Eastern Washington
* Coming Up: First Conference Home Game vs. Linfield 31
* Clark Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week"
* Coach Rueck Hits 150-Win Milestone at Whitman
* Bruins Break 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Record (Again!)
* Career Stats: Clark Climbs into Top Ten in Career Steals
* NWC Stats: Six Bruins Listed Among Individual Stats Leaders
* NCAA Stats: Bruins 3rd Nationally in 3-Pointers Per Game
RECENT GAMES: 1-1 (Click score for link to story):
Jan. 7 - George Fox 62, at Whitman 55 (OT)
Jan. 8 - at Whitworth 60, George Fox 53
COMING UP:
* Sat., Jan. 15, 6:00 pm - vs. Linfield College (5-6, 0-2), Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
First Northwest Conference home game for the Bruins ... The Wildcats were picked to finish 6th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll ... Linfield hosts Willamette Friday before meeting the Bruins ... Series record: GFU leads 32-20 since 1981 (21-3 home, 11-15 road, 0-2 neutral) ... The teams split last year, Linfield winning 59-51 on Jan. 17 in McMinnville to snap an 8-game losing streak to the Bruins, and George Fox winning 71-52 on Feb. 10 in Newberg ... Linfield averages 63.5 ppg (7th in the NWC) and allows 57.8 ppg (3rd) ... The Wildcats lad the league in blocked shots (3.50) and are 7th in rebound margin (-0.1) ... Linfield had double-figure scorers: Brandi Loring (21.1, 12th) and Heidi Jurgens (10.0, 17th) ... Kendra Victor is the Wildcats' top rebounder (6.2, 11th) ... Jurgens leads the NWC in 3-pt pct. (.500) while Britany Mock is 1st in blocked shots (1.60) ... Coach Robyn Stewart is 88-98 in her 7th year at Linfield ...
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE:
George Fox (7-4) has the 3rd-best record in the NWC behind unbeaten Whitworth (11-0, 18th in d3hoops.com poll, 10th in WBCA poll) and Puget Sound (10-1, 10th/9th). The Bruins are tied for 4th in the conference with UPS and Whitman, a game behind 2-0 Whitworth and Pacific Lutheran, at 1-1. For the latest NWC standings, visit the new conference website at www.nwcsports.com.
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 150-65 (.698) to date in his 9th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He notched his 150th win when the Bruins defeated Whitman 62-55 in overtime in Walla Walla, Wash., on Jan. 7. He was NWC Coach of the Year in 1999-2000 and Co-Coach of the Year in 2000-01. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Rueck.
Rueck vs. upcoming opponents:
Linfield - 13-4 (8-1 home, 5-3 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Clark Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week"
Liz Clark was all over the boards for the Bruins as they went 1-1 in their Northwest Conference opening weekend, receiving honorable mention for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 3-9. In a 62-55 overtime win at Whitman on Friday, she had 16 points on 5-14 from the field (1-3 on 3's) and 5-6 from the line, with a career-high 19 rebounds (tied for GFU's 7th-best ever in a game), 1 assist, and 4 steals. In a 60-53 loss at #14 Whitworth on Saturday, she scored 4 points on 2-7 from the field (0-3 on 3's), but hit the boards for 11 rebounds, with 1 blocked shot and 2 steals. For the week, in 2 games, she scored 20 points (10.0) on 7-21 (.333) from the field, 1-6 (.167) on 3's, and 5-6 (.833) from the line, with 30 rebounds (15.0), 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, and 6 steals.
* Coach Rueck Hits 150-Win Milestone at Whitman
George Fox coach Scott Rueck picked up his 150th win when the Bruins knocked off the Whitman Missionaries 62-55 in overtime on Jan. 7 in their Northwest Conference opener. The 35-year-old coach is 150-65 to date in his 9th season at George Fox, with winning records in each of his eight previous years at the school. Rueck's 50th win came on Nov. 26, 1999, an 84-70 win over Cal State-Hayward in Newberg, and his 100th was on Dec. 12, 2001, a 78-68 win over Northwest in the Concordia-Portland Tournament. He is now just 12 wins away from the record for coaching wins held by Craig Taylor, now the George Fox director of athletics, of 162 (1981-93). Rueck's .698 winning percentage is best for any George Fox women's cage coach.
* Bruins Break 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Record (Again!)
For the second time this season, the Bruins established a team record for 3-point field goal attempts when they fired up 33 (making 7) in their 60-53 setback to 14th-ranked Whitworth in Spokane, Wash., on Jan. 8. Coming into the season, the record was 31 at Lewis & Clark on Feb. 8, 2000, but the Bruins broke that for the first time this season when they went 14-32 vs. Neumann in the Grand Canyon Classic in Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 31. George Fox ranks 3rd nationally in 3-pointers per game (9.00).
* Leith, Thomas Named (Belatedly) to Grand Canyon All-Tourney Team
They didn't know it at the time, but the Bruins' Kim Leith and Kellie Thomas were both named to the All-Tournament Team at the Grand Canyon Classic in Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 30-31. The news did not get back to the team until after the Bruins had all ready checked out and headed back to Oregon. Thomas scored 23 points in the Bruins' 64-54 loss to a strong College of New Jersey team in the first round, then had 9 points and 4 rebounds in only 13 minutes in a 10-432 win over Neumann the next day. Leith missed the New Jersey game while attending a friend's funeral in Newberg, but stole the show by firing in 32, 30 in the first half, with 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals in 21 minutes vs. Neumann.
* 2004-05 Honors:
Liz Clark - Sodexho Tipoff Classic All-Tournament Team
Kim Leith - Grand Canyon Classic All-Tournament Team; NWC Player of the Week (Dec. 20-Jan. 2)
Kellie Thomas - Grand Canyon Classic All-Tournament Team
* 2004-05 Records:
Most Points, Player, Half - 30 (1st half) by Kim Leith vs. Neumann, 12/31/04 at Phoenix, Ariz.
Most 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts, Team, Game - 33 at Whitworth, 1/8/05
* Double-Doubles:
Liz Clark: career 10, season 3 - 13 pts/12 reb at Seattle Pacific, 11/20, 12 pts/12 reb vs. Denison, 12/21 at Las Vegas, Nev.; 16 pts/19 reb at Whitman, 1/7/05
* Career Lists: Clark Climbs into Top Ten in Career Steals
Liz Clark had 30 rebounds in the Bruins' two games last week, giving her 604 for her career, 7th on the GFU all-time list. Ahead is Angela Pettit (613, 1993-97) ... With 6 steals on the week and 132 for her career, she passed Nicole Prazeau (130, 1998-2002) and Katie Lacey (130, 1991-2001) for 10th on the all-time steals list. Next is Traci Blair (133, 1990-94) ... With 163 assists, she needs 21 to tie Jennifer Bearse (184, 1985-89) for 10th ...
Kellie Thomas hit 6-8 free throws during the week and reamined 3rd in career free throw pct. (.787, 159-202) ... She hit 2-7 3-point field goals and ranks 4th in career 3-pt field goal pct. (.373, 100-268) ... With 781 career points, she needs 209 to tie for 10th all-time, and 219 to become the 9th Bruin to reach 1,000 career points ... With 144 assists, she needs 40 to tie Jennifer Bearse (184, 1985-89) for 10th ...
Kim Leith hit 7-9 free throws during the week and remained 2nd in career free throw pct. (.793, 115-145) ... With 150 assists, she needs 34 to tie Jennifer Bearse (184, 1985-89) for 10th ...
* NWC Stats: Six Bruins Listed Among Individual Stats Leaders
In the latest Northwest Conference stats (Jan. 10), George Fox is 1st in field goal pct. defense (.330), steals (16.27), turnover margin (+9.00), 3-pt field goals per game (9.00); 2nd in defense (54.5), rebounding (40.3)scoring margin (+14.5); 3rd in blocked shots (2.27, tie); 4th in scoring (69.0), 3-pt pct. (.337); 5th in assists (13.45); 6th in free throw pct. (.682); 9th in field goal pct. (.379), rebound margin (-3.9) ...
Liz Clark is 1st in steals (3.20), 3rd in 3-pt pct. (.458), 4th in rebounding (8.9), 11th in blocked shots (0.50), 14th in field goal pct. (.455), 15th in 3-pt field goals (1.10), 22nd in scoring (9.6) ...
Kellie Thomas is 2nd in 3-pt field goals (2.09), 5th in 3-pt pct. (.451), 8th in scoring (13.5), 9th in free throw pct. (.815) ...
Kim Leith is 1st in 3-pt field goals (2.50), 4th in free throw pct. (.853), 3-pt pct. (.455), 5th in scoring (17.6), 14th in steals (1.80), blocks (0.40, tie) ...
Tiffany Behary is 2nd in steals (2.82), 7th in assists (3.09), 9th in assist/turnover ratio (1.17), 3-pt field goals (1.27, tie) ...
Robin Taylor is 2nd in free throw pct. (.889), 11th in field goal pct. (.468), 24th in scoring (8.8) ...
Melissa Marek-Farris is 5th in blocked shots (0.90) ...
* NCAA Stats: Bruins 3rd Nationally in 3-Pointers Per Game
In the latest NCAA Division III national stats (games thru Jan. 9), the George Fox Bruins rank 3rd in 3-pt field goals per game (9.0) behind Muhlenberg (11.1) and Grinnell (10.5), and 29th in field goal pct. defense (.330) ... Kim Leith ranks 19th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.455, 25-55), and 29th in 3-pt field goals per game (2.50, tie) ... Kellie Thomas ranks 21st in 3-pt field goal pct. (.451, 23-51) ...