Overall 8-4: Home 3-0, Road 2-2, Neutral 3-2 / NWC 2-1: Home 1-0, Road 1-1
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Use 18-0 Run to Overcome Linfield in Only Game
* Coming Up: Three Critical Conference Games Including First-Place PLU
* Leith Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week"
* Career Stats: Clark 9th in Steals, Leith and Thomas 2-3 in FT Pct.
* NWC Stats: Bruins Tops in Six Team and Individual Categories
* NCAA Stats: Bruins 3rd Nationally in 3-Pointers Per Game
* Halftime Programs for Bruin Basketball Games
RECENT GAMES: 1-0 (Click score for link to story):
Jan. 15 - at George Fox 71, Linfield 62
COMING UP:
* Tue., Jan. 18, 6:00 pm - at Willamette University (5-8, NWC 2-2), Salem, Ore.
No radio/internet broadcast ... The Willamette Bearcats were picked to finish 8th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll but surprised everyone with an early upset of Puget Sound ... Series record: GFU leads 35-12 since 1982 (21-3 home, 13-9 road, 1-0 neutral) ... The Bruins have won the last 4 meetings, including 68-48 on Jan. 20 in Newberg and 84-58 in Salem on Feb. 13 last year ... The Bearcats' last win in the series was 53-51 in Salem on Feb. 9, 2002 ... The Bearcats average 63.9 ppg (5th in the NWC) and allow 65.7 ppg (8th) ... Former D-I (Wagner University) player Vanessa Wyffels ranks 2nd in the NWC in scoring (19.9) and rebounding (10.2) and leads the nation in field goal pct. (.777) ... Julia Short is the next-leading scorer for the Bearcats (9.7 ppg) ... Head coach Tom Steers (Western Oregon '79), now in his 3rd year at Willamette, won two 3A state championships with the girls' team at Silverton (Ore.) High ...
* Fri., Jan. 21, 6:00 pm - vs. University 0f Puget Sound (11-2, NWC 2-2), Newberg, Ore.
Radio/internet broadcast on KFOX ... The Puget Sounds Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., are the defending conference champions and were picked to finish 1st in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll ... The Loggers were ranked 9th in the latest WBCA poll and 10th in the D3hoops.com poll ... Series record: GFU trails 8-11 since 1982 (6-3 home, 2-8 road) ... The Loggers have won the last 5 meetings, including 53-44 in Newberg on Jan. 9 and 65-61 on Feb. 6 in Tacoma last year ... The Bruins' last win was 70-49 in Newberg on Jan. 8, 2002 ... The Loggers lead the NWC in scoring (70.5), defense (54.8), scoring margin (+15.7), field goal pct. (.462, 7th nationally), free throw pct. (.762, 6th nationally), rebounding margin (+7.8), and assists (16.46) ... The Loggers have three double-figure scorers: Lindsay May (16.3, 6th in the NWC), Angie Straw (12.6, 11th), and Kilty Keaton (11.3, 15th) ... May leads the NWC in rebounding (10.8), is 2nd in field goal pct. (.570, 13th nationally), and has double-doubles in each of her last 3 games ... Keaton is 1st in free throw pct. (.962) ... Coach Suzy Barcomb is 118-50 in her 7th season ...
* Sat., Jan. 22, 6:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University (8-5, NWC 4-0), Newberg, Ore.
Radio/internet broadcast on KFOX ... The Pacific Lutheran Lutes from Tacoma, Wash., were picked to finish 4th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll ... PLU plays at Linfield Friday before meeting the Bruins ... Series record: GFU trails 11-13 since 1982 (8-4 home, 3-9 road) ... PLU won both meetings last year, 69-52 in Newberg on Jan. 10 and 74-49 in Tacoma on Feb. 7 ... The Bruins' last win was 45-42 at Tacoma in Feb. 15, 2003 ... The Lutes average 62.2 ppg (8th in the NWC) and allow 58.9 (5th) ... PLU leads the NWC in 3-pt pct. (431) and rebounding (39.5) ... The Lutes have three double-figure scorers: Kelly Turner (13.3, 9th in the NWC), Kezia Long (13.2, 10th), and Aundi Kustura (12.5, 12th) ... Long is the Lutes' top rebounder (8.7, 5th) ... Mallory Mann is 4th in the league is assists (3.54) ... Turner leads the league in 3-pt pct. (.474, 29th nationally) and is 2nd in 3-pointers per game (2.08) ... Coach Gil Rigell is 153-48 in his 8th season at his alma mater ...
ON THE AIR!
George Fox sports can now be heard locally via the airwaves and across the country via the internet through campus station KFOX. To listen to Bruin athletic contests, go to www.kfoxradio.net.
Current schedule of broadcasts for basketball:
Fri., Jan. 21 - vs. Puget Sound (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Sat., Jan. 22 - vs. Pacific Lutheran (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Fri., Jan. 28 - at Lewis & Clark (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Fri., Feb. 4 - vs. Whitman (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Sat., Feb. 5 - vs. Whitworth (Homecoming - Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Fri., Feb. 11 - vs. Willamette (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Sat., Feb. 12 - at Linfield (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Tue., Feb. 22 - vs. Pacific (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Fri., Feb. 25 - vs. Lewis & Clark (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE:
George Fox heads into a busy 3-game week in 3rd place in the NWC at 2-1, 1.5 games behind 4-0 Pacific Lutheran. The Bruins face perhaps their toughest week of the season, with a chance to tighten the league standings, with games at much-improved Willamette on Tuesday, then home games with pre-season favorite Puget Sound on Friday and PLU on Saturday. UPS is ranked 9th in the latest WBCA poll and 10th in the D3hoops.com poll, while Whitworth, 3-1 in the NWC and in 2nd place, is 10th and 18th in the polls. For the latest NWC standings, visit the new conference website at www.nwcsports.com.
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 151-65 (.699) 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:
Willamette - 13-3 (home 8-0, road 5-3)
Puget Sound - 8-9 (home 6-2, road 2-7)
Pacific Lutheran - 9-9 (home 6-3, road 3-6)
BRUIN BITS:
* Leith Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week"
Kim Leith led the Bruins to victory in their only game of the week, a conference win over Linfield, earning honorable mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week". In the Bruins' come-from-behind 71-62 win over the Wildcats, she scored a game-high 20 points on 7-19 (.368) from the field (4-10 on 3's) and 2-2 from the line, with 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, and 2 steals. Seven of her points came in the Bruins' 18-0 run that turned a 58-50 deficit into a 68-58 GFU lead late in the game. She was NWC "Player of the Week" during the two-week holiday period of Dec. 14-27.
* 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 4 rebounds in the Bruins' only game last week, giving her 608 for her career, 7th on the GFU all-time list. Ahead is Angela Pettit (613, 1993-97) ... With 2 steals on the week and 134 for her career, she passed Traci Blair (133, 1990-94) for 9th on the all-time list. Ahead is Jennifer Childress (153, 1989-91) ... With 166 assists, she needs 18 to tie Jennifer Bearse (184, 1985-89) for 10th ...
Kellie Thomas hit 7-9 free throws in the Linfield game and remained 3rd in career free throw pct. (.787, 166-211) ... She hit 1-3 3-point field goals and ranks 4th in career 3-pt field goal pct. (.373, 101-271) ... With 795 career points, she needs 195 to tie for 10th all-time, and 205 to become the 9th Bruin to reach 1,000 career points ... With 149 assists, she needs 35 to tie Jennifer Bearse (184, 1985-89) for 10th ...
Kim Leith hit 2-2 free throws vs. Linfield and remained 2nd in career free throw pct. (.796, 117-147) ... With 151 assists, she needs 33 to tie Jennifer Bearse (184, 1985-89) for 10th ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins Tops in Six Team and Individual Categories
In the latest Northwest Conference stats (Jan. 15), George Fox is 1st in field goal pct. defense (.335), steals (15.83), turnover margin (+8.58), 3-pt field goals per game (8.92); 2nd in defense (55.1), rebounding (39.2), scoring margin (+14.1); 3rd in scoring (69.2), free throw pct. (.706), blocked shots (2.33), 3-pt pct. (.339); 5th in assists (13.33); 9th in field goal pct. (.3809), rebound margin (-4.2) ...
Liz Clark is 1st in steals (3.09), 4th in 3-pt pct. (.440), 6th in rebounding (8.5), 12th in blocked shots (0.45, tie), 15th in 3-pt field goals (1.00, tie), 18th in scoring (9.8) ...
Kellie Thomas is 3rd in 3-pt field goals (2.00, tie), 3-pt pct. (.444), 7th in scoring (13.5), 9th in free throw pct. (.809) ...
Kim Leith is 1st in 3-pt field goals (2.64), 2nd in 3-pt pct. (.446), 5th in scoring (17.8), free throw pct. (.861), 12th in blocks (0.45, tie), 13th in steals (1.82) ...
Tiffany Behary is 2nd in steals (2.58), 7th in assists (3.00, tie), 7th in assist/turnover ratio (1.20), 9th in 3-pt field goals (1.25), 15th in 3-pt pct. (.254) ...
Robin Taylor is 2nd in free throw pct. (.905), 9th in field goal pct. (.476), 23rd in scoring (9.0, tie) ...
Melissa Marek-Farris is 5th in blocked shots (0.91) ...
* 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) ...
* Halftime Programs for Bruin Basketball Games
A number of special promotions will take place at the halftimes of George Fox men's and women's basketball games throughout the 2004-05 season, including:
"Halftime Hoop Shoot" - Co-sponsored by the Coffee Cottage in Newberg and Country Insurance & Financial Services, this promotion takes place at the halftime of every home game. Tickets for $1 are sold in the gym lobby until just before halftime, and one lucky ticketholder is selected to shoot. A made free throw earns a $5 coupon at the Coffee Cottage, a made three-pointer earns a $10 coupon. A made half-court shot earns the shooter the Country Financial "pot" for the evening, which increases by $50 each time no shot is made (the pot currently stands at $200 for the men's games and $200 for the women's games). All proceeds from the ticket sales go to the GFU basketball programs as a donation.
"Junior Tiger Night", Jan. 22 - Four youth league basketball teams from the Chehalem Parks and Recreation Department will play a short scrimmage game at the halftimes on Saturday, Jan. 22, when the Bruins host Pacific Lutheran. All CPRD youth league players who wear their uniform tops and their coaches will be admitted free. This event was re-scheduled from Jan. 15 when it was postponed due to icy road conditions.
"GFU Cheer Team", Feb. 4 - The George Fox Cheer Team will perform a special dance routine at halftime of the women's game vs. Whitman.
"GFU Sports Hall of Fame", Feb. 4 - The George Fox Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2005 will be inducted in special ceremonies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, in the Klages Dining Hall on campus, then the entire class will be introduced to the crowd at halftime of the men's game vs. Whitman that evening at 8:00 p.m.
"Homecoming", Feb. 5 - The Homecoming Court for 2005 will be presented in ceremonies during halftime of the men's game vs. Whitworth on Saturday, Feb. 5.
"Border Collies Night", Feb. 11 - The always-popular Border Collies show from Dallas, Ore., will perform at each half. This entertaining group of trained dogs has performed at many college and professional games, including the Portland Trailblazers and Portland Beavers.
Other promotions may be added as the season progresses.