Overall 3-2: Home 2-0, Road 1-1, Neutral 0-1 / NWC 0-0: Home 0-0, Road 0-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Open Home Schedule with Pair of Wins
* Coming Up: Pair of Holiday Tournaments Before NWC Play Starts
* Thomas Scores Career-High 25 in Earning HM for NWC "Player of the Week"
* Career Stats: Thomas Climbs to 2nd in Career Free Throw Pct.
* NWC Stats: Thomas League Leader in 3-Pointers, Clark in Steals
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click score for link to story):
Dec. 9 - at George Fox 83, Western Baptist 52
Dec. 11 - at George Fox 59, Cascade 43
COMING UP:
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* Tue., Dec. 21, 1:15 pm - vs. Denison University (at D3 Desert Shootout, Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Bruins return to the D3 Desert Shootout after playing in and winning the tournament during the 2000-01 season ... The tournament, which is divided into three brackets with four teams in each, is held at the Lied Gym on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas ... The Bruins' first-round opponents are the Denison Big Red from Granville, Ohio ... First meeting ... Denison is off to a 5-2 start and 3-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference ... The Big Red average 53.7 ppg and give up 51.6 ppg, while hitting .323 from the field and .600 from the line ... 5-9 wing Emma Woodward (11.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and 6-0 forward Kristen Sheffield (11.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg) are Denison's top scorers and rebounders ...
* Wed., Dec. 22, 11:00 am or 1:15 pm - vs. University of La Verne or Kalamazoo College (at D3 Desert Shootout, Las Vegas, Nev.)
Consolation game at 11:00, championship at 1:15 ... The La Verne Leopards are from La Verne, Calif., and are the defending champions of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ... The Bruins have never met La Verne ... The Leopards are 2-3 entering the tournament, with wins in their last two outings ... La Verne averages 60.4 ppg while allowing 65.2, and hits .379 from the field and .646 from the line ... 5-8 guard Stephanie Foster is the only Leopard in double figures in scoring (16.0 ppg)... The Kalamazoo Hornets are from Kalamazoo, Mich., and members of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association ... George Fox defeated Kalamazoo 68-54 in their only previuos meeting on Dec. 30, 1998, in the Whittier (Calif.) Tournament ... The Hornets enter the tournament 5-2, 2-0 in the MIAA, and riding a three-game winning streak ... Their last loss was 72-58 to Whitworth in the Wilmington (Ohio) Tournament on Nov. 28 ... Prior to that, they defeated Wilmington, the defending D-III national champion, 83-81 in overtime ... Kalamazoo averages 66.4 ppg, gives up 64.3 ppg, and shoots .407 from the field and .728 from the line ... 6-1 post Ashley Riley (12.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and 5-8 wing Mary Brown (12.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg) give the Hornets a strong inside game ...
* Thur., Dec. 30, 2:00 pm - vs. College of New Jersey (at Grand Canyon Classic, Phoenix, Ariz.)
Preview coming
* Fri., Dec. 31, 12:00 noon - vs. Neumann College (at Grand Canyon Classic, Phoenix, Ariz.)
Preview coming
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE:
George Fox (3-2) is 4th in the NWC in non-conference play thus far behind Whitworth (7-0), Puget Sound (6-0), and Whitman (5-2). The Bruins open league play Jan. 7-8 at Whitman and Whitworth. Puget Sound is ranked 6th and Whitworth 23rd in the latest D3hoops.com/NCAA poll (Dec. 14). For the latest NWC standings, visit the new conference website at www.nwcsports.com.
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 146-63 (.699) to date in his 9th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. 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:
Denison, La Verne, College of New Jersey, Neumann - 0-0
Kalamazoo - 1-0 (1-0 neutral)
BRUIN BITS:
* Thomas Scores Career-High 25 in Earning HM for NWC "Player of the Week"
Kellie Thomas led the Bruins to a 2-0 record with two big scoring games, including a career high, earning Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Nov. 6-12. In an 83-52 win over Western Baptist on Thursday, she scored 23 points, including 18 in the first half, by hitting 5-13 from the field (4-8 on 3's) and 9-9 from the line, with 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals. In a 59-43 win over Cascade on Saturday, she had a career-high 25 points in just 19 minutes on 7-13 from the field (6-8 on 3's) and 5-6 from the line, with 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 steals. She scored the Bruins' first 10 points of the game, and came within one of tying the Bruin record for 3-pointers in a game. For the week, in 2 games, she scored 48 points (24.0), hitting 12-26 (.462) from the field, with 10-16 (.625) from 3-pt range, and 14-15 (..933) from the line, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 4 steals.
* 2004-05 Honors:
Liz Clark - Sodexho Tipoff Classic All-Tournament Team
* Double-Doubles:
Liz Clark: career 8, season 1 - 13 pts/12 reb at Seattle Pacific, 11/20
* Career Lists: Thomas Climbs to 2nd in Career Free Throw Pct.
Liz Clark had 12 rebounds in the Bruins' two wins last week, giving her 552 for her career and moving her past Darby Cave (544, 2000-04) into 9th on the GFU all-time list. Ahead are Tracy Nelson (555, 1988-92) and Liz Stephens (566, 1992-96) ... With 117 steals, she needs 13 more to tie for 10th ... With 156 assists, she needs 28 to tie for 10th ...
Kellie Thomas hit 14-15 free throws during the week, climbing into 2nd in career free throw pct. (.791, 148-187), and hit 10-16 3-point field goals to move into 4th in career 3-pt field goal pct. (.378, 91-241) ... With 711 career points, she needs 279 to tie for 10th all-time, and 289 to become the 9th Bruin to reach 1,000 career points ... With 135 assists, she needs 49 to tie for 10th ...
Kim Leith ranks 6th in career free throw pct. (.781, 100-128) ... With 141 assists, she needs 43 to tie for 10th ...
* NWC Stats: Thomas League Leader in 3-Pointers, Clark in Steals
In the latest Northwest Conference stats (Dec. 11), George Fox is 1st in field goal pct. defense (.338), steals (17.20), turnover margin (+7.00), 3-pt field goals per game (8.60); 3rd in blocked shots (2.80); 4th in scoring (69.0), scoring margin (+10.6), defense (58.4), rebounding (39.4), assists (15.60); 5th in 3-pt pct. (.331); 7th in free throw pct. (.660); 8th in field goal pct. (.381); 9th in rebound margin (-6.0) ...
Kellie Thomas is 1st in 3-pt field goals (2.80), tie), 2nd in 3-pt pct. (.583), 6th in scoring (15.6), free throw pct. (.870), 10th in steals (2.00, tie), 13th in blocks (0.40, tie) ...
Kim Leith is 4th in assist/turnover ratio (1.67,tie), 7th in 3-pt field goals (1.80), 9th in blocks (0.60), 10th in scoring (13.8), 13th in 3-pt pct. (.360)), 14th in steals (1.80, tie), 15th in free throw pct. (.824) ...
Liz Clark is 1st in steals (3.40), 6th in field goal pct. (.500), 9th in rebounding (7.4), 8th in 3-pt pct. (.455, tie), 13th in blocked shots (0.40, tie), 14th in assist/turnover ratio (1.00), 23rd in scoring (9.4) ...
Tiffany Behary is 2nd in steals (3.20), 6th in assists (4.00), 11th in assist/turnover ratio (1.18), 29th in scoring (8.0, tie) ...
Robin Taylor is 8th in field goal pct. (.474), 11th in free throw pct. (.833, tie), 29th in scoring (8.0, tie) ...
Erin Powers is 8th in blocked shots (0.67, tie) ...