Women's Basketball Release - Jan. 4, 2006
Overall 11-0: Home 4-0, Road 4-0, Neutral 3-0 / NWC 2-0: Home 2-0, Road 0-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Sweep Pair of NAIA Foes in California
* Coming Up: NWC Play Resumes at Puget Sound and Pacific
* Taylor HM for NWC Player of the Week for Dec. 24-Jan. 1
* National Polls: Bruins Get Every Vote for 2nd in WBCA Poll
* Bruins Aim for New Record after Winning 11 Straight
* Bruin Cage Teams Off to Best Combined Start Ever
* Career Lists: Leith Moves Up to 7th in All-Time Points
* NWC Stats: Bruins Take Over League Lead in 3-Pointers
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click score for link to story):
Dec. 30 - George Fox 82, at Hope International 69
Jan. 2 - George Fox 74, at Biola 73
COMING UP:
* Fri., Jan. 6, 6:00 pm - at University of Puget Sound (9-3, 1-2), Tacoma, Wash.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... Third Northwest Conference game for the Bruins and first on the road â?¦ NWC doubleheader (men's game at 8:00 p.m.) â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 10-11 since 1982 (7-3 home, 3-8 road) â?¦ The Bruins swept both games last year, 50-42 in Newberg and 67-45 in Tacoma, the latter the largest margin of victory by either team in the series â?¦ The Loggers' last win was 65-61 in Tacoma on Feb. 6, 2004 â?¦ UPS is coming off a 73-65 loss at home to Pacific Lutheran Tuesday night â?¦ UPS leads the NWC in scoring (78.5), scoring margin (+20.1), rebounding margin (+7.2), and 3-pt field goal pct. (.412) â?¦ Guard Kilty Keaton is 2nd in the NWC in scoring (15.8) and leads the league in 3-pt field goals (2.92) and 3-pt pct. (.443) â?¦ Also scoring in double figures is Sarah Carnahan (10.8), who is 3rd in the NWC in assists (4.00) and 8th in rebounding (6.3) â?¦ Next game for UPS after the Bruins is vs. Whitworth on Jan. 13 at 6:00 p.m. â?¦
* Sat., Jan. 7, 6:00 pm - at Pacific University (4-6, 0-2), Forest Grove, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... Fourth Northwest Conference game for the Bruins and second on the road â?¦ NWC doubleheader (men's game at 8:00 p.m.) â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 27-23 since 1982 (15-10 home, 12-13 road) â?¦ The Bruins swept both games last year, 74-55 in Forest Grove and 62-23 in Newberg, giving them 17 wins over the Boxers in their last 18 meetings â?¦ Pacific's last win was 59-54 in Forest Grove on Feb. 8, 2003 â?¦ Pacific is 8th in the NWC in scoring (64.8) and defense (64.0) â?¦ All-NWC post DeeDee Arnall leads the NWC in scoring (18.5), the only Boxer in double figures, and rebounding (10.1) â?¦ The Boxers play at Linfield in an NWC game on Jan. 6 before meeting the Bruins â?¦ Next game for Pacific after the Bruins is vs. Willamette on Jan. 13 at 6:00 p.m. â?¦
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 176-67 (.724) to date in his 10th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He was named Northwest Conference Coach of the Year for the third time in 2004-05 after leading the Bruins to the NWC title and the "Elite 8" of the NCAA National Tournament. He was also 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:
Puget Sound - 10-9 (7-2 home, 3-7 road)
Pacific - 17-1 (9-0 home, 8-1 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Taylor HM for NWC Player of the Week for Dec. 24-Jan. 1
Junior wing Robin Taylor was the Bruins' leading scorer in their only game last week, an 82-69 win at Hope International in Fullerton, Calif., on Dec. 30, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 24-Jan. 1 for her efforts. She scored 17 points on 5-9 field goals (2-4 on threes) and 5-6 free throws, and also had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. She has already received one Player of the Week award this year, for Nov. 21-27 after beign named MVP of the D3 in Hawaii Hoops Classic tournament.
* 2005-06 Honors:
--- Kim Leith - D3hoops.com NCAA Division III Pre-Season Third Team All-America; D3 in Hawaii Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team
--- Robin Taylor - D3 in Hawaii Hoops Classic MVP; Northwest Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 21-27)
* Double-Doubles
Tiffany Schmidt: Season 1, career 1 - Dec. 17 (11 pts/10 reb)
* National Polls: Bruins Get Every Vote for 2nd in WBCA Poll
In the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll of Jan. 3, George Fox (11-0) received all 8 votes for second place, remaining in that sport for the second straight week, while Washington University of Missouri (10-0) received every vote for first place. Washington had 200 points in the balloting to 192 for the Bruins. 1n 2001, when the Bruins spent two weeks as the No. 1-ranked team (in the d3hoops.com poll), it was Washington, which had spent three straight years in the top spot, that George Fox supplanted.
And speaking of the latest D3hoops.com poll of Jan. 3, everything is still scrambled. The Bruins, who went 2-0 since the last poll, earned four votes for first and 554 points, one point more than the week before - but actually dropped a spot from third to fourth! Washington (10-0) leapfrogged the Bruins into third, but got more first-place votes (9) than either of the top two teams. The University of Southern Maine (10-1) stayed No. 1 with six firsts and 579 points, and Brandeis University (6-0) remained second with five firsts and 573 votes.
Complete polls: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll / NCAA Division III Regional Rankings
* Bruins Aim for New Record after Winning 11 Straight
Road victories over a pair of NAIA teams in California, 82-69 at Hope International and 74-73 at Biola, enabled the Bruins to tie the team record for most wins in a row with 11. The 2000-01 team won 11 in a row from Jan. 5-Feb. 10, and the 2001-02 team opened the season with 11 straight wins from Nov. 17-Jan. 2. The Bruins will try for their 12th in a row when they visit the University of Puget Sound Friday, Jan. 6, for a 6:00 p.m. Northwest Conference game.
The Bruins' one-point win over Biola ended a string of 10 consecutive victories for the Bruins decided by 10 or more points. In the Bruins' previous 11-game winning streaks, the most wins in a row by 10 or more points was 7 by the 2001-02 team.
* Bruin Cage Teams Off to Best Combined Start Ever
With a combined record of 19-2, the George Fox women's and men's basketball teams are off to the best composite start in the history of the two programs. The Bruin women are 11-0, equaling 2001-02's best start ever, while the men are 8-2, a record exceeded only twice, in 102 years of basketball, by an 11-1 start in 1976-77 and a 14-1 start in 1990-91. The previous best combined record of both teams after 21 games was 16-5 in 1989-90 (the men were 8-2, the women 8-3) ...
* Career Lists: Leith Moves Up to 7th in All-Time Points
Kim Leith scored 30 points in the Bruins' two games in California, giving her 1,158 for her career and moving her past Nicole Prazeau (1,133, 1998-2002) into 7th on the GFU all-time scoring list. Ahead is Liz Stephens (1,197, 1992-96) ... She was 3-11 on 3-pointers and ranks 6th in career 3-point pct. (.355, 178-501) ... She was 7-8 on free throws and is 2nd in career free throw pct. (.803, 171-213) to Christy Brock (.811, 77-95, 1998-99) ... She had 6 assists and now has 208, 9th all-time. Ahead are Liz Clark (218, 2001-05) and Melinda Day (220), 1981-85) ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins Take Over League Lead in 3-Pointers
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 3):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (72.6)
Scoring Defense - 3rd (55.1)
Scoring Margin - 3rd (+17.5)
Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.413)
3-Pt Field Goals - 1st (7.91)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 4th (.325)
Free Throw Pct. - 4th (.697)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.357)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 7th (.325)
Rebounding Offense - 6th (38.8)
Rebounding Defense - 5th (35.6, T)
Rebounding Margin - 5th (+3.2)
Assists - 1st (17.00)
Blocked Shots - 1st (4.00)
Steals - 3rd (12.36)
Turnover Margin - 3rd (+5.27)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.03:1)
--- Kim Leith is 2nd in 3-pt field goals (2.36), 6th in scoring (14.0), 8th in free throw pct. (.800), 10th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.329), 12th in steals (1.82, T), 12th in assists (2.36) ...
--- Erin Powers is 3rd in free throw pct. (.833, T), 5th in blocked shots (0.73), 9th in rebounding (6.1), 13th in assists (2.27, T) ...
--- Robin Taylor is 1st in assist/turnover ratio (2.11:1), 2nd in field goal pct. (.545), 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.408), 4th in 3-pt field goals (1.82), 5th in assists (3.45), 7th in scoring (13.9), 7th in free throw pct. (.806), 12th in steals (1.82, T)...
--- Katy Campbell is 6th in rebounding (6.4), 15th in field goal pct. (.463), 28th in scoring (8.9) ...
--- Tiffany Behary is 5th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.382), 7th in assists (2.91), 8th in steals (2.00, T), 11th in 3-pt field goals (1.18) â?¦
--- Tiffany Schmidt is 1st in blocked shots (1.64), 19th in rebounding (4.7) ...
--- Melissa Marek-Farris is 6th in blocked shots (0.64, T) â?¦