Women's Basketball Release - Jan. 12, 2006
Overall 13-1: Home 4-0, Road 6-1, Neutral 3-0 / NWC 4-1: Home 2-0, Road 2-1
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Go 2-1 on Road in Conference
* Coming Up: Only Game This Week at Lewis & Clark
* Taylor HM for NWC Player of the Week for Jan. 2-8
* National Polls: Bruins Drop but Not Very Far
* Bruins Tie Record with 11 Straight Wins
* Career Lists: Leith Climbs to 6th in All-Time Points
* NWC Stats: Taylor 2nd in FG%, 3-Pt FG%, and Assist/TO Ratio
* NCAA Stats: GFU Listed in 3-Pt FG Pct., Scoring Margin
RECENT GAMES: 2-1 (Click score for link to story):
Jan. 6 - at Puget Sound 85, George Fox 61
Jan. 7 - George Fox 69, at Pacific 50
Jan. 2 - George Fox 75, at Linfield 43
COMING UP:
* Fri., Jan. 13, 6:00 pm - at Lewis & Clark College Pioneers (6-6, 2-2), Portland, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (men's game at 8:00 p.m.) â?¦ Fourth straight Northwest Conference road game for the Bruins â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 43-9 since 1981 (21-3 home, 20-6 road, 2-0 neutral) â?¦ The Bruins have won the last 22 meetings, including 60-47 in Portland and 70-40 in Newberg last year â?¦ The Pioneers' last win was 87-61 in Portland on Feb. 15, 1994 â?¦ The Pios suffered their first two NWC losses of the season last weekend, falling 74-48 at Whitman and 63-60 at Whitworth â?¦ Three players score in double figures for the Pios: Sarah Moon (12.1, 11th in the NWC), Crystal Castle (10.7, 17th), and Allison Farr (10.6, 18th) â?¦ Castle is the top rebounder (5.3, 12th) and is 2nd in the NWC in steals (3.08) â?¦ Farr is 3rd in blocked shots (1.25) â?¦ Next game for L&C after the Bruins is Jan. 14 vs. Pacific at home at 6 p.m. â?¦
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 178-68 (.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:
Lewis & Clark - 18-0 (9-0 home, 9-0 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Taylor HM for NWC Player of the Week for Jan. 2-8
Junior wing Robin Taylor had a red-hot shooting week for the Bruins, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 2-8. In a 74-73 win at Biola, she had 16 points on 6-11 from the field (3-6 on threes) and 1-2 from the line, with 6 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal. In an 85-61 setback at Puget Sound, she had 15 points on 6-8 from the field (2-3 on threes) and 1-1 from the line, with 2 rebounds. In a 69-50 win at Pacific, she tallied 14 points on 5-10 shooting (0-2 on threes) and 4-4 from the line, with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals. For the week, she totaled 45 points (15.0 ppg) on 17-29 (.586) from the field, including 5-11 (.455) from three-point range, and 6-7 (.857) from the line, with 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. She was NWC Player of the Week for Nov. 21-27 after being 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 Drop but Not Very Far
A sizzling night from the field by Puget Sound (59.6%) ended the Bruins' 11-game winning streak on Jan. 6 and possibly prevented them from moving into the top spot in the WBCA poll after Washington (Mo.) had lost earlier in the week, but the Bruins bounced back with decisive victories over Pacific and Linfield, preventing George Fox from falling very far in the national rankings.
In the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll of Jan. 10, George Fox received 167 points and slipped from 2nd to 5th. Washington University of Missouri (11-1) fell out of the top spot to 3rd and was replaced by the University of Southern Maine (12-1).
In the D3hoops.com poll of Jan. 10, the Bruins fell from 4th to 6th with 456 points. Southern Maine stayed No. 1 with 601 points.
Complete polls: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll / NCAA Division III Regional Rankings
* Bruins Tie Record with 11 Straight Wins
George Fox's bid for a school-record 12th straight win was trumped by Puget Sound in Tacoma on Jan. 6 as the Loggers scorched the nets for a 59.6 shooting percentage in an 85-61 win. The Bruins thus ended up with the third 11-game winning streak in their history, this one running from Nov. 18-Jan. 2. 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.
* Leith and Schmidt Post Record-Threatening Numbers at Linfield
Kim Leith and Tiffany Schmidt nearly put themselves in the record books with their performances in the Bruins' 75-43 win at Linfield on Jan. 10. Leith had 6 three-point field goals in 7 attempts while scoring her game-high 26 points, one goal short of the single-game record of 7 by Christy Brock vs. Whitman (Jan. 8, 1999). Schmidt posted 6 blocked shots, a number exceeded only four other times in Bruin history, three times by Shawna Chandler, who holds the record with 10 vs. Western Oregon (Jan. 11, 1983). Chandler also had 8 blocks vs. Concordia (Jan. 13, 1984) and 7 vs. Western Oregon (Dec. 12, 1984), and Tammy Lewis had 8 vs. Pacific (Feb. 23, 1989).
* Record-Setting Margins in Bruins' Games vs. Puget Sound and Linfield
The Bruins' 32-point margin of victory in their 75-43 win at Linfield on Jan. 10 was the most lop-sided score in the 55 games played between the Yamhill County rivals. The previous mark was 31 points in a 75-44 win by the Bruins in Newberg on Feb. 17, 1996 â?¦ "Turnabout is fair play" could have been the story of the Bruins' 85-61 loss to Puget Sound in Tacoma on Jan. 6. Last year, the Bruins pinned the Loggers with a 22-point setback, 67-45 in Tacoma on Feb. 18, the widest margin of victory in any game played between the two. The Loggers eclipsed that this time around with their 24-point win in their 22nd meeting.
* Career Lists: Leith Climbs to 6th in All-Time Points
Kim Leith scored 61 points in the Bruins' last three games, giving her 1,219 for her career and moving her past Liz Stephens (1,197, 1992-96) into 6th on the all-time scoring list. In 5th is Susie Davis (1,274, 1983-87) ... She was 11-19 on 3-pointers and ranks 5th in career 3-point pct. (.363, 189-520) ... She was 10-12 on free throws and is 2nd in career free throw pct. (.804, 181-225) to Christy Brock (.811, 77-95, 1998-99) ... She had 5 assists and now has 213, 9th all-time. Ahead are Liz Clark (218, 2001-05) and Melinda Day (220), 1981-85) ...
* NWC Stats: Taylor 2nd in FG%, 3-Pt FG%, and Assist/TO Ratio
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 11):
Scoring Offense - 3rd (71.7)
Scoring Defense - 3rd (56.0)
Scoring Margin - 2nd (+15.7)
Field Goal Pct. - 5th (.417)
3-Pt Field Goals - 1st (8.00)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.352)
Free Throw Pct. - 5th (.682)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.365)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.317)
Rebounding Offense - 7th (37.7)
Rebounding Defense - 7th (36.7)
Rebounding Margin - 8th (+1.0)
Assists - 2nd (16.14)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.93)
Steals - 3rd (12.14)
Turnover Margin - 3rd (+5.50)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (0.95:1)
--- Kim Leith is 2nd in 3-pt field goals (2.64), 3rd in scoring (15.4), 5th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.378), 6th in free throw pct. (.810), 12th in steals (1.79, T), 14th in assists (2.21) ...
--- Erin Powers is 6th in blocked shots (0.64, T), 8th in free throw pct. (.784, T), 11th in rebounding (5.5), 14th in steals (1.64, T) ...
--- Robin Taylor is 2nd in field goal pct. (.567), 3-pt field goal pct. (.433), assist/turnover ratio (2.00:1), 4th in scoring (14.4), 3-pt field goals (1.86), 7th in assists (3.14), free throw pct. (.800), 12th in steals (1.79, T)...
--- Katy Campbell is 8th in rebounding (6.1), 29th in scoring (8.4) ...
--- Tiffany Behary is 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.421), 4th in assists (3.36), assist/turnover ratio (1.47:1), 8th in 3-pt field goals (1.14), 9th in steals (1.86) â?¦
--- Tiffany Schmidt is 1st in blocked shots (1.79), 19th in rebounding (4.9) ...
--- Melissa Marek-Farris is 6th in blocked shots (0.64, T) â?¦
* NCAA Stats: GFU Listed in 3-Pt FG Pct., Scoring Margin
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru games of Jan. 8), George Fox was ranked 8th in 3-point field goals per game (7.7), 8th in won-lost pct. (.923, 12-1), and 45th in scoring margin (+14.5) â?¦ Robin Taylor was 38th in field goal pct. (.556) â?¦