Women's Basketball Release - Jan. 19, 2006
Overall 14-1: Home 4-0, Road 7-1, Neutral 3-0 / NWC 5-1: Home 2-0, Road 3-1
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Beat Pios for 22nd Straight Time
* Coming Up: Showdown for 1st with 22nd-Ranked PLU
* Leith HM for NWC Player of the Week for Jan. 9-15
* National Polls: Bruins Up to 4th in Both Rankings
* Career Lists: Leith Closing In on Top 5 in Points
* NWC Stats: Taylor in Top 10 in 8 Different Categories Ratio
* NCAA Stats: Leith's .857 Pct. in Threes 4th-Best in a Game
RECENT GAMES: 1-0 (Click score for link to story):
Jan. 13 - George Fox 63, at Lewis & Clark 46
COMING UP:
* Fri., Jan. 20, 6:00 pm - vs. #22 Pacific Lutheran University Lutes (13-1, 6-0), Newberg, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (men's game at 8:00 p.m.) â?¦ First home game for the Bruins since Dec. 9 â?¦ A clash of nationally-ranked teams with a share of first place in the conference on the line â?¦ PLU is 22nd in the WBCA poll and 25th in the D3hoops.com poll â?¦ Series record: Tied 13-13 since 1982 (GFU is 9-4 home, 4-9 road) â?¦ The Bruins won both games last year, 68-54 in Newberg and 60-59 in Tacoma â?¦ The Lutes last won 74-49 in Tacoma on Feb. 7, 2004 â?¦ PLU ranks 6th nationally in field goal pct. defense (.325), 17th in defense (51.6 ppg), and 34th in scoring margin (+15.7) â?¦ The Lutes have three double-figure scorers: Kelly Turner (13.0, 7th in the NWC), Nikki Johnson (12.6, 8th), and Kezia Long (10.8, 18th) â?¦ Long leads the NWC in rebounding (10.3) and is 2nd in blocked shots (1.64) â?¦ Turner is the NWC leader and is 6th nationally in free throw pct. (.903) â?¦ Mallory Mann leads the NWC and is 9th nationally in assists (6.5) â?¦ Mann also leads the league in field goal pct. (.589) but is four field goals shorts of qualifying for the national stats â?¦ Next game for PLU after the Bruins is Jan. 21 at Lewis & Clark at 6 p.m. â?¦
* Sat., Jan. 21, 6:00 pm - at Willamette University Bearcats (5-9, 0-6), Salem, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (men's game at 8:00 p.m.) â?¦ First home game for the Bruins since Dec. 9 â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 37-12 since 1982 (22-3 home, 14-9 road, 1-0 neutral) â?¦ The Bruins have won the last 6 meetings, including 69-36 in Salem and 70-46 in Newberg last year â?¦ The Bearcats' last win was 53-51 in Salem on Feb. 9, 2002 â?¦ Willamette is last in the NWC in both scoring (54.8) and defense (67.5) â?¦ Laura Payne is the only Bearcat in double figures in scoring (11.2, 16th in the NWC) â?¦ Brittany Farrer is the top rebounder (5.9, 9th) â?¦ The Bearcats host Puget Sound Friday before meeting the Bruins â?¦ Next game for Willamette after the Bruins is Jan. 24 vs. Lewis & Clark at home at 6 p.m. â?¦
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 179-68 (.725) 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:
Pacific Lutheran - 11-9 (7-3 home, 4-6 road)
Willamette - 15-3 (9-0 home, 6-3 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Leith HM for NWC Player of the Week for Jan. 9-15
Senior wing Kim Leith was instrumental in the Bruins' two road wins during the week, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 9-15. In a 75-43 win at Linfield, she had 26 points on 8-12 from the field (6-7 on threes) and 4-5 from the line, with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Her 6 three-pointers were one short of the record of 7 by Christy Brock vs. Whitman on Jan. 8, 1999. In a 63-46 win at Lewis & Clark, she had 10 points on 3-13 from the field (1-4 on threes) and 3-4 from the line, with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. For the week, she totaled 36 points (18.0 ppg) on 11-25 (.440) from the field, including 7-11 (.636) from three-point range, and 7-9 (.778) from the line, with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. She was NWC Player of the Year in 2004-05 and a pre-season Third Team All-America selection by D3hoops.com this year.
* 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 Up to 4th in Both Rankings
A pair of wins on the road last week enabled the Bruins to climb in both national polls this week. In the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll of Jan. 17, George Fox received 107 points from five voters and moved up from 5th to 4th. The University of Southern Maine (14-1) remained No. 1 with 122 points and 4 votes for 1st. Pacific Lutheran University (13-1), a fellow NWC team and Friday's opponent in a battle with first place in the league on the line, moved into the Top 25 at 22nd with 16 points.
In the D3hoops.com poll of Jan. 17, the Bruins climbed two spots, from 6th to 4th, with 477 points. Southern Maine stayed No. 1 with 617 points and 14 votes for 1st. PLU, Friday night's opponent, cracked the Top 25 at 25th with 64 points.
Complete polls: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll / NCAA Division III Regional Rankings
* Career Lists: Leith Closing In on Top 5 in Points
Kim Leith scored 10 points in the Bruins' last game, giving her 1,229 for her career, 6th on the all-time scoring list. In 5th is Susie Davis (1,274, 1983-87) ... She was 1-4 on 3-pointers and ranks 5th in career 3-point pct. (.363, 190-524) ... She was 3-4 on free throws and is 2nd in career free throw pct. (.803, 184-229) to Christy Brock (.811, 77-95, 1998-99) ... She had 2 assists and now has 215, 9th all-time. Ahead are Liz Clark (218, 2001-05) and Melinda Day (220), 1981-85) ...
* NWC Stats: Taylor in Top 10 in 8 Different Categories
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 18):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (71.1)
Scoring Defense - 3rd (55.3)
Scoring Margin - 2nd (+15.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 5th (.413)
3-Pt Field Goals - 1st (7.80)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.349)
Free Throw Pct. - 4th (.686)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.366)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.305)
Rebounding Offense - 7th (37.5)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (36.8)
Rebounding Margin - 8th (+0.7)
Assists - 2nd (15.93)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.93)
Steals - 2nd (12.27)
Turnover Margin - 2nd (+6.00)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (0.95:1)
--- Kim Leith is 2nd in 3-pt field goals (2.53), 3rd in scoring (15.0), 5th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.373), free throw pct. (.804), 11th in steals (1.80), 14th in assists (2.20) ...
--- Erin Powers is 4th in blocked shots (0.67, T), 7th in free throw pct. (.795), 12th in rebounding (5.4), steals (1.67) ...
--- Robin Taylor is 1st in assist/turnover ratio (2.00:1), 2nd in field goal pct. (.564), 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.419), 4th in scoring (13.9), 5th in 3-pt field goals (1.86), assists (3.00), 6th in free throw pct. (.800), 8th in steals (1.87, T)...
--- Katy Campbell is 5th in rebounding (6.4), 27th in scoring (8.7) ...
--- Tiffany Behary is 4th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.419), assists (3.27), assist/turnover ratio (1.36:1), 7th in 3-pt field goals (1.20, T), 8th in steals (1.87) â?¦
--- Tiffany Schmidt is 1st in blocked shots (1.79), 19th in rebounding (4.9) ...
--- Melissa Marek-Farris is 4th in blocked shots (0.67, T) â?¦
Click here for the latest Northwest Conference statistics.
* NCAA Stats: Leith's .857 Pct. in Threes 4th-Best in a Game
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru games of Jan. 15), George Fox was ranked 7th in 3-point field goals per game (7.8), 5th in won-lost pct. (.933, 14-1), 33rd in scoring margin (+15.8), and 49th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.349) â?¦ Robin Taylor was 16th in field goal pct. (.564) â?¦ Kim Leith was 38th in 3-pt field goals (2.5) â?¦ Leith's .857 3-pt field goal shooting pct. (6-7) at Linfield on Jan. 10 is the 4th-best single-game pct. in the country this season â?¦ Click here for the latest NCAA statistics.