Women's Basketball Release - Jan. 26, 2006
Overall 15-2: Home 4-1, Road 8-1, Neutral 3-0 / NWC 6-2: Home 2-1, Road 4-1
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Fall in OT to PLU but Whip Willamette
* Coming Up: Final Two-Game Road Trip to Eastern Washington
* Campbell HM for NWC Player of the Week for Jan. 16-22
* National Polls: Bruins Fall to 10th and 14th in Rankings
* Career Lists: Leith 20 Points Away from All-Time Top 5
* NWC Stats: Taylor in FG Pct., Schmidt in Blocks are League Leaders
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Rank High for Season's Best in 3-Pointers, 3-Pt Pct.
RECENT GAMES: 1-1 (Click score for link to story):
Jan. 20 - Pacific Lutheran 85, at George Fox 84, ot
Jan. 21 - George Fox 76, at Willamette 48
COMING UP:
* Fri., Jan. 27, 6:00 pm - at Whitworth College Pirates (10-6, 4-4), Spokane, Wash.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (men's game at 8:00 p.m.) â?¦ Start of second half of NWC slate â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 13-11 (8-3 home, 4-7 road, 1-1 neutral) ... The teams split last year, Whitworth winning 60-53 in Spokane and George Fox winning 72-55 in Newberg ... The Bruins won the first meeting this year 58-42 on Dec. 2 in Newberg as Kim Leith scored 12 points, Katy Campbell 11, and Tiffany Schmidt 10. Meaghan Beauchamp led the Pirates with 12 points â?¦ Whitworth leads the NWC and is 3rd nationally in free throw pct. (.780) ... The Pirates' 18 3-pointers in a game vs. Montana Tech is the 2nd-highest in the nation this season â?¦ The Pirates have 2 double-figure scorers in Holly Ridings (13.1, 8th in the NWC) and Emily Hendrickson (12.1, 13th) â?¦ Hendrickson is 36th nationally in free throw pct. (.853) and Danielle Wegman is 43rd (.847) â?¦ Hendrickson is the top rebounder (6.1, 8th in the NWC) ... Whitworth hosts Linfield in its next game Saturday at 6 p.m. â?¦
* Sat., Jan. 28, 6:00 pm - at Whitman College Missionaries (7-9, 3-5), Walla Walla, Wash.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (men's game at 8:00 p.m.) â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 16-7 (8-4 home, 8-3 road) ... The teams split last year, George Fox winning 62-55 in overtime in Walla Walla and Whitman winning 62-50 in Newberg ... The Bruins won this season's first meeting 64-48 on Dec. 3 in Newberg, with Kim Leith scoring 15 points and Katy Campbell and Robin Taylor 13 each. Leyla Khastou led the Missionaries with 10 points â?¦ Whitman is 19th nationally in free throw pct. (.743) â?¦ The Missionaries have 3 double-figure scorers: Lizzy Washburn (13.4, 6th in the NWC), Kate Patneaude (13.0, 9th), and Laura Vertatschitsch (11.5, 16th) â?¦ Washburn is the top rebounder (7.4, 4th) â?¦ Megan Higgins is the leader in assists (3.88, 3rd) â?¦ The Missionaries host Linfield Friday before meeting the Bruins â?¦ Next game for Whitman is Feb. 3 at Lewis & Clark at 6 p.m. â?¦
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 180-69 (.723) 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:
Whitworth - 10-10 (7-3 home, 3-7 road)
Whitman - 14-5 (7-3 home, 7-2 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Campbell HM for NWC Player of the Week for Jan. 16-22
Sophomore wing Katy Campbell was the Bruins' most consistent performer during a 1-1 week, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 16-22. In an 85-84 overtime loss to Pacific Lutheran, she scored 15 points on 7-11 from the field (1-2 on threes), with 7 rebounds and 1 assist. In a 76-48 win at Willamette, she had 11 points on 3-8 from the field (0-3 on threes) and 5-6 from the line, with 9 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. For the week, she totaled 26 points (13.0 ppg) on 10-19 (.526) from the field, including 1-5 (.200) from three-point range, and 5-6 (.857) from the line, with 16 rebounds (8.0 rpg), 2 assists, and 1 steal.
* 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)
* 2005-06 Records:
--- Most Consecutive Wins - 11, Nov. 18-Jan. 2 (tied record set in 2000-01 and 2001-02)
--- Most Consecutive Wins, Start of Season - 11, Nov. 18-Jan. 2 (tied record set in 2001-02)
* Double-Doubles:
Tiffany Schmidt: Season 1, career 1 - Dec. 17 (11 pts/10 reb)
* National Polls: Bruins Fall to 10th and 14th in Rankings
After a 1-1 weekend that included a last-second overtime loss to 22nd-ranked Pacific Lutheran and a road win over Willamette, George Fox (15-2) dropped from 4th in both national polls to 10th in the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll of Jan. 24 and to 14th in the D3hoops.com poll. The Bruins received 131 votes in the WBCA poll and 321 in the D3hoops voting. The University of Southern Maine (16-1) remained No. 1 in both polls. Pacific Lutheran (14-2) is the only other Northwest Conference team ranked, 21st in each.
Complete polls: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll
* Career Lists: Leith 20 Points Away from All-Time Top 5
Kim Leith scored 25 points in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 1,254 for her career, 6th on the all-time scoring list. In 5th is Susie Davis (1,274, 1983-87) ... She was 4-11 on 3-pointers and ranks 5th in career 3-point pct. (.363, 194-535) ... She was 3-5 on free throws and is 2nd in career free throw pct. (.799, 187-234) to Christy Brock (.811, 77-95, 1998-99) ... She had 1 assist and now has 216, 9th all-time. Ahead are Liz Clark (218, 2001-05) and Melinda Day (220), 1981-85) ...
* NWC Stats: Taylor in FG Pct., Schmidt in Blocks are League Leaders
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 25):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (72.2)
Scoring Defense - 2nd (56.6)
Scoring Margin - 2nd (+15.5)
Field Goal Pct. - 4th (.423)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (7.41)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.340)
Free Throw Pct. - 4th (.677)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.368)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.308)
Rebounding Offense - 7th (38.0)
Rebounding Defense - 7th (36.9)
Rebounding Margin - 7th (+1.1)
Assists - 2nd (15.88)
Blocked Shots - 1st (4.18)
Steals - 2nd (11.59)
Turnover Margin - 2nd (+5.71)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (0.95:1)
--- Kim Leith is 2nd in 3-pt field goals (2.47), 3rd in scoring (14.7), 5th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.372), 6th in free throw pct. (.784), 11th in blocked shots (0.41), 14th in steals (1.65) ...
--- Erin Powers is 5th in free throw pct. (.787), 7th in blocked shots (0.65), 12th in rebounding (5.5, T), 15th in steals (1.59) ...
--- Robin Taylor is 1st in field goal pct. (.548), 2nd in assist/turnover ratio (2.04:1), 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.400, T), 5th in scoring (13.6), 3-pt field goals (1.65), assists (3.00), 7th in free throw pct. (.784), 8th in steals (1.76, T)...
--- Katy Campbell is 5th in rebounding (6.6), 13th in field goal pct. (.457), 24th in scoring (9.2) ...
--- Tiffany Behary is 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.400, T), assist/turnover ratio (1.39:1), 4th in assists (3.35), 8th in steals (1.76, T), 10th in 3-pt field goals (1.06) â?¦
--- Tiffany Schmidt is 1st in blocked shots (1.81), 20th in rebounding (4.6) ...
--- Melissa Marek-Farris is 4th in blocked shots (0.82) â?¦
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Rank High for Season's Best in 3-Pointers, 3-Pt Pct.
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru games of Jan. 22), George Fox was ranked 13th in 3-point field goals per game (7.4) and 32nd in scoring margin (+15.5) â?¦ The Bruins' total of 16 3-pt field goals vs. Western Oregon is the 5th-highest in the nation this season, and their 14 at Biola is the 10th-highest â?¦ The Bruins rank 7th and 8th for the best 3-pt field pct. in a game this year (.646, 16-25 vs. Western Oregon, and .632, 12-19 at Linfield) â?¦ Robin Taylor was 33rd in field goal pct. (.548) â?¦ Kim Leith was 45th 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, and her pct. of .750 (6-8) vs. Western Oregon is 8th-best â?¦