Women's Basketball Release
11/19 - GEORGE FOX 67, OREGON TECH 57: Bruins' Taylor and Leith Spotted Gunning Down Owls
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Robin Taylor tied her career high with a game-leading 20 points while her running mate at wing, Kim Leith, added 19 points, leading the George Fox University Bruins to a 67-57 win over the host Oregon Institute of Technology Lady Owls in the Harvest Ford / Harvest Auto Credit Women's Basketball Classic Saturday evening here at OIT's Danny Miles Court.
It was the second straight day for the Bruins, who are ranked 8th in the NCAA Division III by the WBCA and 10th in the D3hoops.com poll, to knock off a highly-regarded NAIA program. George Fox is now 2-0 on the young season while Oregon Tech slipped to 3-2.
George Fox led the entire game, scoring the first eight points on a jumper by Erin Powers, an old-fashioned three-point play of a layup and a foul shot by Taylor, and a modern three by Karissa Boyd. The Lady Owls twice got back within two points, the last at 13-11 with 12:13 to play in the half, before the Bruins went on a 13-4 run, capped by a jumper by Leith, for their largest lead of the period at 26-15. Powers' two free throws with 9 seconds left gave the visitors a 10-point lead, 31-21, at the half.
Leith hit a long-range three to give George Fox its largest lead of the game at 60-41 with 7:03 left in the game, but Tech scored the next 11 points in just over a four-minute span, closing to 60-52 on a jumper by Ashley DuBrey. Leith slowed the Lady Owls' comeback by hitting a layup, and the Bruins sank 5 of 6 free throws in the final 45 seconds to secure the win.
Taylor, who hit 7 of 9 from the field and 5 of 7 from three-point range, and Leith were the only Bruins in double figures. Powers had a team-leading 8 rebounds, while Leith and Powers handed out 4 assists apiece.
Amanda Doherty paced the Lady Owls with 13 points, DuBrey had her second double-double in as many games with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, and Samantha Gilbert chipped in 11 points. Laura Ivancie had 6 assists.
George Fox will spend Thanksgiving in Hawaii, playing the University of La Verne Friday and California Lutheran University Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (Pacific time) in the D3 in Hawaii Hoops Classic at Honolulu's Kamehameha High School. Oregon Tech is off until opening Cascade Collegiate Conference play on Dec. 1 at Concordia University-Portland.