Women's Basketball Release - Dec. 7, 2005
Overall 6-0: Home 2-0, Road 1-0, Neutral 3-0 / NWC 2-0: Home 2-0, Road 0-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Open NWC Play with Wins over "Whits"
* Coming Up: Bruins End Home Stand with Pair of Non-League Games
* Campbell HM for NWC Player of the Week for Nov. 28-Dec. 4
* National Polls: Bruins 5th in WBCA Poll, 7th in D3hoops.com Poll
* Bruins Off to Third-Best Start in History
* Career Lists: Leith Moves into Top 10 in All-Time Assists
* NWC Stats: Bruins Take Over League Lead in Defense
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click score for link to story):
Dec. 2 - at George Fox 58, Whitworth 42 (NWC)
Dec. 3 - at George Fox 64, Whitman 48 (NWC)
COMING UP:
* Thur., Dec. 8, 7:00 pm - vs. Cascade College (0-7), Newberg, Ore.
Broadcast/Webcast on KFOX radio ... Third of a four-game home stand ... The Thunderbirds from Portland, Ore., are members of the NAIA and the Cascade Collegiate Conference â?¦ Series record: GFU leads 5-0 (3-0 home, 2-0 road) ... The Bruins took both meetings last year, 81-43 in Portland and 59-43 in Newberg â?¦ The T'Birds dropped a 78-61 decision at Lewis & Clark Tuesday night in their last outing, despite 19 points by Jubilee Cristel and a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds by Kristen Woller â?¦ Cristel leads the team in scoring (14/2 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg) â?¦ Cascade's next game is Dec. 10 vs. Linfield at 7:00 p.m. at home â?¦
* Fri., Dec. 9, 6:00 pm - vs. Western Oregon University (0-2), Newberg, Ore.
Broadcast/Webcast on KFOX radio ... Finale of a four-game home stand ... The Wolves from Monmouth, Ore., are members of the NCAA Division II and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 7-28 (4-11 home, 3-17 road) â?¦ The teams have not met since Dec. 2, 1997, when WOU took a 65-57 win â?¦ The Bruins' last win came on Nov. 28, 1995, a 63-61 upset of the NAIA's No.1-ranked team â?¦ The Wolves have not played since opening the season with losses to Hillsdale and Ft. Lewis on Nov. 18-19 in the Montana State-Billings Tournament â?¦ Forward Leada Berkey, the Wolves' only returning starter, leads the team in the early going in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (9.5 rpg) â?¦ Coach Paula Pietrok is 26-56 to date in her 3rd year at WOU, and 218-157 in her 15th year overall â?¦ The Wolves next host Corban on Dec. 10 at 5:00 p.m. â?¦
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 171-67 (.718) 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:
Cascade - 5-0 (3-0 home, 2-0 road)
Western Oregon - 0-2 (0-1 home, 0-1 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Campbell HM for NWC Player of the Week for Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Sophomore post Katy Campbell held the Bruins' hottest hand during a 2-0 week against conference competition, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Nov. 28-Dec. 4. In a 58-42 win over Whitworth on Dec. 2, she scored 11 points on 4-7 field goals and 3-3 free throws, with 6 rebounds. In a 64-48 win over Whitman on Dec. 3, she had 13 points on 6-9 field goals, including 1-2 on 3's, with 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. For the week, she scored 24 points (12.0 ppg) on 10-16 (.625) field goals, including 1-4 on 3's, and 3-3 (1.000) free throws, with 12 rebounds (6.0 rpg), an assist and a 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)
* National Polls: Bruins 5th in WBCA Poll, 7th in D3hoops.com Poll
A 6-0 start has lifted the George Fox Bruins from a pre-season ranking of 8th to 5th in the first ESPN/USA Today/Women's Basketball Coaches of America NCAA Division III poll of the season. The Bruins received 163 points in balloting by a panel of nine D-III coaches from around the country. The University of Southern Maine was tabbed No. 1 with 195 points and 5 first-place votes.
In the second D3hoops.com regular season poll, the Bruins actually slipped one spot to 7th with 484 points, up from 434, despite a 2-0 week. Washington University of Missouri had a 3-0 week and pulled ahead of the Bruins into 5th from 9th. Defending national champion Millikin University remained atop the poll with 20 first-place votes and 620 points.
Complete polls: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll / NCAA Division III Regional Rankings
* Bruins Off to Third-Best Start in History
The Bruins' 6-0 start to the 2005-06 season is the third-best in team history. The 2000-01 team opened up 9-0 before falling at defending NAIA national champion Northwestern of Iowa, then reeled off 11 more wins to earn a D-III No. 1 national ranking at 20-1. The 2001-02 team equaled that record of 11 straight wins to start the season before Pacific Lutheran ended the run in Tacoma.
* Career Lists: Leith Moves into Top 10 in All-Time Assists
Kim Leith scored 27 points in two games last week, giving her 1,082 for her career, 8th in all-time scoring at George Fox. In 7th is Nicole Prazeau (1,133, 1998-2002) ... She was 4-18 on 3-pointers during the week and remains 6th in career 3-point pct. (.350, 165-471) ... She was 5-5 from the free throw line and remains 2nd in career free throw pct. (.800, 160-200) ... She had 3 assists and now has 195, passing Heather Gurney (193, 1987-91) for 10th. Ahead is Jennifer Childress (202, 1989-91) ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins Take Over League Lead in Defense
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Dec. 6):
Scoring Offense - 4th (68.3)
Scoring Defense - 1st (50.5)
Scoring Margin - 3rd (+17.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.398)
3-Pt Field Goals - 3rd (6.67)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.272)
Free Throw Pct. - 4th (.650)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.325)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.282)
Rebounding Offense - 2nd (41.0)
Rebounding Defense - 7th (39.5)
Rebounding Margin - 5th (1.5)
Assists - 2nd (15.76)
Blocked Shots - 1st (4.00)
Steals - 3rd (13.17)
Turnover Margin - 2nd (+6.33)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (0.95/1)
Kim Leith is 3rd in 3-pt field goals (2.17, T), 7th in scoring (13.0, T), 9th in free throw pct. (.765, T), 11th in rebounding (5.3, T), 14th in steals (1.67, T) ...
Erin Powers is 3rd in blocked shots (1.17), rebounding (7.2), 9th in free throw pct. (.765, T), assists (2.67, T), 14th in steals (1.67, T) ...
Robin Taylor is 3rd in free throw pct. (.813, T), 4th in scoring (14.5), field goal pct. (.564), 5th in 3-pt field goals (2.00), 6th in steals (2.00, T), 7th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.414), 9th in assists (2.67, T) ...
Tiffany Schmidt is 1st in blocked shots (1.67) ...
Katy Campbell is 5th in field goal pct. (.535), 11th in rebounding (5.3, T), 19th in scoring (9.8) ...
Tiffany Behary is 14th in steals (1.67, T) ...