Women's Basketball Release - Dec. 14, 2005
Overall 8-0: Home 4-0, Road 1-0, Neutral 3-0 / NWC 2-0: Home 2-0, Road 0-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Win Two to Complete 4-0 Homestand
* Coming Up: Rematch at Western Oregon Last Game before Break
* Leith HM for NWC Player of the Week for Dec. 5-11
* National Polls: Bruins, 3rd and 6th in Polls, Get a First from D3hoops.com
* Bruins Tie Record with 16 Threes in Western Oregon Game
* Bruins Can Equal Second-Best Start with Win on Saturday
* Career Lists: Leith Within Range of 7th in All-Time Points
* NWC Stats: Bruins Atop NWC in Scoring Margin, Assists, and Blocks
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click score for link to story):
Dec. 8 - at George Fox 58, Cascade
Dec. 9 - at George Fox 100, Western Oregon 72
COMING UP:
* Sat., Dec. 17, 5:00 pm - at Western Oregon University (0-4), Monmouth, Ore.
No radio broadcast/webcast ... Last Bruins' game before the Christmas break â?¦ The Wolves from Monmouth, Ore., are members of the NCAA Division II and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 8-28 (5-11 home, 3-17 road) â?¦ George Fox defeated Western Oregon on Friday in Newberg 100-72 as five Bruins scored in double figures, led by Kim Leith's 22. Leada Berkey scored 19 to pace the Wolves â?¦ The teams had not met since Dec. 2, 1997, when WOU took a 65-57 win â?¦ The Bruins' last win in the series before Friday came on Nov. 28, 1995, a 63-61 upset of the NAIA's No.1-ranked team in Newberg â?¦ Forward Berkey, the Wolves' only returning starter, leads the team in the early going in scoring (15.0 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg) â?¦ Coach Paula Pietrok is 26-58 to date in her 3rd year at WOU, and 218-159 in her 15th year overall â?¦ Before hosting the Bruins, the Wolves host Southern Oregon on Tuesday and visit Corban Friday â?¦ Next game for WOU after George Fox is vs. Chico State in the GNAC-CCAA Tournament at St. Martin's in Lacey, Wash., at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 â?¦
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 173-67 (.721) 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:
Western Oregon - 1-2 (1-1 home, 0-1 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Leith HM for NWC Player of the Week for Dec. 5-11
Senior wing Kim Leith led the Bruins in scoring in both games during a 2-0 week, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 5-11. In an 86-55 win over Cascade on Dec. 8, she scored 17 points on 5-8 field goals, including 3-5 on threes, and 4-5 free throws, with 3 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot. In a 100-72 win over Western Oregon on Dec. 9, she had 22 points on 8-14 field goals, including 6-8 on threes, with 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals. For the week, she scored 39 points (19.5 ppg) on 13-22 (.591) field goals, including 9-13 (.692) on threes, and 4-5 (.800) free throws, with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 8 steals. A three-time NWC Player of the Week last year, she was NWC Player of the Year, Second Team All-West Region, Honorable Mention All-American, and this year was a pre-season Third Team All-America pick by D3hoops.com.
* 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, 3rd and 6th in Polls, Get a First from D3hoops.com
Getting the only first-place vote that didn't go to Southern Maine, the George Fox Bruins received that nod for the top spot and 499 total points, climbing one spot to 6th, in the third D3hoops.com regular season poll released Tuesday. The Bruins had 484 points last week. Defending national champion Millikin lost to Illinois College last week and fell out of the top spot to 7th, allowing Southern Maine to jump into first with 24 of 25 first-place votes and 623 points.
In the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches of America poll, the Bruins advanced two places to 3rd, garnering 174 points from the panel of eight coaches who do the voting. Southern Maine remained first with 198 points and Washongton (Mo.) was second with 192.
Complete polls: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll / NCAA Division III Regional Rankings
* Bruins Tie Record with 16 Threes in Western Oregon Game
With 16 three-point field goals in their 100-72 win over Western Oregon on Dec. 9, the Bruins tied their team record for most threes made in a game, which was first set on Feb. 8, 2000, at Lewis & Clark. Kim Leith made 6 of them, one short of the individual mark of 7 by Christy Brock vs. Whitman on Jan. 8, 1999 â?¦ The Bruins also threatened two other records in that game. Their 100 points fell 5 shy of the record set by the Bruins against Western Baptist (now Corban) in a 105-39 win on Nov. 20, 1992, while their 25 assists were 2 short of the record 27 vs. Northwest Nazarene on Feb. 8, 1991, and vs. Columbia Christian on Jan. 30, 1993 â?¦
* Bruins Can Equal Second-Best Start with Win on Saturday
The Bruins can equal their second-best start to a season with a win on Dec. 17 over Western Oregon. The Bruins, currently 8-0, could match the 9-0 start of the 2000-01 team, which fell at defending NAIA national champion Northwestern of Iowa in its 10th game, 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 Within Range of 7th in All-Time Points
Kim Leith scored 39 points in two games last week, giving her 1,121 for her career, 8th in all-time scoring at George Fox. In 7th is Nicole Prazeau (1,133, 1998-2002) ... She was 9-13 on 3-pointers during the week and ranks 5th in career 3-point pct. (.360, 174-484) ... She was 4-5 from the free throw line and remains 2nd in career free throw pct. (.800, 164-205) ... She had 4 assists and now has 199, 10th all-time. Ahead is Jennifer Childress (202, 1989-91) ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins Atop NWC in Scoring Margin, Assists, and Blocks
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Dec. 12):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (74.5)
Scoring Defense - 2nd (53.8)
Scoring Margin - 1st (+20.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.417)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (8.13)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.319)
Free Throw Pct. - 3rd (.676)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.343)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 6th (.311)
Rebounding Offense - 3rd (40.9)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (37.2)
Rebounding Margin - 3rd (+3.6)
Assists - 1st (17.50)
Blocked Shots - 1st (4.38)
Steals - 3rd (13.13)
Turnover Margin - 3rd (+6.25)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.09/1)
Kim Leith is 2nd in 3-pt field goals (2.75), 4th in scoring (14.6), steals (2.25, T), 9th in free throw pct. (.773, T), 11th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.355), 17th in rebounding (4.6, T)...
Erin Powers is 3rd in blocked shots (1.00), 7th in rebounding (6.3), 9th in assists (2.63), 14th in steals (1.75, T) ...
Robin Taylor is 3rd in field goal pct. (.548), 4th in free throw pct. (.826), 5th in scoring (14.3), 3-pt field goals (1.88, T), assists (3.25), 6th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.395), 9th in steals (2.13)...
Tiffany Schmidt is 1st in blocked shots (1.63), 17th in rebounding (4.6, T) ...
Katy Campbell is 4th in field goal pct. (.536), 9th in rebounding (5.6), 19th in scoring (9.9) ...
Mandee Spotts is 14th in blocked shots (0.38, T) â?¦