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Overall 4-3: Home 3-1, Road 1-1, Neutral 0-1 / NWC 1-1: Home 0-1, Road 1-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Hoop-n-Surf Classic in Hawaii vs. D-III Powers
* Recent Games: Bruins Fall to Ranked NAIA Teams in LCSC Tournament
* Taylor BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* Career Lists: Taylor in Top 10 in Three Percentage Categories
* NWC Stats: Marek-Farris 1st in FG% and Blocks, Taylor in FT%
RECENT GAMES: 0-2 (Click scores for link to stories and box scores):
Dec. 8 - Montana State-Northern 72, George Fox 55 (Wells Fargo Invitational)
Dec. 9 - at Lewis-Clark State 67, George Fox 59 (Wells Fargo Invitational)
COMING UP: Hoop-n-Surf Classic in Hawaii vs. D-III Powers
* Sun., Dec. 17, 2:00 pm (PDT) - vs. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (6-3), at Honolulu, Hawai'i
No KFOX Radio webcast ... At 12 noon Hawai'i time at Kaiser HS in the Hoop-n-Surf Classic ... The Warhawks from Whitewater, Wisc., are members of the NCAA Division III and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ... Series record: GFU trails 0-1 (0-1 neutral) ... Only previous meeting was won by UWW, a 63-54 decision on Dec. 30, 2002, in the Surf 'n' Slam Tournament at Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego, Calif. ... The Warhawks defeated #20 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 62-61 on Dec. 6 ... UWW averages 71.9 ppg and allows 67.3 ... The Warhawks have three players in double-figure scoring: Lindsey Buechner (11.1), Thrisha Thill (10.3), and Tiffany Morton (10.1) ... Buechner is the top rebounder (6.7) ... Morton has a .621 field goal pct., tops in the WIAC ... Coach Keri Carollo (Humboldt Sate) is 52-60 to date in her 5th season ... UWW next plays Sienna Heights Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. (4 p.m. Hawai't time) in the Hoop-n-Surf Classic ...
Mon., Dec. 18, 8:00 pm (PDT) - vs. #16 Bridgewater College (5-0), at Honolulu, Hawai'i
No KFOX Radio webcast ... At 6 p.m. Hawai'i time at McKinley HS in the Hoop-n-Surf Classic ... The Eagles from Bridgewater, Va., are members of the NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference ... Bridgewater is ranked 16th in the USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll ... Series record: 1st meeting ... Bridgewater averages 75.2 ppg and allows 53.8 ... The Eagles are shooting .498 from the field (.492 on threes) and .744 from the line ... The Eagles have three players in double-figure scoring: Shannon Scales (17.2), Katy Herr Lovell (15.8), and Jessica Timberlake (14.0) ... Amy Childs is the top rebounder (8.4) ... Herr Lovell averages 7.0 assists a game ... Coach Jean Willi (Bridgewater '80) is 213-68 to date in her 12th season ... Bridgewater plays Sienna Heights Dec. 17 before meeting GFU, then goes to Randolph-Macon Woman's College Jan. 3 for a 7 p.m. ODAC game ...
Click here for more info on the Hoop-n-Surf Tournaments, including complete schedules.
Click here for the latest NWC Standings.
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) is 188-76 (.712) to date in his 11th 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:
Wisconsin-Whitewater - 0-1 (0-1 neutral)
Bridgewater - 0-0
BRUIN BITS:
Taylor BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
Senior wing Robin Taylor has been named Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week, and also received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Women's Player of the Week for Dec. 4-10 after earning All-Tournament honors in the Wells Fargo Invitational in Lewiston, Idaho. In a 72-55 loss to NAIA Division I #27 Montana State-Northern, she had 10 points on 3-9 from the field (2-4 on threes) and 2-2 from the line, with 7 rebounds and an assist. In a 67-59 loss to NAIA D-I #8 and tournament host Lewis-Clark State, she had 21 points on 6-13 from the field (2-6 on threes) and 7-9 from the line, with 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. For the week, she scored 31 points (15.5 ppg) on 9-22 (.409) field goals, including 4-10 (.400) on threes, and 9-11 (.818) free throws, with 15 rebounds (7.5 rpg), 5 assists, and 3 steals. She currently ranks 1st in the NWC in free throw pct. (.879), 3rd in 3-pt field goals (1.57, T), 6th in scoring (13.1), 9th in rebounding (6.4), and 11th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.314) ...
* 2006-07 Honors:
- Melissa Marek-Farris - Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13-19); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Nov. 13-19)
- Katy Campbell - Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 20-26, Nov. 27-Dec. 3); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Nov. 20-26, HM-Nov. 27-Dec. 3)
- Robin Taylor - Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 4-10); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Dec. 4-10)
* Double-Doubles:
- Melissa Marek-Farris: Career 1, season 1 - 15 pts/12 reb vs. Northwest, 11/18
- Katy Campbell: Career 3, season 1 - 12 pts/13 reb at Puget Sound, 12/2
* Bruins vs. Ranked Teams:
Dec. 2 - defeated NCAA D-III #17 Puget Sound 58-50 in Tacoma, Wash.
Dec. 8 - lost to NAIA D-I #27 Montana State-Northern 55-72 in Lewiston, Idaho
Dec. 9 - lost to NAIA D-I #8 Lewis-Clark State 59-67 in Lewiston, Idaho
* Career Lists: Taylor in Top 10 in Three Percentage Categories
- Robin Taylor entered the season with the 5th-best field goal pct. in Bruin history (.468, 237-506). She is now at .450 (263-585), ranking 9th ... She entered the season with the 6th-best three-point field goal pct. (.357, 80-224). She is now at .351 (91-259), ranking 7th ... She entered the season with the 7th-best free throw pct. (.760, 114-150). She is now at .781 (143-183), still 7th ...
- Katy Campbell went 4-6 from the free throw line in two games last week and now has a career free throw pct. of .729 (97-133), 11th on the all-time list ...
* NWC Stats: Marek-Farris 1st in FG% and Blocks, Taylor in FT%
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Dec. 11):
Scoring Offense - 5th (62.3)
Scoring Defense - 5th (56.9)
Scoring Margin - 3rd (+5.4)
Field Goal Pct. - 4th (.407)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.357)
3-Pt Field Goals - 3rd (5.43)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 5th (.288)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.231)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.740)
Rebounding Offense - 6th (38.6)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (35.9)
Rebounding Margin - 5th (+2.7)
Assists - 4th (13.29)
Blocked Shots - 2rd (2.86)
Steals - 7th (7.43)
Turnover Margin - 8th (-3.14)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 6th (0.63:1)
- Robin Taylor is 1st in free throw pct. (.879), 3rd in 3-pt field goals (1.57, T), 6th in scoring (13.1), 9th in rebounding (6.4), 11th in 3 -pt field goal pct. (.314) ...
- Katy Campbell is 6th in free throw pct. (.828), 7th in rebounding (7.4), 8th in assists (2.57), 9th in scoring (11.6), 12th in field goal pct. (.450) ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris is 1st in field goal pct. (.640), blocked shots (2.43), 4th in rebounding (7.9, T), 7th in scoring (12.3, T), 12th in free throw pct. (.759) â?¦
- B.B. Gardner is 10th in assists (2.43, T) â?¦
- Nicole Hudson is 13th in assists (2.29), 14th in 3-pt field goal pct. (1.00) â?¦
- Jaime Hubka is 5th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.421, T), 11th in 3-pt field goals (1.14) â?¦
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.