Press Release
Overall 10-1 (Home 5-0, Road 3-0, Neutral 2-1)
NWC 2-0, 1st T (Home 2-0, Road 0-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Open NWC Play with Wins over PLU, UPS
* Coming Up: First NWC Road Games at Willamette and Linfield
* Campbell BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* Polls/Rankings: GFU 18th in D3hoops Poll, 19th in WBCA
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Remain No. 1 Nationally in Scoring Defense
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in 8 Different Categories
* Career Lists: Behary Climbs to 8th in All-Time Assists
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click scores for link to stories and box scores):
Jan. 4 - at George Fox 64, Pacific Lutheran 40
Jan. 5 - at George Fox 45, Puget Sound 39
COMING UP: First NWC Road Games at Willamette and Linfield
Fri., Jan. 11, 6:00 p.m. - at Willamette University, in Salem, Ore.
Sat., Jan. 12, 6:00 p.m. - vs. Linfield College, in McMinnville, Ore.
Willamette (2-9, NWC 0-2, 7th T) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Bearcats from Salem, Ore., were picked 8th in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 1st ... Series record: George Fox leads 41-12 since 1982 (24-3 home, 16-9 road, 1-0 neutral) ... The Bruins have won the last 10 meetings, including 72-34 in Newberg on Jan.12 and 75-32 in Salem on Feb. 9 last year ... The Bearcats' last win in the series was 53-51 on Feb. 9, 2002, in Salem ... The Bearcats have lost their last seven in a row, including an 86-77 setback to Whitworth at home on Jan. 5 ... Willamette averages 58.1 ppg (9th in the NWC) and allows 67.8 (7rd) ... The Bearcats have two players in double-figure scoring: G Molly Fillion (14.5, 4th) and G Laura Payne (13.3, 9th) ... Fillion is the top rebounder (11.4, 1st in the NWC, 25th nationally) ... Payne and G Erin Barclay are the assists leaders (2.18, 15th) ... Coach Bruce Henderson (Willamette '84) is 12-48 to date in his 3rd season at Willamette ... Next game: Jan. 12 at Pacific Lutheran, 6 p.m. ...
Linfield (7-4, NWC 0-2, 7th T) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked 5th in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 1st ... Series record: George Fox leads 36-22 since 1981 (23-4 home, 13-16 road, 0-2 neutral) ... The Wildcats won both games last year, 55-51 in overtime in Newberg on Nov. 28 and 51-50 in McMinnville on Jan. 23 ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 54-53 in Newberg on Feb. 7, 2006 ... The Wildcats have dropped their last two games, including a 63-49 loss to Whitman at home on Jan. 5 ... Linfield averages 63.2 ppg (6th in the NWC) and allows 58.4 (5th) ... The Wildcats have three double-figure scorers: PG Brihtani Lassiter (11.6, 12th), G Casey Stepan (10.5, 13th), and F Courtney McFadden (10.2, 14th) ... Stepan and C Kate Stadeli are the top rebounders (4.9, 20th) ... Lassiter is the assists leader (2.64, 13th) ... Coach Robyn Stewart (Montana State-Billings '87) is 130-131 to date in her 11th season at Linfield ... The Wildcats are at Puget Sound Friday before meeting the Bruins ... Next game: Jan. 15 vs. Willamette, 6 p.m. ...
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91), the 2006-07 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 213-81 (.724) to date in his 12th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He also received NWC Coach of the Year honors in 1999-2000, 2000-01 (Co-Coach), and 2004-05. He has guided the Bruins to four NCAA Tournament appearances and a 4-3 playoff record in the last eight years. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Rueck.
Rueck vs. upcoming opponents:
Willamette - 19-3 (11-0 home, 8-3 road)
Linfield - 17-6 (10-2 home, 7-4 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Campbell BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
Senior forward Katy Campbell has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week for Dec. 31-Jan. 6 after leading the Bruins to Northwest Conference-opening wins over Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound. In a 64-40 win over PLU on Jan. 4, the she had 7 points on 2-6 from the field (1-2 on threes) and 2-2 from the line, with 11 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot. In a 45-39 win over #23 Puget Sound on Jan. 5, she posted her fourth double-double of the season, scoring 15 points on 6-11 from the field (1-3 on threes) and 2-4 from the line, with 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and a blocked shot and a steal. In two games, she scored 22 points (11.0) on 8-17 field goals (.471), includign 2-5 (.400) on threes, and 4-6 (.667) free throws, with 21 rebounds (10.5), 6 assists, 2 blocks and a steal.
Campbell also received honorable mention for NWC Women's Player of the Week for Dec. 27-Jan. 5, which included wins at Northwest on Dec. 28 (17 points, 11 rebounds) and over Worcester State (11 points, 1 rebound) on Dec. 29. Her four-game totals were 50 points (12.5) on 19-35 (.543) field goals, including 5-11 (.455) on threes, and 7-9 (.778) free throws, with 33 rebounds (8.25), 8 assists, 2 blocks and a steal.
* 2007-08 Honors:
Katy Campbell:
- D3hoops.com All-America Pre-Season 4th Team
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12-18; Nov. 19-25; Dec. 17-23; Dec. 24-30; Dec. 31-Jan. 6)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Nov. 12-18; HM, Nov. 19-25; HM, Dec. 17-26; HM, Dec. 27-Jan. 6)
- Trinity Thanksgiving Classic MVP (Nov. 24-25)
- Posada Royale #1 All-Tournament Team (Dec. 17-18)
Tiffany Behary:
- Trinity Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 24-25)
Kristen Shielee:
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 3-9)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Dec. 3-9)
* Rankings/Polls: GFU 18th in D3hoops Poll, 19th in WBCA
The George Fox Bruins remained 18th in the D3hoops.com NCAA Division III national poll of Jan. 7, receiving 201 points after being 18th with 175 points the week before. In the USA Today / ESPN poll of Jan. 8 as voted on by the Women's Basketball Coaches of America, George Fox was up one spot in 19th with 58 points after being 20th with 56 points the week before. George Fox has been ranked in the polls six of the past eight years (2000, '01, '02, '05, '06, '07). The Bruins' highest ranking ever was No. 1, a spot they held for two week in February of 2001.
No other Northwest Conference teams were ranked in the top 25, although Puget Sound did receive 38 points, the second-most among others receiving votes, in the D3hoops.com poll. Hope (11-0) was ranked No. 1 in both polls for the second week in a row.
Complete polls:
USA Today/ESPN / WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll
* 2007-08 Records
The Bruins have set or tied six new records thus far in 2007-08:
- Most Points, Game - 111 vs. Multnomah Bible, 11/16 (previous record was 105 vs. Western Baptist, 11/20/1992)
- Fewest Points Allowed, Game - 13 vs. Multnomah Bible, 11/16 (previous record was 23 vs. Pacific, 2/22/2005)
- Largest Winning Margin, Game - 98 (111-13) vs. Multnomah Bible, 11/16 (previous record was 76 vs. Columbia Christian, 104-28, 1/30/1993)
- Most Field Goals, Game - 47 vs. Multnomah Bible, 11/16 (previous record was 44 vs. Columbia Christian, 1/30/1993)
- Most Assists, Game - 34 vs. Multnomah Bible, 11/16 (previous record was 27 vs. Northwest Nazarene, 2/8/1991, and vs. Columbia Christian, 1/30/93)
- Lowest Opponents' Field Goal Pct., Game - .105 (4-38) vs. Multnomah Bible, 11/16 (previous record was .136, 8-59 at Whitman, 2/19/2000)
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Remain No. 1 Nationally in Scoring Defense
In the latest NCAA Division III national statistics reports of 2007-08 (thru Jan. 6), George Fox remained 1st in scoring defense (41.5) while ranking 5th in scoring margin (+27.0), 10th in rebound margin (+12.7), 12th in field goal pct. (.455), 3-pt field goals (7.3), tied for 16th in won-lost pct. (.909), blocked shots (5.2), 18th in assist/TO ratio (0.99), 19th in assists (17.3), fewest personal fouls (14.0), 20th in field goal pct. defense (.311), 29th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.362), 45th in free throw pct. (.724), 61st in fewest turnovers (17.5) ... The Bruins' 111 points vs. Multnomah Bible on Nov. 16 is the 6th-most scoring in a game this season ... Individually, Melissa Marek-Farris is 36th in blocked shots (2.2) ... Katy Campbell is two field goals shy of qualifying for the NCAA minimum of 5 field goals made per game, otherwise her field goal pct. of .558 would rank 37th nationally ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in 8 Different Categories
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 8):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (68.5, T)
Scoring Defense - 1st (41.5)
Scoring Margin - 1st (+27.0)
Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.455)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.326)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (7.27)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.362)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.259)
Free Throw Pct. - 3rd (.724)
Rebounding Offense - 3rd (40.0)
Rebounding Defense - 1st (27.3)
Rebounding Margin - 1st (+12.7)
Assists - 1st (17.27)
Blocked Shots - 1st (5.18)
Steals - 5th (8.73, T)
Turnover Margin - 3rd (+2.73)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (0.99)
- Katy Campbell is 2nd in field goal pct. (.558), 3-pt field goal pct. (.520), 4th in rebounding (8.1), 7th in free throw pct. (.759), 8th in blocked shots (0.64, T), 10th in scoring (12.8), 15th in 3-pt field goals (1.18, T) ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris is 1st in blocked shots (2.18), 10th in rebounding (6.0, T), 14th in free throw pct. (.657) â?¦
- Tiffany Behary is 5th in steals (2.00, T), 9th in assists (2.91, T), 12th in 3-pt field goals (1.27, T), 24th in scoring (8.3) ...
- Jaime Hubka is 3rd in 3-pt field goals (1.82), 7th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.392) ...
- Kaleigha Ramey is 27th in scoring (8.1, T) ...
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* Double-Doubles:
- Katy Campbell: career 11, season 4 - 13 pts/10 reb at Warner Pacific, 11/17; 11 pts/20 reb at Trinity TX, 11/24; 17 pts/11 reb at Northwest, 12/28; 1/5 vs. Puget Sound 15 pts/10 reb
* Career Lists: Behary Climbs to 8th in All-Time Assists
- Katy Campbell had 21 rebounds in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 89 for the season and 605 in her career, 8th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Angela Pettit (613, 1993-97) ... She was 8-17 on field goals in the games, giving her a career field goal pct. of .465 (301-648), 7th best all-time ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris had 5 blocked shots in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 24 for the season and 128 in her career, 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Shawna Chandler (188, 1982-85) is 2nd ... She was 7-14 on field goals in the two games and has a career field goal pct. of .507 (182-359), 3rd-best all-time ...
- Tiffany Behary had 2 assists in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 32 this season and 220 in her career, tied with Melinda Day (220, 1981-85) for 8th all-time. Ahead is Kim Leith (235, 2002-06) ... She had 3 steals in the two games, giving her 22for the season and 147 in her career, 10th on the all-time list. Ahead is Jennifer Childress (153, 1989-91) ... She was 2-7 in 3-pt field goals in the two games, giving her a career 3-pt field pct. of .364 (109-300), 7th best all-time ...
- Jaime Hubka was 3-9 in 3-pt field goals in the last two games, giving her a career 3-pt field goal pct. of .377 (64-170), 5th best all-time ...