Press Release
Overall 12-1 (Home 5-0, Road 5-0, Neutral 2-1)
NWC 4-0, 1st T (Home 2-0, Road 2-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Win NWC Road Games at Willamette, Linfield
* Coming Up: Lewis & Clark at Home Friday, Then Pacific on Road
* Campbell BAA Athlete of the Week, NWC Player of the Week
* Polls/Rankings: GFU 16th in D3hoops Poll, 19th in WBCA
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Listed in 14 Stats, No. 1 in Scoring Defense
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in 8 Different Categories
* Career Lists: Campbell Moves into 7th in All-Time Rebounds
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click scores for link to stories and box scores):
Jan.11 - George Fox 68, at Willamette 37
Jan. 12 - George Fox 56, at Linfield 47
COMING UP: Lewis & Clark at Home Friday, Then Pacific on Road
Fri., Jan. 18, 6:00 p.m. - vs. Lewis & Clark College, in Newberg, Ore.
Sat., Jan. 19, 6:00 p.m. - at Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Ore.
Lewis & Clark (6-7, NWC 2-2, 5th) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Pioneers from Portland, Ore., were picked 3rd in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 1st ... Series record: George Fox leads 47-9 since 1981 (23-3 home, 22-6 road, 2-0 neutral) ... The Bruins have won the last 26 meetings, including 77-73 in Portland on Jan. 20 and 78-62 in Newberg on Feb. 17 last year ... Lewis & Clark's last win in the series was 87-61 in Portland on Feb. 15, 1994 ... The Pioneers are coming off a 61-54 loss at Whitman on Jan. 12 ... The Pios average 67.5 ppg (tied for 2nd in the NWC) and allow 64.5 (6th) ... L&C is 49th nationally in fewest turnovers (17.2) ... The Pios have two double-figure scorers: G Crystal Castle (18.3, 1st in the NWC, 34th nationally) and F Allison Farr (13.3, 9th) ... Castle is also the rebound leader (8.4, 2nd) ... G Kimberly Kittell is the assists leader (4.00, 2nd), is 60th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.63), and leads the league in steals (2.62) ... Coach Juli Fulks (Capital '98) is 39-48 to date in her 4th season at L&C ... Next game: Jan. 19 vs. Willamette, 6 p.m. ...
Pacific (2-10, NWC 1-3, 6th) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Boxers from Forest Grove, Ore., were picked 9th in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 1st ... Series record: George Fox leads 31-23 since 1982 (17-10 home, 14-13 road) ... The Bruins have won the last 8 meetings and 21 of the last 22, including 70-59 in Forest Grove on Jan. 13 and 74-52 in Newberg on Feb. 10 last year ... The Boxers' last win in the series was 59-54 in Forest Grove on Feb. 8, 2003 ... The Boxers have lost their last three, including a 66-53 loss at Whitworth in their last game on Jan. 12 ... Pacific averages 60.1 ppg (7th in the NWC) and allows 74.6 (9th) ... The Boxers are 41st nationally in 3-pt field goals (6.3) ... The Boxers have two double-figure scorers: G Amy Pedersen (15.3, 2nd) and G Mallory Goldammer (10.6, 12th) ... Pederson is 2nd in the NWC and 74th nationally in 3-pt field goals (2.18) ... Pedersen is also the rebound leader (8.3, 3rd) ... G Kalei Frank is the assists leader (3.50, 3rd) ... Coach Sharon Rissmiller (Portland '01), the sister of former Bruin All-American Nancy Rissmiller, is 2-10 to date in her 1st season at Pacific ... The Boxers host Linfield Jan. 18 before meeting the Bruins ... Next game: Jan. 25 at Willamette, 6 p.m. ...
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91), the 2006-07 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 215-81 (.726) 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:
Lewis & Clark - 22-0 (11-0 home, 11-0 road)
Pacific - 21-1 (11-0 home, 10-1 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Campbell BAA Athlete of the Week, NWC Player of the Week
Senior forward Katy Campbell has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week for the sixth time this season and the Northwest Conference Women's Player of the Week for Jan. 7-13 after leading the Bruins to two more NWC victories during the week. In a 68-37 win at Willamette on Jan. 11, she had 13 points on 4-8 from the field and 5-5 from the line, with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. In a 56-47 win at Linfield on Jan. 12, she had a career-high 26 points on 9-14 from the field (1-1 on threes) and 7-9 from the line, with 10 rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot. It was her 5th double-double of the season and 12th of her career. For the week, she scored 39 points (19.5) on 13-22 field goals (.591), including 1-2 on threes, and 12-14 free throws (.857), with 13 rebounds (6.5), 4 assists and a blocked shot. Campbell ranks 2nd in the NWC in field goal pct. (.564), 3-pt field goal pct. (.519), 4th in rebounding (7.8), 5th in free throw pct. (.791), 7th in scoring (13.8), 8th in blocked shots (0.62, T), and is 27th nationally in field goal pct. ...
* 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; Jan. 7-13)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Nov. 12-18; HM, Nov. 19-25; HM, Dec. 17-26; HM, Dec. 27-Jan. 6; Jan. 7-13)
- 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 16th in D3hoops Poll, 19th in WBCA
The George Fox Bruins climbed two spots to 16th in the D3hoops.com NCAA Division III national poll of Jan. 14, receiving 220 points after being 18th with 201 points the week before. In the USA Today / ESPN poll of Jan. 15 as voted on by the Women's Basketball Coaches of America, George Fox remained 19th with 69 points after being 19th with 58 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.
Puget Sound was the only other Northwest Conference team ranked, being 25th with 53 points in the D3hoops.com poll and receiving 3 points in the WBCA poll. Hope (13-0) was ranked No. 1 in both polls for the third 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 Listed in 14 Stats, No. 1 in Scoring Defense
In the latest NCAA Division III national statistics reports of 2007-08 (thru Jan. 13), George Fox remained 1st in scoring defense (41.6) while ranking 6th in scoring margin (+25.9), 7th in field goal pct. defense (.320), 7th in fewest personal fouls (13.0), 10th in rebound margin (+11.6), 14th in field goal pct. (.456), tied for 15th in won-lost pct. (.923), 17th in 3-pt field goals (6.9), 18th in blocked shots (5.0), 27th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.361), 30th in assist/TO ratio (0.93), 36th in assists (16.2), 47th in free throw pct. (.724), 60th 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, Katy Campbell is 27th in field goal pct. (.564) ... Melissa Marek-Farris is 30th in blocked shots (2.2) ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in 8 Different Categories
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 15):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (67.5, T)
Scoring Defense - 1st (41.6)
Scoring Margin - 1st (+25.9)
Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.456)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.320)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (6.92)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.361)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.249)
Free Throw Pct. - 1st (.724)
Rebounding Offense - 2nd (39.8, T)
Rebounding Defense - 1st (28.2)
Rebounding Margin - 1st (+11.6)
Assists - 2nd (16.15)
Blocked Shots - 1st (5.00)
Steals - 6th (8.46)
Turnover Margin - 4th (+2.23)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (0.93)
- Katy Campbell is 2nd in field goal pct. (.564), 3-pt field goal pct. (.519), 4th in rebounding (7.8), 5th in free throw pct. (.791), 7th in scoring (13.8), 8th in blocked shots (0.62, T) ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris is 1st in blocked shots (2.23), 3rd in field goal pct. (.541), 8th in free throw pct. (.717), 13th in rebounding (5.9, T), 25th in scoring (8.7) â?¦
- Tiffany Behary is 4th in steals (2.00, T), 8th in assists (2.85, T), 30th in scoring (7.8, T) ...
- Jaime Hubka is 6th in 3-pt field goals (1.62, T), 8th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.382) ...
- Kaleigha Ramey is 14th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.357), 15th in 3-pt field goals (1.15), 29th in scoring (7.9) ...
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* Double-Doubles:
- Katy Campbell: career 12, season 5 - 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; 26 pts/10 reb at Linfield, 1/12
* Career Lists: Campbell Moves into 7th in All-Time Rebounds
- Katy Campbell had 13 rebounds in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 102 for the season and 618 in her career, moving her past Angela Pettit (613, 1993-97) into 7th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Liz Clark (743, 2001-05) ... She was 13-22 on field goals in the games, giving her a career field goal pct. of .469 (314-670), 7th best all-time ... With 852 career points, she needs 148 to become the 11th Bruin to reach 1,000 for a career, and 150 to pass Tracy Nelson (1,001, 1988-92) for 10th on the all-time list ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris had 5 blocked shots in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 29 for the season and 133 in her career, 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Shawna Chandler (188, 1982-85) is 2nd ... She was 9-13 on field goals in the two games and has a career field goal pct. of .513 (191-372), 3rd-best all-time ...
- Tiffany Behary had 5 assists in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 37 this season and 225 in her career, 8th all-time. Ahead is Kim Leith (235, 2002-06) ... She had 4 steals in the two games, giving her 26 for the season and 151 in her career, 10th on the all-time list. Ahead is Jennifer Childress (153, 1989-91) ... She was 0-1 in 3-pt field goals in the two games, giving her a career 3-pt field pct. of .362 (109-301), 7th best all-time ...
- Jaime Hubka was 1-4 in 3-pt field goals in the last two games, giving her a career 3-pt field goal pct. of .374 (65-174), 5th best all-time ...