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Overall 14-1 (Home 6-0, Road 6-0, Neutral 2-1)
NWC 6-0, 1st (Home 3-0, Road 3-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Go 2-0 to Take Sole Possession of 1st in NWC
* Coming Up: Road Trip to Eastern Washington and the "Whits"
* Campbell BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Player of the Week
* Polls/Rankings: GFU Up to 14th in D3hoops Poll, 16th in WBCA
* Bruins Hoping to Tie Record Winning Streak this Weekend
* NCAA Stats: Bruins in Top 20 in 10 Stats, Still No. 1 in Defense
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in 8 Different Categories
* Career Lists: Behary Climbs to 9th in Career Steals
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click scores for link to stories and box scores):
Jan.18 - at George Fox 58, Lewis & Clark 41
Jan. 19 - George Fox 74, at Pacific 53
COMING UP: Road Trip to Eastern Washington and the "Whits"
Fri., Jan. 25, 6:00 p.m. - at Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Wash.
Sat., Jan. 26, 6:00 p.m. - at Whitworth University, in Spokane, Wash.
Whitman (10-6, NWC 4-3, 3rd T) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Missionaries from Walla Walla, Wash., were picked 6th in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 1st ... Series record: George Fox leads 18-8 since 1982 (9-4 home, 9-4) ... The Bruins won both meetings last year, 52-37 in Newberg on Jan. 5 and 53-31 in Walla Walla on Feb. 2 ... The Missionaries' last win in the series was 62-58 in Walla Walla on Jan. 28, 2006 ... Whitman has dropped its last three games, including a 73-65 loss to Whitworth at home Tuesday ... The Missionaries average 63.3 ppg (5th in the NWC) and allow 52.5 (2nd, 9th nationally) ... Whitman is 1st in the NWC in assist/turnover ratio (1.00, 16th nationally), 2nd in field goal pct. (.437, 36th nationally), 2nd in assists (15.63, 45th nationally), 2nd in fewest turnovers (15.6, 16th nationally), 3rd in scoring margin (+10.8, 58th nationally), 3rd in rebound margin (+4.2, 74th nationally), 4th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.339, 48th nationally) ... The balanced Missionaries have no double-figure scorers but four at 8.8 or better: F Kelsey Krumdieck (9.6, 18th in the NWC), G Jenele Peterson (9.4, 19th), F Michelle Krall (9.0, 24th), and G Hilary White (8.8, 27th) ... F Emily Shubin is the top rebounder (7.8, 4th) ... Krall is the assists leader (3.44) ... Coach Michelle Ferenz (Eastern Montana '90) is in her 7th season at Whitman ... Next game: Feb. 1 vs. Willamette, 6 p.m. ...
Whitworth (9-7, NWC 4-3, 3rd T) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Pirates from Spokane, Wash., were picked 4th in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 1st ... Series record: George Fox leads 14-13 since 1982 (9-3 home, 4-9 road, 1-1 neutral) ... The teams split last year, the Bruins winning 66-50 in Newberg on Jan. 6 and the Pirates winning 63-62 in Spokane on Feb. 3 ... Whitworth is coming off a 73-65 win at Whitman Tuesday ... Whitworth averages 69.2 ppg (1st in the NWC) and allows 70.2 (8th) ... The Pirates are 1st in the NWC in 3-pt field goals (7.19, 9th nationally), 3-pt pct. (.356, 30th nationally), 3rd in free throw pct. (.721, 70th nationally), 3rd in fewest turnovers (16.4, 34th nationally) ... The Pirates have two double-figure scorers: G Natalie Orrell (13.0, 9th in the NWC) and G Alida Bower (12.8, 11th), while F Tiffany Corigliano (9.6, 16th) is close ... Corigliano is the top rebounder (6.0, 11th) ... G Cassie Snyder is the assists leader (3.25, 5th) ... Coach Helen Higgs (Oregon '88) is 210-135 to date in her 14th season at Whitworth ... Next game: Feb. 1 vs. Linfield, 6 p.m. ...
Click here for the latest NWC Standings.
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91), the 2006-07 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 217-81 (.728) 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:
Whitman - 16-6 (8-3 home, 8-3 road)
Whitworth - 11-12 (8-3 home, 3-9 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 seventh time this season and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Women's Player of the Week for Jan. 14-20 after leading the Bruins in scoring in both games of a 2-0 week and into sole possession of first place in the league. In a 58-41 win over Lewis & Clark on Jan. 18, she had 16 points on 4-7 from the field and 8-9 from the line, with 10 rebounds, 3 assists and a blocked shot. It was her 6th double-double of the season and 13th of her career. In a 74-53 win at Pacific on Jan. 19, she had 17 points on 6-9 from the field (1-2 on threes) and 4-4 from the line, with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a block. For the week, she scored 33 points (16.5) on 10-16 (.625) field goals, including 1-2 on threes, and 12-13 (.923) free throws, with 12 rebounds (6.0), 5 assists, and 2 blocked shots. Campbell ranks 1st in the NWC in field goal pct. (.571), 3-pt field goal pct. (.519), 3rd in free throw pct. (.821), 5th in scoring (14.2), rebounding (7.6), 7th in blocked shots (0.67, T), and is 20th nationally in field goal pct. (.571) and 71st in free throw pct. (.821) ...
* 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; Jan. 14-20)
- 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; HM, Jan. 14-20)
- 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 Up to 14th in D3hoops Poll, 16th in WBCA
The George Fox Bruins climbed two spots to 14th in the D3hoops.com NCAA Division III national poll of Jan. 21, receiving 299 points after being 16th with 220 points the week before. In the USA Today / ESPN poll of Jan. 22 as voted on by the Women's Basketball Coaches of America, George Fox moved up three places to 16th with 96 points after being 19th with 69 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 23rd with 73 points in the D3hoops.com poll and receiving 2 points in the WBCA poll. Hope (15-0) was ranked No. 1 in both polls for the fourth 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)
* Bruins Hoping to Tie Record Winning Streak this Weekend
Riding a nine-game winning streak, the Bruins hope to tie their record for consecutive victories (11) this weekend, but face tough challenges in the Whitman Missionaries Friday and the Whitworth Pirates Saturday. If the Bruins can make it through those two games, they would have a shot at a new record of 12 straight against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Feb. 1 in Tacoma, Wash.
The Bruins have won 11 straight three times. In 2000, they won 11 in a row from Jan. 8-Feb. 12, and in 2001, they did it from Jan. 5-Feb. 10, a stretch that lifted them to a 20-1 overall record and the No. 1 ranking in the nation. They opened the 2001-02 season with 11 in a row from Nov. 17-Jan. 2, which earned them a No. 2 national ranking before the streak ended.
* NCAA Stats: Bruins in Top 20 in 10 Stats, Still No. 1 in Defense
In the latest NCAA Division III national statistics reports of 2007-08 (thru Jan. 20), George Fox remained 1st in scoring defense (42.3) while ranking 7th in scoring margin (+25.0), 8th in rebound margin (+11.1), 10th in field goal pct. defense (.323), tied for 10th in won-lost pct. (.933), 12th in fewest personal fouls (13.4), 14th in field goal pct. (.452), 15th in blocked shots (5.3), 16th in 3-pt field goals (6.9), 17th in free throw pct. (.746), 40th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.352), 32nd in assist/TO ratio (0.94), 36th in assists (15.9), 48th in fewest turnovers (17.0) ... The Bruins' 111 points vs. Multnomah Bible on Nov. 16 is the 6th-most scoring in a game this season ... Individually, Katy Campbell is 20th in field goal pct. (.571), and 71st in free throw pct. (.821) ... Melissa Marek-Farris is 26th in blocked shots (2.3) ...
* NWC Stats: Campbell Takes League Lead in FG, 3-Pt Pct.
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 22):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (67.3)
Scoring Defense - 1st (42.3)
Scoring Margin - 1st (+25.0)
Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.452)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.323)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (6.87)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.352)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.243)
Free Throw Pct. - 1st (.746)
Rebounding Offense - 2nd (39.4)
Rebounding Defense - 1st (28.3)
Rebounding Margin - 1st (+11.1)
Assists - 1st (15.93)
Blocked Shots - 1st (5.27)
Steals - 6th (8.33)
Turnover Margin - 4th (+1.93)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (0.94)
- Katy Campbell is 1st in field goal pct. (.571), 3-pt field goal pct. (.519), 3rd in free throw pct. (.821), 5th in scoring (14.2), rebounding (7.6), 7th in blocked shots (0.67, T) ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris is 1st in blocked shots (2.33), 2nd in field goal pct. (.556), 8th in free throw pct. (.732), 13th in rebounding (5.8), 20th in scoring (9.4, T) â?¦
- Tiffany Behary is 2nd in steals (2.20), 10th in assists (2.73, T) ...
- Jaime Hubka is 5th in 3-pt field goals (1.87), 3-pt field goal pct. (.406) ...
- Kaleigha Ramey is 15th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.333, T) ...
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* Double-Doubles:
- Katy Campbell: career 13, season 6 - 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; 16 pts/10 reb vs. Lewis & Clark, 1/18
* Career Lists: Behary Climbs to 9th in Career Steals
- Katy Campbell had 12 rebounds in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 114 for the season and 630 in her career, 7th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Liz Clark (743, 2001-05) ... She was 10-16 on field goals in the games, giving her a career field goal pct. of .472 (324-686), 5th best all-time ... She was 12-13 in free throws, giving her a career free throw pct. of .760 (177-233), 7th best all-time ... She scored 33 points in the games, giving her 885 career points. She needs 115 to become the 11th Bruin to reach 1,000 for a career, and 117 to pass Tracy Nelson (1,001, 1988-92) for 10th on the all-time list ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris had 6 blocked shots in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 35 for the season and 139 in her career, 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Shawna Chandler (188, 1982-85) is 2nd ... She was 10-16 on field goals in the two games and has a career field goal pct. of .518 (201-388), 3rd-best all-time ...
- Tiffany Behary had 4 assists in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 41 this season and 229 in her career, 8th all-time. Ahead is Kim Leith (235, 2002-06) ... She had 7 steals in the two games, giving her 33 for the season and 158 in her career, moving her past Jennifer Childress (153, 1989-91) for 9th on the career list. Ahead is Heather Gurney (173, 1987-91) ... She was 2-6 in 3-pt field goals in the two games, giving her a career 3-pt field pct. of .362 (111-307), 7th best all-time ...
- Jaime Hubka was 7-14 in 3-pt field goals in the last two games, giving her a career 3-pt field goal pct. of .383 (72-188), 3rd best all-time ...