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Overall 17-2 (Home 6-0, Road 9-1, Neutral 2-1)
NWC 9-1, 2nd (Home 3-0, Road 6-1)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: No. 12 Bruins Down PLU but Fall to No. 23 UPS
* Coming Up: Homecoming Weekend vs. Willamette, Linfield
* Marek-Farris BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* Polls/Rankings: GFU Slip to 18th in D3hoops Poll, 19th in WBCA
* Bruins' Win Over PLU Sets Record with 12th Straight Win
* Bruins Have Secured 15th Consecutive Winning Season
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Have Led Nation in Defense All Season
* NWC Stats: Campbell's FG Pct., Marek-Farris's Blocks Lead NWC
* Career Lists: Behary Moves into 7th All-Time in Assists
RECENT GAMES: 1-1 (Click scores for link to stories and box scores):
Feb. 1 - George Fox 58, at Pacific Lutheran 35
Feb. 2 - at Puget Sound 59, George Fox 43
COMING UP: Homecoming Weekend vs. Willamette, Linfield
Fri., Feb. 8, 6:00 p.m. - vs. Willamette University, in Newberg, Ore.
Sat., Feb. 9, 6:00 p.m. - vs. Linfield College, in Newberg, Ore. (Homecoming)
Willamette (4-15, NWC 2-8, 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 42-12 since 1982 (24-3 home, 17-9 road, 1-0 neutral) ... The Bruins have won the last 11 meetings, including a 68-37 win in Salem on Jan. 11 this year ... The Bearcats' last win in the series was 53-51 on Feb. 9, 2002, in Salem ... The Bearcats have lost their last three games, including an 82-71 setback at Whitworth in their last game on Feb. 2 ... Willamette averages 56.4 ppg (9th in the NWC) and allows 67.0 (7rd) ... The Bearcats have two players in double-figure scoring: G Molly Fillion (13.6, 7th) and G Laura Payne (13.3, 10th) ... Fillion is the top rebounder (10.2, 1st in the NWC, 44th nationally) ... Payne and G Erin Barclay are the assists leaders (1.95) ... Coach Bruce Henderson (Willamette '84) is 14-54 to date in his 3rd season at Willamette ... Next game: Feb. 9 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 6 p.m. ...
Linfield (9-10, NWC 2-8, 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 37-22 since 1981 (23-4 home, 14-16 road, 0-2 neutral) ... The Bruins won this year's first meeting 56-47 in McMinnville on Jan. 12 â?¦ The Wildcats' last win in the series was 51-50 in McMinnville on Jan. 23, 2007 ... The Wildcats have dropped their last four games, including a 65-43 loss at Whitman on Feb. 2 ... Linfield averages 59.4 ppg (7th in the NWC) and allows 60.4 (6th) ... The Wildcats have one double-figure scorer and two who are close: PG Brihtani Lassiter (11.6, 12th), F Courtney McFadden (9.9, 16th), and G Casey Stepan (9.8, 17th) ... McFadden is the top rebounder (5.2, 18th) ... Lassiter is the assists leader (2.05) ... Coach Robyn Stewart (Montana State-Billings '87) is 132-137 to date in her 11th season at Linfield ... The Wildcats host Puget Sound Friday before meeting the Bruins ... Next game: Feb. 12 at Willamette, 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 220-82 (.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:
Willamette - 20-3 (11-0 home, 9-3 road)
Linfield - 18-6 (10-2 home, 8-4 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Marek-Farris BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
Senior center Melissa Marek-Farris has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Women's Player of the Week for Jan. 28-Feb. 3 for her play during the Bruins' 1-1 trip to Tacoma. In a 58-35 win at Pacific Lutheran on Feb. 1, she had 10 points on 4-6 from the field and 2-2 from the line, with 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. In a 59-43 setback at Puget Sound on Feb. 2, she had 13 points on 4-6 from the field, with 8 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and a steal. For the week, she scored 23 points (11.5) on 8-12 (.667) field goals and 7-8 (.875) free throws, with 12 rebounds (6.0), 4 blocked shots and a steal. Marek-Farris ranks is 1st in the NWC in blocked shots (2.11), 2nd in field goal pct. (.538), 8th in free throw pct. (.781), 10th in rebounding (6.3), 21st in scoring (9.6), and is 39th nationally in blocked shots â?¦
* 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; Jan. 21-27)
- 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; HM, Jan. 21-27)
- 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)
Melissa Marek-Farris:
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Jan. 28-Feb. 3)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Jan. 28-Feb. 3)
* Rankings/Polls: GFU Slip to 18th in D3hoops Poll, 19th in WBCA
After defeating Pacific Lutheran for their 12th straight win and then falling at 23rd-ranked Puget Sound, the George Fox Bruins slipped six spots to 18th in the D3hoops.com NCAA Division III national poll of Feb. 4, receiving 212 points after being 12th with 342 points the week before. In the USA Today / ESPN poll of Feb. 5 as voted on by the Women's Basketball Coaches of America, George Fox slid six places to 19th with 63 points after being 13th with 100 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 (16-3) was the only other Northwest Conference team ranked, climbing to 17th with 230 points in the D3hoops.com poll and 18th with 66 points in the WBCA poll. William Smith (16-1), the only other team to defeat the Bruins this season, was 15th with 270 points in the D3hoops.com poll and 14th with 122 points in the WBCA poll. Hope (18-0) was ranked No. 1 in both polls for the sixth week in a row.
Complete polls:
USA Today/ESPN / WBCA Poll / D3hoops.com Poll
* 2007-08 Records
The Bruins have set or tied seven new records thus far in 2007-08:
- Most Consecutive Wins - 12, 12/18-2/1 (previous record was 11, achieved 4 times)
- 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' Win Over PLU Sets Record with 12th Straight Win
With their 58-35 win at Pacific Lutheran on Feb. 1, the Bruins finally broke through the 11-wins-in-a-row barrier to set a new team record for consecutive wins with 12. The Bruins opened the season with five straight wins before William Smith, currently ranked 15th nationally, handed them their first loss of the season, a 61-58 setback in the Posada Royale No. 1 Tournament in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Dec. 17. The Bruins began their 12-game streak the next day in the same place with a 72-46 win over California State-East Bay. The added a road win at Northwest and a home win over Worcester State before beginning Northwest Conference play with nine straight victories. The Bruins defeated PLU and Puget Sound at home, Willamette and Linfield on the road, Lewis & Clark at home, then won four straight road games over Pacific, Whitman, Whitworth, and PLU. The streak was halted on Feb. 2 on the road by 23rd-ranked Puget Sound.
The previous record of 11 straight wins had been accomplished four previous times. In 1999-2000, the Bruins won 11 in a row from Jan. 8-Feb. 12, and in 2000-01, 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, and opened the 2005-06 season with 11 straight from Nov. 18-Jan. 2, which earned them a No. 2 national ranking before the streak ended.
* Bruins Have Secured 15th Consecutive Winning Season
With a 17-2 record and six regular-season games remaining, the Bruins have secured their 15th winning season in a row. The first three were achieved under of Sherri Murrell (1993-96), who was 51-33 before leaving for the head coaching position at Washington State and is now the coach at Portland State. The last 12 in a row have come under Scott Rueck, the winningest coach in Bruin women's cage history at 220-82.
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Have Led Nation in Defense All Season
In the latest NCAA Division III national statistics reports of 2007-08 (thru Feb. 3), George Fox remained 1st in scoring defense (43.4), where they been in every statistical report this season, while ranking 8th in fewest personal fouls (12.9), 10th in rebound margin (+11.2), 11th in scoring margin (+21.4), tied for 14th in won-lost pct. (.895), 18th in free throw pct. (.746), 19th in field goal pct. defense (.329), 22nd in field goal pct. (.444), 25th in blocked shots (4.7), 30th in 3-pt field goals (6.4), 45th in fewest turnovers (16.6), 52nd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.342), 53rd in assist/TO ratio (0.86) ... The Bruins' 111 points vs. Multnomah Bible on Nov. 16 is tied for the 6th-most scoring in a game this season ... Individually, Katy Campbell is 25th in field goal pct. (.552) ... Melissa Marek-Farris is 39th in blocked shots (2.1) ...
* NWC Stats: Campbell's FG Pct., Marek-Farris's Blocks Lead NWC
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Feb. 5):
Scoring Offense - 3rd (64.8)
Scoring Defense - 1st (43.4)
Scoring Margin - 1st (+21.4)
Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.444)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.329)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (6.37)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 4th (.342)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.245)
Free Throw Pct. - 1st (.746)
Rebounding Offense - 2nd (39.4)
Rebounding Defense - 1st (28.2)
Rebounding Margin - 1st (+11.2)
Assists - 2nd (14.32)
Blocked Shots - 1st (4.68)
Steals - 7th (7.53)
Turnover Margin - 6th (+0.16)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 3rd (0.86)
- Katy Campbell is 1st in field goal pct. (.552), 4th in free throw pct. (.789), 5th in scoring (13.9, T), rebounding (7.4), 7th in blocked shots (0.63, T) ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris is 1st in blocked shots (2.11), 2nd in field goal pct. (.538), 8th in free throw pct. (.781), 10th in rebounding (6.3), 21st in scoring (9.6) â?¦
- Tiffany Behary is 3rd in steals (2.11), 13th in assists (2.53) ...
- Jaime Hubka is 5th in 3-pt field goals (1.89), 3-pt field goal pct. (.400) ...
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
- Kaleigha Ramey: career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/11 reb at Whitworth, 1/26
* Career Lists: Behary Moves into 7th All-Time in Assists
- Katy Campbell had 14 rebounds in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 141 for the season and 657 in her career, 7th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Liz Clark (743, 2001-05) ... She was 6-16 on field goals in the games, giving her a career field goal pct. of .473 (344-727), 5th best all-time ... She was 6-9 free throws, giving her a career free throw pct. of .754 (187-248), 7th best all-time ... She scored 18 points in the games, giving her 936 career points. She needs 64 in the final six games to become the 11th Bruin to reach 1,000 for a career, and 66 to pass Tracy Nelson (1,001, 1988-92) for 10th on the all-time list ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris had 4 blocked shot in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 40 for the season and 144 in her career, 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Shawna Chandler (188, 1982-85) is 2nd ... She was 8-12 on field goals in the two games and has a career field goal pct. of .516 (214-415), 3rd-best all-time ...
- Tiffany Behary had 2 assists in the Bruins' last two games, giving her 48 this season and 236 in her career, moving her past Kim Leith (235, 2002-06) for 7th on the all-time list. Ahead is Roxy Cate (254, 1979-82) ... She had 4 steals in the two games, giving her 40 for the season and 165 in her career, 9th on the career list. Ahead is Heather Gurney (173, 1987-91) ... She was 4-11 in 3-pt field goals in the two games, giving her a career 3-pt field pct. of .357 (116-325), 8th best all-time ...
- Jaime Hubka was 4-14 in 3-pt field goals in the last two games, giving her a career 3-pt field goal pct. of .383 (80-209), 3rd all-time ...