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Overall 4-0 (Home 1-0, Road 2-0, Neutral 1-0)
NWC 0-0 (Home 0-0, Road 0-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Win Trinity Thanksgiving Classic Title
* Coming Up: Final Game before Exams vs. Warner Pacific
* Sports Hall of Fame to be Introduced at Men's Halftime on Dec. 8
* Campbell Again BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* Gleanings from the Trinity Thanksgiving Classic
* Polls/Rankings: GFU Up to 19th in D3hoops Poll, 24th in WBCA
* NWC Stats: Campbell in Top 6 in 5 Statistical Categories
* Career Lists: Campbell Climbs Two Spots to 9th in Rebounds
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click scores for link to stories and box scores):
Nov. 24 - George Fox 55, at Trinity TX 53 (Trinity Thanksgiving Classic)
Nov. 25 - George Fox 69, St. Mary's IN 58 (Trinity Thanksgiving Classic)
COMING UP: Final Game before Exams vs. Warner Pacific
Sat., Dec. 8, 6:00 p.m. - vs. Warner Pacific College, in Newberg, Ore.
Warner Pacific (2-4) - First game of a doubleheader (men's game vs. Northwest at 8:00 p.m.) ... The Knights from Portland, Ore., are members of the NAIA Division II and the Cascade Collegiate Athletic Conference ... George Fox leads the series 25-4 since 1982 (12-1 home, 11-3 road, 2-0 neutral) ... The Bruins have won the last 10 meetings in the series, including a 50-34 win in Portland on Nov. 17 this year ... The Warriors' last win in the series was 84-48 in Portland on Feb. 3, 1989 ... Warner Pacific averages 56.5 ppg and allows 65.5 ... The Knights have one double-figure scorer: P Danica Wilson (10.8), who is also their leading rebounder (6.8) ... Warner Pacific visits Northwest Christian on Dec. 1 and St. Martin's on Dec. 7 before meeting George Fox, then visits Linfield on Dec. 15 at 7:00 p.m. ...
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91), the 2006-07 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 207-80 (.721) 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:
Warner Pacific - 3-0 (home 2-0, road 1-0)
BRUIN BITS:
* Sports Hall of Fame to be Introduced at Men's Halftime on Dec. 8
Members of the George Fox Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2008 will be introduced at halftime of the Bruins' men's game vs. Northwest on Saturday, Dec. 8, which starts at 8:00 p.m. The inductees, who make up the 13th class to be admitted to the Hall, included track/basketball player Nancy Rissmiller, track and field athletes Adolphus Onua and John Smith, the 1980 women's track and field team, former baseball coach Pat Bailey, and Tom Hewitt for meritorious service. Induction festivities include a reception at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at 4:00 p.m. in the Klages Dining Hall of the Heacock Commons on the Newberg campus, the awards ceremony, the GFU women's basketball game vs. Warner Pacific at 6:00 p.m., and then the halftime show at the men's game. For more information or to order tickets to the event, contact the GFU athletics department at 503-554-2910.
* 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 and also received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Nov. 12-18, the second week in a row she has achieved both. In the Bruins' 55-53 win over host Trinity on Nov. 24 in the Trinity Thanksgiving Classic in San Antonio, Texas, she had her second double-double of the season with 11 points on 5-11 from the field (1-2 on threes) and 20 rebounds, tying for the 4th-highest total of boards in one game in Bruins history. She also had 2 assists and 2 steals, and hit the game-winning basket with five seconds left. In the 69-58 win over St. Mary's (Ind.) on Nov. 25 in the tournament title game, she had 23 points on 8-13 shooting (2-4 on threes) and 5-7 from the line, with 7 rebounds, an assist, and 3 steals. She was named Most Valuable Player of the Classic. The 2006-07 NWC Player of the Year and a pre-season Fourth Team All-American as chosen by D3hoops.com, she currently ranks 3rd in the NWC rebounding (10.8), 4th in field goal pct. (.571), 5th in scoring (14.5, T) and blocked shots (1.00, T), and 6th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.500, T).
* 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)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Nov. 12-18; HM, Nov. 19-25)
* Gleanings from the Trinity Thanksgiving Classic:
In addition to Katy Campbell earning tournament MVP honors, point guard Tiffany Behary was also named to the All-Tournament Team, along with Alison Kessler of St. Mary's (Ind.), Krista Prato Matthews and Megan Scholbe of Trinity, and Sasha Matthew of Notre Dame (Md.). Behary scored 35 points in the two games, hitting 10-18 (.556) from the field, including 7-13 on threes, and 8-10 from the line, with 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals ... The Bruins' 55-53 win over Trinity in San Antonio, Texas, was something that doesn't happen to the Tigers very often at home. In the last five-plus seasons, Trinity was 60-5 at Sams Gymnasium before the Bruins pulled off the win on Campbell's basket with five seconds left ... After falling behind by 12 points at 28-16 in the first half, the Bruins outscored the St. Mary's Ravens 53-30 over the final 25 minutes of play to win the tournament championship game going away ...
* Rankings/Polls: GFU Up to 19th in D3hoops Poll, 24th in WBCA
A 4-0 start has enabled the George Fox Bruins to climb a couple of spots in both national NCAA Division III polls. In the USA Today / ESPN poll as voted on by the Women's Basketball Coaches of America, George Fox moved up from 26th in the pre-season poll to 24th, collecting 44 points. In the D3hoops.com poll, the Bruins were 19th with 194 points after being tied for 21st with Emmanuel in the pre-season rankings.
George Fox has been ranked in the polls six of the past eight years (2000-2002 and 2005-2007). The Bruins' highest ranking ever was No. 1, a spot they held for two week in February of 2001.
The only other Northwest Conference team in the rankings is Puget Sound, which was 17th in the EBCA poll 15th in D3hoops.com. Ironically, in the pre-season poll of conference coaches, George Fox was picked ahead of Puget Sound, the Bruins being favored to win the league with the Loggers finishing second.
The WBCA poll had Howard Payne as the new No. 1 team, replacing Washington-St. Louis, while the D3hoops.com poll kept Mary Washington as its top team.
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)
* NWC Stats: Campbell in Top 6 in 5 Statistical Categories
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Nov. 27):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (71.2)
Scoring Defense - 1st (39.5)
Scoring Margin - 1st (+31.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.460)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.313)
3-Pt Field Goals - 3rd (6.75)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 4th (.310)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 6th (.286)
Free Throw Pct. - 3rd (.702)
Rebounding Offense - 4th (42.5)
Rebounding Defense - 1st (28.3)
Rebounding Margin - 1st (+14.2)
Assists - 1st (19.00)
Blocked Shots - 1st (4.75, T)
Steals - 1st (11.50)
Turnover Margin - 1st (+6.25)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 3rd (0.99)
- Katy Campbell is 3rd in rebounding (10.8), 4th in field goal pct. (.571), 5th in scoring (14.5, T), blocked shots (1.00, T), 6th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.500, T) ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris is 1st in blocked shots (2.25), 5th in field goal pct. (.542), 13th in rebounding (6.3), 30th in scoring (8.3, T) â?¦
- Tiffany Behary is 3rd in 3-pt field goals (1.75, T), 4th in assist/TO ratio (1.71), 9th in steals (1.75, T), 10th in assists (3.0), 13th in free throw pct. (.750, T), 14th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.412), 19th in scoring (9.5, T) ...
- Jaime Hubka is 3rd in 3-pt field goals (1.75, T), 30th in scoring (8.5, T) â?¦
- Kaleigha Ramey is 26th in scoring (8.5, T) ...
- Elise Kuenzi is 15th in steals (1.50, T) ...
- B.B. Gardner is 9th in steals (1.75, T) ...
- MaryAnne Samples is 15th in steals (1.50, T) ...
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* Double-Doubles:
- Katy Campbell: career 9, season 2 - 13 pts/10 reb at Warner Pacific, 11/17; 11 pts/20 reb at Trinity TX, 11/24
* Career Lists: Campbell Climbs Two Spots to 9th in Rebounds
- Katy Campbell had 27 rebounds in the Bruins' two games last week, giving her 43 for the season and 559 in her career and moving her past Darby Cave (544, 2000-04) and Tracy Nelson (555, 1988-92) into 9th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Liz Stephens (566, 1992-96) ... She was 13-24 in the two games, giving her a career field goal pct. of .457 (272-595), 7th best all-time ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris had 5 blocked shots in the Bruins' two games last week, giving her 9 for the season and 113 in her career, 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Shawna Chandler (188, 1982-85) is 2nd ... She was 5-11 from the field in the two games and has a career field goal pct. of .509 (164-322), 3rd-best all-time ...
- Tiffany Behary had 9 assists in the Bruins' two games last week, giving her 12 this season and 200 in her career. She needs 3 more to pass Jennifer Childress (202, 1989-91) for 10th on the all-time GFU list ... She was 7-13 in 3-pt field goals in the two games, giving her a career 3-pt field pct. of .372 (102-274), 6th best all-time ...
- Jaime Hubka was 6-14 in 3-pt field goals in the last two games, giving her a career 3-pt field goal pct. of .364 (51-140), 7th best all-time ...