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Overall 5-0 (Home 2-0, Road 2-0, Neutral 1-0)
NWC 0-0 (Home 0-0, Road 0-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Beat Warner Pacific to Go to 5-0
* Coming Up: Posada Royale #1 Tournament at Cal Lutheran
* Shielee Named BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* Polls/Rankings: GFU Up to 15th in D3hoops Poll, 16th in WBCA
* NWC Stats: Bruins League Leaders in 11 Team Categories
* Career Lists: Behary Moves into Top 10 in All-Time Assists
RECENT GAMES: 1-0 (Click scores for link to stories and box scores):
Dec. 8 - at George Fox 71, Warner Pacific 30
COMING UP: Posada Royale #1 Tournament at Cal Lutheran
Mon., Dec. 17, 1:00 p.m. - vs. William Smith College, in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Tue., Dec. 18, 4 or 6 p.m. - vs. TBA, in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
William Smith (3-1) - First game of the Posada Royale #1 Tournament at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ... Second game at 3:00 p.m. features host Cal Lutheran and California State University-East Bay ... The Herons from Geneva, N.Y., are members of the NCAA Division III and the Liberty League ... First meeting ... The Herons average 71.8 ppg and allow 61.0 ... G Maria Vespa is the only Heron in double-figure scoring (12.5) and is also the assists leader (6.8) ... F Stephanie Czajkowski is the leading rebounder (9.0) ... Head coach Lindsay Drury (Kalamazoo'01) is 42-18 to date in her 3rd season at William Smith ... After the tournament, the Herons play at SUNY-Potsdam on Jan. 5 at 3:00 p.m. ...
California Lutheran (1-3) - Possible opponent in either the 4:00 p.m. consolation game or 6:00 p.m. championship game of the Posada Royale #1 Tournament at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ... The Regals are members of the NCAA Division III and the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Association ... George Fox leads the series 2-0, defeating the Regals 71-63 on March 4, 2000, in Newberg in the NCAA Division III National Tournament, and 65-54 on Nov. 26, 2005, in the D3 Hoops in Hawai'i Classic in Honolulu ... The Regals average 53.5 ppg and allow 58.2 ... 4-11 G Tiffany Shim leads the Regals in scoring (10.3) and assists (2.5) ... C Rachel Bates is the leading rebounder (5.7) ... Head coach Kristy Hopkins (Pepperdine '91) is 77-78 to date in her 8th season at CLU ... The Regals host Chapman Dec. 15 before the tournament, then host California-Santa Cruz on Dec. 29 at 4:00 p.m. ...
California State-East Bay (3-3) - Possible opponent in either the 4:00 p.m. consolation game or 6:00 p.m. championship game of the Posada Royale #1 Tournament at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ... Cal State-East Bay is a dual member of both the NCAA Division III and the NAIA Division II; the women's basketball team competes in the NAIA and the California Pacific Conference ... George Fox leads the series 1-0, defeating then-Cal State-Hayward 84-70 on Nov. 26, 1999, in Newberg ... The Pioneers average 60.0 ppg and allow 55.7 ... The Pioneers have two double-figure scorers: G Amy Elliott (12.6) and P Ashley Butler (10.3) ... P Nicole Hornage is the leading rebounder (6.7) ... Elliott leads in assists (5.2) ... Head coach Sara Judd (California-Davis '91) is 146-75 to date in her 10th season at CSU-East Bay ... The Pioneers host Simpson University on Dec. 14 before the tournament, then play Lewis & Clark in the Puget Sound Tournament in Tacoma, Wash., on Dec. 29 at 4:00 p.m. ...
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91), the 2006-07 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 208-80 (.722) 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:
William Smith - 0-0
California Lutheran - 2-0 (1-0 home, 1-0 neutral)
California State-East Bay - 1-0 (1-0 home)
BRUIN BITS:
* Shielee Named Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
Junior post Kristin Shielee 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 Dec. 3-9 for her fine game against Warner Pacific on Dec. 8. She scored 8 points in the Bruins' 71-30 win, hitting 4-6 from the field, with a career high of 10 rebounds, a career-high tying 4 blocked shots, and 2 assists - and all in only 11 minutes! She averages 5.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.6 blocked shots per game this season despite playing less than 10 minute a game, and would rank 2nd in the NWC in blocked shots and 8th in rebounding if she had played in enough games to qualify.
* 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)
Kristin 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 15th in D3hoops Poll, 16th in WBCA
With a 5-0 start, the George Fox Bruins have climbed to 15th in the D3hoops.com NCAA Division III national poll of Dec. 10, receiving 252 points after being 17th with 198 points the week before. In the USA Today / ESPN poll of Dec. 10 as voted on by the Women's Basketball Coaches of America, George Fox moved up seven spots from 23rd with 49 points to 16th with 77 points.
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 25th in the D3hoops.com poll. The WBCA poll has Hope as the No. 1 team, while the D3hoops.com poll kept Mary Washington as its top team where it has been all season.
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: Bruins League Leaders in 11 Team Categories
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Dec. 8):
Scoring Offense - 1st (71.2)
Scoring Defense - 1st (37.6)
Scoring Margin - 1st (+33.6)
Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.461)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.311)
3-Pt Field Goals - 2nd (7.40)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.343)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 2nd (.268)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.710)
Rebounding Offense - 2nd (42.4)
Rebounding Defense - 1st (27.2)
Rebounding Margin - 1st (+15.2)
Assists - 1st (18.80)
Blocked Shots - 1st (5.40)
Steals - 1st (11.20)
Turnover Margin - 1st (+6.00, T)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.00)
- Katy Campbell is 1st in 3-pt field goal pct. (.556, T) 2nd in rebounding (9.6, T), field goal pct. (.565), 6th in scoring (13.0), 7th in blocked shots (0.80, T), 10th in steals (1.60) ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris is 1st in blocked shots (2.40), 5th in field goal pct. (.548), 9th in rebounding (6.2), 10th in free throw pct. (.667), 25th in scoring (8.8) â?¦
- Tiffany Behary is 4th in assist/TO ratio (1.50), 7th in 3-pt field goals (1.60, T), 9th in assists (3.0), 11th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.381), 14th in steals (1.40, T), 23rd in scoring (9.0, T) ...
- Jaime Hubka is 3rd in 3-pt field goals (2.00), 10th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.385), 27th in scoring (8.4, T) â?¦
- Elise Kuenzi is 14th in steals (1.40, T) ...
- B.B. Gardner is 6th in steals (1.80), 13th in blocked shots (0.40, T) ...
- MaryAnne Samples is 14th in steals (1.40, 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: Behary Moves into Top 10 in All-Time Assists
- Katy Campbell had 5 rebounds in the Bruins' game last week, giving her 48 for the season and 564 in her career, 9th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Liz Stephens (566, 1992-96) ... She was 2-4 in the game, giving her a career field goal pct. of .457 (274-599), 7th best all-time ...
- Melissa Marek-Farris had 3 blocked shots in the Bruins' game last week, giving her 12 for the season and 116 in her career, 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Shawna Chandler (188, 1982-85) is 2nd ... She was 4-7 from the field in the game and has a career field goal pct. of .511 (168-329), 3rd-best all-time ...
- Tiffany Behary had 3 assists in the Bruins' game last week, giving her 15 this season and 203 in her career. She moved past Jennifer Childress (202, 1989-91) into 10th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead are Liz Clark (218, 2001-05) and Melinda Day (220, 1981-85) ... She was 1-4 in 3-pt field goals in the game, giving her a career 3-pt field pct. of .371 (103-278), 7th best all-time ...
- Jaime Hubka was 3-5 in 3-pt field goals in the last game, giving her a career 3-pt field goal pct. of .372(54-145), 6th best all-time ...