Press Release
Overall Record: 4-1 (Home: 2-0, Away: 2-1)
Northwest Conference: 2-0, T 2nd (Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Sweep Willamette, PLU to Open NWC 2-0
* Coming Up: Showdown with NWC Unbeatens Whitman and Whitworth
* Stevens BAA Top Athlete; Stevens and Cardwell HM for NWC Honors
* Polls: Bruins Ranked 8th in NSCAA/NCAA D-III West Region
* Bruins' 2-0 Conference Start Best in Seven Years
* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Listed Among League Stats Leaders
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Sweep Willamette, PLU to Open NWC 2-0
* Sept. 13 - at George Fox 3, Willamette 1 ( Press Release / Box Score)
* Sept. 15 - George Fox 1, at Pacific Lutheran 0 ( Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: Showdown with NWC Unbeatens Whitman and Whitworth
* Sat., Sept. 22, 12:00 pm - vs. Whitman College, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
* Sun., Sept. 23, 12:00 pm - vs. Whitworth University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Whitman (3-2-1, NWC 2-0, T 2nd): George Fox and Whitman are tied with Whitworth for 2nd in the NWC, half a game behind 4th-ranked Puget Sound (3-0 NWC) ... The Missionaries from Walla Walla, Wash., were picked 4th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 6th ... Whitman is ranked 9th in the latest NSCAA/NCAA Division III West Region poll ... The teams split last year, GFU winning 4-1 in Walla Walla and Whitman winning 3-0 in Newberg ... Whitman ranks 2nd in the NWC in shots (99), saves (36), shutouts (3, T), 3rd in assists (8), goals allowed (5, T), 6th in corners (17) ... All-NWC forward Kristen Berndt ranks 4th in the NWC in shots (25), 6th in goals (3, T), 9th in points (7, T) ... Corina Gabbert is 6th in shots (20), goals (3, T) ... Keeper Courtney Porter is 1st in saves (36, T), shutouts (3), 2nd in save pct. (.878), 3rd in goals against avg. (0.79) ... Whitman next visits Willamette Sunday, Sept. 23, at 12 noon ...
Whitworth (5-0, NWC 2-0, 2nd T): George Fox and Whitworth are tied with Whitman for 2nd in the NWC, half a game behind 4th-ranked Puget Sound (3-0 NWC) ... The Pirates from Spokane, Wash., are ranked 22nd in the latest NSCAA/NCAA Division III national poll, and 4th in the West Region ... The Pirates were picked 3rd in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll ... The Pirates have won the last four meetings, including both last year (2-0 in both Spokane and Newberg) ... The Bruins' last win in the series was Oct. 17, 2004, a 4-1 win in Newberg ... The Pirates lead the NWC in points (65, T), assists (21), goals allowed (2),and are 2nd in goals (22), shutouts (3, T), 3rd in shots (91, T), 4th in corners 19), 9th in saves (14) ... Emily Rohde is 2nd in the NWC in points (13), goals (6) ... All-NWC Greta Thibodeaux leads the NWC in assists (5, T), and is 5th in points (9, T) ... Kaylyn Plumb is 3rd in goals (4, T), 5th in points (9, T) ... Lindsey Oakes is 3rd in assists (4, T), 7th in points (8, T) ... Penelope Crow is 3rd in assists (4, T) ... All-NWC Jael Hagerott is 7th in assists (2, T) ... Mahyo Seyedali is 7th in assists (2, T) ... Keeper Krista Dietz is 2nd in goals against avg. (0.57), 4th in save pct. (.857), 5th in shutouts (1, T) ... Whitworth visits Willamette Saturday before meeting the Bruins, then visits Pacific Lutheran Sept. 29 at 12 noon ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Women's Soccer Standings.
COACH ANDY HETHERINGTON
Andy Hetherington (St. John's, U.K., '76) is 29-67-4 (.310) in his 6th season as the women's soccer coach at George Fox. He was 123-20-5 in 10 seasons as a high school coach in the Portland, Ore., area before taking the position at George Fox. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Hetherington.
BRUIN BITS:
* Stevens BAA Top Athlete; Stevens and Cardwell HM for NWC Honors
Senior forward Amber Stevens has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 10-16, while senior goalkeeper Jessica Cardwell received honorable mention for NWC Defensive Player of the Week.
Stevens scored the first and third goals in a 3-1 win over Willamette on Sept. 13, then assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Pacific Lutheran on Sept. 15 as the Bruins began conference play 2-0. She took 12 shots, wih 4 on goal. She now has 17 career goals and 42 career points, ranking 7th all-time at GFU in both categories, and ranks 2nd in the NWC in shots this season (27, T).
Cardwell picked up wins in both games, posting her 14th career shutout in the PLU win, while facing 23 shots and recording 7 saves with only 1 goal allowed for a .875 percentage. She is 3rd on the GFU all-time shutouts list, trailing only Meghan Gibson (16, 1997-98) and Nancy Propp (14.5, 1992-95).
* 2007 Honors
- Jenny McKinsey
NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Aug. 27-Sept. 2)
- Jessica Cardwell
NWC Defensive Player of the Week (HM, Aug. 27-Sept. 2; HM, Sept. 10-16)
- Nicole Akiu
NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 3-9)
- Sally Alway
NWC Defensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 3-9)
- Amber Stevens
Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 10-16)
NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 10-16)
* Polls: Bruins Ranked 8th in NSCAA/NCAA D-III West Region
With a 4-1 record and Northwest Conference-opening wins over Willamette and Pacific Lutheran, George Fox is 8th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas NCAA Division III West Region rankings of Sept. 18. Puget Sound (6-0) is the No. 1 team in the region, followed by Redlands (2-0-2), Chapman (3-2-2), Whitworth (5-0), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-3), California State-East Bay (3-2-1), California-Santa Cruz (3-2-1), George Fox, Whitman (2-2-1), and California Lutheran (2-3-1).
Click here for the complete national and regional NSCAA/adidas D-III Rankings.
* Bruins' 2-0 Conference Start Best in Seven Years
It has been a while since the Bruins have contended for the Northwest Conference title, but their hopes have to be lifted after a 2-0 start to the 2007 NWC season with wins over Willamette and Pacific Lutheran. The last time a George Fox team won its first two conference games was 2000, the next-to-last season under coach Byron Shenk, when the Bruins won their first three NWC games en route to a 13-5 overall record and 11-3 league mark. The 1996 team also began the conference season 3-0, but no George Fox team has ever started 4-0 in the NWC. To do that this year, the Bruins would have to knock off both Whitman and Whitworth this coming weekend in Newberg, and both those teams are currently undefeated in conference play.
* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Listed Among League Stats Leaders
In Northwest Conference offensive stats through Sept. 19, George Fox is 2nd in shots per game (18.20, T), 3rd in shots (91, T), points (30), points per game (6.00), goals (12), goals per game (2.40), 4th in assists (6, T), assists per game (1.20, T), corners (20) ... Defensively, the Bruins are 3rd in goals allowed (5, T), 4th in goals against avg. (0.99), shutouts (2, T), 7th in saves (24), 6th in saves per game (4.80) ...
- Jessica Cardwell is 5th in shutouts (1, T), 6th in goals against avg. (1.24), saves (21), saves per game (4.20), 8th in save pct. (.808) ...
- Jenny McKinsey is 1st in game-winning goals (2, T), 3rd in goals (4, T), goals per game (0.80, T), points per game (1.60, T), 6th in shots per game (3.60, T), 7th in shots (18, T), points (8, T) ...
- Amber Stevens is 2nd in shots (27, T), shots per game (5.40), 10th in goals (2, T) ...
- Nicole Akiu is 5th in assists (3, T), assists per game (0.60), 9th in points (7, T), points per game (1.40), 10th in goals (2, T) ...
- Kirsten Cardwell is 5th in goals per game (0.60), 6th in goals (3, T) ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Women's Soccer Statistics.