Press Release
Overall Record: 8-4 (Home: 4-1, Away: 4-3)
Northwest Conference: 5-3, 3rd (Home: 2-1, Away: 3-2)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Edge Linfield, Edged by #5 UPS
* Coming Up: Night Game at Willamette, Home vs. PLU
* Stevens Earns BAA, NWC Honors; Cardwell HM for NWC
* Polls: Bruins Up to 6th in NSCAA/NCAA D-III West Region
* NWC Stats: Four Bruins Listed Among Offensive League Leaders
* Career Lists: Stevens Moves Up in Points, Goals, Assists
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Edge Linfield, Edged by #5 UPS
* Oct. 6 - George Fox 3, at Linfield 2, 2 ot ( Press Release / Box Score)
* Oct. 7 - at Puget Sound 1, George Fox 0 ( Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: Night Game at Willamette, Home vs. PLU
* Thur., Oct. 11, 7:00 pm - at Willamette University, Salem, Ore. (NWC)
* Sun., Oct. 14, 12:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Willamette (4-5-1, NWC 3-4-1, 6th): Second night game of the season for the Bruins â?¦ The Bearcats from Salem, Ore., were picked 2nd in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 6th ... The Bruins won the first meeting this year 3-1 behind a pair of goals from Amber Stevens ... Willamette's last win in the series was 2-1 in Newberg on Oct. 25, 2006 ... Willamette is 4th in the NWC in corner kicks (45), 5th in assists (11, T), goals allowed (14), goal against avg. (1.37), shutouts (3, T)6th in points (37), goals (13), 7th in saves (59), 8th in shots (107) â?¦ Lauren Miller is 8th in goals (5, T), 9th in shots (34, T) â?¦ Keeper Kelli Gano is 2nd in goals against avg. (0.89), 3rd in save pct. (.857), 6th in shutouts (2, T), 7th in saves (36) ... Willamette next hosts Puget Sound Saturday, Oct. 13, at 12 noon ...
Pacific Lutheran (2-8-2, NWC 1-6-1, 8th): The Lutes from Tacoma, Wash., were picked 5th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 6th ... The Bruins defeated the Lutes 1-0 in Tacoma on Sept. 15 on a goal by Jenny McKinsey against her former team, snapping an 0-6-1 skid against PLU ... PLU last defeated the Bruins 2-0 in Newberg on Sept. 23, 2006, and then they tied 0-0 in Tacoma on Oct. 22, 2006 ... Pacific Lutheran is 6th in goals against avg. (1.43), saves (64), 7th in shots (108), assists (5, T), goals allowed (18, T), 8th in points (23), goals (9, T), corner kicks (36), shutouts (1) â?¦ Keeper Amanda Tschauner is 5th in saves (64), 6th in goals against avg. (1.44), 7th in save pct. (.780) ... Pacific Lutheran hosts Lewis & Clark Saturday before meeting the Bruins, then visits Puget Sound Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m. ...
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 33-70-4 (.327) 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 Earns BAA, NWC Honors; Cardwell HM for NWC
Senior forward Amber Stevens has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week for the second time and the Northwest Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the first time for Oct. 1-7 as the Bruins went 2-1. In a 7-0 win over Simpson (Calif.) on Oct. 1, she scored two goals and assisted on another in the Bruins' highest scoring output in four years. In a 3-2 come-from-behind overtime win at Linfield on Oct. 6, she scored the Bruins' first goal and assisted on the winning header by Kirsten Cardwell in the 101st minute. She was the only Bruin to get multiple shots with two in a 1-0 loss at 5th-ranked Puget Sound on Oct. 7. She ranks 3rd in the NWC in goals (7) and points (18), 4th in shots (50), and 5th in assists (4).
Senior goalkeeper Jessica Cardwell received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 1-7. She posted her 16th career shutout, tying the GFU all-time record held by Meghan Gibson, in a 7-0 win over Simpson (Calif.) on Oct. 1, making three saves, had six saves in a 3-2 overtime win at Linfield on Oct. 6, and made five saves in a 1-0 loss at 5th-ranked Puget Sound on Oct. 7. She ranks 4th in the conference in save pct. (.833) and shutouts (3), 5th in goals against avg. (1.18), and 6th in saves (60).
* 2007 Honors
Jenny McKinsey
NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Aug. 27-Sept. 2; HM, Sept. 17-23)
Jessica Cardwell
- NWC Defensive Player of the Week (HM, Aug. 27-Sept. 2; HM, Sept. 10-16; HM, Sept. 17-23; HM, Oct. 1-7)
Nicole Akiu
- NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 3-9)
Sally Alway
NWC Defensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 3-9; HM-Sept. 24-30)
Amber Stevens
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 10-16; Oct. 1-7)
- NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 10-16; HM-Sept. 24-30; Oct. 1-7)
* Polls: Bruins Up to 6th in NSCAA/NCAA D-III West Region
A 2-1 week that included wins over Simpson and Linfield and a one-goal loss to No. 5 Puget Sound enabled the George Fox Bruins to climb one spot to 6th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas NCAA Division III West Region rankings of Oct. 9. Puget Sound (11-0) remains the No. 1 in the region, followed by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (10-3), Whitworth (10-1), Occidental (7-2), California-Santa Cruz (6-2-1), George Fox (8-4), Redlands (4-3-3), California State-East Bay (8-3-1), Pomona-Pitzer (5-4-2), and Linfield (5-5-1).
Click here for the complete national and regional NSCAA/adidas D-III Rankings.
* Career Lists: Stevens Moves Up in Points, Goals, Assists
- Jessica Cardwell tied the George Fox career record for goalkeeper shutouts when she posted her 16th in the Bruins' 7-0 win over Simpson (Calif.) on Oct. 1. She is tied with Meghan Gibson (16, 1997-98).
- Amber Stevens had a goal and an assist in the Bruins' 3-2 win at Linfield on Oct. 6, bringing her career totals to 55 points, 22 goals, and 11 assists. She passed Staci Morris (54, 1994-97) for 4th on the all-time GFU points lists, broke a tie for 4th in career goals with Morris and Katrina Crabb (21, 1995-97), and is now tied with Julie Alexander (11, 2004-06) and Ashleigh Hughes (11, 1997-2000) for 7th in assists ...