WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes

Overall Record: 3-5 (Home 1-2, Road 1-2, Neutral 1-1)
Northwest Conference: 0-0 (Home 0-0, Road 0-0)

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Recent Games: Bruins Split Two with Cascade Conference Teams

* Coming Up: Final Non-Conference Game vs. Corban on Dec. 29

* Stockner BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors

* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Listed Among League Leaders

RECENT GAMES (1-1): Bruins Split Two with Cascade Conference Teams

Dec. 11 - George Fox 72, at Concordia-Portland 62

Dec. 13 - Northwest WA 76, at George Fox 64

The Bruins split a pair of games last week against teams from the NAIA and the Cascade Collegiate Conference, pulling out a 72-62 win at Concordia-Portland before dropping a 76-64 home decision to Northwest (Wash.) that ended the Bruins’ three-game winning streak.  The Bruins thus split the season series with the CU Cavaliers but lost both games to the Northwest Eagles.  Evan Atwater’s 17 points and 6 rebounds led the way in the win over Concordia, in which the Bruins pulled away in the final three minutes.  Steve Campbell and Alex Stockner had 12 points each in the loss to the Eagles, while Stockner just missed a double-double with 9 rebounds.

COMING UP: Final Non-Conference Game vs. Corban on Dec. 29

Mon., Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Corban College, in Newberg, Ore.

The Bruins have over two weeks off for the Christmas holidays before returning to action for their final non-conference game of the season on Monday, Dec. 29, hosting Corban College at 7:30 p.m.  There will be no KFOX radio webcast of the game because the student announcers will still be on break, but there will be LiveStats and the new live video streaming available.  Fans may connect to either via links provided on the George Fox athletics and men’s basketball home pages, or by pasting the URLs below in their web browser.

Links to George Fox multimedia coverage:

KFOX radio webcasts - http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/asc/kfoxradio/

LiveStats - http://academic.georgefox.edu/~sports/xlive.htm

Live video streaming - http://media.georgefox.edu/bruinsports.html

Corban (4-6): The Corban Warriors from Salem, Ore., are members of the NAIA and the Cascade Collegiate Conference … The Warriors visit Northwest Christian on Dec. 20 before meeting the Bruins … Corban won its last game 70-67 over Linfield … Series record: George Fox leads 51-33 since 1971 (26-14 home, 25-19 road) … Corban won the first meeting this season 72-65 in Salem on Nov. 21 despite 22 points from Alex Stockner … The Bruins won last year’s only meeting 84-65 on Dec. 4 in Newberg … Corban averages 71.8 ppg and allows 79.2 ppg … The Warriors have five double-figure scorers: G Clay Martin (17.8), G Ben Potloff (12.1), F Ian Logan (11.0), F Wade Douglas (10.4), and G Paul Martin (10.3) … Douglas is the top rebounder (5.2) … Martin is the assists leader (3.90) … Coach Justin Sherwood (Corban ’93), a former George Fox assistant coach (1998-2002), is 81-86 to date in his 6th season at Corban … Next game: Jan. 2 at Oregon Tech, 7:30 p.m.

COACH MARK SUNDQUIST:

Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 85-122 (.411) to date in his ninth season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He was the NWC Coach of the Year in 2004-05 for leading the Bruins to an 18-7 record and 2nd place in the conference. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Sundquist.

Sundquist vs. upcoming opponents
Corban - 4-2 (3-0 home, 1-2 road)

BRUIN BITS:

* Stockner BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors

Junior post Alex Stockner has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Men’s Athlete of the Week for Dec. 8-14 and also received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week for his two performances during the Bruins’ 1-1 week.  In a 72-62 win at Concordia-Portland on Dec. 11 he scored 12 points on 6-12 field goals, with 3 rebounds and 2 assists.  In a 76-64 loss to Northwest, he again scored 12 points on 3-6 field goals (2-2 on 3-pointers) and 4-4 free throws, with 9 rebounds.  For the week, he scored 24 points (12.0 ppg) on 9-18 field goals (.500), including 2-3 on 3-pointers (.667), and 4-4 free throws (1.000), with 12 rebounds (6.0 rpg) and 2 assists.  He also received the same honors for the week of Dec. 1-7 when he had a perfect shooting night in a 78-76 win over Northwest Christian, hitting 5-5 field goals (1-1 on threes) and 6-6 free throws for 17 points, grabbing 9 rebounds with an assist. Stockner is 9th in the NWC in field goal pct. (.547), 17th in rebounding (4.6, T), 21st in scoring (12.6).

* 2008-09 Honors:

Evan Atwater ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 17-23)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (HM, Nov. 17-23)

Jack Martin ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 24-30)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (HM, Nov. 24-30)

Alex Stockner ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 1-7; Dec. 8-14)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (HM, Dec. 1-7; HM, Dec. 8-14)

* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Listed Among League Leaders

Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Dec. 15):
Scoring Offense – 9th (69.8)
Scoring Defense – 3rd (72.9)
Scoring Margin – 8th (-3.1)
Field Goal Pct. - 7th (.423)
Field Goal Pct. Defense – 4th (.444)
3-Pt Field Goals – 4th (7.63)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. – 8th (.305)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense – 5th (.356)
Free Throw Pct. – 8th (.659)
Rebounding Offense – 4th (38.2)
Rebounding Defense - 5th (36.8)
Rebounding Margin – 5th (+1.5)
Assists – 6th (14.25)
Blocked Shots - 8th (1.00)
Steals – 9th (5.50)
Turnover Margin – 8th (-2.12)
Assist/Turnover Ratio – 6th (0.93)

- Jack Martin is 3rd in 3-pt field goals (3.38), assists (4.38), 6th in steals (1.88), 9th in assist/turnover ratio (1.40), 11th in scoring (15.9), 15th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.375) …
- Evan Atwater is 9th in 3-pt field goals (1.88), 12th in free throw pct. (.750, T), 17th in scoring (13.5) ...

- Alex Stockner is 9th in field goal pct. (.547), 17th in rebounding (4.6, T), 21st in scoring (12.6)…
- Travis Toedtemeier is 10th in rebounding (5.4, T) ...
- Bryan O’Connell is 17th in rebounding (4.6, T) …