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WHAT’S BRUIN: Men’s Soccer News & Notes 10/13
Overall Record: 0-9-1 (Home 0-4-1, Road 0-5)
NWC Record: 0-7, 8th (Home 0-3, Road 0-4)
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Multimedia: Live Stats / Video / KFOX Radio
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Bruins to Open 2nd Half of NWC Slate with Two at Home
* Recent Games: Bruins Fall at Home to League-Leading Pacific
* Goalie Davis Gets BAA Award, HM for NWC Defensive Honors
* NWC Stats: Davis Leading League in Saves and Per Game Avg.
Coming Up:
Sat., Oct. 16, 2:30 pm - vs. Linfield College, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Sun., Oct. 17, 2:30 pm - vs. Willamette University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
The second half of the Northwest Conference season commences for the Bruins with two home games this weekend, the Linfield Wildcats on Saturday and the Willamette Bearcats on Sunday. Both games begin at 2:30 p.m. Saturday's action will be part of a doubleheader as the Bruin women will host Willamette at 12:00 noon. The Bruins, still seeking that elusive first win of the season, will be out to snap a string of seven losses as well as get their first goal at home on their new Austin Sports Complex field.
Multimedia: George Fox will provide live stats only for both home matches with Linfield on Saturday and Willamette on Sunday; see link above.
Tickets: Ticket prices for George Fox soccer matches at the Austin Sports Complex, which is located at the corner of Villa Rd. and Crestview Dr. a mile north of the main campus, are $6 for adults and $3 for non-GFU students and seniors 55 and over. Children 6 and under who are not in school are free. George Fox faculty, staff, and students are admitted free with valid GFU ID; the ID covers immediate family members for George Fox employees.
This Week's Opponents:
Linfield (5-5-1, NWC 4-3, 4th): The Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked 5th in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... The Wildcats have won their last two games, including a 2-1 victory at Whitman on Oct. 9 ... The Wildcats have won the last four meetings with the Bruins, including a 7-0 win in McMinnville on Sept. 26 this year ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 3-1 in Newberg on Oct. 5, 2008 ... Linfield in the latest NWC stats: shots (4th, 155), points (4th, 53), goals (3rd, 21), assists (7th, 11), goals allowed (5th, 17), goals against avg. (7th, 1.49), saves (3rd T, 51), shutouts (7th T, 1) ... Michel Camacho is 2nd in shots (36, T), 4th in goals (5, T), 6th in points (11, T) ... Danny Snelgrow is 3rd in shots (35), 4th in goals (5, T), 8th in points (10, T) ... Tyler Repic is 10th in shots (23) ... Kevin Donato is 6th in assists (4, T) ... Cody Tipton is 4th in save pct. (.800, T), 5th in saves per game (3.43), 6th in saves (24), 7th in goals against avg. (1.39) ... Jon Thompson is 7th in saves per game (3.00, T), 9th in goals against avg. (1.81), save pct. (.652), 10th in saves (15) ... Coach Ian Lefebvre is 28-36-2 to date in his 4th season ... Next: Oct. 17 at Pacific, 2:30 pm.
Willamette (3-7-2, NWC 1-5-1, 7th): The Bearcats from Salem, Ore., were picked 6th in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... The Bearcats have lost their last two, including a 2-1 loss to Linfield on Oct. 9 ... The Bruins have lost the last five matches with the Bearcats, including a 2-0 setback in Newberg on Sept. 25 this year, and tied the match before that ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 3-1 on Sept. 12, 2007 ... Willamette in the latest NWC stats: shots (7th, 100), points (7th, 35), goals (7th, 11), assists (5th, 13), goals allowed (4th, 16), goals against avg. (4th, 1.28), saves (1st T, 65), shutouts (6th, 3) ... Mike McGrew is 2nd in assists (6, T) ... Eben Hellekson is 1st in saves (50, T), 2nd in saves per game (4.55), 7th in save pct. (.769), shutouts (2, T), 8th in goals against avg. (1.43) ... Alfred Zuniga is 8th in shutouts (1, T) ... Coach Nelson Larson is 15-66-3 to date in his 5th year ... Willamette visits Pacific Saturday before meeting the Bruins ... Next: Oct. 23 vs. Puget Sound, 2:30 pm.
Recent Results (0-1):
Sun., Oct. 10 - L 0-2 vs. Pacific
In a fine defensive effort, the Bruins held the Northwest Conference leaders scoreless for over 55 minutes before the Boxers punched across two goals to stay in first place. However, the Bruins' offense, which is still looking for its first goal at the new Austin Sports Complex, could manage only three shots, none on goal, against the stingy Pacific defense. Elliott Davis had a career-high 10 saves in goal for the Bruins.
BRUIN BITS ---
* Goalie Davis Gets BAA Award, HM for NWC Defensive Honors
A stout defensive effort led by Elliott Davis against the first-place team in the conference has earned the George Fox goalkeeper Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 4-10, as well as honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week.
Against league-leading and No. 23-ranked Pacific on Oct. 10, Davis and the Bruins held the high-powered Boxers scoreless for over 55 minutes before the visitors finally broke through for a pair of hard-earned goals. Davis finished with a career-high 10 saves while facing 26 shots, 12 on goal. The sophomore from Canby, Ore., currently ranks 1st in the conference in saves per game (6.25) and saves (50), and is 10th in save pct. (.649). Davis is one of four men's soccer player to earn BAA honors this fall, joining forwards Torrey Santiago and David Rickey and goalkeeper Danny Kamna, who have also been honorable mention for NWC weekly honors.
Torrey Santiago ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week - (Aug. 30-Sept. 5)
- Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Aug. 30-Sept. 5)
Danny Kamna ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week - (Sept. 6-12)
- Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 6-12)
David Rickey ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week - (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
- Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
Elliott Davis ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week - (Oct. 4-10)
- Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Oct. 4-10)
* NWC Stats: Davis Leading League in Saves and Per Game Avg.
George Fox in the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 10): shots (8th, 74), points (8th, 6), goals (8th, 2), assists (8th, 2), goals allowed (8th, 31), goals against avg. (8th, 3.03), saves (1st T, 65), shutouts (7th T, 1) ...
Danny Kamna: shutouts (8th T, 1) ...
Elliott Davis: saves per game (1st, 6.25), saves (1st T, 50), save pct. (10th, .649) ...
* Coach Tim Tsohantaridis:
Tim Tsohantaridis (Barrington ' 77) is 57-61-8 (.484) in the third year of his second tour of duty and seventh season overall as head coach of the George Fox men's eam. He led the Bruins to a 50-23-4 record from 1986-89, winning the NCCAA national championship in 1988 and earning NCCAA National Coach of the Year honors for that achievement. Counting a 7-6-1 record in one season (1979) at Barrington, he has a cumulative record in his eighth season as a college head coach of 64-67-9 (.489). He is also a professor of Biblical studies at George Fox. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Tsohantaridis.
