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WHAT’S BRUIN: Men’s Soccer News & Notes 10/28
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Multimedia: Live Stats / Video / KFOX Radio
Overall Record: 0-12-2 (Home 0-5-2, Road 0-7)
NWC Record: 0-10-1, 8th (Home 0-4-1, Road 0-6)
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Bruins Host Tacoma Teams in Final Home Matches of 2010
* Recent Games: Bruins Drop Pair to ‘Whits’ on Eastern Washington Trip
* Reed Garners Honorable Mention for NWC Offensive Weekly Honors
* NWC Stats: Davis, Bruins Leading NWC in Total Saves , Saves Per Game
Coming Up:
Sat., Oct. 30, 2:30 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Sun., Oct. 31, 2:30 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
The Northwest Conference teams from the Puget Sound area will get their first look at the new Austin Sports Complex soccer field as they visit Newberg for the Bruins’ final two home games of the 2010 season. The Puget Sound Loggers are in on Saturday and the Pacific Lutheran Lutes drop by Sunday, both games starting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday’s contest will be part of the final home doubleheader of the season, as the George Fox women entertain Lewis & Clark in a 12:00 noon preliminary. The Bruins are still seeking their first win of the season and first goal on their new field.
Multimedia: George Fox will provide live stats for both matches this weekend; see the 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:
Puget Sound (8-4-5, NWC 5-3-3, 4th): The Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., were picked 4th in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... The Loggers fell 2-0 at Linfield in their last game Sunday ... The Loggers have won the last four meetings with the Bruins, including a 4-0 win Tacoma on Oct. 3 this year, and are 6-0-1 in the last six ... The Bruins’ last win in the series was 2-0 in Newberg on Nov. 3, 2006 ... UPS in the latest NWC stats: shots (6th, 164), points (6th, 59), goals (5th, 23), assists (6th T, 13), goals allowed (3rd, 15), goals against avg. (3rd, 0.82), saves (5th, 58), shutouts (2nd T, 8) ... Kyle Benson is 2nd in game-winning goals (3, T), 2nd in points (19), goals (8), 10th in shots (32) ... Landon Gauthier is 3rd in assists (6, T) ... Chris McDonald in 2nd in shutouts (7), 3rd in saves (56), 5th in goals against avg. (0.59), save pct. (.800), 7th in saves per game (3.29) ... Coach Reece Olney is 201-97-34 to date in his 17th season ... UPS hosts Pacific Saturday before meeting the Bruins ... Next: Oct. 31 at Pacific, 2:30 pm.
Pacific Lutheran (9-6-1, NWC 8-3, 1st): The Lutes from Parkland, Wash., were picked 2nd in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... The Lutes have won their last two matches and six of their last seven to catch Pacific for first place, including a 1-0 win at Willamette on Sunday ... PLU has won the last two meetings with the Bruins, including a 5-1 win in Parkland on Oct. 2 this year ... The Bruins’ last win in the series was 2-1 in Newberg on Oct. 3, 2009 ... PLU in the latest NWC stats: shots (2nd, 260), points (1st, 103), goals (1st , 35), assists (1st, 33), goals allowed (4th T, 20), goals against avg. (5th, 1.22), saves (6th, 57), shutouts (4th T, 6) ... Chad Kearns is 1st in shots (60), points (30), goals (13), game-winning goals (4), 9th in assists (4, T) ... Daniele Zaccagnini is 2nd in shots (46), 4th in goals (6, T), 8th in points (12, T) ... Surafel Wodajo is 1st in assists (9), 4th in points (15), 8th in shots (34, T) ... Lucas McCallum is 90th in goals (4, T) ... Giancarlo Santori is 5th in assists (5, T) ... Joe Rayburn is 1st in save pct. (.889), 2nd in goals against avg. (0.58), 4th in saves per game (4.00), shutouts (4), 6th in saves (32) ... Brian Kostel is 7th in shutouts (2, T), 9th in saves (25), 10th in goals against avg. (1.67), saves per game (2.50) ... Coach John Yorke is 94-69-9 to date in his 9th year ... PLU visits Pacific Saturday in a showdown for first place in the conference before meeting the Bruins ... Next: Nov. 6 at Puget Sound, 2:30 pm.
Recent Results (0-2):
Sat., Oct. 23 - L 0-3 at Whitworth
The Pirates ended a three-game losing streak by out-shooting the Bruins 23-6 and holding them without a shot on goal. Nick Schoen led the Bruins with three total shots. Elliott Davis had two saves and Kasey Haugan one as they shared duties in the net.
Sun., Oct. 24 - L 2-5 at Whitman
The Bruins held a 2-0 lead with less than 30 minutes left on goals by Andrew van der Werff and Christian Reed, the first of the season for both, but could not sustain it. The Missionaries exploded for three goals to take the lead in less than three minutes and tallied five scores in a 10-minute span. Nick Schoen again led the Bruins with three shots and Elliott Davis had eight saves.
BRUIN BITS ---
* Reed Garners Honorable Mention for NWC Offensive Weekly Honors
Although listed as a defender, Christian Reed is turning into one of the Bruins’ biggest offensive threats as he led the team in shots on goal and gave them their biggest lead of the season during an 0-2 week, receiving recognition as honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week for Oct. 18-24.
Reed, a freshman from Jenks, Okla., had one shot out of six in all for the Bruins in a 3-0 loss at Whitworth on Oct. 23. In an eventual 5-2 loss at Whitman on Oct. 24, he had two shots, both on goal, and gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead with 30 minutes left on an unassisted goal from 20 yards out, his first score of the season. He is the third Bruin of the year to receive honorable mention for NWC Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week, joining Torrey Santiago and David Rickey.
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, Oct. 11-17)
- Northwest Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Oct. 4-10; HM, Oct. 11-17)
Christian Reed ---
- 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)
* NWC Stats: Davis, Bruins Leading NWC in Total Saves , Saves Per Game
George Fox in the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 24): shots (8th, 117), points (8th, 11), goals (8th, 4), assists (8th, 3), goals allowed (8th, 40), goals against avg. (8th, 2.77), saves (1st, 90), shutouts (8th, 2) ...
Elliott Davis: saves per game (1st, 6.17), saves (1st, 74), save pct. (10th, .673) ...
* Coach Tim Tsohantaridis:
Tim Tsohantaridis (Barrington ‘ 77) is 57-64-9 (.473) in the third year of his second tour of duty and seventh season overall as head coach of the George Fox men’s team. 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 64-70-10 (.479). He is also a professor of Biblical studies at George Fox. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Tsohantaridis.
