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WHAT’S BRUIN: Men’s Soccer News & Notes 11/3
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Overall Record: 0-14-2 (Home 0-7-2, Road 0-7)
NWC Record: 0-12-1, 8th (Home 0-6-1, Road 0-6)
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Bruins Close Season Hoping to Upset NWC-Leading Pacific
* Recent Games: Bruins Drop Last Two Home Games to Tacoma Teams
* Tiede Goes into Record Books as First Bruin to Score at New Austin Field
* NWC Stats: Davis, Bruins Leading NWC in Total Saves, Saves Per Game
Coming Up:
Sat., Nov. 6, 1:30 pm - at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Ore. (NWC)
The 2010 season comes to a close for the Bruins when they visit the Northwest Conference-leading Pacific Boxers, hoping to deal a blow to their opponent’s title dreams with a tremendous upset. The Boxers are a prolific offensive team and the Bruins have struggled to score, having been shut out a record-tying 12 times this season (also in 2005) - but the game is played on the pitch, not on paper. The Bruins will also be out to snap a 19-game winless streak (0-17-2) which has surpassed the previous record of 18 (0-14-4) from Sept. 15, 2007-Sept. 10, 2008.
Game time is 1:30 p.m. at Pacific’s Lincoln Park Stadium, following a Pacific women’s game at 11:00 a.m., because of a Boxers’ home football game at 7:00 p.m. that evening.
Multimedia: Pacific will provide live stats at http://www.goboxers.com/live and a live video feed at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/pacific for this Saturday’s game with George Fox.
This Week’s Opponents:
Pacific (13-2-3, NWC 9-2-2, 1st): The Boxers from Forest Grove, Ore., were picked 3rd in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... Pacific is listed among “others receiving votes” in both the NSCAA and the D3soccer.com national polls, and is ranked 4th in the West Region by the NSCAA ... The Boxers have won their last two, including a 1-0 win over Puget Sound on Sunday ... The Boxers have won the last four meetings with the Bruins, including 2-0 in Newberg on Oct. 10 this year ... The Bruins are 0-6-4 in the last 10 meetings with Pacific ... The Bruins’ last win in the series was 2-1 in Forest Grove on Oct. 1, 2005 ... Pacific in the latest NWC stats: shots (1st T, 305), points (2nd, 97), goals (2nd, 34), assists (2nd T, 29), goals allowed (1st T, 11), goals against avg. (1st, 0.57), saves (7th, 56), shutouts (1st T, 10) ... Mike Iacolucci is 8th in shots (23), 10th in goals (3, T) ... Sean Mills is 8th in points (14), goals (5, T), 10th in assists (4, T) ... Patrick Murray is 4th in shots (49) ... Kizamu Tsutakawa is 2nd in goals (8, T), 4th in points (18) ... Jasem Jaihouni is 3rd in assists (7, T), 9th in points (13, T) ... Travis Birrell is 10th in assists (4, T) ... Andrew Stevermer is 1st in shutouts (9), 3rd in goals against avg. (0.59), save pct. (.831), 4th in saves (54), 9th in saves per game (3.00) ... Coach Jim Brazeau is 90-94-19 to date in his 11th year ... Next: End of regular season; post-season to be determined.
Recent Results (0-2):
Sat., Oct. 30 - L 0-2 vs. Puget Sound
Despite out-shooting their opponent for only the second time all year, their first win of the season still eluded the Bruins as the Loggers snuck off with a 2-0 victory. George Fox held a 17-14 advantage in shots, though UPS led 8-4 in shots on goal. The Loggers’ first goal was an ‘own goal’. Elliott Davis had four saves and Kasey Haugan two for the Bruins.
Sun., Oct. 31 - L 1-8 vs. Pacific Lutheran
The Lutes ruined the Bruins’ final home game of the season by exploding for six second-half goals to break open a relatively-tight game and walk off with an 8-1 win. Elliott Davis had seven saves and Kasey Haugan two for the Bruins, and Joseph Tiede scored the first goal by a Bruin on their new field in the 88th minute with an assist from Isaac Widdicombe. Prior to the game, graduating seniors Connor Campbell and David Rickey were recognized for their four-year careers as they were playing their final home game for the Bruins.
BRUIN BITS ---
* 2010 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, 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)
* Tiede Goes into Record Books as First Bruin to Score at New Austin Field
Joseph Tiede, a junior reserve midfielder from Anchorage, Alaska, will go into the George Fox record books as the first to score a goal for the Bruins on their new Austin Sports Complex field. Entering the game against Pacific Lutheran on Oct. 31 with 18 minutes left, he took a short pass from Isaac Widdicombe just inside the right corner of the penalty box and hooked it 15 yards into the upper left corner of the net at the 87:29 mark in the second half. Until that moment, the Bruins had been shut out in each of their home games this season, a total of eight games in a row without a ball finding the net. The ecstatic Bruins mobbed their successful teammate as they finally got the “scoring monkey” off their backs.
* NWC Stats: Davis, Bruins Leading NWC in Total Saves, Saves Per Game
George Fox in the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 31): shots (8th, 146), points (8th, 14), goals (8th, 5), assists (8th, 4), goals allowed (8th, 50), goals against avg. (8th, 3.04), saves (1st, 105), shutouts (8th, 2) ...
Elliott Davis: saves per game (1st, 6.07), saves (1st, 85), save pct. (10th, .669) ...
* Coach Tim Tsohantaridis:
Tim Tsohantaridis (Barrington ‘ 77) is 57-66-9 (.466) 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 64-72-10 (.473). He is also a professor of Biblical studies at George Fox. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Tsohantaridis.
