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WHAT’S BRUIN: Two Bruins HM for NWC Weekly Honors; Pacific Next on Saturday
* HIGHLIGHT: Sorokovsky, Davis Receive HM for NWC Weekly Honors
* COMING UP: Bruins Go for 2 in a Row with Pacific at Home Saturday
* NWC STATS: Bruins Conference Leaders in Goalkeeper Saves
NEWBERG, Ore. – With their efforts in George Fox’s 1-0 win at Willamette that gave new coach Luis Del Rio his first college win, midfielder Myles Sorokovsky and goalkeeper Elliott Davis received honorable mention for the Northwest Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Student-Athletes of the Week respectively for Sept. 24-30.
Sorokovsky, a sophomore from Wilsonville, Ore., notched the game-winning goal at the 82:24 mark in the second half when Gabe Louthan played a ball through to him near the penalty box. He then beat a defender to the top of the box and scored on a shot from 15 yards out to the right corner of the net for his second goal of the season. He had three shots in the game against the Bearcats, and also got two scoring chances in the Bruins’ 2-0 loss at Linfield the day before.
Davis, a senior from Canby, Ore., made nine saves in almost 86 minutes of work in earning the win against Willamette, his only appearance of the week. Shortly after the go-ahead goal was scored late in the game, he had to leave briefly for a minor injury, but sat out only four minutes before returning to complete the win. He faced 17 shots in all.
* 2012 MEN’S SOCCER HONORS *
Elliott Davis
- Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Aug. 27-Sept. 2 (HM); Sept. 24-30 (HM)
Luke Hammer
- Northwest Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 17-23 (HM)
Myles Sorokovsky
- Northwest Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 24-30 (HM)
* COMING UP: Bruins Go for 2 in a Row with Pacific at Home Saturday
Oct. 6, 2:30 pm - vs. Pacific University (3-8, NWC 1-5), Newberg, Ore.
After giving new head coach Luis Del Rio his first victory as a college coach with a 1-0 win at Willamette on Sept. 30, the George Fox Bruins hope to make it two in a row as they host the Pacific Boxers Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2:30 p.m. at the Austin Sports Complex. It is the lone game of the week for the Bruins and the only game at Austin on Saturday, as the Bruin women are on the road at Pacific Lutheran that day.
Tickets at the Austin Sports Complex: Adults - $7.00; George Fox alumni - $5.00; non-GFU students and seniors 60 and up - $3.00; “Classic Bruins” (alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago) - $2.00; children 6 and under and GFU community with school ID - Free.
Multimedia: George Fox will provide The Automated Scorebook/StatCrew live statistics for Saturday’s home game vs. Pacific via the following link:
Live Stats: http://athletics.georgefox.edu/livestats/index
George Fox (1-9-1, NWC 1-5, 7th T): The Bruins, who were picked 8th in the NWC pre-season poll, snapped a nine-game losing streak with their road win at Willamette this past Sunday. Myles Sorokovsky scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute with an assist from Gabe Louthan, and Elliott Davis (86 minutes) and Luis Angel Del Rio (4 minutes) combined for the shutout, Davis making 9 saves ... The win was the first in conference play for the Bruins since Oct. 25, 2009, when they defeated Whitman 2-1 at home.
Pacific (3-8, NWC 1-5, 7th T): The Boxers from Forest Grove, Ore., were picked 6th in the NWC pre-season poll ... Pacific has dropped its last three in a row, the latest a 4-1 loss at Linfield on Sept. 30 ... The Boxers rank 2nd in the NWC in saves (57), 3rd in in shots (163), shots per game (14.8), goals (16), and assists (14), and 7th in fewest goals allowed (21) and goals against avg. (1.91) ... GK Michael Summers leads the NWC in saves (52) ... F Nick Rudella is 4th in goals (4, T), 6th in points (9), 8th in shots (23, T) ... F Quinton Love is 7th in goals (3, T) ... M Jorge Mandujano is 4th in assists (3, T) ... Coach Jim Brazeau is in his 13th season at Pacific ... Next: Oct. 12 vs. Linfield, 7 p.m.
* NWC STATS: Bruins Conference Leaders in Goalkeeper Saves
In the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 3), George Fox is 1st in saves (62), 5th in shots (127), 6th in shots per game (11.25), 8th in goals (5), assists (3), corner kicks (36), fewest goals allowed (28), goals allowed avg. (2.50), ...
GK Elliott Davis is 2nd in saves (46), 9th in goals allowed avg. (2.48), save pct. (.657) ...
M Myles Sorokovsky is 6th in shots (24, T), game-winning shots (1, T), 8th in shots on goal (8, T), 16th in goals (2, T) ...
F Luke Hammer is 8th in shots on goal (8, T), 10th in shots (20, T) ...
M Joseph Byrnes is 6th in shot pct. (.333, T) ...
* COACH LUIS DEL RIO:
Head coach Luis Del Rio (Conalep Tech-Mexico ‘84) has a career record to date of 1-9-1 (.136) in his 1st season at George Fox. He picked up his first collegiate win when the Bruins defeated Willamette 1-0 on Sept. 30 in Salem, Ore. Prior to coming to George Fox, he coached Woodburn (Ore.) High School to a 51-4 record in three years, winning state championships in 2010 and 2011 and being named Oregon 5A Coach of the Year in 2010. Click here for the complete profile on Coach Del Rio.
