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Feb 4, 2009
WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes
Overall Record: 19-0 (Home
9-0, Road 7-0, Neutral 3-0)
Northwest Conference: 10-0, 1st (Home 5-0, Road 5-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Three Big NWC Games in Five Days
* Recent Games: Bruins Sweep Whits to Stay Unbeaten
* Coach Rueck Closing In on 250 Career Victories
* Indendi Named BAA Award Winner, HM for NWC Honors
* Polls: Bruins Up to 5th and 6th in National Polls
* Shielee Approaches Single-Season Record for Blocks
* NCAA Stats: Bruins One of 5 Unbeatens at All Levels
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in 11 Categories
* GFU Career Lists: Shielee Adds 8 More Blocks to Total
* COMING UP: Three Big NWC Games in Five Days
Fri., Feb. 6, 6:00 pm - vs. Lewis & Clark College, in
Newberg, Ore.
Sat, Feb. 7, 6:00 pm - at University of Puget Sound, in Tacoma, Wash.
Tue., Feb. 10, 6:00 pm - at Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Ore.
A rugged stretch of three games in five days, two of them on the
road, awaits the Bruins as they try to move closer to another
Northwest Conference championship. After hosting
Lewis & Clark Friday, the league-leading Bruins visit
second-place Puget Sound Saturday and red-hot Pacific
Tuesday. All three games are doubleheaders, with
NWC men’s games to follow each night at 8:00
p.m. On Friday, George Fox will participate in
the “Pink Zone” program sponsored by the Women’s
Basketball Coaches Association for the promotion of breast cancer
awareness and research, and also celebrate National Girls and Women
in Sports Day by honoring all Bruin senior women
student-athletes.
Campus station KFOX Radio will webcast all three games, with live
video streaming and LiveStats available on the internet for
Friday’s home game. Links to George Fox
multimedia coverage when provided:
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
Lewis & Clark (9-10, NWC 3-7, 7th): The Lewis
& Clark Pioneers from Portland, Ore., were picked to finish 3rd
in the Northwest Conference pre-season coaches’ poll, the
Bruins 5th … The Pios have lost their last two games,
including a 56-41 setback to Pacific Lutheran Saturday …
Series record: George Fox leads 50-10 since 1981 (25-3 home, 23-7
road, 2-0 neutral) … The Bruins have won the last two
meetings, including a 59-39 win in Portland on Jan. 9 in their
first meeting this season … The Pios’ last win was
45-35 in Portland on Feb. 15, 2008, snapping a 27-game losing
streak to the Bruins … L&C averages 55.6 ppg (8th in the
NWC) and allows 58.3 ppg (4th) … The Pios lead the NWC in
rebounding (41.3) and are 2nd in rebound margin (+3.4) … The
Pios have one double-figure scorer: PG Kimberly Kittell (10.3,
16th) … F Margaret Dowling is the top rebounder (10.0, 2nd)
… Kittell is the assists leader (4.37, 1st) … Coach
Juli Fulks is 56-63 to date in her 5th season at Lewis & Clark
… Next game: Feb. 7 at Pacific, 6:00 p.m.
Puget Sound (14-6, NWC 8-3, 3rd): The Puget Sound
Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., co-champions of the NWC with George Fox
the last two years, were picked to finish 4th in the Northwest
Conference pre-season coaches’ poll, the Bruins 5th …
The Loggers have won their last six in a row, including a 79-57 win
over Pacific Lutheran Tuesday … Series record: George Fox
leads 16-15 since 1982 (11-4 home, 5-11 road) … The Bruins
have won the last two meetings, including a 52-47 win in Newberg on
Jan. 13 in their first meeting this season … The
Loggers’ last win was 62-52 in Tacoma on Feb. 29 in the
finals of the NWC Tournament … Puget Sound averages 57.8 ppg
(6th in the NWC) and allows 53.0 ppg (2nd, 25th nationally)
… The Loggers lead the NWC in 3-pt field goal pct. defense
(.277) … The Loggers have two double-figure scorers: P Karen
Chase (12.4, 5th), G Claire Ely (11.8, 9th) … Chase is the
top rebounder (8.2, 4th) … Ely is the assists leader (3.25,
6th) … In the latest NCAA stats, Puget Sound was 43rd in
turnovers per game (16.6) … Coach Suzy Barcomb is 209-79 to
date in her 11th season at Puget Sound … Next game: Feb. 13
vs. Whitworth, 6:00 p.m.
Pacific (7-11, NWC 6-4, 3rd): The Pacific Boxers
from Forest Grove, Ore., were picked to finish 8th in the Northwest
Conference pre-season coaches’ poll, the Bruins 5th …
The Boxers have won their last four in a row, including a 62-49 win
over Whitworth Saturday … Series record: George Fox leads
34-23 since 1982 (19-10 home, 15-13 road) … The Bruins have
won the last 11 meetings and 24 of the last 25, including an 80-55
win on Jan. 13 in Newberg in their first meeting this season
… The Boxers’ last win in the series was 59-54 in
Forest Grove on Feb. 8, 2003 … Pacific averages 63.0 ppg
(3rd in the NWC) and allows 64.3 ppg (7th) … The Boxers have
two double-figure scorers: G Rochelle Reeves (12.5, 4th), and F
Julianne Erbe (11.6, 10th), who was NWC Student-Athlete of the Week
for Jan. 26-Feb. 1 … Erbe is the top rebounder (7.4, 7th)
… G Mallory Goldammer is the assists leader (2.44, 18th)
… Coach Sharon Rissmiller is 11-31 to date in her 2nd season
at Pacific … The Boxers visit Pacific Lutheran Friday and
host Lewis & Clark Saturday before meeting the Bruins .. Next
game: Feb. 13 at Willamette, 6:00 p.m.
RECENT GAMES (2-0): Bruins Sweep Whits to Stay
Unbeaten
Jan. 30 - at George Fox 77, Whitworth 46
Jan. 31 - at George Fox 67, Whitman 36
Posting a pair of 31-point victories, the Bruins improved to 19-0
by completing a season sweep of the two teams that were picked to
finish 2nd (Whitworth) and 1st (Whitman) in the pre-season
Northwest Conference poll. Kristen Shielee’s fifth
double-double of the season (16 points, 11 rebounds) and a 44-28
advantage on the boards propelled the Bruins past the Pirates on
Friday. Elise Kuenzi added 15 points and Keisha
Gordon 13. Against the Missionaries on Saturday,
the Bruins shot .650 from the field in the first half, building a
26-point lead, and Sage Indendi scored 14 of her career-high 24
points in the opening half. Shielee added 16
points and 9 rebounds.
COACH SCOTT RUECK:
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91), the 2007-08
Northwest Conference and NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the
Year, is 247-85 (.744) to date, just three victories away for the
250-win milestone, in his 13th season as a college head coach, all
at George Fox. He also received NWC Coach of the
Year honors in 1999-2000, 2000-01 (Co-Coach), 2004-05, and 2006-07.
He has guided the Bruins to five NWC titles,
five NCAA Tournament appearances and a 7-5 playoff record in the
last nine years. Click here for the complete bio on Coach
Rueck.
Rueck vs. upcoming opponents:
Lewis & Clark - 25-1 (13-0 home, 12-1 road)
Puget Sound - 16-14 (11-4 home, 5-10 road)
Pacific - 24-1 (13-0 home, 11-1 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Indendi Named BAA Award Winner, HM for NWC
Honors
Freshman guard Sage Indendi has been named the
Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week and
also received honorable mention for the Northwest Conference
Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week for Jan.
26-Feb. 1. In a 77-46 win over Whitworth on Jan.
30, she scored 16 points on 7-10 field goals and 2-2 free throws,
with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. In a
67-36 win over Whitman on Jan. 31, she scored a career-high 24
points on 7-11 field goals (2-4 on threes) and 8-8 free throws,
with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. For
the week, she totaled 40 points (20.0 ppg) on 14-21 field goals
(.667), including 2-4 on threes (.500), and 10-10 free throws
(1.000), with 7 rebounds (3.5 rpg), 5 assists (2.5 apg), and 4
steals (2.0 spg). It is her second time to win
the BAA award and be nominated for NWC honors.
Indendi ranks 3rd in the NWC in steals (2.26), 8th in assists
(2.79), free throw pct. (.763), 11th in scoring (11.5), 15th in
3-pt field goals (1.00, T), 3-pt pct. (.264).
* 2008-09 Honors:
Elise Kuenzi ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Nov.
17-23; Dec. 29-Jan. 4)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (HM, Nov.
17-23)
Keisha Gordon ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Nov.
24-30; Jan. 5-11)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 24-30;
HM, Jan. 5-11)
Sage Indendi ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Dec.
8-14; Jan. 26-Feb. 1)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (HM, Dec. 8-14;
HM, Jan. 26-Feb. 1)
Kristen Shielee
---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Dec.
15-21; Jan. 12-18; Jan. 19-25)
- Northwest Conference
Student-Athlete of the Week (Dec. 15-Jan. 4; HM, Jan. 12-18; HM,
Jan. 19-25)
* Polls: Bruins Up to 5th and 6th in National
Polls
After a 2-0 week, the George Fox Bruins (19-0) rose from 7th to
5th with 209 points in the USA Today / ESPN NCAA Division III
Women’s Basketball Coaches Association poll of Feb. 3, and
from 7th to 6th with 515 points in the D3hoops.com poll of Feb.
2. No other Northwest Conference teams are
listed in the voting. Illinois Wesleyan (18-0),
the only other undefeated team in D-III, sits atop both polls for
the third week in a row. George Fox has been
ranked in the top 25 at some point eight of the past 10 years
(‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ’05, ’06, ’07,
’08, ‘09), finishing last season 15th in the WBCA poll
and 16th in the D3hoops poll after a 25-5 season and a trip to the
“Sweet 16”. The Bruins’
highest ranking ever was No. 1, a spot they held for two weeks in
February of 2001.
* Bruins Guaranteed 16th Straight Winning Season
With their 19-0 record, the Bruins have already guaranteed
themselves a 16th straight winning season, three under Sherri
Murrell (1992-96) and the last 13 under Scott
Rueck. George Fox has posted a record of 298-116
(.720) during that time, with five NWC championships or
co-championships and five NCAA post-season appearances.
* Bruins Extend Marks for Best Start, Longest Winning
Streak
With their wins over Whitworth and Whitman this past weekend, the
19-0 Bruins continued to extend two new records they set this
season for the most wins at the start of a season and the most wins
at any point in a season. By defeating Lewis
& Clark 59-39 on Jan. 9 in Portland, the Bruins set a new mark
for best start to a season with their 12th straight
win. The 2001-02 and 2005-06 teams had opened
the seasons with 11-0 runs before faltering in their 12th
games. The next night, their 52-47 win over
Puget Sound gave them 13 consecutive wins, topping the previous
best streak at any point in a season of 12 in a row from Dec.
18-Feb. 1 in 2007-08. The Bruins have
accomplished all this with only one senior, four upperclassmen in
all, and nine freshmen who have played on the roster.
* Shielee Approaches Single-Season Record for
Blocks
With 76 blocks thus far in 2008-09, Kristen
Shielee is closing in on a new Bruin single-season record
for blocked shots. Her total is already the
fourth-most ever, the only ones ahead of her being Melissa
Marek-Farris (78 in 2007-08), Tammy Lewis (85 in 1988-89), and
Lewis again (86 in 1986-87). Shielee’s
per-game average is 4.00, which would surpass Lewis’s season
record of 3.44 blocks per game in 1986-87 (86 blocks in 25 games).
* Six Records Set or Tied in 2008-09:
The Bruins have set or tied six records thus far in 2008-09:
- Most Blocked Shots, Game, Team - 13 at Dallas
in U of Dallas Tip-Off Tournament, 11/22 (previous record was 12
vs. Lewis & Clark, 1/19/1985, and vs. Eastern Oregon,
2/18/1989)
- Most Free Throws Made, Game, Team - 33 (45 fta) vs. Chapman, 12/13 (previous record was 32 vs. Central Washington, 11/19/1993)
- Most Blocked Shots, Game, Player - 10 by Kristen Shielee vs. Bridgewater in Las Vegas Hoopla, 11/20 (tied record set by Shawna Chandler vs. Western Oregon, 1/11/1983)
- Best Free Throw Pct., Game, Player - 1.000 (13-13) by Elise Kuenzi at Whitman, 1/3 (previous record was 11-11 by Nancy Rissmiller vs. Hamline, 11/22/1997)
- Most Wins at Start of Season, Team - 19, Nov. 21-Jan. 31, 2008-09 (previous record was 11 by 2001-02 and 2005-06 teams)
- Longest Winning Streak, Team - 19, Nov. 21-Jan. 31, 2008-09 (previous record was 12, Dec. 18-Feb. 1, 2007-08)
* NCAA Stats: Bruins One of 5 Unbeatens at All
Levels
In the latest NCAA Division III national statistics release (thru
Feb. 1), George Fox as a team ranked 1st in
won-lost pct. (1.000, tied with one other unbeaten team), 5th in
defense (49.1 ppg), 8th in fouls (12.8 pg), 10th in blocked shots
(5.4 pg), 14th in scoring margin (+18.7), 17th in turnovers (15.6
pg), 41st in field goal pct. defense (.341), rebound margin (+6.7),
45th in 3-pt field goals (6.3), 46th in assist/turnover ratio
(0.89) … The other undefeated team in D-III is No. 1-ranked
Illinois Wesleyan … There are 3 other unbeaten women’s
teams left: Connecticut in D-I, and Morningside (Iowa) and Shawnee
State (Ohio) at the NAIA Division II level …
Kristen Shielee was 5th in
blocked shots (4.0 pg) … Keisha Gordon was
34th in free throw pct. (.865) … B.B.
Gardner was 43rd in assist/turnover ration (1.73) …
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in 11 Categories
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats
(thru Feb. 3):
Scoring Offense – 1st (67.8)
Scoring Defense – 1st (49.1)
Scoring Margin – 1st (+18.7)
Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.412)
Field Goal Pct. Defense – 1st (.341)
3-Pt Field Goals – 2nd (6.32)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. – 1st (.333)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense – 3rd (.290)
Free Throw Pct. – 6th (.663)
Rebounding Offense – 3rd (39.8)
Rebounding Defense – 1st (33.2)
Rebounding Margin – 1st (+6.7)
Assists – 3rd (13.79)
Blocked Shots - 1st (5.42)
Steals – 1st (10.84)
Turnover Margin – 1st (+4.37)
Assist/Turnover Ratio – 3rd (0.89)
- Kristen Shielee
is 1st in blocked shots (4.00), field goal pct. (.603), 2nd in
rebounding (10.0, T), 12th in scoring (11.2) …
- Elise Kuenzi is 6th in free throw pct. (.800),
13th in steals (1.42), 14th in scoring (10.5), 20th in rebounding
(5.2) ...
- B.B. Gardner is
1st in assist/turnover ratio (1.73), 5th in assists (3.37)
…
- Keisha Gordon is 2nd in free throw pct. (.865),
3rd in 3-pt field goals (1.67), 5th in steals (2.17), 3-pt field
goal pct. (.349), 6th in scoring (12.3), 11th in field goal pct.
(.397) …
- Sage Indendi is 3rd in steals (2.26), 8th in assists (2.79), free throw pct. (.763), 11th in scoring (11.5), 15th in 3-pt field goals (1.00, T), 3-pt pct. (.264) ...
- Arianna Mohsenian is 5th in 3-pt field goals (1.53), 6th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.345) …
- Breezy Rinehart-Young is 8th in blocked shots (0.79, T) ...
* Double-Doubles:
- Elise Kuenzi: career 1, season 1 - 18 pts/11
reb at Dallas, 11/22
- Kristen Shielee: career 5, season 5 - 11 pts/15 reb vs. Virginia Wesleyan at Las Vegas, Nev., 12/19; 12 pts/21 reb/10 blocks vs. Bridgewater at Las Vegas, Nev., 12/20; 16 pts/19 reb at Whitman, 1/3; 12 pts/13 reb at Pacific Lutheran, 1/24; 16 pts/11 reb vs. Whitworth, 1/30
* Triple-Doubles:
- Kristen Shielee: career 1, season 1 - 12 pts/21
reb/10 blocks vs. Bridgewater at Las Vegas, Nev., 12/20 (2nd one in
Bruin history)
* GFU Career Lists: Shielee Adds 8 More Blocks to
Total
- Kristen Shielee: With 8
blocked shots in the Bruins’ last two games, Shielee has 129
in her career, 4th on the all-time list. Ahead
is Melissa Marek-Farris (182, 2004-08) …
