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Feb 12, 2009
WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes
Overall Record: 22-0 (Home
10-0, Road 9-0, Neutral 3-0)
Northwest Conference: 13-0, 1st (Home 6-0, Road 7-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Final Road Game of Season at Linfield
* Recent Games: Bruins Clinch NWC Title with 3-0 Week
* Coach Rueck Notches 250th Career Victory at Pacific
* Gordon Earns BAA, NWC Honors for Week of Feb. 2-8
* Polls: Bruins 4th Nationally, 1st in West Region Rankings
* Shielee Breaks Single-Season Record for Blocks with 88
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Move into No. 2 Spot in Defense
* NWC Stats: Shielee Tops League in Blocks and FG Pct.
* GFU Career Lists: Shielee Adds 12 More Blocks to Total
* COMING UP: Final Road Game of Season at
Linfield
Sat, Feb. 14, 6:00 pm - at Linfield College, in
McMinnville, Ore.
With the 2008-09 Northwest Conference title already tucked away,
the Bruins turn their attention this weekend to their final home
game of the season on Saturday at Yamhill County archrival
Linfield. The Bruins will close the regular
season the following weekend at home vs. Willamette and Pacific
Lutheran, with Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on Feb. 20
and Homecoming on Feb. 21. The Linfield match is
a doubleheader, with the NWC men’s game to follow at 8:00
p.m. Campus station KFOX Radio will webcast the
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
Linfield (3-18, NWC 2-10, 9th): The Linfield
Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked 7th in the Northwest
Conference pre-season coaches’ poll, the Bruins 5th …
The Wildcats have lost their last seven games, including a 62-58
setback at Whitworth in their last game on Saturday … Series
record: George Fox leads 39-22 since 1981 (25-4 home, 14-16 road,
0-2 neutral) … The Bruins have won the last three meetings,
including a 75-49 decision in their first game this year on Jan. 17
in Newberg … The Wildcats’ last win in the series was
51-50 in McMinnville on Jan. 23, 2007 … Linfield averages
55.3 ppg (9th in the NWC) and allows 67.3 ppg (8th) … The
Wildcats’ top scorers are Nadra Evans (8.2, 25th) and Amanda
Juarez (8.1, 27th) … Chrissy Baumgartner is the top
rebounder (5.3, 17th) … Evans is the assists leader (2.76,
10th) … Coach Robyn Stewart is 138-158 to date in her 12th
season at Linfield … The Wildcats visit Lewis & Clark
Friday before meeting the Bruins … Next game: Feb. 20 vs.
Pacific Lutheran, 6:00 p.m.
RECENT GAMES (3-0): Bruins Clinch NWC Title with 3-0
Week
Feb. 6 - at George Fox 78, Lewis & Clark 56
Feb. 7 - George Fox 49, at Puget Sound 38
Feb. 10 - George Fox 73, at Pacific 52
Sweeping all three of their games during the past week, the Bruins
(22-0, NWC 13-0) sewed up their third straight Northwest Conference
championship and fourth in the past five years.
Sage Indendi led the way with 15 points and Kristen Shielee posted
a double-double with 13 point and 10 rebounds in the home victory
over Lewis & Clark, the Bruins’ 30th win in the last 31
meetings with the Pioneers. Keisha Gordon
sparkled with 23 points on 9-12 shooting and Shielee added 14
points with 4 blocked shots as the Bruins won at Puget Sound,
holding the 2nd-place Loggers to a .230 shooting
percentage. Indendi tossed in 22 points and
Shielee notched her 7th double-double with 13 points and 10
rebounds while setting a new Bruin single-season record for blocked
shots (88) with 6 at Pacific. It was coach Scott
Rueck’s 250th career win.
COACH SCOTT RUECK: Notches 250th Career Victory at
Pacific
Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91), the 2007-08
Northwest Conference and NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the
Year, is 250-85 (.746) to date in his 13th season as a college head
coach, all at George Fox. He picked up his 250th
win on Feb. 10 when the Bruins defeated Pacific 73-52 in Forest
Grove, Ore. 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 six NWC titles
(including this season), 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:
Linfield - 21-6 (13-2 home, 8-4 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Gordon Earns BAA, NWC Honors for Week of Feb.
2-8
Freshman guard Keisha Gordon was named the Bruin
Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week and the
Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of
the Week for Feb. 2-8, the third time this season she has received
BAA honors and the second time for the NWC
award. In a 78-56 win over Lewis & Clark on
Feb. 6, she scored 11 points on 4-9 field goals (1-4 on threes) and
2-2 free throws, with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a
steal. In a 49-38 win at Puget Sound that
clinched at least a tie for the NWC title for the Bruins, she
scored 23 points on 9-12 field goals (2-4 on threes) and 3-3 free
throws, with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2
steals. For the week, she totaled 34 points
(17.0 ppg) on 13-21 field goals (.619), including 2-4 on threes
(.500), and 5-5 free throws (1.000), with 10 rebounds (5.0 rpg), 6
assists (3.0 apg), and 3 steals (1.5 spg).
Gordon ranks 2nd in the NWC in free throw pct. (.877, 19th
nationally), 5th in 3-pt field goals (1.57), 6th in scoring (12.3),
in steals (2.10), 3-pt field goal pct. (.337), 9th in field goal
pct. (.413).
* 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; Feb. 2-8)
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 24-30;
HM, Jan. 5-11; Feb. 2-8)
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 4th Nationally, 1st in West Region
Rankings
After another 2-0 weekend, the George Fox Bruins (21-0) rose from
5th to 4th with 224 points in the USA Today / ESPN NCAA Division
III Women’s Basketball Coaches Association poll of Feb. 10,
and from 6th to 4th with 549 points in the D3hoops.com poll of Feb.
9. No other Northwest Conference teams are
listed in the voting. Illinois Wesleyan (20-0),
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.
The first regional rankings also came out this week from the NCAA
Division III Selection Committee, and George Fox sits atop the West
Region at 21-0 overall, 16-0 in the region. The
rest of the West includes St. Benedict (18-3, 18-3),
Concordia-Moorhead (15-6, 14-4), Simpson IA (19-3, 15-3), La Verne
(16-4, 14-3), and Chapman (16-7, 13-6). The
Bruins have already met Chapman this season and knocked off the
Panthers 82-52 in Newberg on Dec. 13.
* Bruins Have Posted 16 Straight Winning Seasons
With their 22-0 record, the Bruins have 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 301-116 (.722) during that time, with six
NWC championships or co-championships (including this season) and
five NCAA post-season appearances.
* Bruins Extend Marks for Best Start, Longest Winning
Streak
With three more wins this past week over Lewis & Clark, Puget
Sound, and Pacific, the 22-0 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 Breaks Single-Season Record for Blocks with
88
With six blocked shots in the Bruins’ 73-52 win at Pacific
on Feb. 10, Kristen Shielee pushed her season
total to 88, established a new George Fox single-season
record. She surpassed the previous record of 86
set by Tammy Lewis 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).
* Seven Records Set or Tied in 2008-09:
The Bruins have set or tied seven 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 Blocked Shots, Season, Player - 88 by Kristen Shielee (previous record was 86 by Tammy Lewis, 1986-87)
- Most Wins at Start of Season, Team - 22, Nov. 21-Feb. 10, 2008-09 (previous record was 11 by 2001-02 and 2005-06 teams)
- Longest Winning Streak, Team - 22, Nov. 21-Feb. 10, 2008-09 (previous record was 12, Dec. 18-Feb. 1, 2007-08)
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Move into No. 2 Spot in
Defense
In the latest NCAA Division III national statistics release (thru
Feb. 8), George Fox as a team ranked 1st in
won-lost pct. (1.000, tied with unbeaten Illinois Wesleyan), 2nd in
defense (48.7 ppg, behind Amherst’s 48.5), 10th in fouls
(13.0 pg), 16th in blocked shots (5.3 pg), 12th in scoring margin
(+18.5), 20th in turnovers (15.6 pg), 27th in field goal pct.
defense (.332), 48th in rebound margin (+6.5) … There are 3
other unbeaten women’s teams left at other levels:
Connecticut in D-I, and Morningside (Iowa) and Shawnee State (Ohio)
in the NAIA Division II … Kristen
Shielee was 5th in blocked shots (3.9 pg). 8th in field
goal pct. (596) … Keisha Gordon was 19th in
free throw pct. (.877) … B.B. Gardner was
45th in assist/turnover ration (1.72) …
* NWC Stats: Shielee Tops League in Blocks and FG
Pct.
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats
(thru Feb. 10):
Scoring Offense – 2nd (67.7)
Scoring Defense – 1st (49.0)
Scoring Margin – 1st (+18.6)
Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.422)
Field Goal Pct. Defense – 1st (.332)
3-Pt Field Goals – 2nd (6.14)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. – 1st (.333)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense – 3rd (.286)
Free Throw Pct. – 6th (.664)
Rebounding Offense – 3rd (39.8)
Rebounding Defense – 1st (33.2)
Rebounding Margin – 1st (+6.6)
Assists – 3rd (13.55)
Blocked Shots - 1st (5.36)
Steals – 1st (10.45)
Turnover Margin – 1st (+3.86)
Assist/Turnover Ratio – 3rd (0.87)
- Kristen Shielee
is 1st in blocked shots (4.00), field goal pct. (.602), 3rd in
rebounding (9.8), 11th in scoring (11.5) …
- Elise Kuenzi is 6th in free throw pct. (.778),
15th in steals (1.32), 16th in scoring (10.2), 20th in rebounding
(5.1) ...
- B.B. Gardner is
1st in assist/turnover ratio (1.79), 6th in assists (3.18)
…
- Keisha Gordon is 2nd in free throw pct. (.877),
5th in 3-pt field goals (1.57), 6th in scoring (12.3), in steals
(2.10), 3-pt field goal pct. (.337), 9th in field goal pct. (.413)
…
- Sage Indendi is 3rd in steals (2.18), 7th in free throw pct. (.765), 9th in scoring (11.9), 10th in 3-pt field goals (1.09, T), 11th in assists (2.73), 15th in 3-pt pct. (.289) ...
- Arianna Mohsenian is 5th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.340), 6th in 3-pt field goals (1.50) …
- Breezy Rinehart-Young is 8th in blocked shots (0.82) ...
* Double-Doubles:
- Elise Kuenzi: career 1, season 1 - 18 pts/11
reb at Dallas, 11/22
- Kristen Shielee: career 7, season 7 - 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; 13 pts/10 reb vs. Lewis & Clark, 2/6; 13 pts/10 reb at Pacific, 2/10
* 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 12
blocked shots in the Bruins’ last three games, Shielee has
141 in her career, 4th on the all-time list.
Ahead is Melissa Marek-Farris (182, 2004-08) …
