WBKS: GEORGE FOX 74, CORBAN 41 - Bruins Rout Warriors in Opener for 33rd Straight

SALEM, Ore. - Keisha Gordon scored 22 points, 18 in the first half, along with nine rebounds and six steals as the George Fox University Bruins opened the 2009-10 season with their 33rd win in a row, a 74-41 rout of the Corban College Warriors, in a non-conference women's basketball game Tuesday night here at the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.

George Fox went 32-0 last season in capturing the NCAA Division III National Championship.  Corban was playing its third game of the season and dropped to 0-3.

Gordon scored the first two points of the game on a pair of free throws before the Warriors tied it on a jumper by Monique Tribble.  The Bruins then reeled off 15 unanswered points to take a 17-2 lead eight minutes into the contest, Gordon scoring 11 in that run, including a trio of three-pointers.  Katie Steigleman ended the Bruins' streak with a jumper at the 12:08 mark, and later added two free throws with 8:56 left in the half to get the Warriors within 10 at 20-10.  They would get no closer, however, as the Bruins held the home team scoreless the rest of the period while scoring 13 in a row to take a 33-10 advantage into the break.

Tribble hit a basket three minutes into the second half as Corban got back within 17 points at 43-26 before George Fox began pulling away again.  The Bruins took their largest lead of 33 points with four minutes remaining when Breezy Rinehart-Young hit a pair of free throws to make it 66-33.

Gordon hit 7-13 from the field, including 4-6 on threes, and all four of her free throws for her big night.  Lindsay Keener added a career-high 11 points while passing out a game-high four assists.  Samantha Simmons scored her career high of eight points, hitting 4-5 from the field, while 6-5 rookie center Hannah Munger had seven points on 2-2 from the floor and 3-3 from the line.  Arianna Mohsenian equaled Gordon with nine rebounds, enabling the Bruins to control the boards 52-38.  The Bruins shot .426 from the field (26-61) while holding the Warriors to a .228 mark (13-57). 

Steigleman was the only Warrior in double digits with 12 points and had a team-leading three assists.  Jennesa Miller led the Warriors on the glass with five rebounds.

NEXT: George Fox heads for its home opener Friday at 6:00 p.m. vs. Concordia University-Portland, last year's Cascade Collegiate Conference champion that went 29-4 and reached the "Sweet 16" of the NAIA Division II National Tournament.  The Cavaliers are 2-0 on the regular season and also have an exhibition game win over Division I Seattle University.  A pre-game ceremony will take place at 5:45 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym as the Bruins unveil a banner celebrating their 2008-09 national championship.  The women's game will be followed by the Bruin men's season opener at 8:00 p.m. vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges ... Corban visits Pacific Lutheran University Friday at 4:30 p.m.