WBSK: Gordon Gets First BAA, NWC Basketball Honors of New Season

NEWBERG, Ore. - As the leading scorer in all three of the Bruins' season-opening wins, Keisha Gordon of George Fox University has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week and Northwest Conference Women's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week for Nov. 16-22.

Gordon opened her week by scoring 22 points, 18 in the first half, in only 20 minutes of a 74-41 win at Corban on Nov. 17, hitting 7-13 field goals (4-6 threes) and 4-4 free throws, tying for the team high with nine rebounds, and collecting six steals and two assists.  In the home opener on Nov. 20, a 58-46 win over Concordia-Portland, she had 22 points on 8-14 field goals (6-11 threes) with four rebounds, four assists, four steals, and two blocked shots.  Playing only 21 minutes in an 82-64 win over Oregon Tech on Nov. 24, she scored 14 points on 5-8 field goals (2-3 threes) and 2-2 free throws, with a team-high eight rebounds, three steals, an assist and a blocked shot.  For the week, the sophomore guard from Vancouver, Wash., scored 58 points (19.3 ppg) on 20-35 field goals (.571), including 12-20 three-pointers (.600), and 6-6 free throws (1.000), with 21 rebounds (7.0 rpg), 13 steals (4.33 spg), 7 assists (2.33 apg), and 3 blocked shots (1.00 bspg). 

A Second Team All-Conference pick last year, Gordon has picked up where she left off by leading the league currently in free throw pct. (1.000), 3-pt field goals (4.33 fgpg), and steals (4.33), and ranking 2nd in scoring (19.3), 4th in field goal pct. (.571),  5th in 3-pt pct. (.600), 6th in blocked shots (1.00 bspg), 9th in rebounding (7.0), and 14th in assists (4.33).  Last year, she was BAA Athlete of the Week three times, NWC Student-Athlete of the Week twice, and honorable mention for NWC honors once.

The Athlete of the Week Award for both women and men is presented throughout the Bruin sports seasons by the Bruin Athletic Association, whose mission is to provide George Fox student-athletes with an outstanding athletic and academic experience and to strengthen the overall competitiveness of the Bruin athletics program.  For more information about the organization or to become a member, visit the Bruin Athletic Association website.

2009-10 Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athletes of the Week

Nov. 16-22 --- Keisha Gordon (Basketball)

Nov. 9-15 --- No women's events

Nov. 2-8 --- Kirsten Cardwell (Soccer)

Oct. 26-Nov. 1 --- Jenny McKinsey (Soccer)

Oct. 19-25 --- Kaitlyn Maddams (Volleyball)

Oct. 12-18 --- Jill Westendorf (Golf)

Oct. 5-11 --- Eliza Pledger (Volleyball)

Sept. 28-Oct. 4 --- Lyndsay Hovee (Volleyball)

Sept. 21-27 --- Brianna Nap (Golf)

Sept. 14-20 --- Brianna Nap (Golf)

Sept. 7-13 --- Eliza Pledger (Volleyball)

Aug. 29-Sept. 6 --- Jenny McKinsey (Soccer)