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WHAT’S BRUIN: Women’s Basketball News & Notes 12/8
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Overall Record: 6-2 (Home 3-0, Road 2-1, Neutral 0-1)
NWC Record: 2-0, 1st T (Home 0-0, Road 2-0)
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Bruins Off Until Surf ‘n Slam Classic on Dec. 27-30
* Recent Games: Bruins Beat PLU in Final Game before Holidays
* Munger Receives BAA, NWC Awards for 2nd Time in 3 Weeks
* Polls: Bruins Remain 15th in WBCA Poll, 17th in D3hoops.com
* Records: Gordon Ties Mark for Best FG Pct. with One Miss
* NWC Stats: Munger, Gordon Each Lead NWC in Two Categories
* Career Lists: Gordon Closes in on Top 10 in Points, Steals
* Coming Up:
- Mon., Dec. 27, 5 pm - vs. Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham at San Diego, Calif.
- Tue., Dec. 28, 3 pm - vs. St. Mary’s College at San Diego, Calif.
- Thur., Dec. 30, TBA - vs. TBA at San Diego, Calif.
NEWBERG, Ore. – With their first two Northwest Conference games last week safely tucked away in the ‘wins’ column, the nationally-ranked George Fox Bruins will take a three-week respite before returning to action for three games in the Surf ‘n Slam Classic at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif., Monday-Thursday, Dec. 27-30.
The Bruins will meet Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham on Monday and St. Mary’s of Indiana on Tuesday in the Classic, followed by a day off. They will conclude the tournament with a game on Thursday against a team to be determined. There are six teams participating, divided into two pools, and the final pairings will be based on where each team finishes in its respective pool. A look at the Bruins’ opponents will be forthcoming in a future release as the tournament approaches.
* Recent Games: Bruins Beat PLU in Final Game before Holidays
Dec. 4 - George Fox 83, at Pacific Lutheran 45
All-NWC performers Keisha Gordon and Hannah Munger combined for 44 points and hit 17 of 19 shots from the field, leading the Bruins to a wire-to-wire 83-45 win over the Lutes. The Bruins led by 20 at the half and the Lutes got no closer than 17 in the second half. Gordon hit 9-10 field goals, including 4-5 three-pointers, and 5-5 from the line en route to 27 points, the second-most in a game in her career. She also posted the second double-double of her career with a game-high 10 rebounds, along with 7 steals and 5 assists. Munger sank 8-9 shots and a free throw for 17 points, and just missed a double-double with 9 rebounds while blocking 3 shots. The Bruins shot .574 from the field for the game (31-54).
BRUIN BITS:
* Munger Receives BAA, NWC Awards for 2nd Time in 3 Weeks
For the second time in three weeks, sophomore center Hannah Munger of Newberg has earned both the Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week and the Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week for games of Nov. 29-Dec. 5 in leading the Bruins to a 2-0 week.
In a 60-38 win at Willamette on Nov. 30, Munger had career highs in both points and rebounds while posting her third double-double of the season and 14th of her career. She scored 25 points on 11-19 field goals and 3-4 free throws, with 19 rebounds, 11 on the offensive end, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots. She had her double-double with 11 points and 11 boards by halftime. She followed that up with a 17-point, 9-rebound game in an 83-45 win at Pacific Lutheran on Dec. 4, hitting 8-9 field goals and 1-3 free throws, with 3 blocked shots and a steal. For the week, she totaled 42 points (21.0 ppg) on 19-28 field goals (.679) and 4-7 free throws (.571), with 28 rebounds (14.0 rpg), 5 blocked shots (2.5 bspg), 2 assists and a steal.
Munger currently ranks 1st in the NWC in rebounding (11.0) and blocked shots (3.88), 4th in field goal pct. (.554), and 5th in scoring (16.6).
The Athlete of the Week Award for both men and women 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.
* 2010-11 Honors
Hannah Munger
- Bruin Athletic Association Athlete of the Week - Nov. 15-21; Nov. 29-Dec. 5
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week - Nov. 15-21; Nov. 29-Dec. 5
Keisha Gordon
- Bruin Athletic Association Athlete of the Week - Nov. 22-28
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week - HM, Nov. 22-28
* Polls: Bruins Remain 15th in WBCA Poll, 17th in D3hoops.com
In the third in-season poll of the year by the USA Today / ESPN / Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, released on Dec. 6, George Fox (6-2) remained 15th with 85 points after going 2-0 in Northwest Conference road games during the week. In the second regular-season D3hoops.com poll, the Bruins remained 17th with 209 points ... Amherst College, which won last year’s Final Four consolation game and finished 32-1, remained No. 1 in both polls ... Among other NWC teams, Puget Sound was 23rd with 54 points in the D3hoops.com poll, while Whitman and Lewis & Clark were among “others receiving votes”. Whitman had 8 points in the WBCA poll and 1 in D3hoops.com, while L&C had 2 points in D3hoops ...
D3hoops.com Poll: http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/
USA Today / ESPN / WBCA Poll: http://www.wbca.org/news/top-25-polls/usa-today-espn-division-iii-top-25-coaches-poll/
* Records: Gordon Ties Mark for Best FG Pct. with One Miss
In the Bruins’ 83-45 win at Pacific Lutheran on Dec. 4, Keisha Gordon went 9-10 from the field en route to 27 points, tying the George Fox record for best field goal percentage (.900) in a game with a miss. Hannah Munger nearly equaled that in the same game, going 8-9 while scoring 17 points. The record was previously set by All-American Katie (Greller) Lacey, who was 9-10 vs. Menlo on Nov. 27, 1999. The Bruins’ record for best field goal percentage without a miss is shared by Lacey, who was 6-6 at Cascade on Nov. 21, 2000, and Darby Cave, who was 6-6 vs. Lewis & Clark on Jan. 26, 2002.
* Bruins Extend Winning Streaks vs. NWC Foes with PLU Win
With their win over Pacific Lutheran on Dec. 4, the Bruins extended their winning streaks vs. NWC opponents to 37 in a row in regular-season games, and to 40 in a row in all games including conference tournament and post-season action. The Bruins’ last loss to an NWC team in regular-season games only was a 45-35 setback at Lewis & Clark on Feb. 15, 2008. The last George Fox loss to a conference team of any kind was a 62-52 reversal at Puget Sound on Feb. 29, 2008, in the finals of the Northwest Conference Tournament. The Bruins shared NWC championships with Puget Sound in 2007 and 2008, then won outright titles in 2009 and 2010 with perfect 16-0 conference records.
* Bruins Look to Extend String of 17 Winning Seasons in a Row
Last year’s 28-3 overall record extended the Bruins’ string of winning seasons to 17 in a row. The streak began in 1993-94 when Sherri Murrell, now the coach at Portland State, went 16-12 in the first of her three years at George Fox. The last 14 came under Scott Rueck, who is now the coach at Oregon State.
* NWC Stats: Munger, Gordon Each Lead NWC in Two Categories
- Thru NWC stats of Dec. 6, George Fox is 1st in blocked shots (6.38), assists (16.25), 2nd in defense (56.8), field goal pct. (.431), field goal pct. defense (.330), 3-pt field goal pct. defense (.271), 3rd in scoring margin (+10.9), rebounding (44.9), rebound margin (+7.2), assist/TO ratio (0.69), 4th in scoring (67.6), steals (9.63), 5th in rebounding defense (37.6), 3-pt field goals (4.63), 7th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.301), turnover margin (-3.00), 8th in scoring (65.4), 9th in free throw pct. (.608) ...
- Keisha Gordon is 1st in steals (3.38), assist/TO ratio (1.45), 3rd in assists (3.63), 4th in 3-pt field goals (2.00), 5th in rebounding (8.1), 7th in scoring (15.1), 14th in field goal pct. (.448), free throw pct. (.679), 3-pt field goal pct. (.320) …
- Hannah Munger is 1st in rebounding (11.0), blocked shots (3.88), 4th in field goal pct. (.554), 5th in scoring (16.6) …
- Arianna Mohsenian is 6th in 3-pt field goals (1.75), 10th in assists (2.38), 14th in steals (1.38), 15th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.318), 30th in scoring (7.5, T) …
- Megan Arnoldy is 7th in field goal pct. (.529), 9th in free throw pct. (.773), 25th in scoring (8.9)...
- Hayley Cusick is 5th in assists (3.14), blocked shots (0.86), 7th in assist/TO ratio (0.92), steals (1.86), 26th in scoring (8.9) ...
- Breezy Rinehart-Young is 3rd in blocked shots (1.17) ...
- Carly Towne is 14th in assists (2.25) ...
* Double-Doubles
- Hannah Munger: season 3, career 14 - 20 pts, 13 reb vs. Corban, 11/16; 11 pts, 14 reb vs. Chapman, 11/21; 25 pts, 19 reb at Willamette, 11/30
- Megan Arnoldy: season 1, career 1 - 17 pts, 12 reb vs. Southern Oregon, 11/19
- Keisha Gordon: season 1, career 2 - 27 pts, 10 reb at Pacific Lutheran, 12/4
* Career Lists: Gordon Closes in on Top 10 in Points, Steals
- Keisha Gordon: Gordon went 5-5 from the free throw line at PLU, putting her career free throw pct. at .800 (196-245), which is 3rd behind Kim Leith (.8108, 210-259, 2002-06) and Christy Brock (.8105, 77-95, 1997-98) ... With 7 steals at PLU, she has 160 career steals, and needs 13 to tie Heather Gurney (173, 1987-91) for 10th on the all-time list ... With 27 points at PLU, she has 946 career points, and needs 54 to become the 12th player in Bruin history to reach 1,000 career points and 55 to tie Tracy Nelson (1,001, 1988-92) for 11th on the all-time list …
- Hanna Munger: With 3 blocked shots at PLU, Munger has 138 career blocked shots, 5th on the all-time list at George Fox. She needs 37 to tie Kristen Shielee (175, 2005-09) for 4th on the all-time list ... After going 8-9 from the field at PLU, she has a career field goal pct. of .553 (224-405), 2nd to Kristen Shielee (.599, 223-372, 2005-2009) ...
- Breezy Rinehart-Young: Rinehart-Young had 2 blocked shots at PLU, giving her 56 in her career. She needs 16 more to tie Melody Groeneveld-McMaster (72, 1981-85) for 10th on the all-time list ...
* Head Coach Michael Meek
Head coach Michael Meek (Eastern Oregon State ‘99) is 6-2 (.750) to date in his first season at George Fox after replacing Scott Rueck, who took the women’s basketball head coaching job at his alma mater, Oregon State. Meek composed a record of 264-79 (.769) in 13 years of high school coaching in Oregon, three at La Grande (1997-2000) and 10 at Beaverton Southridge (2000-10). He led Southridge to five large-school state championships in his last six years, received 12 league or state Coach of the Year awards during his career, and was the 2006 MaxPrep National Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year.
