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WHAT’S BRUIN: Women’s Soccer News & Notes 11/3
Links: Quick Facts / Roster / Schedule & Results / Statistics / Press Releases
Multimedia: Live Stats / Video / KFOX Radio
Overall Record: 5-10-3 (Home 3-6-2, Road 2-4-1)
NWC Record: 4-9-1, 6th (Home 2-5, Road 2-4-1)
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Final Weekend vs. Linfield at Home, on Road at PLU
* Recent Games: Bruins Fall at NWC-Leading UPS but Edge Pios at Home
* Gaither Receives Honorable Mention for NWC Offensive Honors
* NWC Stats: Gaither Joins League Leaders in Points and Assists
* Career Lists: Final Games for Cardwell, Akiu, Doyle to Move Up
Coming Up :
Fri., Nov. 5, 12:00 pm - vs. Linfield College, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Sat., Nov. 6, 12:00 pm - at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, Wash. (NWC)
The 2010 season comes to a close for the Bruins as they host Linfield on Friday before visiting Pacific Lutheran on Saturday. Both games kick off at 12:00 noon. Linfield is still mathematically in the race for the Northwest Conference crown, but needs Pacific to defeat first-place Puget Sound Saturday or UPS sews up the title. The Bruins will recognize three graduating seniors playing their final home game Friday in pre-game ceremonies - Nicole Akiu, Kirsten Cardwell, and Melissa Leighty.
Multimedia: George Fox will provide live stats of Friday’s match with Linfield; see the link above. Pacific Lutheran will provide a live audio feed of Saturday’s game via Stretch Internet at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/plu.portal#.
Tickets: Ticket prices for George Fox soccer matches at the Austin Sports Complex, which is located at the corner of Villa Rd. and Crestview Dr. a mile north of the main campus, are $6 for adults and $3 for non-GFU students and seniors 55 and over. Children 6 and under who are not in school are free. George Fox faculty, staff, and students are admitted free with valid GFU ID; the ID covers immediate family members for George Fox employees.
This Week’s Opponents:
Linfield (13-5, NWC 11-3, 3rd): The Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked 4th in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... The Wildcats dropped a 1-0 decision at Whitworth on Sunday, which snapped their six-game winning streak ... Linfield has set a team record for goals in a season (50) and tied the school record for wins in a season (13 in 2001 and 2002) ... Linfield has won the last two meetings with the Bruins, including 2-0 in McMinnville on Oct. 10 this year ... The Bruins’ last win in the series was 3-0 in Newberg on Oct. 11, 2009 ... Linfield in the latest NWC stats: shots (342, 1st), points (126, 1st), goals (50, 1st), assists (26, 2nd), goals allowed (15, 3rd), goals against avg. (0.82, 3rd), saves (63, 7th), shutouts (9, 3rd) ... Emily Fellows is 1st in shots (113), points (56, 3rd nationally), goals (25, 3rd nationally), assists (6, T), game-winning goals (9) ... Anna Sours is 3rd in shots (55), 5th in goals (6, T), 7th in points (13, T) ... Christine Tamamoto is 4th in assists (4, T) ... Jenna Quiring is 4th in assists (4, T) ... Kelsey Hasselblad is 2nd in save pct. (.803), shutouts (5), 3rd in goals against avg. (0.85), 6th in saves (61) ... Coach Dominic Doty is 23-14-1 to date in his 2nd year ... Next: Nov. 6 vs. Puget Sound, 12 pm.
Pacific Lutheran (3-13-1, NWC 3-10-1, 8th): The Lutes from Parkland, Wash., were picked 7th in the NWC pre-season poll, the Bruins 8th ... The Lutes have lost their last four in a row, including a 1-0 setback at Pacific on Sunday ... The Lutes have won the last two meetings with the Bruins, including 3-2 in Newberg on Oct. 9 this year ... The Bruins’ last win in the series was 4-3 in Newberg on Nov. 2, 2008 ... PLU in the latest NWC stats: shots (145, 9th), points (41, 7th), goals (15, 7th T), assists (11, 7th), goals allowed (44, 9th), goals against avg. (2.71, 9th), saves (112, 3rd), shutouts (3, 6th T) ... Karli Hurlbut is 8th in goals (5, T) ... Kristina Snaring is 4th in assists (4, T) ... Lauren Chambard is 1st in saves (99), 2nd in saves per game (6.19), 5th in shutouts (2, T), 7th in save pct. (.728), 10th in goal against avg. (2.52) ... Coach Lynette Buffington is 18-50-7 to date in her 4th year ... PLU hosts Willamette Friday before meeting the Bruins ... Next: End of season.
Recent Results (1-1):
Sat., Oct. 30 - L 0-5 at Puget Sound
League-leading Puget Sound held the Bruins to only two shots all day and got two goals apiece from Abby Goss and Karla Boortz to move a step closer to the conference championship and NCAA Tournament berth. Nicole Akiu had both the Bruins’ shots, and Alyssa Montero had six saves in goal.
Sun., Oct. 31 - W 3-2 vs. Lewis & Clark
Melanie Gaither assisted on the first George Fox goal and scored the other two, the last a game-winner with just over six minutes left, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Pioneers. The Bruins had a 2-0 lead before Stephanie Skelly tied it with two second-half goals for the Pios, but Gaither connected for her second score late in the game to avoid overtime. Alyssa Montero had seven saves for the Bruins.
BRUIN BITS ---
* Gaither Receives Honorable Mention for NWC Offensive Honors
Melanie Gaither totaled five points on two goals and an assist in the Bruins’ 3-2 win over Lewis & Clark on Oct. 31, earning her honorable mention for the Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week Oct. 25-31.
Gaither, a sophomore from Vancouver, Wash., who transferred after one season playing for California Baptist, assisted on the Bruins’ first goal against the Pioneers in the first half with a short pass to Sarah Brase, who notched her first score of the season. In the 63rd minute in the second half, Gaither gathered in a loose ball in full stride midway between the center circle and the penalty box and out-raced every defender to take the keeper one-on-one, winning that battle with a shot to the lower right corner to make it 2-0. After the game was tied, Shannon Olson put a ball through the middle and Gaither caught up to it, taking the goalie one-on-one again and rolling another shot into the right corner for her fourth goal of the year. She finished the game with six shots, four on goal.
Gaither currently ranks 4th in assists (4, T) and 10th in points (12, T) in the NWC. She leads the Bruins in shots (32), shots on goal (15), assists, and is tied for the lead in goals with Kirsten Cardwell. She also received honorable mention for NWC honors for Sept. 20-26.
* 2010 Honors
Alyssa Montero ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week - (Aug. 30-Sept. 5)
- Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (Aug. 30-Sept. 5; HM, Oct. 18-24)
Kirsten Cardwell ---
- Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 6-12; HM, Oct. 4-10; HM, Oct. 11-17)
Melanie Gaither ---
- Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 20-26; HM, Oct. 25-31)
Cori Jo Young ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week - (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
- Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
Nicole Akiu ---
- Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week - (HM, Oct. 18-24)
* NWC Stats: Gaither Joins League Leaders in Points and Assists
- George Fox in the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 31): shots (6th, 188), points (8th, 39), goals (7th T, 15), assists (8th, 9), goals allowed (5th T, 30), goals against avg. (5th T, 1.67), saves (2nd, 127), shutouts (4th T, 4) ...
- Melanie Gaither: points (10th T, 12), assists (4th T, 4) ...
- Alyssa Montero: save pct. (5th, .785), saves (4th, 84), saves per game (3rd, 5.60), goals against avg. (7th, 1.75), shutouts (9th T, 1) ...
- Becka Doyle: shutouts (9th T, 1), saves (9th, 41)...
* Career Lists: Final Games for Cardwell, Akiu, Doyle to Move Up
- Kirsten Cardwell: With 4 goals this season, Cardwell has 26 goals in her career and has moved into a tie for 5th on the all-time list with Amber Stevens (26, 2004-07). Ahead is Brooke (Pitner) Erickson (29, 2000-03 ... She has 9 points this season (4 goals, 1 assists) and 62 points in her career, 6th on the all-time list. Ahead are Brooke (Pitner) Erickson (65, 2000-03) and Amber Stevens (66, 2004-07) ... With one assist this season, she has 10 assists in her career and is tied for 12th on the all-time list with Julie Jensen (1991-94) and Noelle Miller (1998-99). Ahead with 11 assists are Nicole Akiu (2007-), Julie Alexander (2004-06) and Ashleigh Hughes (1997-2000) ...
- Nicole Akiu: With one assist this season, Akiu has 11 assists in her career and is tied for 9th all-time with Julie Alexander (11, 2004-06) and Ashleigh Hughes (11, 1997-2000). Ahead are Staci Morris (12, 1994-97), Beth Kahut (12, 1994, 96-98), Sarah Bowder (12, 1995-98), and Kiersten Luginbill 12, 2003-04) ...
- Becka Doyle: With one shutout this season, Doyle has 5 shutouts in her career and is 6th on the all-time list. Ahead is Sally (Page) Alway (7, 2007-08) ... With 41 saves this season, she has 106 in her career, 7th on the all-time list. Ahead is Sally (Page) Alway (110, 2007-08) ...
* Coach Andy Hetherington:
Andy Hetherington (St. John's, U.K., '76) is 61-102-9 (.381) in his 9th season as the women's soccer coach at George Fox. He was 123-20-5 in 10 seasons as a high school coach in the Portland, Ore., area before taking the position at George Fox. Eight of his teams made state tournaments, and his 1991 and 1992 Catlin Gabel men’s teams won state championships. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Hetherington.
