WHAT’S BRUIN 10/17: Women’s Soccer Weekly News & Notes
* HIGHLIGHT: Young Named Bruin Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* COMING UP: Bruins Make Eastern Washington Swing to Play the “Whits”
* NWC STATS: Young Leads League in Penalty Kick Goals Scored
NEWBERG, Ore. – Totaling five points on two goals and an assist in her only game of the week, George Fox midfielder Michelle Young has been named the Bruin Women’s Athlete of the Week for Oct. 8-14, and also received honorable mention for the Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week.
Young, a freshman from Sisters, Ore., was intrumental in the Bruins’ first conference win of the season, a 4-0 victory over the Pacific Boxers at home on Wednesday night, Oct. 10. After Melanie Gaither gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead with a goal less than 10 minutes into the game, Young picked up an assist with a perfectly-placed cross from the right sideline to the middle of the box for Jamie Galbreath, who scored to give the Bruins a 2-0 halftime lead. Young then added two goals of her own in the second half, the first when she secured a loose ball that had been kicked away from Gaither just outside the keeper’s box and lofted it high over the Pacific keeper and through her hands. The second came on a penalty kick after Gaither was fouled in the box and had to leave the game.
Unfortunately for the Bruins, Young sustained a fractured wrist late in the game and was unable to play in their other game of the week, a 2-0 loss at Willamette on Oct. 13. With six games left, the Bruins are hopeful that she may be able to return late in the season with a soft cast.
In the latest NWC stats, Young ranks 1st in penalty kick goals (2), 6th in goals (5, T) and points (12, T), 9th in shots (27, T), 12th in assists (2, T), and 14th in shots on goal (12, T).
Goalkeeper Alyssa Montero received honorable mention for NWC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for Oct. 8-14 by recording 18 saves in two games. In the Bruins’ 4-0 win at home over Pacific on Oct. 10, she faced 14 Boxer shots, 10 on goal, and saved every one to post her first shutout of the season. In a 2-0 loss at Willamette on Oct. 13, she added six more saves while facing 13 shots, eight on goal.
Montero, a junior from Hermosa Beach, Calif., ranks 6th in saves (53) and save pct. (.791), 7th in fewest goals allowed (14), 9th in shutouts (1, T), and 10th in goals against avg. (1.52) in the latest NWC stats.
The George Fox University Bruin Athlete of the Week Award for both men and women is presented throughout the sports seasons to recognize and honor outstanding athletic achievements and records by Bruin student-athletes.
2012-13 George Fox Bruin Women’s Athletes of the Week
Aug. 27-Sept. 2 - Courtney Hochstetler (Cross Country)
Sept. 3-9 - Kelsey Prentice (Cross Country)
Sept. 10-16 - Lucy Capron (Volleyball)
Sept. 17-23 - Kelsey Morrison (Golf)
Sept. 24-30 - Lucy Capron (Volleyball)
Oct. 1-7 - Tiffany Burk (Volleyball), Kelsey Morrison (Golf)
Oct. 8-14 - Michelle Young (Soccer)
* 2012 WOMEN’S SOCCER HONORS *
Jordyn Brenneman
- Northwest Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 3-9 (HM)
Corin Beaudry
- Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 3-9 (HM)
Michelle Young
- Northwest Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 17-23 (HM); Oct. 8-14 (HM)
- Bruin Women’s Athlete of the Week - Oct. 8-14
Alyssa Montero
- Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 17-23 (HM); Oct. 8-14 (HM)
Ally Swanson
- Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 24-30 (HM)
* COMING UP: Bruins Make Eastern Washington Swing to Play the “Whits”
Oct. 20, 12:00 pm - at Whitman College (3-9-3, NWC 2-6-3), Walla Walla, Wash.
Oct. 21, 12:00 pm - at Whitworth University (7-5-2, NWC 7-1-2), Spokane, Wash.
Playing their final two road games of the season before finishing with four straight at home, the George Fox Bruins (2-10-2, NWC 1-9) head for eastern Washington this weekend to play the Whitman College Missionaries Saturday in Walla Walla and the Whitworth University Pirates Sunday in Spokane, both games at 12:00 noon. Both are also NWC doubleheaders, with men’s game following at 2:30 p.m.
The Bruins, who are ninth in the conference standings, can close the gap on eighth-place Whitman with a win, and hope to play the role of “spoiler” against Whitworth. The Pirates are currently tied with Linfield College for first in the league, both only one point ahead of the third-place University of Puget Sound.
Multimedia: For opportunities to follow the Bruins via the internet, check the websites of this weekend’s hosts. Whitman provides soccer live stats at http://www.whitman.edu/content/athletics/live-stats. Whitworth provides live stats and often has live video for soccer at http://www.whitworthpirates.com/information/insideathletics/livelinks.
George Fox (2-10-2, NWC 1-9, 9th): The Bruins, who were picked 8th in the NWC pre-season poll, are coming off a 1-1 week in which they picked up their first conference win. In a night game at home on Oct. 10, the Bruins knocked off the Pacific Boxers as Melanie Gaither scored the game-winning goal, Jamie Galbreath scored one, and Michelle Young scored twice along with an assist. Alyssa Montero made 10 saves in earning the shutout … The Bruins fell 2-0 at Willamette in their last game on Oct. 13 … Following the trip to eastern Washington, the Bruins’ final home stand begins with Linfield on Oct. 27.
Whitman (3-9-3, NWC 2-6-3, 8th): The Missionaries from Walla Walla, Wash., were picked 6th in the NWC pre-season poll ... Whitman dropped its last game 3-0 at Puget Sound on Oct. 14 after tying its previous two games … In the NWC, Whitman ranks 2nd in shots (201), 3rd in shots per game (13.4), 5th in corner kicks (51), 7th in saves (57), fewest goals allowed (21, T), 8th in goals (12, T), assists (9), 9th in goals per game (0.8) ... M Jaclyn Rudd is 2nd in shots (49), shots on goal (21, T), 9th in goals (4, T), 12th in points (9, T) ... F Clara Merlino is 6th in shots on goal (16, T), 11th in shots (26, T) ... GK Emily Davis is 7th in saves (52), goals against avg. (1.35), 10th in fewest goals allowed (20), save pct. (.722) ... Coach Heather Cato (PLU ’94) is 17-30-7 to date in her 3rd season at Whitman ... Next: Oct. 21 vs. Pacific, 12 p.m.
Whitworth (7-5-2, NWC 7-1-2, 1st T): The Pirates from Spokane, Wash., were picked 3rd in the NWC pre-season poll … After an 0-4 start in non-conference games, the Pirates have flourished in league play … Whitworth won its last game 1-0 at Pacific Lutheran on Hannah Bokma’s rebound goal in the 77th minute on Oct. 14 … The day before, the Pirates’ game at Puget Sound was postponed when no officials showed up; no makeup has been determined yet … In the NWC, Whitworth ranks 1st in saves (88), 4th in assists (12), shots per game (11.4), 5th in shots (158), goals (16), fewest goals allowed (18), 6th in goals per game (1.1), 8th in corner kicks (42) ... F Tiara Pajimola is 2nd in goals (7, T), points (16), 3rd in shots (39), 4th in shots on goal (20) ... F Carly Schilperoort is 6th in assists (3, T) ... GK Andrea Stump is 2nd in save pct. (.865), 4th in saves (64), goals against avg. (0.97), 5th in fewest goals allowed (10) ... GK Ashley Rothrock is 9th in saves (24) ... Coach Jael Hagerott (Whitworth ’08) is 15-11-6 to date in her 2nd season at her alma mater … The Pirates host Pacific Saturday before meeting the Bruins … Next: Oct. 10 at Willamette, 7 p.m.
* NWC STATS: Young Leads League in Penalty Kick Goals Scored
In the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 16), George Fox is 3rd in saves (76), 7th in fewest goals allowed (21, T), 8th in goals (12, T), goals per game (0.9), goals allowed avg. (1.42), 9th in shots (130), shots per game (9.3), assists (8), corner kicks (40) ...
GK Alyssa Montero is 6th in saves (53), save pct. (.791), 7th in fewest goals allowed (14), 9th in shutouts (1, T), 10th in goals against avg. (1.52) ...
GK Ally Swanson is 4th in fewest goals allowed (7), 6th in goals against avg. (1.28), 8th in save pct. (.767), 10th in saves (23) ...
F Melanie Gaither is 12th in assists (2, T) ...
F Jordyn Brenneman is 14th in goals (3, T) ...
M Michelle Young is 1st in penalty kick goals (2), 6th in goals (5, T), points (12, T), 9th in shots (27, T), 12th in assists (2, T), 14th in shots on goal (12, T) ...
M Esther Harder is 16th in shots (24, T), 17th in shots on goal (11, T) ...
* COACH ANDY HETHERINGTON: George Fox head coach Andy Hetherington (St. John’s U.K. ’76) has a career record thru Oct. 16 of 65-125-18 (.356) in his 11th season at George Fox. Prior to coming to George Fox, he coached three Portland-area high schools to a collective 123-20-5 record in 10 years. Click here for the complete profile on Coach Hetherington.