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WHAT’S BRUIN 10/18: Women’s Volleyball Weekly News & Notes
* HIGHLIGHT: Wilson Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
* COMING UP: Bruins Begin Four-Game Road Stretch at UPS, Linfield
* NCAA STATS: Wilson in Digs, Burk in Blocks Among National Leaders
* NWC STATS: Capron Keeps Lead in Aces, Burk Jumps to 2nd in Blocks
* GFU RECORDS: Burk Within 10 of All-Time Top 10 in Career Blocks
NEWBERG, Ore. – Two fine defensive performances during a 1-1 week by George Fox University’s Chelsea Wilson have earned the Bruins’ starting libero honorable mention for the Northwest Conference Women’s Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week award for Oct. 8-14, the second time this season she has been so honored.
Wilson, a junior from Ewa Beach, Hawai’i, began the week by making a match-high 22 digs as the Bruins won 3-1 at Lewis & Clark on Oct. 10. She also served a pair of aces, handed out one assist, and had one kill in four attacks. In a 3-1 home loss to Pacific on Oct. 12, she recorded 29 digs to lead all players, with two more service aces and another assist. For the week, in eight sets she totaled 51 digs (6.38 dps), four service aces (0.50 saps), two assists, and one kill in eight attempts.
In the NWC, Wilson currently ranks 2nd in digs (5.54) and 6th in service aces (0.35). In NCAA nationals stats, she is 41st in digs per set. She also received honorable mention for NWC honors for Sept. 3-9.
* 2012 VOLLEYBALL HONORS *
Tiffany Burk
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week: Aug. 27-Sept. 2 (HM); Sept. 17-23; Oct. 1-7 (HM)
- Bruin Athlete of the Week: Oct. 1-7
Chelsea Wilson
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 3-9 (HM); Oct. 8-14 (HM)
Lucy Capron
- Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 10-16 (HM); Sept. 24-30 (HM)
- Bruin Athlete of the Week: Sept. 10-16; Sept. 24-30
* COMING UP: Bruins Begin Four-Game Road Stretch at UPS, Linfield
Oct. 19, 7 pm - at University of Puget Sound (13-5, NWC 7-3), Tacoma, Wash.
Oct. 20, 7 pm - at Linfield College (8-10, NWC 3-7), McMinnville, Ore.
Hoping to remain in the top half of the Northwest Conference standings, the George Fox Bruins close the season with five of their last six matches on the road, including the next four in a row. This weekend’s task find the Bruins in Tacoma, Wash., on Friday to take on the 15th-ranked University of Puget Sound, followed by a visit to Yamhill County rival Linfield College in McMinnville on Saturday. Both games begin at 7:00 p.m.
In their first meetings this season in Newberg, the UPS Loggers defeated the Bruins 3-0 (30-28, 25-18, 25-20) on Sept. 21, while the Bruins knocked off the Linfield Wildcats 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-21, 27-25) on Sept. 22.
Multimedia: For fans who wish to follow the Bruins on the road this weekend, check the host team’s web sites for their multi-media presentations.
Puget Sound: http://www.loggerathletics.com/information/mediacenter
Linfield: http://www.linfield.edu/sports/schedule.php?sport=vb
George Fox (9-10, NWC 6-4, 4th): The Bruins, who were picked 6th in the NWC pre-season poll, split their two games last week. In a 3-1 win at Lewis & Clark on Oct. 10, the Bruins were led by Erin Campbell and Lucy Capron, who had 13 and 12 kills respectively, and 22 digs by Chelsea Wilson. In a 3-1 home loss to Pacific on Oct. 12, Capron had nine kills and Tiffany Burk eight, but the offense was held to its lowest hitting pct. of the season (.053). Wilson made 29 digs.
Puget Sound (13-5, NWC 7-3, 2nd T): The Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., were picked 3rd in the NWC pre-season poll ... PLU is ranked 15th in the latest AVCA NCAA Division III national poll ... Last game: PLU was upset 3-2 at Whitworth on Oct. 13 despite 17 kills by Jackie Harvey and16 by Nicolette Reynaud, ending a two-game winning streak ... Stats: In the NWC, UPS ranks 1st in digs (20.90, 5th in NCAA), 2nd in kills (12.85, 32nd in NCAA), hitting pct. (.181), assists (11.96, 21st in NCAA), aces (1.72),4th in blocks (1.86, T) ... OH Jackie Harvey is 1st in kills (3.87, 43rd in NCAA), 9th in hitting pct. (.196) ... OH Marissa Florant is 12th in kills (2.68) ... MB Nicolette Reynaud is 8th in hitting pct. (.233) ... S Jenni Brehove is 1st in assists (10.52, 16th in NCAA) ... DS Christina Chun is 3rd in digs (5.19) ... MB Kristin Best is 9th in blocks (0.78) ... Coach Mark Massey (PLU ‘84) is 281-125 in his 17th season at UPS ... Next: Oct. 20 vs. Pacific, 7 pm.
Linfield (8-10, NWC 3-7, 7th T): The Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked 5th in the NWC pre-season poll ... Last game: The Wildcats snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 3-1 win at Lewis & Clark on Oct. 13 as Kailana Ritte-Camara had 14 kills, Leimomi Hookano 13, and Kelsey Ludin served 6 aces ... Linfield visits Pacific Lutheran Friday before meeting the Bruins ... Stats: In the NWC, Linfield ranks 2nd in digs (19.28, 21st in NCAA), 3rd in aces (1.68), 4th in kills (11.09), assists (10.51), 7th in hitting pct. (.118), blocks (1.51) ... OH Kailana Ritte-Camara is 9th in kills (2.85) ... S Audrey Frazier is 4th in assists (8.71) ... L Courtney Wanamaker is 6th in digs (4.65) ... MB Victoria Thompson is 7th in blocks (0.88) ... Coach Shane Kimura (Linfield ‘78) is 613-453 in his 35th season at Linfield ... Next: Oct. 24 vs. Pacific, 7 pm.
* NCAA STATS: Wilson in Digs, Burk in Blocks Among National Leaders
In the latest NCAA Division III nationals statistics (thru Oct. 14), Chelsea Wilson is 41st in digs per set (5.54) ... Tiffany Burk is 43rd in blocks per set (1.03) ...
* NWC STATS: Capron Keeps Lead in Aces, Burk Jumps to 2nd in Blocks
In the latest Northwest Conference statistics (thru Oct. 17), George Fox is 1st in service aces (1.85), 4th in hitting pct. (.154), 5th in kills (11.02), digs (17.60), blocks (1.86), 7th in assists (10.12) ...
OH Lucy Capron is 1st in service aces (0.49), 13th in kills (2.56), 14th in digs (3.35), 16th in hitting pct. (.154) ...
L Chelsea Wilson is 2nd in digs (5.54), 6th in service aces (0.35) ...
MB Tiffany Burk is 2nd in hitting pct. (.287), 4th in blocks (1.03), 16th in kills (2.51) ...
MB Kylee Adderson is 14th in blocks (0.66), 15th in service aces (0.30) ...
S Payton Shrum is 11th in assists (6.61) ...
S Chelsea Brustad is 13th in assists (4.42) ...
OH Erin Campbell is 14th in kills (2.55), 20th in digs (2.85, T) ...
* GFU RECORDS: Burk Within 10 of All-Time Top 10 in Blocks
In less than two seasons, Tiffany Burk has 172 blocks, and needs 10 more to tie Mindi (Yost) Cotner with 182 for 10th on the Bruins’ all-time list ... Lucy Capron’s current pace of 0.49 service aces per would rank as the 9th-best in a single season ... Chelsea Wilson’s current pace of 5.54 digs per set would rank as the 2nd-best in a single-season to Patti Reeves’ 5.88 in 2010.
* COACH STEVE GRANT:
Head coach Steve Grant (Biola ’69) has a career record to date of 585-404 (.592) in his 31st season at George Fox. Entering this season, he ranked 14th in victories among currently-active NCAA Division III coaches, and 22nd all-time among D-III coaches. He led the Bruins to NCCAA national championships in 1984 and 1987, earning NCCAA National Coach of the Year honors both times, and was the Northwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1998 as the Bruins won the NWC and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Grant.
