Box Score

SPOKANE, Wash. - Katy Campbell scored 14 points and Kaleigha Ramey posted her first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, leading the 14th-ranked George Fox University Bruins to their record-tying 11th straight win 65-49 over the Whitworth University Pirates in Northwest Conference women's basketball action Saturday evening here at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Whitworth jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on baskets by their top two scorers, Natalie Orrell and Alida Bower, before George Fox got going. A layup by Ramey, a three-pointer by Jaime Hubka, and two Melissa Marek-Farris free throws gave the Bruins their first lead of 8-7, and after trading leads three times more, a Tiffany Behary three gave the visitors the lead for good at 12-10 with 13:30 left in the half. With Hubka hitting two more treys for nine first-half points, the Bruins built as much as a 13-point lead before settling for a 34-25 advantage at the break.

The Bruins were sizzling from the field in the first half, hitting .600 (12-20), in a place where they have struggled in the past (George Fox was only 4-9 in Spokane coming to the game). The Pirates, meanwhile, hit only .345 (10-29).

The Pirates opened the second half with a 9-2 run in the first five minutes as Bower hit two close baskets and a three-pointer, cutting the Bruin lead to two points at 36-34, but could never completely catch up. With only a four-point lead of 46-42 by the Bruins with just over six minutes remaining, Ramey hit a three and two free throws and Marek-Farris added a layup and two freebies, boosting the Bruins to a 13-point 55-42 lead with 3:55 left. The Pirates got no closer than 12 points thereafter, and a Campbell layup with 22 seconds to go gave George Fox its largest lead of 18 points at 65-47.

Campbell hit 7-10 from the field to lead all scorers, while Ramey was 5-9 with a three-pointer and two free throws. Marek-Farris added 10 points, and that trio combined for 27 rebounds as the Bruins controlled the backboards 35-26. Behary passed out four assists. The Bruins cooled off in the second half and ended up right at .500 (23-46) from the field for the game, including .429 (6-14) from three-point range. They also hit .929 (13-14) from the line.

Bower was the only Pirate in double figures in points with 12, but Orrell and Liz Horiatis were close with nine each. Tiffany Corigliano grabbed five rebounds, and Leah Pomonte had three assists. The Pirates shot .364 (20-55) from the field for the game, and hit only .273 (3-11) from beyond the arc after entering the game ninth in the nation with 7.2 threes per game. Whitworth averages over 20 three-point tries per game, but the Bruins limited the Pirates to only 11 attempts this time.

George Fox (16-1, NWC 8-0), which won 11 in a row in three consecutive seasons from 1999-2002, will try for a record 12th straight win Friday at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash., with tipoff set for 6:00 p.m. Whitworth (9-8, NWC 4-4) remains at home Friday, hosting Willamette University at 6:00 p.m. Both games will be followed by men's NWC contests at 8:00 p.m.