MONMOUTH, Ore. - Keisha Gordon scored 20 points and Hannah Munger posted her second double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, leading the George Fox University Bruins to a 59-53 win over the Western Oregon University Wolves in a non-conference women's basketball game Tuesday night here at the WOU P.E. Building.

With the win, the Bruins, who are ranked 12th in the WBCA national poll and 18th by D3hoops.com, completed the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 7-2 record.  The Wolves, who are members of the NCAA Division II, fell to 5-7 on the season 

When the game finally started almost 20 minutes late due to snow-covered roads in the Willamette Valley, the Bruins scored the first four points of the game on a driving layup by B.B. Gardner and a jumper from the free throw line by Hannah Munger.  They extended their lead to 14-6 with 10:47 left on a pair of Carly Towne free throws, but Shayla Corder hit a three-pointer to ignite a 13-4 run, capped by a Meaghan White layup, that gave the Wolves their first lead of 19-18 with seven minutes to go.

Munger and White traded baskets before another Gardner layup at 6:04 put the Bruins back on top for the rest of the period 22-21.  Keisha Gordon hit a pair of charity tosses with 1:09 left to give the Bruins a 29-26 lead at the break.  The Bruins shot .526 (10-19) in the half to .458 (11-24) for the Wolves and held a 13-9 advantage on the boards 

George Fox maintained a slim lead throughout the first half of the final period, upping its lead to five points at 35-30 on a pair of Gordon free throws with 13:12 to play.  White's jumper with 8:57 left ended an 8-2 Western Oregon run that enabled the Wolves to regain the lead at 38-37, but Gordon answered with a three at 8:33 to put the Bruins back in front, and the teams swapped leads each time down the court over the next three minutes.

Torland hit another three at 5:57 for a 46-45 WOU lead, and White added two free throws with 5:08 remaining for the Wolves' largest lead of 48-45.  Two free throws by Munger and one by Lindsay Keener tied it with 3:48 left, and Gordon put the Bruins ahead with a rebound basket at 3:02.  Munger's basket and free throw at 2:29 made it a five-point game, but Hannah Whitsett made a three at 2:14 to bring WOU within two.  Gordon hit five freebies and Munger one in the final minute to keep the Wolves at bay.

Gordon hit 11-13 free throws and grabbed nine boards en route to her big night, while Munger added three blocked shots to her double-double.  The Bruins controlled the glass 33-22 and shot .405 (17-42) for the game.  Gardner had four assists, and MJ Samples made three steals.

Torland did it all for the Wolves with team highs of 16 points, including four three-pointers, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals.  White finished with 13 points.

NOTES: George Fox begins Northwest Conference play Saturday, hosting the University of Puget Sound at 4:00 p.m., with the GFU-UPS men's game to follow at 6:00 p.m.  The UPS Loggers have the best overall record in the NWC at 7-1 and, while not yet ranked in the top 25, have received numerous votes in the polls ... Western Oregon heads for the Colorado School of Mines New Year's Classic in Golden, Colo., this weekend, playing Friday against Adams State College and Saturday against host CSM.  Both games are at 2:00 p.m.