NEWBERG, Ore. - Tying the record for team blocks in a game while falling one shy of the marks for individual blocks and team three-point field goals, the George Fox University Bruins cruised to an 83-49 win over the Linfield College Wildcats in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game Saturday night here at the Wheeler Sports Center's Miller Gym.

It was the ninth straight win for the Bruins, ranked 7th in the WBCA national poll and 10th in the D3hoops.com poll, and improved their record to 13-2 overall and 6-0 in the conference.  George Fox and Lewis & Clark College are tied atop the NWC standings and meet Friday in Portland for a first-place showdown.  Linfield dropped to 4-11 overall and 2-4 in the league.

Highlighting the Bruins' evening were 13 blocked shots, tying the standard set last year on Nov. 22, 2008, at the University of Dallas.  Freshman center Hannah Munger had nine of the blocks, while Elise Kuenzi, Keisha Gordon, MJ Samples, and Carrie Myers had one each.  Munger's nine blocks were one off the individual record of 10 set by Shawna Chandler vs. Western Oregon on Jan. 11, 1983, and tied last year by Kristen Shielee vs. Bridgwater on Dec. 19, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev. 

The Bruins connected on 15 three-pointers in the game, one short of the 16 made vs. Lewis & Clark on Feb. 8, 2000, and tied vs. Western Oregon on Dec. 9, 2005.  Arianna Mohsenian made the 15th one with 9:27 left in the game, but the Bruins missed their final six attempts to equal the record.

George Fox never trailed after Gordon drained a three to open the scoring two minutes into the contest.  Kelsey Forrest's layup for Linfield made it 3-2, but Mohsenian hit a three, Kuenzi made a free throw and hit a three to make it 10-2, and the Bruins were off to the races.  Eight of the Bruins' first 10 field goals were from behind the arc as they built a 29-6 lead with just under seven minutes left in the half, and a trey by B.B. Gardner with two ticks left on the clock made it a 42-18 count at the break. 

Kuenzi's 10 points led the Bruins in the first half, while Forrest's nine were half of the Wildcats' points.  George Fox shot .536 (15-28) in the period while Linfield struggled to a .207 mark (6-29).

The Bruins continued to extend the lead in the second half, hitting the 30-point margin with 13:24 left on a three by Gardner that made it 56-26.  The lead was no less than that the rest of the game, with the Bruins' largest margin at 39 with 1:05 left when a pair of Katie Morse free throws made it 83-44. 

Four Bruins scored in double figures, with 12 apiece by Gordon and Mohsenian and 10 by Kuenzi and Samantha Simmons.  The Bruin bench contributed 47 points in the game. Munger had a team-high nine rebounds, Mohsenian handed out five assists, and Gardner made five steals.  George Fox shot .476 (30-63) for the game and .517 (15-29) from downtown.

Lindsey Gummersall and Forrest each had double-doubles for the Wildcats, Gummersall with 16 points and 11 rebounds and Forrest with 14 and 11.  Linfield owned the boards 46-40, including 23 on the offensive end.  Gretchen Owens passed out five assists.  The Wildcats finished with a .266 shooting percentage (17-64) and were only 2-15 from three-point range.   

NOTES: George Fox and Lewis & Clark square off at 6:00 p.m. Friday in Portland, followed by the men's NWC matchup at 8:00 p.m. ... Linfield visits Whitworth University Friday, also at 6:00 p.m., with the men's game next at 8:00 p.m.