The game was never in doubt after Behary broke a 2-2 tie with a three-point basket that ignited a 17-0 run, giving the Bruins a 19-2 lead six minutes into the game. The Bruins took a 31-point lead with 2:01 left in the half on a pair of free throws by Melissa Marek-Farris, who scored 10 in the period, making it 43-12. Shooting 50% in the half (15-30) while holding Willamette to 20% (6-30), George Fox led 44-16 at the break.
The Bruins turned up the heat even more in the second half, blistering the nets at a 67.9% clip (19-28). The final score, a 44-point difference, was the largest margin of the game.
Taylor led all scorers with 23 points, sinking 9-11 from the field, while Behary had 20 points on 8-9 shooting. Marek-Farris added 12 points on 5-5 shooting, and Kim Leith scored 11, finishing her Bruin career with 1,348 points, 4th on the all-time scoring list. Erin Powers, like Leith playing her final game for the Bruins, grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds as the Bruins controlled the boards 40-27. Behary also had 7 assists and 5 steals.
Sara Brooks and Rebekah Wells had 10 points apiece to pace the Bearcats. Kari Woody had 5 rebounds, and Brooks passed out 4 assists.
George Fox finishes with a 19-6 overall record, its 13th straight winning season, and a 10-6 league mark, tying Whitman College for 3rd in the standings. Whitman gets the final NWC Tournament spot, however, by virtue of its 1-1 record against 2nd-place University of Puget Sound. Willamette ends the year 5-19 overall and in 9th place in the conference at 0-16.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Willamette vs George Fox
02/18/06 6:00 pm at Newberg, Oregon
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VISITORS: Willamette 5-19, NWC 0-16
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Brooks, Sara........ f 4-7 1-4 1-3 1 1 2 2 10 4 6 0 4 25
30 Nygaard, Tracie..... f 4-9 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 1 9 2 3 0 0 26
33 Farrer, Brittany.... c 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 4 2 0 1 1 20
24 Bell, Jennifer...... g 2-10 2-8 0-0 0 2 2 4 6 1 6 0 1 35
31 Payne, Laura........ g 0-7 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 1 23
11 Swigart, Victoria... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 12
13 Woody, Kari......... 1-7 0-0 5-7 1 4 5 2 7 0 2 0 2 16
14 Wells, Rebekah...... 5-8 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 10 0 2 0 0 13
21 Duyck, Janelle...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
22 Aszklar, Kim........ 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
32 Schmidt, Jenne...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
42 Wilkens, Maggie..... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 8
TEAM................ 1 1 2 1
Totals.............. 19-60 3-18 7-11 9 18 27 19 48 13 28 1 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-30 20.0% 2nd Half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 31.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-9 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 16.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100 % 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 63.6% 3
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HOME TEAM: George Fox 19-6, NWC 10-6
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 Leith, Kim.......... f 4-8 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 11 2 4 0 2 24
33 Campbell, Katy...... f 2-4 0-0 4-6 1 1 2 0 8 4 1 0 0 20
22 Powers, Erin........ c 1-3 0-1 0-1 0 8 8 0 2 2 1 0 1 23
03 Taylor, Robin....... g 9-11 3-4 2-2 1 2 3 3 23 4 5 0 4 25
24 Behary, Tiffany..... g 8-9 4-5 0-2 1 4 5 3 20 7 2 0 5 26
20 Shielee, Kristen.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
21 Hubka, Jaime........ 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 12
23 Schmidt, Tiffany.... 2-7 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 1 0 2 0 17
25 Ramey, Kaleigha..... 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 14
30 Wetmore, Bethany.... 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
32 Spotts, Mandee...... 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 1 5 1 1 0 0 13
40 Marek-Farris, Meliss 5-5 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 1 12 0 3 0 0 13
42 Wilde, Jordan....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
Team................ 2 2
Totals.............. 34-58 8-17 16-23 8 32 40 11 92 25 21 2 14 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd Half: 19-28 67.9% Game: 58.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 47.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 69.6% 5,1
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Officials: Kale Lyons, Jim Confer, Greg Madison
Technical fouls: Willamette-None. George Fox-Behary, Tiffany.
Attendance: 500
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Willamette.................... 16 32 - 48
George Fox.................... 44 48 - 92