George Fox, ranked 4th in the D3hoops.com poll, saw its winning streak come to an end after equaling the 11-game streaks of the 2000-01 and 2001-02 teams. The Bruins are 11-1 overall and 2-1 in the conference, while the Loggers improved to 10-3 overall and 2-2 in the NWC.
With Robin Taylor hitting a pair of baskets and Kim Leith a three-pointer, the Bruins jumped out to a 7-2 lead three minutes into the game. Coincident to GFU point guard Tiffany Behary picking up two quick fouls and exiting the game, however, the Loggers went on a 12-0 run to take a 14-7 lead with 12 minutes left in the half. Hitting 17-25 from the field in the period, the Loggers stretched their lead to 42-28 at the break. Laura Hirsh, making her first start for UPS, and Shelby Ramirez scored 9 in the period, while the Bruins got 11 from Leith and 9 from Taylor, who shot a combined 8-15, but the Bruin posts were only 3-14.
The Loggers came out just as hot in the second half, hitting four of their first six shots and a pair of free throws by Kilty Keaton to up the lead to 53-30 with 16:12 lead. The Bruins made a mild run at the Loggers with 9-0 streak that cut the lead to 13 at 55-42 with 13 minutes left, and the Bruins eventually got it down to 12 on a Leith three with 8:46 left, 62-50. Brie Adderly halted the Bruins’ comeback attempt at that point by hitting three consecutive baskets inside, and then Keaton went to work from the outside, nailing three three-pointers as the Loggers raced back out to as much as a 25-point lead. Keaton’s bomb from the right corner made it 83-58 with a minute to play.
Leith finished with 21 points and Taylor had 15 as the only double-figure scorers for the Bruins. Katy Campbell had 5 rebounds and Behary passed out 4 assists. The Bruins’ shooting improved to 47.8% in the second half after shooting 34.4% in the first half, but it was not enough to overcome the Loggers’ sizzling night.
Keaton scored a career-high 31, 23 in the second half, to lead the Loggers, including 7 threes, while Sarah Carnahan added 12 points and Hirsh and Ramirez had 11 each. Hirsh and Keaton had 5 rebounds apiece as the Loggers owned the boards 33-22. Carnahan handed out 6 assists. The Loggers hit 53.1% (17-32) in the second half and ended up 34-57 from the field.
The Bruins visit Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., Saturday at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 8 p.m. The Loggers are off until next Friday when they will host Whitworth College at 6 p.m., with a men’s game to follow at 8 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
George Fox vs Puget Sound
01/06/06 6:00 pm at Memorial Fieldhouse, Tacoma, Wash.
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VISITORS: George Fox 11-1, 2-1 NWC
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 6-15 4-9 5-5 1 2 3 0 21 0 4 1 2 30
33 Campbell, Katy...... f 1-7 0-1 1-2 3 2 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 28
22 Powers, Erin........ c 1-5 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 24
03 Taylor, Robin....... g 6-8 2-3 1-1 1 1 2 1 15 0 0 0 0 32
24 Behary, Tiffany..... g 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 4 4 0 2 20
10 Emerick, Ashley..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5
21 Hubka, Jaime........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
23 Schmidt, Tiffany.... 2-7 1-3 1-2 2 0 2 0 6 1 2 0 0 21
25 Ramey, Kaleigha..... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 4
32 Spotts, Mandee...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
40 Marek-Farris, Meliss 3-5 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 20
42 Wilde, Jordan....... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
Team................ 3 3
Totals.............. 22-55 8-18 9-14 9 13 22 8 61 8 16 1 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd Half: 11-23 47.8% Game: 40.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 44.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 64.3% 5
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HOME TEAM: Puget Sound 10-3, 2-2 NWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Craven, Allison..... f 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 25
14 Hirsh, Laura........ f 5-10 1-5 0-0 1 4 5 1 11 5 4 0 1 26
41 Chase, Karen........ c 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 1 1 17
02 Carnahan, Sarah..... g 5-10 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 2 12 6 4 0 3 36
20 Keaton, Kilty....... g 10-17 7-13 4-4 3 3 6 2 31 0 2 0 2 35
04 Ramirez, Shelby..... 5-6 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 11 3 3 0 0 18
11 Harter, Morgan...... 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 21
21 Senescall, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 Roberts, Jessica.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
23 Covington, Heidi.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
33 Adderley, Brie...... 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 3 8 1 1 0 0 12
TEAM................ 4 4
Totals.............. 34-57 11-25 6-6 10 24 34 11 85 17 18 2 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-25 68.0% 2nd Half: 17-32 53.1% Game: 59.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 44.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 4-4 100 % Game: 100 % 0
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Officials: Lea Bush, Nancy Ethier, Bill Crowley
Technical fouls: George Fox-None. Puget Sound-None.
Attendance: 401
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
George Fox.................... 28 33 - 61
Puget Sound................... 42 43 - 85