A three by Robin Taylor, a steal and layup by Taylor, and Leith’s first trey of the game got the Bruins off to an 8-0 lead, and the Bruins led all the way for the sixth time this season. Leith made a rare four-point play, getting fouled while making a three and hitting the follow-up free throw, for a 21-10 lead that gave the Bruins a double-digit lead that they maintained the remainder of the game. Leith scored 16 first-half points, hitting 5-6 from the field and 5-5 from long range, and Taylor added 11 as the Bruins took a 43-21 lead into the half.
The Bruins were even stingier in the second half, opening the period with a 10-2 run and holding the Wildcats to only four points for almost 13 minutes. Leith made her sixth three to make it 59-27 with 12:36 left, then hit a short jumper in the lane and a layup after a steal for a 64-27 lead with 10 minutes left before coming out. Jordan Wilde’s free throw gave the Bruins their largest lead of 38 points at 65-27 with 7:55 to go before the Wildcats made a belated 18-10 run to end the game.
In addition to Leith’s big game, Taylor finished with 20 points and Katy Campbell had 12, while Tiffany Behary passed out 9 assists, a career high. Tiffany Schmidt and Wilde had 8 rebounds apiece, and Schmidt blocked 6 shots. The Bruins wound up shooting 50.0% from the field (25-50), including a sizzling 62.3% (12-19) from three-point range.
The Wildcats had no one in double figures, Porcia Jackson leading the team with 8 points. She also had 7 rebounds as the Wildcats held a 45-43 edge on the boards, including 25 offensive rebounds. The home team couldn’t put their extra shots in the hole, however, shooting 26.6% (17-64) for the game.
Ball control was a sore spot for both teams as the Bruins made 29 turnovers and Linfield coughed it up 33 times. Both also had their troubles at the line, George Fox hitting 50.0% (13-26) but Linfield really struggling at 33.3% (6-18).
George Fox, ranked 5th in the latest USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division III coaches’ poll and 6th in the D3hoops.com poll, improved to 13-1 overall and 4-1 in the conference, trailing only 4-0 Pacific Lutheran University. Linfield dropped to 9-5 overall and 3-2 in the league.
The Bruins visit Lewis & Clark College Friday while the Wildcats go to Willamette University Saturday for their next conference matchups. Both games are at 6 p.m., followed by NWC men’s games at 8 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
George Fox vs Linfield
01/10/06 6:00 pm at Ted Wilson Gym, McMinnville, Ore.
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VISITORS: George Fox 13-1, 4-1 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 8-12 6-7 4-5 1 2 3 2 26 3 2 0 2 28
33 Campbell, Katy...... f 4-7 1-2 3-5 1 3 4 2 12 0 2 0 3 18
22 Powers, Erin........ c 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 1 18
03 Taylor, Robin....... g 7-10 4-6 2-4 1 1 2 3 20 3 2 0 2 27
24 Behary, Tiffany..... g 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 3 4 1 2 9 4 0 0 27
21 Hubka, Jaime........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 8
23 Schmidt, Tiffany.... 1-4 1-1 3-4 3 5 8 2 6 0 2 6 1 15
25 Ramey, Kaleigha..... 0-2 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 7 0 0 13
30 Wetmore, Bethany.... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 8
32 Spotts, Mandee...... 1-3 0-2 0-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 9
40 Marek-Farris, Meliss 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
42 Wilde, Jordan....... 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 6 8 4 3 2 2 0 1 19
Team................ 1 4 5 2
Totals.............. 25-50 12-19 13-26 11 32 43 22 75 19 29 6 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd Half: 10-22 45.5% Game: 50.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 63.2% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 8-19 42.1% Game: 50.0% 7
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HOME TEAM: Linfield 9-5, 3-2 NWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Stepan, Casey....... f 2-8 2-6 1-2 0 4 4 3 7 1 1 0 1 27
40 Jackson, Porcia..... f 4-10 0-2 0-2 5 2 7 1 8 2 6 1 0 30
44 Coblentz, Bayley.... c 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 5
03 Covey, Ashley....... g 3-5 1-2 0-1 2 1 3 4 7 1 1 0 2 19
22 Hanato, Jessica..... g 3-10 0-5 0-1 1 2 3 2 6 2 8 0 5 28
13 Lindquist, Marissa.. 0-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 16
20 McEldowney, Amanda.. 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 0 1 11
23 Godfrey, Jamie...... 1-6 0-2 1-2 5 0 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 13
30 Findlay, Mary....... 1-5 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 2 4 0 5 0 2 16
32 Stadeli, Kate....... 1-4 0-0 2-7 3 2 5 1 4 2 1 0 1 23
33 O'Meara, Susan...... 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
35 Saunders, Cassey.... 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 10
TEAM................ 6 5 11 1
Totals.............. 17-64 3-22 6-18 25 20 45 23 43 11 33 2 14 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-31 25.8% 2nd Half: 9-33 27.3% Game: 26.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 13.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 33.3% 2
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Officials: Kevin Slorey, DJ Millay, Bart Baldwin
Technical fouls: George Fox-None. Linfield-None.
Attendance: 300
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
George Fox.................... 43 32 - 75
Linfield...................... 21 22 - 43