Bruins Open 10-Game Road Stretch with Tuesday Visit to Northwest Christian

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(Newberg, Oregon) - After a pair of season-opening five point losses at home to NAIA teams Corban University (95-90) and Northwest University (86-81), the George Fox University Bruins will seek better results on the road for the next 10 games, starting Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore.

Fans who cannot get to Eugene may follow the Bruins via Northwest Christian’s live stats at www.northwestchristian.edu/athletics/livestats/xlive.htm?live=true. NCU will also provide a live video/audio broadcast at gobeacons.nmtvsports.com.

George Fox leads the all-time series with the Beacons 20-4 (16-4 home, 6-4 road, 2-0 neutral), having won the last seven meetings between the two. The Bruins took a 78-76 win in Newberg on Dec. 2, 2008, in their last encounter. NCU’s last win in the series was 89-85 on Feb. 5, 2002, in Eugene.

The Beacons, another NAIA opponent for the Bruins, were picked to finish eighth in the 10-team Cascade Collegiate Conference in the pre-season coaches’ poll. NCU is 3-2 on the season, with a 102-90 win at Willamette University in their last outing on Saturday. Six Beacons scored in double figures in that game, led by 6-6 forward Kellen Spicer with 23. Pre-season All-CCC 6-1 guard Quentin Guidry had 17, and 6-5 forward Cameron Marshall had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Spicer leads the team with 14.6 points and 7.8 rebounds a game, Guidry averages 12.8 points a game, and 6-6 forward Brent McKee is at 10.2 points a game.

George Fox is led by 6-4 wings Mike Taylor and Cole Whitehurst, each averaging 21.5 points a game. Whitehurst leads the Bruins in rebounding (7.5 rpg) and has hit 17-22 from the line, including a 10-10 game vs. Northwest. Taylor, who played for two seasons at NCAA Division I Marist, went for 30 points in his first Bruins game vs. Corban and leads the team with six three-pointers.

The Bruins have two other double-digit scorers in 6-7 center Rich Smith (18.0 ppg) and 5-9 point guard Stephen Wiseley (14.5 ppg). Smith scored 22 in the Northwest game, while Wiseley has averaged 8.0 assists in the first two games.

George Fox coach Mark Sundquist 103-150 in his 11th season with the Bruins. Against Northwest Christian, he is 8-1 (4-0 home, 2-1 road, 2-0 neutral).

Following the NCU game, the Bruins enter Northwest Conference play at Willamette on Tuesday, Nov. 30, and at Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, Dec. 4. Both games will tip off at 8:00 p.m. following NWC women’s games at 6:00 p.m.

Source: George Fox University