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PREVIEW: New-Look Bruins Hope to Maintain Success with New Players & Coaches

(Newberg, Oregon) - Changes galore are in store for George Fox University in the upcoming 2010-11 women’s basketball season, but one thing doesn’t appear be all that different - the Bruins can reasonably expect to make a run at the Northwest Conference crown and an NCAA Division III post-season berth for the fifth year in a row.

ALL-CONFERENCE: Leighty Leads List of Five Bruins with All-NWC Accolades

(Newberg, Oregon) - Defender Melissa Leighty has been named to the All-Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer First Team, headlining a group of five George Fox University players who have been accorded All-Conference recognition of one kind or another for 2010 as voted on by the league’s nine coaches.

Valentine Named BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Weekly Honor

(Newberg, Oregon) - With two fine hitting games and a career high in kills in the season finale against Linfield College, George Fox University middle blocker Isabel Valentine has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week for Nov. 1-7.

Davis Named BAA Athlete of the Week for Third Time This Season

(Newberg, Oregon) - With seven saves at Pacific University in the season finale, George Fox University goalkeeper Elliott Davis has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Men’s Athlete of the Week for Nov. 1-7, the third time this fall the sophomore from Canby, Ore., has captured the weekly honor.

Oregon State Volleyball Welcomes Two to 2011 Roster

(Corvallis, Oregon) - The Oregon State volleyball team welcomes Haley Clarke (Newberg, Ore.) and Lexi Wilhelm (Escondido, Calif.) to its 2011 roster, announced Thursday by head coach Taras Liskevych.

Haley Clarke (Dundee, Ore./Newberg HS/North Clackamas VBC) 6-3 Middle Blocker

ALL-CONFERENCE: Bruins’ Toedtemeier, Reeves Get All-NWC Honorable Mention

(NEWBERG, Oregon) - With record-setting seasons behind them, setter Ali Toedtemeier and libero Patti Reeves of George Fox University have received honorable mention for the 2010 All-Northwest Conference Volleyball Teams as voted on by the league’s nine coaches and announced today by the conference office.

Toedtemeier, a senior from Beaverton, Ore., totaled 914 assists in 26 matches and 94 sets, averaging 9.71 assists per set. She also had 258 digs (2.74 dps), 20 kills, 18 service aces, and 19 blocks (one solo, 18 assisted). Her assists total was the 10th-highest in a single season at George Fox. She ranked third in the conference in assists and 15th in digs.

Pedestrian-Involved Traffic Crash on Highway 219 in Newberg

The pedestrian was Northbound on Everest Street attempting to cross Hwy 219 ...

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Police say a a 21-year old male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Everest Road and Hwy 219 at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Newberg-Dundee Police Dept responded.

Lutes Nudge Bruins in Defensive Season Finale

Pac Lutheran 1, George Fox 0

(PARKLAND, Wash.) - In a season-ending defensive contest that saw only four shots on goal taken by both teams combined, the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes edged the George Fox University Bruins 1-0 in a Northwest Conference women’s soccer match on a rainy Saturday afternoon here at the PLU soccer field.

The only score of the game came in the 50th minute during the second half, when the Lutes’ Brittany Bronson kicked in a tip from Jordann Gilmer from seven yards out. It was Bronson’s second score of the season.

Nelson`s Double-Double Leads WOU to Exhibition Win

(Newberg, Oregon) - Four members of the Western Oregon men’s basketball team scored in double figures as the Wolves came away with a 72-63 victory over George Fox in its exhibition opener, Saturday, Nov. 6.

Kolton Nelson and Kyle Long each had 17 points to lead the Western Oregon. Nelson also added 13 rebounds to complete the double-double. He went 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-4 from the line. Long came off the bench to score his 17. He made 5-of-9 shots from the field, including a trio of three-point baskets. The Wolves also got 15 points from Blair Wheadon and 13 from Kris White.

Bruins Bow to Boxers in First Game of Final Home Stand

PACIFIC 3, GEORGE FOX 1

(NEWBERG, Oregon) - Led by a trio of hitters who combined for 38 kills and a .352 hitting percentage, the Pacific University Boxers scored a 3-1 victory (25-22, 25-23, 16-25, 25-17) over the George Fox University Bruins in a Northwest Conference women’s volleyball match Friday night here at the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gym.