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2 Monday, December 9, For Immediate Release Contact: Blair Cash, SID ( ) () (Fax) (H) Sports Website: Sports Hotline: GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL Overall 2-2: Home -, Road -, Neutral 2- I NWC -: Home -, Road - HIGHLIGHTS: * Bruins Capture 5th in Lee Fulmer Tournament in California *Gayman Earns All-Tourney, NWC Player of the Week HM Honors * Bruins Set Free Throw Accuracy Mark vs. Dominican * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats * Upcoming Previews: at Puget Sound Christian, Northwest Christian THIS WEEK (Previews below): Tue., Dec.,7: pm- at Puget Sound Christian College (4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Fri., Dec., 7: pm - at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. LAST WEEK- 2- (Recaps below): *at Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament, Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7* Dec. 5 -Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9, George Fox 57 Dec. - George Fox 78, Chapman 75 (ot) Dec. 7 - George Fox 82, Dominican IL 7 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE ( thru Dec. 8, 22 Team (Pre-season poll/points) NWC Pet. GB All Pet. Whitworth Pirates (85) Linfield Wildcats (2/5) Willamette Bearcats (/) Puget Sound Loggers (5/48) Pacific Lutheran Lutes (/) Lewis & Clark Pioneers (4/5) George Fox Bruins (9) Pacific Boxers (8/24) Whitman Missionaries (7/28) COACH MARK SUNDQUIST (Seattle Pacific '89) is 5-8 (.28) in his rd season as a college head coach, both at George Fox. Against this week's opponents, he is - vs. Puget Sound Christian and - vs. Northwest Christian (- in Newberg, - in Eugene). BRUIN BITS: *Garman Earns All-Toumey, NWC Player o(the Week Honorable Mention Mark Gayman (W, So., Hillsboro, Ore.) led the Bruins to a 2- record and 5th place at the Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament in Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7, earning All-Tournament honors and Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Dec In a 9-57 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, he led the Bruins with points on 7-2 from the field and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, I assist, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. In a overtime win over Chapman, he again led the Bruins with points, hitting 5-l from the field and -8 from the line, with rebounds and steal. In an 82-7 win over Dominican IL, he led the team with 2 points on 9-9 shooting (-2 from -pt range) and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, I block, and 5 steals. In games, he totaled 5 points (7.7 ppg) on 2-4 from the field (.52), including -2 on 's (.5), and -2 from the line (.8), with rebounds (4. rpg), assists, blocks, and 8 steals.

3 NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to Marques Johnson ofwillamette, who led the Bearcats to a pair of wins in the John Lewis Classic with 4 7 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and steals. * Bmins Sink Free Throw Record in Win over Dominican When the Bruins canned 8-9 free throws in their 82-7 win over Dominican University of Illinois in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., on Dec. 7, they set a new record for free throw accuracy with at least one miss. The percentage of.947 eclipsed a.929 (-4) mark against Willamette on Jan., 999. The most free throws the Bruins have ever made in a game with no misses was an - performance at Western Baptist on Dec. 7, 994. * First Winning Streak for Bruins in Two Seasons: With a overtime win over Chapman and an 82-7 win over Dominican IL Dec. -7 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., the George Fox Bruins put together back-to-back wins for the first time in two seasons. Not since defeating Whitworth -9 and Whitman at home on Jan. 2-27, 2, had the Bruins posted consecutive victories. They will try to make it three in a row Tuesday, Dec., at Puget Sound Christian. The last -game winning streak for the Bruins was Dec., 998-Jan. 8, 999, when the Bruins beat La Verne, Pomona-Pitzer, and Whitman, all on the road. *Schmick Stands Out in Sub Stints: The Bruins discovered some "instant offense" off the bench when rookie Aaron Schmick (Fr., W, Hillsboro, Ore.) turned into two sparkling relief efforts in the Lee Fulmer Tournament Dec. 5-7 in Redlands, Calif. In a overtime over Chapman on Friday, he had a perfect shooting night, going 5-5 from the field (- on 's) and 2-2 from the line for points. He followed that up with a career-high 7 points in an 82-7 win over Dominican IL on Saturday, hit 5- from the floor (-2 on 's) and - from the line. He also collared a career-high 7 rebounds. * Ben Becomes Third Melvin Brother to Play for Bruins: Ben Melvin (Fr., W, Pleasant Hill, Ore.) became the third member of the Melvin family to play for the George Fox Bruins when he played 8 minutes in the Bruins' 9-57 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Dec. 5 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif. Melvin went scoreless with one assist in that game, but notched his first two points the next day in a overtime win against Chapman, hitting one field goal while grabbing rebounds. Ben has a ways to go to catch brother Travis Melvin, who is th on the Bruins' all-time scoring list with,28 points from Ryan Melvin also played one season for the Bruins, in 2-. * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats (thru Dec. 8): Scoring Offense- 5th (74.) Scoring Defense- 9th (8.2) Scoring Margin- 8th (-7.2) Field Goal Pet.- th (.42) -Pt FG Made- th (5.25, T) -Pt FG Pet.- 7th (.2) Free Throw Pet.- 2nd (.77) FG Pet. Defense- 7th (.4) -Pt FG Defense- 9th (.45) Rebound Offense- 7th (.5) Rebound Defense- 9th (45.5) Rebound Margin- 9th (-4.) Assists- rd (7.25) Turnover Margin- st (+.25) Assist!fO Ratio- 2nd (.) Steals- 5th (8.5) Blocks- rd (.25) Mark Gayman- 5th in scoring (7.2), 5th in FG% (.475), th in FT% (.8, T), 4th in steals (2., T), 8th in blocks (.75) Nate Tyler -7th in scoring (.2), 7th in rebounds (5.2), 8th in FG% (.54), loth in FT% (.8), th in assists (., T), rd in blocks (.75), 4th in AlTO ratio (.92)

4 Bryan Wadlow- 29th in scoring (9.), 4th in -pt FG% (.57), Aaron Schmick- th in scoring (8.5, T), 4th in FT% (.857), Trevor Person- rd in assists (4.5, T), th in steals (.75, T), 2nd in AffO ratio (2.25) * The Wirta Streaks: Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, is now in his 2nd of keeping Bruin statistics. After three games in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., he has been courtside for 475 straight Bruin men's basketball games, home and away, and has also worked 85 straight home games. The last home game he missed was in 972. Altogether, he has seen 95 George Fox men's basketball games. He watched his 9th Bruin men's basketball Friday, Feb. 5, 22,when George Fox hosted Whitman as a part of Homecoming weekend, and was presented with a special engraved souvenir basketball at halftime by director of athletics Craig Taylor. "Biggs" says that he anticipates seeing his,oooth George Fox game some time late in the 25- season. UPCOMING GAMES (Previews): Tue., Dec., 7: pm- at Puget Sound Christian College ( 4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Non-conference game... The Anchormen ofpuget Sound Christian, located in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., a suburb north of Seattle, are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... This is the st meeting between the Bruins and Snchormen... PSCC is off to a 4-7 start... One of the Anchormen's losses was -79 to Multnomah Bible, a team the Bruins will play later in the season... Fri., Dec., 7:pm- at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. Non-conference game... The Eagles of Northwest Christian in Eugene, Ore., are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... George Fox leads the all-time series with the Eagles -4 (9- in Newberg, -4 in Eugene)... The teams split last year, the Bruins winning 8-72 in Newberg on Jan. 5 and the Eagles prevailing in Eugene on Feb Northwest Christian is off to a - start this year... Among common opponents this season, the Eagles have a 75-5 loss to Warner Pacific, an win over Concordia-Portland, and a 7-5 win at Pacific... The Bruins will play Warner Pacific and Pacific later this season, and opened the season with an loss to Concordia... The Eagles average 8 ppg, led by Pete Moore (4.7), Paul Worchester (.7), and Rhett Green (.) in the early going. LAST WEEK (Recaps): 25- CLAREMONT 9, GEORGE FOX 57: Bruins Drop First Game in Redlands Tournament to Stags REDLANDS, Calif.- After hanging close in the first half, the George Fox University Bruins saw the bottom drop out in the second half as they fell9-57 to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Thursday afternoon (Dec. 5) here at the University of Redland's Lee Fulmer Memorial Men's Basketball Tournament. George Fox, despite shooting only 29% in the first half (8-27), trailed by only seven, 2-25, at the break, thanks to a defensive effort that held CMS to 5% shooting (-7). But while the Bruins still could not find their shooting touch in the second half, improving only slightly to % (8-24), the Stags blistered the nets for 8% (9-28) and coasted to victory. Mark Gayman led the Bruins with points, hitting 7-2 from the field, and Nate Tyler chipped in with. Gayman and Bryan Wadlow had 5 rebounds apiece. The Stags showed balanced scoring with players each contributing points, led by Hans Meyer with 2. Josh Keough, Michael Scharf, and Gregory Pelz scored apiece. Josh Zazulia had 7 rebounds to lead CMS, which won the rebounding war Keough had a game-high 5 assists. 2- GEORGE FOX 78, CHAPMAN 75 (OT): Bruins Get First Win of Season over Chapman in Overtime REDLANDS, Calif.- Brett Yeager made a steal under the basket and layup to break a tie in overtime, sparking the George Fox University Bruins to their first win of the 22- men's basketball season, a victory over the Chapman University Panthers Friday afternoon (Dec. ) here at the University ofredland's Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament. Yeager's big play came after he had had a short inside shot blocked and recovered by the Panthers, and the Bruins went on even their tournament record at - and lift their season record to -2. Chapman fell to -2 in the tournament and - on the season.

5 The Bruins shot 57% in the first half (7 -) to build a 8-29 lead at the break, and did not cool off much in the second half, sinking 52% (-2). The Panthers got back in the ballgame with long-range bombing, however, hitting 7- from behind the arc in the second half to force a deadlock at the end of regulation. Mark Gayman led the way offensively for George Fox, scoring points for the third straight game before fouling out. Nate Tyler added 5 points, Aaron Schmick came off the bench to score, and Bryan Wadlow scored 2. Schmick did not miss a shot, canning 5-5 from the floor, including a -pointer, and 2-2 from the line. Brett Yeager had 7 rebounds and Trevor Person had assists to lead the Bruins in those categories. Landon Lewis led all scorers with 29 points, including 7 -pointers, for Chapman, and Brian Spielman added 2. Brian VonDerahe had 9 rebounds as the Panthers controlled the boards Chapman shot 9% for the game, including -7 from the field in the overtime. 27- GEORGE FOX 82, DOMINICAN 7: Bruins Down Dominican to Finish 5th in Fulmer Tournament REDLANDS, Calif.- Mark Gayman scored 2 points and the George Fox University Bruins hit 8-9 for 94.7% on free throws, enabling the Bruins to defeat the Dominican University (Ill.) Stars 82-7 and capture 5th place in the Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament Saturday afternoon (Dec. 7) here at the University of Redlands. Dominican held a three-point advantage at the break, 45-42, due to 54.5% shooting (8-) that included 7- from -point range, but the Bruins hung close by making 7-7 free throws in the half. The Bruins out-scored the Stars in the second half 4-28, sinking -2 from the stripe, most of them late in the game to hold off the Stars. Gayman, after three straight games with points, broke out of that 'rut' by hitting 9-9 from the field with one trey and 2-2 free throws for 2 points, and also led the defensive effort with 5 steals. Aaron Schmick came off the bench to score 7 for George Fox, including - from the line, while Nate Tyler scored 2, including 8-9 on freebies. Tyler had 8 rebounds, and Bryan Wadlow and Schmick had 7 apiece. Wadlow passed out 5 assists. For Dominican, Eric Dunn had a game-high 25 points, with Steve Preston adding 5, T.J. Eskildsen, and David Crews. Crews had 9 rebounds as the Stars held a slight rebounding edge, 9-7. Dunn also led the Stars with 8 assists and steals. The Bruins evened their season record at 2-2 and were 2- in the tournament, while the Stars fell to 2- overall and -2 in the tournament. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY "BRUINS" 22- MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./EI. Hometown (Previous School) Mark Johnson 5-57 So./Fr. Tonasket, Wash. (Tonasket HS) 5 Aaron Schmick 5-7 Fr./Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. (Century HS) 2 Ben Melvin - Fr./Fr. Pleasant Hill, Ore. (Pleasant Hill HS) 2 Kenny Macy - 75 Sr./Sr. Culver, Ore. (Culver HS) 2 John Macy w - 95 So./So. Culver, Ore. (Culver HS) 25 Dan Gugliotta W/P - 25 Fr./Fr. Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS) Mark Gayman W/P -4 2 So./So. Hillsboro, Ore. (Glencoe HS) Bryan Wadlow W/P Jr./Jr. Albany, Ore. (West Albany HS) Nate Tyler w -2 9 Jr./Jr. Sweet Home, Ore. (Chemeketa CC) 4 Zach Hollin W/P Sr./Jr. Salem, Ore. (Southern California Coli.) 44 Brett Yeager W/P - 89 Jr./Jr. Oakridge, Ore. (Oakridge HS) 55 Trevor Person w - 75 Fr./Fr. Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground HS) Head Coach: Mark Sundquist (rd yr) Assistant Coach: Mitch Ratzlaff (rd yr)

6 George Fox Men's Basketball George Fox Season Box Score (as of Dec 9, 22) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES (2-2} (-} (-} (2-} CONFERENCE (-} (-} (-} (-} NON-CONFERENCE... (2-2) (-) (-) (2-) I---TOTAL---I ----PTS--- I----REBOUNDS----I ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pet FG-FGA Pet FT-FTA Pet Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Gayman, Mark... Tyler, Nate..... Wadlow, Bryan... 5 Schmick, Aaron... 2 Macy, Kenny Yeager, Brett... 4 Hollin, Zach Person, Trevor Gugliotta, Dan... 2 Macy, John Melvin, Ben... Johnson, Mark... Team a.a a.o a a ll Total..... Opponents as SCORE BY PERIODS: st 2nd OT Total George Fox Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL George Fox Opponents George Fox Men's Basketball 2

7 George Fox Men's Basketball George Fox Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 9, 22) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY ALL GAMES.... (2-2) (-) (-) CONFERENCE (-) (-) (-) NON-CONFERENCE (2-2) (-) (-) NEUTRAL (2-) (-) (2-) DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS /27/2 7: pm CONCORDIA-PORTLAND 2/5/2 4: pm # VS Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2//2 2: pm # vs Chapman 2/7/2 4:25 pm # vs Dominican IL 2//2 7: pm at Puget Sound Christian 2//2 7: pm at Northwest Christian 2//2 7: pm at Warner Pacific // 8: pm * at Whitman /4/ 8: pm * at Whitworth /7/ 7: pm NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN // 8: pm * PACIFIC (ORE.) /4/ 8: pm * at Lewis & Clark /7/ 8: pm * PUGET SOUND /8/ 8: pm * PACIFIC LUTHERAN /2/ 8: pm * at Linfield /24/ 8: pm * at Willamette // 8: pm * WHITMAN 2// 8: pm * WHITWORTH 2/4/ 7: pm at Multnomah Bible 2/7/ 8: pm * LEWIS & CLARK 2/8/ 8: pm * at Pacific (Ore.) 2/4/ 8: pm * at Puget Sound 2/5/ 8: pm * at Pacific Lutheran 2/8/ 8: pm * LINFIELD 2/2/ 8: pm * WILLAMETTE L L 7 WOT w (25)Tyler, Nate ()Gayman, Mark ()Gayman, Mark (2)Gayman, Mark (9)Tyler, Nate (5)Wadlow, Bryan (5)Gayman, Mark (7)Yeager, Brett (8)Tyler, Nate # - University of Redlands Tournament, Redlands, Calif. * - Northwest Conference game ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME AWAY..... NEUTRAL TOTAL

8 Monday, December 9, For Immediate Release Contact: Blair Cash, SID ( ) () (Fax) (H) Sports Website: Sports Hotline: GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL Overall 2-2: Home -, Road -, Neutral 2- I NWC -: Home -, Road - HIGHLIGHTS: * Bruins Capture 5th in Lee Fulmer Tournament in California *Gayman Earns All-Tourney, NWC Player of the Week HM Honors * Bruins Set Free Throw Accuracy Mark vs. Dominican * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats * Upcoming Previews: at Puget Sound Christian, Northwest Christian THIS WEEK (Previews below): Tue., Dec., 7: pm- at Puget Sound Christian College ( 4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Fri., Dec., 7: pm- at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. LAST WEEK- 2- (Recaps below): *at Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament, Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7* Dec. 5 -Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9, George Fox 57 Dec. - George Fox 78, Chapman 75 (ot) Dec. 7 -George Fox 82, Dominican IL 7 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE ( thru Dec. 8, 22 Team (Pre-season poll/points) NWC Pet. GB All Pet. Whitworth Pirates (85) Linfield Wildcats (2/5) Willamette Bearcats (/) Puget Sound Loggers (5/48) Pacific Lutheran Lutes (/) Lewis & Clark Pioneers (4/5) George Fox Bruins (9/) Pacific Boxers (8/24) Whitman Missionaries (7/28) COACH MARK SUNDQUIST (Seattle Pacific '89) is 5-8 (.28) in his rd season as a college head coach, both at George Fox. Against this week's opponents, he is - vs. Puget Sound Christian and - vs. Northwest Christian (- in Newberg, - in Eugene). BRUIN BITS: *Gayman Earns All-Tourney, NWC Player ofthe Week Honorable Mention Mark Gayman (W, So., Hillsboro, Ore.) led the Bruins to a 2-l record and 5th place at the Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament in Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7, earning All-Tournament honors and Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Dec In a 9-57loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, he led the Bruins with points on 7-2 from the field and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. In a overtime win over Chapman, he again led the Bruins with points, hitting 5- from the field and -8 from the line, with rebounds and steal. In an 82-7 win over Dominican IL, he led the team with 2 points on 9-9 shooting (-2 from -pt range) and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, I block, and 5 steals. In games, he totaled 5 points (7.7 ppg) on 2-4 from the field (.52), including -2 on 's (.5), and -2 from the line (.8), with rebounds (4. rpg), assists, blocks, and 8 steals.

9 NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to Marques Johnson of Willamette, who led the Bearcats to a pair of wins in the John Lewis Classic with 47 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and steals. * Bruins Sink Free Throw Record in Win over Dominican When the Bruins canned 8-9 free throws in their 82-7 win over Dominican University of Illinois in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., on Dec. 7, they set a new record for free throw accuracy with at least one miss. The percentage of.947 eclipsed a.929 (-4) mark against Willamette on Jan., 999. The most free throws the Bruins have ever made in a game with no misses was an - performance at Western Baptist on Dec. 7, 994. * First Winning Streak for Bruins in Two Seasons: With a overtime win over Chapman and an 82-7 win over Dominican IL Dec. -7 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., the George Fox Bruins put together back-to-hack wins for the first time in two seasons. Not since defeating Whitworth -9 and Whitman at home on Jan. 2-27, 2, had the Bruins posted consecutive victories. They will try to make it three in a row Tuesday, Dec., at Puget Sound Christian. The last -game winning streak for the Bruins was Dec., 998-Jan. 8, 999, when the Bruins beat La Verne, Pomona-Pitzer, and Whitman, all on the road. * Schmick Stands Out in Sub Stints: The Bruins discovered some "instant offense" off the bench when rookie Aaron Schmick (Fr., W, Hillsboro, Ore.) turned into two sparkling relief efforts in the Lee Fulmer Tournament Dec. 5-7 in Redlands, Calif. In a overtime over Chapman on Friday, he had a perfect shooting night, going 5-5 from the field (l- on 's) and 2-2 from the line for points. He followed that up with a career-high 7 points in an 82-7 win over Dominican IL on Saturday, hit 5- from the floor (-2 on 's) and - from the line. He also collared a career-high 7 rebounds. * Ben Becomes Third Melvin Brother to Play (or Bruins: Ben Melvin (Fr., W, Pleasant Hill, Ore.) became the third member of the Melvin family to play for the George Fox Bruins when he played 8 minutes in the Bruins' 9-57 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Dec. 5 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif. Melvin went scoreless with one assist in that game, but notched his first two points the next day in a overtime win against Chapman, hitting one field goal while grabbing rebounds. Ben has a ways to go to catch brother Travis Melvin, who is th on the Bruins' all-time scoring list with,28 points from Ryan Melvin also played one season for the Bruins, in 2-. * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats (thru Dec. 8): Scoring Offense- 5th (74.) Scoring Defense - 9th (8.2) Scoring Margin- 8th ( -7.2) Field Goal Pet.- th (.42) -Pt FG Made- th (5.25, T) -Pt FG Pet. -7th (.2) Free Throw Pet.- 2nd (.77) FG Pet. Defense- 7th (.4) -Pt FG Defense- 9th (.45) Rebound Offense- 7th (.5) Rebound Defense- 9th (45.5) Rebound Margin- 9th (-4.) Assists - rd ( 7.25) Turnover Margin- st (+.25) AssistfTO Ratio- 2nd (.) Steals- 5th (8.5) Blocks- rd (.25) Mark Gayman- 5th in scoring (7.2), 5th in FG% (.475), th in FT% (.8, T), 4th in steals (2., T), 8th in blocks (.75) Nate Tyler -7th in scoring (.2), 7th in rebounds (5.2), 8th in FG% (.54), loth in FT% (.8), th in assists (., T), rd in blocks (.75), 4th in AffO ratio (.92)

10 Bryan Wadlow- 29th in scoring (9.), 4th in -pt FG% (.57), Aaron Schmick- th in scoring (8.5, T), 4th in FT% (.857), Trevor Person- rd in assists (4.5, T), th in steals (.75, T), 2nd in AffO ratio (2.25) *The Wirta Streaks: Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, is now in his 2nd of keeping Bruin statistics. After three games in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., he has been courtside for 475 straight Bruin men's basketball games, home and away, and has also worked 85 straight home games. The last home game he missed was in 972. Altogether, he has seen 95 George Fox men's basketball games. He watched his 9th Bruin men's basketball Friday, Feb. 5, 22,when George Fox hosted Whitman as a part of Homecoming weekend, and was presented with a special engraved souvenir basketball at halftime by director of athletics Craig Taylor. "Biggs" says that he anticipates seeing his,oooth George Fox game some time late in the 25- season. UPCOMING GAMES (Previews): Tue., Dec., 7:pm- at Puget Sound Christian College (4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Non-conference game... The Anchormen of Puget Sound Christian, located in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., a suburb north of Seattle, are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... This is the st meeting between the Bruins and Snchormen... PSCC is off to a 4-7 start... One of the Anchormen's losses was -79 to Multnomah Bible, a team the Bruins will play later in the season... Fri., Dec.,7: pm- at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. Non-conference game... The Eagles of Northwest Christian in Eugene, Ore., are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... George Fox leads the all-time series with the Eagles -4 (9- in Newberg, -4 in Eugene)... The teams split last year, the Bruins winning 8-72 in Newberg on Jan. 5 and the Eagles prevailing in Eugene on Feb Northwest Christian is off to a - start this year... Among common opponents this season, the Eagles have a 75-5 loss to Warner Pacific, an win over Concordia-Portland, and a 7-5 win at Pacific... The Bruins will play Warner Pacific and Pacific later this season, and opened the season with an loss to Concordia... The Eagles average 8 ppg, led by Pete Moore (4.7), Paul Worchester (.7), and Rhett Green (.) in the early going. LAST WEEK (Recaps): 25- CLAREMONT 9, GEORGE FOX 57: Bruins Drop First Game in Redlands Tournament to Stags REDLANDS, Calif.- After hanging close in the first half, the George Fox University Bruins saw the bottom drop out in the second half as they fell 9-57 to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Thursday afternoon (Dec. 5) here at the University of Red land's Lee Fulmer Memorial Men's Basketball Tournament. George Fox, despite shooting only 29% in the first half (8-27), trailed by only seven, 2-25, at the break, thanks to a defensive effort that held CMS to 5% shooting (-7). But while the Bruins still could not find their shooting touch in the second half, improving only slightly to % (8-24), the Stags blistered the nets for 8% (9-28) and coasted to victory. Mark Gayman led the Bruins with points, hitting 7-2 from the field, and Nate Tyler chipped in with. Gayman and Bryan Wadlow had 5 rebounds apiece. The Stags showed balanced scoring with players each contributing points, led by Hans Meyer with 2. Josh Keough, Michael Scharf, and Gregory Pelz scored apiece. Josh Zazulia had 7 rebounds to lead CMS, which won the rebounding war Keough had a game-high 5 assists. 2- GEORGE FOX 78, CHAPMAN 75 COT): Bruins Get First Win of Season over Chapman in Overtime REDLANDS, Calif.- Brett Yeager made a steal under the basket and layup to break a tie in overtime, sparking the George Fox University Bruins to their first win of the 22- men's basketball season, a victory over the Chapman University Panthers Friday afternoon (Dec. ) here at the University ofredland's Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament. Yeager's big play came after he had had a short inside shot blocked and recovered by the Panthers, and the Bruins went on even their tournament record at - and lift their season record to l-2. Chapman fell to -2 in the tournament and - on the season.

11 The Bruins shot 57% in the first half (7-) to build a 8-29 lead at the break, and did not cool off much in the second half, sinking 52% (-2). The Panthers got back in the ballgame with long-range bombing, however, hitting 7- from behind the arc in the second half to force a deadlock at the end of regulation. Mark Gayman led the way offensively for George Fox, scoring points for the third straight game before fouling out. Nate Tyler added 5 points, Aaron Schmick came off the bench to score, and Bryan Wadlow scored 2. Schmick did not miss a shot, canning 5-5 from the floor, including a -pointer, and 2-2 from the line. Brett Yeager had 7 rebounds and Trevor Person had assists to lead the Bruins in those categories. Landon Lewis led all scorers with 29 points, including 7 -pointers, for Chapman, and Brian Spielman added 2. Brian VonDerahe had 9 rebounds as the Panthers controlled the boards Chapman shot 9% for the game, including -7 from the field in the overtime. 27- GEORGE FOX 82, DOMINICAN 7: Bruins Down Dominican to Finish 5th in Fulmer Tournament REDLANDS, Calif.- Mark Gayman scored 2 points and the George Fox University Bruins hit 8-9 for 94.7% on free throws, enabling the Bruins to defeat the Dominican University (Ill.) Stars 82-7 and capture 5th place in the Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament Saturday afternoon (Dec. 7) here at the University of Redlands. Dominican held a three-point advantage at the break, 45-42, due to 54.5% shooting (8-) that included 7- from -point range, but the Bruins hung close by making 7-7 free throws in the half. The Bruins out-scored the Stars in the second half 4-28, sinking -2 from the stripe, most of them late in the game to hold off the Stars. Gayman, after three straight games with points, broke out of that 'rut' by hitting 9-9 from the field with one trey and 2-2 free throws for 2 points, and also led the defensive effort with 5 steals. Aaron Schmick came off the bench to score 7 for George Fox, including - from the line, while Nate Tyler scored 2, including 8-9 on freebies. Tyler had 8 rebounds, and Bryan Wadlow and Schmick had 7 apiece. Wadlow passed out 5 assists. For Dominican, Eric Dunn had a game-high 25 points, with Steve Preston adding 5, T.J. Eskildsen, and David Crews. Crews had 9 rebounds as the Stars held a slight rebounding edge, 9-7. Dunn also led the Stars with 8 assists and steals. The Bruins evened their season record at 2-2 and were 2- in the tournament, while the Stars fell to 2- overall and -2 in the tournament. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY "BRUINS" 22- MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./El. Hometown (Previous School) Mark Johnson 5-57 So./Fr. Tonasket, Wash. (Tonasket HS) 5 Aaron Schmick 5-7 Fr./Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. (Century HS) 2 Ben Melvin - Fr./Fr. Pleasant Hill, Ore. (Pleasant Hill HS) 2 KennyMacy - 75 Sr./Sr. Culver, Ore. (Culver HS) 2 John Macy w - 95 So./So. Culver, Ore. (Culver HS) 25 Dan Gugliotta W!P - 25 Fr./Fr. Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS) Mark Gayman W!P -4 2 So./So. Hillsboro, Ore. (Glencoe HS) Bryan Wadlow W/P Jr./Jr. Albany, Ore. (West Albany HS) Nate Tyler w -2 9 Jr./Jr. Sweet Home, Ore. (Chemeketa CC) 4 Zach Hollin W/P Sr./Jr. Salem, Ore. (Southern California Coil.) 44 Brett Yeager W!P - 89 Jr./Jr. Oakridge, Ore. (Oakridge HS) 55 Trevor Person w - 75 Fr./Fr. Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground HS) Head Coach: Mark Sundquist (rd yr) Assistant Coach: Mitch Ratzlaff (rd yr)

12 George Fox Men's Basketball George Fox Season Box Score (as of Dec 9, 22) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES (2-2) (-) (-) (2-) CONFERENCE... (-) (-) (-) (-) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-2) (-) (-) (2-) I---TOTAL---I ----PTS--- I----REBOUNDS----I ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pet FG-FGA Pet FT-FTA Pet Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pta Avg Gayman, Mark Tyler, Nate Wadlow, Bryan Schmick, Aaron Macy, Kenny Yeager, Brett Hollin, Zach Person, Trevor Gugliotta, Dan Macy, John Melvin, Ben Johnson, Mark Team ooo Total... 4 Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: let 2nd OT Total George Fox Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL George Fox Opponents George Fox Men's Basketball 2

13 George Fox Men's Basketball George Fox Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 9, 22) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES.... CONFERENCE... NON-CONFERENCE.. OVERALL HOME AWAY (2-2) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (2-2) (-) (-) NEUTRAL (2-) (-) (2-) DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS /27/2 7: pm 2/5/2 4: pm 2//2 2: pm 2/7/2 4:25 pm 2//2 7:pm 2//2 7:pm 2//2 7:pm // 8: pm /4/ 8: pm /7/ 7: pm // 8: pm /4/ 8: pm /7/ 8: pm /8/ 8: pm /2/ 8: pm /24/ 8: pm // 9: pm 2// 8: pm 2/4/ 7:pm 2/7/ 8: pm 2/8/ 8: pm 2/4/ 9: pm 2/5/ 9: pm 2/8/ 8: pm 2/2/ 9: pm CONCORDIA-PORTLAND # vs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps # vs Chapman # vs Dominican IL at Puget Sound Christian at Northwest Christian at Warner Pacific * at Whitman * at Whitworth NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN * PACIFIC (ORE.) * at Lewis & Clark * PUGET SOUND * PACIFIC LUTHERAN * at Linfield * at Willamette * WHITMAN * WHITWORTH at Multnomah Bible * LEWIS & CLARK * at Pacific (Ore.) * at Puget Sound * at Pacific Lutheran * LINFIELD * WILLAMETTE L 57-9 L WOT w (25)Tyler, Nate 7 ()Gayman, Mark 4 ()Gayman, Mark 78 (2l)Gayman, Mark (9)TYler, Nate (5)Wadlow, Bryan (5)Gayman, Mark (?)Yeager, Brett (8)TYler, Nate # - University of Redlands Tournament, Redlands, Calif. * - Northwest Conference game ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME... l AWAY... NEUTRAL TOTAL

14 Monday, December 9, For Immediate Release Contact: Blair Cash, SID ( ) () (Fax) (H) Sports Website: Sports Hotline: GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL Overall2-2: Home -, Road -, Neutral2-/NWC -: Home -, Road - HIGHLIGHTS: * Bruins Capture 5th iu Lee Fulmer Tournament in California *Gayman Earns All-Tourney, NWC Player of the Week HM Honors * Bruins Set Free Throw Accuracy Mark vs. Dominican * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats * Upcoming Previews: at Puget Sound Christian, Northwest Christian THIS WEEK (Previews below): Toe., Dec., 7: pm- at Puget Sound Christian College ( 4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Fri., Dec.,7: pm- at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. LAST WEEK- 2- (Recaps below): *at Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament, Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7* Dec. 5 -Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9, George Fox 57 Dec. - George Fox 78, Chapman 75 (ot) Dec. 7 - George Fox 82, Dominican IL 7 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE ( thru Dec. 8, 22 Team (Pre-season poll/points) NWC Pet. GB All Pet. Whitworth Pirates (85) Linfield Wildcats (2/5) Willamette Bearcats (/) Puget Sound Loggers (5/48) Pacific Lutheran Lutes (/) Lewis & Clark Pioneers (4/5) George Fox Bruins (9/) Pacific Boxers (8/24) Whitman Missionaries (7/28) COACH MARK SUNDQUIST (Seattle Pacific '89) is 5-8 (.28) in his rd season as a college head coach, both at George Fox. Against this week's opponents, he is - vs. Puget Sound Christian and - vs. Northwest Christian (- in Newberg, - in Eugene). BRUIN BITS: * Gayman Earns All-Tourney. NWC Player of the Week Honorable Mention Mark Gayman (W, So., Hillsboro, Ore.) led the Bruins to a 2- record and 5th place at the Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament in Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7, earning All-Tournament honors and Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Dec In a 9-57 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, he led the Bruins with points on 7-2 from the field and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. In a overtime win over Chapman, he again led the Bruins with points, hitting 5-l from the field and -8 from the line, with rebounds and steal. In an 82-7 win over Dominican IL, he led the team with 2 points on 9-9 shooting (-2 from -pt range) and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, block, and 5 steals. In games, he totaled 5 points (7.7 ppg) on 2-4 from the field (.52), including -2 on 's (.5), and -2 from the line (.8), with rebounds (4. rpg), assists, blocks, and 8 steals.

15 NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to Marques Johnson of Willamette, who led the Bearcats to a pair of wins in the John Lewis Classic with 4 7 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and steals. * Bruins Sink Free Throw Record in Win over Dominican When the Bruins canned 8-9 free throws in their 82-7 win over Dominican University of Illinois in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., on Dec. 7, they set a new record for free throw accuracy with at least one miss. The percentage of.947 eclipsed a.929 (-4) mark against Willamette on Jan., 999. The most free throws the Bruins have ever made in a game with no misses was an - performance at Western Baptist on Dec. 7, 994. * First Winning Streak for Bruins in Two Seasons: With a overtime win over Chapman and an 82-7 win over Dominican IL Dec. -7 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., the George Fox Bruins put together back-to-back wins for the first time in two seasons. Not since defeating Whitworth -9 and Whitman at home on Jan. 2-27,2, had the Bruins posted consecutive victories. They will try to make it three in a row Tuesday, Dec., at Puget Sound Christian. The last -game winning streak for the Bruins was Dec., 998-Jan. 8, 999, when the Bruins beat La Verne, Pomona-Pitzer, and Whitman, all on the road. * Schmick Stands Out in Sub Stints: The Bruins discovered some "instant offense" off the bench when rookie Aaron Schmick (Fr., W, Hillsboro, Ore.) turned into two sparkling relief efforts in the Lee Fulmer Tournament Dec. 5-7 in Redlands, Calif. In a overtime over Chapman on Friday, he had a perfect shooting night, going 5-5 from the field (- on 's) and 2-2 from the line for points. He followed that up with a career-high 7 points in an 82-7 win over Dominican IL on Saturday, hit 5- from the floor (-2 on 's) and - from the line. He also collared a career-high 7 rebounds. * Ben Becomes Third Melvin Brother to Play for Bruins: Ben Melvin (Fr., W, Pleasant Hill, Ore.) became the third member of the Melvin family to play for the George Fox Bruins when he played 8 minutes in the Bruins' 9-57 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Dec. 5 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif. Melvin went scoreless with one assist in that game, but notched his first two points the next day in a overtime win against Chapman, hitting one field goal while grabbing rebounds. Ben has a ways to go to catch brother Travis Melvin, who is th on the Bruins' all-time scoring list with,28 points from Ryan Melvin also played one season for the Bruins, in 2-. * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats (thru Dec. 8): Scoring Offense- 5th (74.) Scoring Defense- 9th (8.2) Scoring Margin- 8th (-7.2) Field Goal Pet.- th (.42) -Pt FG Made- th (5.25, T) -Pt FG Pet.- 7th (.2) Free Throw Pet.- 2nd (.77) FG Pet. Defense -7th (.4) -Pt FG Defense- 9th (.45) Rebound Offense- 7th (.5) Rebound Defense- 9th (45.5) Rebound Margin- 9th ( -4.) Assists- rd (7.25) Turnover Margin- st (+.25) AssistffO Ratio- 2nd (.) Steals- 5th (8.5) Blocks- rd (.25) Mark Gayman- 5th in scoring (7.2), 5th in FG% (.475), th in Ff% (.8, T), 4th in steals (2., T), 8th in blocks (.75) Nate Tyler -7th in scoring (.2), 7th in rebounds (5.2), 8th in FG% (.54), loth in Ff% (.8), th in assists (., T), rd in blocks (.75), 4th in AffO ratio (.92)

16 Bryan Wadlow- 29th in scoring (9.), 4th in -pt FG% (.57), Aaron Schmick- th in scoring (8.5, T), 4th in FT% (.857), Trevor Person- rd in assists (4.5, T), th in steals (.75, T), 2nd in A/TO ratio (2.25) *The Wirta Streaks: Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, is now in his 2nd of keeping Bruin statistics. After three games in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., he has been courtside for 475 straight Bruin men's basketball games, home and away, and has also worked 85 straight home games. The last home game he missed was in 972. Altogether, he has seen 95 George Fox men's basketball games. He watched his 9th Bruin men's basketball Friday, Feb. 5, 22,when George Fox hosted Whitman as a part of Homecoming weekend, and was presented with a special engraved souvenir basketball at halftime by director of athletics Craig Taylor. "Biggs" says that he anticipates seeing his,th George Fox game some time late in the 25- season. UPCOMING GAMES (Previews): Tue., Dec.,7: pm- at Puget Sound Christian College (4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Non-conference game... The Anchormen of Puget Sound Christian, located in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., a suburb north of Seattle, are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... This is the st meeting between the Bruins and Snchormen... PSCC is off to a 4-7 start... One of the Anchormen's losses was -79 to Multnomah Bible, a team the Bruins will play later in the season... Fri., Dec., 7:pm- at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. Non-conference game... The Eagles of Northwest Christian in Eugene, Ore., are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... George Fox leads the all-time series with the Eagles -4 (9- in Newberg, -4 in Eugene)... The teams split last year, the Bruins winning 8-72 in Newberg on Jan. 5 and the Eagles prevailing in Eugene on Feb Northwest Christian is off to a - start this year... Among common opponents this season, the Eagles have a 75-5 loss to Warner Pacific, an win over Concordia-Portland, and a 7-5 win at Pacific... The Bruins will play Warner Pacific and Pacific later this season, and opened the season with an loss to Concordia... The Eagles average 8 ppg, led by Pete Moore (4.7), Paul Worchester (.7), and Rhett Green (.) in the early going. LAST WEEK (Recaps): 25- CLAREMONT 9, GEORGE FOX 57: Bruins Drop First Game in Redlands Tournament to Stags REDLANDS, Calif.- After hanging close in the first half, the George Fox University Bruins saw the bottom drop out in the second half as they fell 9-57 to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Thursday afternoon (Dec. 5) here at the University ofredland's Lee Fulmer Memorial Men's Basketball Tournament. George Fox, despite shooting only 29% in the first half (8-27), trailed by only seven, 2-25, at the break, thanks to a defensive effort that held CMS to 5% shooting (-7). But while the Bruins still could not find their shooting touch in the second half, improving only slightly to % (8-24), the Stags blistered the nets for 8% (9-28) and coasted to victory. Mark Gayman led the Bruins with points, hitting 7-2 from the field, and Nate Tyler chipped in with. Gayman and Bryan Wadlow had 5 rebounds apiece. The Stags showed balanced scoring with players each contributing points, led by Hans Meyer with 2. Josh Keough, Michael Scharf, and Gregory Pelz scored apiece. Josh Zazulia had 7 rebounds to lead CMS, which won the rebounding war Keough had a game-high 5 assists. 2- GEORGE FOX 78, CHAPMAN 75 (OT): Bruins Get First Win of Season over Chapman in Overtime REDLANDS, Calif.- Brett Yeager made a steal under the basket and layup to break a tie in overtime, sparking the George Fox University Bruins to their first win of the 22- men's basketball season, a victory over the Chapman University Panthers Friday afternoon (Dec. ) here at the University ofredland's Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament. Yeager's big play came after he had had a short inside shot blocked and recovered by the Panthers, and the Bruins went on even their tournament record at - and lift their season record to -2. Chapman fell to -2 in the tournament and - on the season.

17 The Bruins shot 57% in the first half (7-) to build a 8-29 lead at the break, and did not cool off much in the second half, sinking 52% ( -2 ). The Panthers got back in the ball game with long-range bombing, however, hitting 7- from behind the arc in the second half to force a deadlock at the end of regulation. Mark Gayman led the way offensively for George Fox, scoring points for the third straight game before fouling out. Nate Tyler added 5 points, Aaron Schmick came off the bench to score, and Bryan Wadlow scored 2. Schmick did not miss a shot, canning 5-5 from the floor, including a -pointer, and 2-2 from the line. Brett Yeager had 7 rebounds and Trevor Person had assists to lead the Bruins in those categories. Landon Lewis led all scorers with 29 points, including 7 -pointers, for Chapman, and Brian Spielman added 2. Brian VonDerahe had 9 rebounds as the Panthers controlled the boards Chapman shot 9% for the game, including -7 from the field in the overtime. 2/7- GEORGE FOX 82. DOMINICAN 7: Bruins Down Dominican to Finish 5th in Fulmer Tournament REDLANDS, Calif.- Mark Gayman scored 2 points and the George Fox University Bruins hit 8-9 for 94.7% on free throws, enabling the Bruins to defeat the Dominican University (Ill.) Stars 82-7 and capture 5th place in the Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament Saturday afternoon (Dec. 7) here at the University ofredands. Dominican held a three-point advantage at the break, 45-42, due to 54.5% shooting (8-) that included 7- from -point range, but the Bruins hung close by making 7-7 free throws in the half. The Bruins out-scored the Stars in the second half 4-28, sinking -2 from the stripe, most of them late in the game to hold off the Stars. Gayman, after three straight games with points, broke out of that 'rut' by hitting 9-9 from the field with one trey and 2-2 free throws for 2 points, and also led the defensive effort with 5 steals. Aaron Schmick came off the bench to score 7 for George Fox, including - from the line, while Nate Tyler scored 2, including 8-9 on freebies. Tyler had 8 rebounds, and Bryan Wadlow and Schmick had 7 apiece. Wadlow passed out 5 assists. For Dominican, Eric Dunn had a game-high 25 points, with Steve Preston adding 5, T.J. Eskildsen, and David Crews. Crews had 9 rebounds as the Stars held a slight rebounding edge, 9-7. Dunn also led the Stars with 8 assists and steals. The Bruins evened their season record at 2-2 and were 2- in the tournament, while the Stars fell to 2- overall and -2 in the tournament. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY "BRUINS" 22- MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./EI. Hometown {Previous School) Mark Johnson 5-57 So./Fr. Tonasket, Wash. (Tonasket HS) 5 Aaron Schmick 5-7 Fr./Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. (Century HS) 2 Ben Melvin - Fr./Fr. Pleasant Hill, Ore. (Pleasant Hill HS) 2 KennyMacy - 75 Sr./Sr. Culver, Ore. (Culver HS) 2 John Macy w - 95 So./So. Culver, Ore. (Culver HS) 25 Dan Gugliotta W!P - 25 Fr./Fr. Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS) Mark Gayman W/P -4 2 So./So. Hillsboro, Ore. (Glencoe HS) Bryan Wad low W!P Jr./Jr. Albany, Ore. (West Albany HS) Nate Tyler w -2 9 Jr./Jr. Sweet Home, Ore. (Chemeketa CC) 4 Zach Hollin W!P Sr./Jr. Salem, Ore. (Southern California Coli.) 44 Brett Yeager W!P - 89 Jr./Jr. Oakridge, Ore. (Oakridge HS) 55 Trevor Person w - 75 Fr./Fr. Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground HS) Head Coach: Mark Sundquist (rd yr) Assistant Coach: Mitch Ratzlaff (rd yr)

18 George Fox Men's Basketball George Fox Season Box Score (as of Dec 9, 22) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES (2-2) (-) (-) (2-) CONFERENCE.... (-) (-) (-) (-) NON-CONFERENCE.. (2-2) (-) (-) (2-) I---TOTAL---I ----PTS--- I----REBOUNDS----I ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pet FG-FGA Pet FT-FTA Pet Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pta Avg Gayman, Mark Tyler, Nate Wadlow, Bryan Schmick, Aaron Macy, Kenny Yeager, Brett Hollin, Zach Person, Trevor Gugliotta, Dan Macy, John Melvin, Ben Johnson, Mark... - Team a a 4-.a -a a.25 2-a a.o a ooo a a a a o.o 5 5. Total... 4 Opponents a a 8a SCORE BY PERIODS: st 2nd OT Total George Fox Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL George Fox... Opponents George Fox Men's Basketball 2

19 George Fox Men's Basketball George Fox Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 9, 22) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES.... CONFERENCE..... NON-CONFERENCE.... OVERALL HOME AWAY (2-2) (-l) (-) (-) (-) (-) (2-2) (-) (-) NEUTRAL (2-l) (-) (2-) DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS /27/2 7: pm 2/5/2 4: pm 2//2 2: pm 2/7/2 4:25 pm 2//2 7: pm 2//2 7: pm 2//2 7:pm // 8: pm /4/ 8: pm /7/ 7: pm // 8: pm /4/ 8: pm /7/ 8: pm /8/ 8: pm /2/ 8: pm /24/ 8: pm // 8: pm 2// 8: pm 2/4/ 7:pm 2/7/ 8: pm 2/8/ 8: pm 2/4/ 8: pm 2/5/ 8: pm 2/8/ 8: pm 2/2/ 8: pm CONCORDIA-PORTLAND # vs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps # VB Chapman # vs Dominican IL at Puget Sound Christian at Northwest Christian at Warner Pacific * at Whitman * at Whitworth NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN * PACIFIC (ORE.) * at Lewis & Clark * PUGET SOUND * PACIFIC LUTHERAN * at Linfield * at Willamette * WHITMAN * WHITWORTH at Multnomah Bible * LEWIS & CLARK * at Pacific (Ore.) * at Puget Sound * at Pacific Lutheran * LINFIELD * WILLAMETTE L 57-9 L WOT w (25)Tyler, Nate 7 ()Gayman, Mark 4 ()Gayman, Mark 78 (2)Gayman, Mark (9)Tyler, Nate (5)Wadlow, Bryan (5)Gayman, Mark (7)Yeager, Brett (8)Tyler, Nate # - University of Redlands Tournament, Redlands, Calif. * - Northwest Conference game ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME AWAY..... NEUTRAL TOTAL

20 Monday, December 9, For Immediate Release Contact: Blair Cash, SID ( ) () (Fax) (H) Sports Website: Sports Hotline: GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL Overall 2-2: Home -, Road -, Neutral 2- I NWC -: Home -, Road - HIGHLIGHTS: * Bruins Capture 5th in Lee Fulmer Tournament in California *Gayman Earns All-Tourney, NWC Player of the Week HM Honors * Bruins Set Free Throw Accuracy Mark vs. Dominican * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats * Upcoming Previews: at Puget Sound Christian, Northwest Christian THIS WEEK (Previews below): Tue., Dec.,7: pm- at Puget Sound Christian College (4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Fri., Dec., 7: pm- at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. LAST WEEK- 2- (Recaps below): *at Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament, Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7* Dec. 5 -Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9, George Fox 57 Dec. - George Fox 78, Chapman 75 (ot) Dec. 7 - George Fox 82, Dominican IL 7 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE ( - thru Dec. 8, 22 Team (Pre-season poll/points) NWC Pet. GB All Pet. Whitworth Pirates (85) Linfield Wildcats (2/5) Willamette Bearcats (/) Puget Sound Loggers (5/48) Pacific Lutheran Lutes (/) Lewis & Clark Pioneers (4/5) George Fox Bruins (9/) Pacific Boxers (8/24) -. l-4.2 Whitman Missionaries (7/28) COACH MARK SUNDQUIST (Seattle Pacific '89) is 5-8 (.28) in his rd season as a college head coach, both at George Fox. Against this week's opponents, he is - vs. Puget Sound Christian and - vs. Northwest Christian (- in Newberg, - in Eugene). BRUIN BITS: * Gavman Earns All-Tourney, NWC Player ofthe Week Honorable Mention Mark Gayman (W, So., Hillsboro, Ore.) led the Bruins to a 2- record and 5th place at the Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament in Redlands, Calif., Dec. 5-7, earning All-Tournament honors and Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Dec In a 9-57loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, he led the Bruins with points on 7-2 from the field and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. In a overtime win over Chapman, he again led the Bruins with points, hitting 5-l from the field and -8 from the line, with rebounds and steal. In an 82-7 win over Dominican IL, he led the team with 2 points on 9-9 shooting (-2 from -pt range) and 2-2 from the line, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, l block, and 5 steals. In games, he totaled 5 points (7.7 ppg) on 2-4 from the tield (.52), including -2 on 's (.5), and -2 from the line (.8), with rebounds ( 4. rpg), assists, blocks, and 8 steals.

21 NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to Marques Johnson of Willamette, who led the Bearcats to a pair of wins in the John Lewis Classic with 47 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and steals. * Bruins Sink Free Throw Record in Win over Dominican When the Bruins canned 8-9 free throws in their 82-7 win over Dominican University of Illinois in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., on Dec. 7, they set a new record for free throw accuracy with at least one miss. The percentage of.947 eclipsed a.929 (-4) mark against Willamette on Jan., 999. The most free throws the Bruins have ever made in a game with no misses was an - perfonnance at Western Baptist on Dec. 7, 994. * First Winning Streak for Bruins in Two Seasons: With a overtime win over Chapman and an 82-7 win over Dominican IL Dec. -7 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., the George Fox Bruins put together back-to-back wins for the first time in two seasons. Not since defeating Whitworth -9 and Whitman at home on Jan. 2-27, 2, had the Bruins posted consecutive victories. They will try to make it three in a row Tuesday, Dec., at Puget Sound Christian. The last -game winning streak for the Bruins was Dec., 998-Jan. 8, 999, when the Bruins beat La Verne, Pomona-Pitzer, and Whitman, all on the road. * Schmick Stands Out in Sub Stints: The Bruins discovered some "instant offense" off the bench when rookie Aaron Schmick (Fr., W, Hillsboro, Ore.) turned into two sparkling relief efforts in the Lee Fulmer Tournament Dec. 5-7 in Redlands, Calif. In a overtime over Chapman on Friday, he had a perfect shooting night, going 5-5 from the field (- on 's) and 2-2 from the line for points. He followed that up with a career-high 7 points in an 82-7 win over Dominican IL on Saturday, hit 5- from the floor ( -2 on 's) and - from the line. He also collared a career-high 7 rebounds. * Ben Becomes Third Melvin Brother to Play for Bruins: Ben Melvin (Fr., W, Pleasant Hill, Ore.) became the third member of the Melvin family to play for the George Fox Bruins when he played 8 minutes in the Bruins' 9-57 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Dec. 5 in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif. Melvin went scoreless with one assist in that game, but notched his first two points the next day in a overtime win against Chapman, hitting one field goal while grabbing rebounds. Ben has a ways to go to catch brother Travis Melvin, who is th on the Bruins' all-time scoring list with,28 points from Ryan Melvin also played one season for the Bruins, in 2-. * Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats (thru Dec. 8): Scoring Offense- 5th (74.) Scoring Defense- 9th (8.2) Scoring Margin- 8th ( -7.2) Field Goal Pet.- th (.42) -Pt FG Made- th (5.25, T) -Pt FG Pet.- 7th (.2) Free Throw Pet.- 2nd (.77) FG Pet. Defense -7th (.4) -Pt FG Defense- 9th (.45) Rebound Offense- 7th (.5) Rebound Defense- 9th (45.5) Rebound Margin- 9th (-4.) Assists- rd (7.25) Turnover Margin- st (+.25) Assist!fO Ratio- 2nd (.) Steals- 5th (8.5) Blocks- rd (.25) Mark Gayman- 5th in scoring (7.2), 5th in FG% (.475), th in FT% (.8, T), 4th in steals (2., T), 8th in blocks (.75) Nate Tyler -7th in scoring (.2), 7th in rebounds (5.2), 8th in FG% (.54), loth in FT% (.8), th in assists (., T), rd in blocks (.75), 4th in AffO ratio (.92)

22 Bryan Wadlow- 29th in scoring (9.), 4th in -pt FG% (.57), Aaron Schmick- th in scoring (8.5, T), 4th in FT% (.857), Trevor Person- rd in assists (4.5, T), th in steals (.75, T), 2nd in AffO ratio (2.25) * The Wirta Streaks: Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, is now in his 2nd of keeping Bruin statistics. After three games in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif., he has been courtside for 475 straight Bruin men's basketball games, home and away, and has also worked 85 straight home games. The last home game he missed was in 972. Altogether, he has seen 95 George Fox men's basketball games. He watched his 9th Bruin men's basketball Friday, Feb. 5, 22, when George Fox hosted Whitman as a part of Homecoming weekend, and was presented with a special engraved souvenir basketball at halftime by director of athletics Craig Taylor. "Biggs" says that he anticipates seeing his,th George Fox game some time late in the 25- season. UPCOMING GAMES (Previews): Tne., Dec., 7:pm- at Puget Sound Christian College (4-7), Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Non-conference game... The Anchormen of Puget Sound Christian, located in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., a suburb north of Seattle, are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... This is the st meeting between the Bruins and Snchormen... PSCC is off to a 4-7 start... One of the Anchormen's losses was -79 to Multnomah Bible, a team the Bruins will play later in the season... Fri., Dec., 7:pm- at Northwest Christian College (-), Eugene, Ore. Non-conference game... The Eagles of Northwest Christian in Eugene, Ore., are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association... George Fox leads the all-time series with the Eagles -4 (9- in Newberg, -4 in Eugene)... The teams split last year, the Bruins winning 8-72 in Newberg on Jan. 5 and the Eagles prevailing in Eugene on Feb Northwest Christian is off to a - start this year... Among common opponents this season, the Eagles have a 75-5 loss to Warner Pacific, an win over Concordia-Portland, and a 7-5 win at Pacific... The Bruins will play Warner Pacific and Pacific later this season, and opened the season with an loss to Concordia... The Eagles average 8 ppg, led by Pete Moore (4.7), Paul Worchester (.7), and Rhett Green (.) in the early going. LAST WEEK (Recaps): 25- CLAREMONT 9, GEORGE FOX 57: Bruins Drop First Game in Redlands Tournament to Stags REDLANDS, Calif. -After hanging close in the first half, the George Fox University Bruins saw the bottom drop out in the second half as they fell 9-57 to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Thursday afternoon (Dec. 5) here at the University of Redland's Lee Fulmer Memorial Men's Basketball Tournament. George Fox, despite shooting only 29% in the first half (8-27), trailed by only seven, 2-25, at the break, thanks to a defensive effort that held CMS to 5% shooting (-7). But while the Bruins still could not find their shooting touch in the second half, improving only slightly to % (8-24), the Stags blistered the nets for 8% (9-28) and coasted to victory. Mark Gayman led the Bruins with points, hitting 7-2 from the field, and Nate Tyler chipped in with. Gayman and Bryan Wad! ow had 5 rebounds apiece. The Stags showed balanced scoring with players each contributing points, led by Hans Meyer with 2. Josh Keough, Michael Scharf, and Gregory Pelz scored apiece. Josh Zazulia had 7 rebounds to lead CMS, which won the rebounding war Keough had a game-high 5 assists. 2/- GEORGE FOX 78, CHAPMAN 75 COT): Bruins Get First Win of Season over Chapman in Overtime REDLANDS, Calif.- Brett Yeager made a steal under the basket and layup to break a tie in overtime, sparking the George Fox University Bruins to their first win of the 22- men's basketball season, a victory over the Chapman University Panthers Friday afternoon (Dec. ) here at the University ofredland's Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament. Yeager's big play came after he had had a short inside shot blocked and recovered by the Panthers, and the Bruins went on even their tournament record at - and lift their season record to -2. Chapman fell to -2 in the tournament and - on the season.