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Women’s Golf – TACOMA INVITATIONAL: Bruins Rally to Edge Boxers by One Stroke
April 7th, 2008
TACOMA, Wash. – Led by medalist Brittany Zefkeles, the George Fox University Bruins rallied from five strokes back after the first day to edge the Pacific University Boxers 711 to 712 to win the two-day Tacoma Invitational women’s golf tournament hosted by the University of Puget Sound Sunday here at the Fort Lewis Golf Course.
George Fox’s [...]
Baseball – GEORGE FOX 17-5-9, WHITWORTH 4-4-2: Bruins Win Two-and-a-Third Games from Pirates
April 6th, 2008
NEWBERG, Ore. – Completing a four-game sweep of the visiting Whitworth University Pirates, the George Fox University Bruins finished off the final three innings of a game suspended from Saturday for a 17-4 win, then took the regularly-scheduled Northwest Conference baseball twinbill 5-4 and 9-2 Sunday afternoon here at Morse Field.
The Bruins were ahead 11-4 [...]
Softball – WILLAMETTE 3-11, GEORGE FOX 0-1: Bearcats’ Franchi Beats Bruins at Plate and on Mound
April 6th, 2008
NEWBERG, Ore. – Nikki Franchi hit two home runs, part of a seven-homer day for the Willamette University Bearcats, and pitched a one-hitter and a two-hitter to defeat the George Fox University Bruins 3-0 and 11-1 in a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader Sunday afternoon here at Morse Field.
Franchi outdueled the Bruins’ Natalie White (2-12) in [...]
Women’s Golf – TACOMA INVITATIONAL: Bruins Only Five Strokes Out after Day 1 of Tacoma Tourney
April 5th, 2008
TACOMA, Wash. – Five strokes are all that separate the top three teams, George Fox University among them, after the first day of play in the Tacoma Invitational women’s golf tournament hosted by the University of Puget Sound Saturday here at the Fort Lewis Golf Course.
Host Puget Sound holds a four-stroke edge over Pacific University [...]
Baseball – GEORGE FOX 16, WHITWORTH 5: Bruins Take 1st from Pirates, Lead in Suspended 2nd Game
April 5th, 2008
NEWBERG, Ore. – Collecting 22 hits, including nine doubles, the George Fox University Bruins hammered out a 16-5 win over the Whitworth University Pirates in the rain-delayed first game of a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field, and the second game was suspended by darkness after 5 1/2 innings with George [...]
Track & Field – WILLAMETTE INVITATIONAL: Mensonides’ Hurdles Win Tops Bruin Efforts in Willamette Meet
April 5th, 2008
SALEM, Ore. – Lisa Mensonides won the women’s 400 meter hurdles for the best effort among a number of good performances by the George Fox University Bruins on the second and final day of competition in the Willamette University Invitational track and field meet Saturday here at the Charles Bowles Track.
Mensonides cleared the 400 hurdles [...]
Men’s Golf – CORBAN SPRING CLASSIC: Bruins Finish Third in Corban Classic in Woodburn
April 5th, 2008
WOODBURN, Ore. – Shooting a four-player score of 352, the George Fox University Bruins finished third out of three teams in the Corban College Spring Classic men’s golf tournament held Saturday here at the Oregon Golf Association Course at Tukwila.
Northwest Christian College took first place with a 328, 40 over par, on the par 72, [...]
Track & Field – WILLAMETTE INVITATIONAL: Limited Number of Bruins Compete on Day One in Salem
April 5th, 2008
SALEM, Ore. – Rachel Giffey-Brohaugh placed third in the women’s 1500 meter run for the best showing by a limited number of George Fox University track and field athletes who competed on the first day of the Willamette University Invitational Friday afternoon here at the Charles Bowles Track.
The Willamette Invitational is one of the largest [...]
Softball – GEORGE FOX 7-6, LEWIS & CLARK 5-7: Bruins and Pioneers Split Makeup Twinbill
April 1st, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. – Amber Philliber hit her first college home run and drove in five runs as George Fox University downed host Lewis & Clark College 7-5 in the first game of a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader Tuesday afternoon here at the Huston Sports Complex, but the Pioneers edged the Bruins 7-6 in the second [...]
Baseball – PACIFIC LUTHERAN 7-1-3, GEORGE FOX 6-5-4: Bruins Win Last Two for Series Split with Lutes
March 30th, 2008
TACOMA, Wash. – After letting a four-run lead in Saturday’s suspended game evaporate into a 7-6 loss, the George Fox University Bruins used superb pitching for 5-1 and 4-3 wins and a split of their four-game Northwest Conference baseball series with the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes Sunday afternoon here at the PLU Field.
The suspended game [...]