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Digital Commons @ George Fox University Men's Soccer George Fox University Athletics 2003 2003 Press Release George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_mensoccer Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "2003 Press Release" (2003). Men's Soccer. 33. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_mensoccer/33 This Press Release is brought to you for free and open access by the George Fox University Athletics at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Men's Soccer by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GEORGE Fox UNIVERSITY SPORTS RELEASE: MEN'S SOCCER- Thursday, November 20, 2003 Contact: Blair Cash, SID (E-mail) [email protected] (Web) www.georgefox.edu/athletics (0) 503-554-2926 (Fax) 503-554-3864 (Hotline) 503-554-3868 (H) 503-554-8067 11120-ALL-NWC: Three Bruins Eam Honorable Mention (or All-Conference Men's Soccer NEWBERG, Ore.- Three members of the George Fox University Bruins- goalkeeper Ron Besser, midfielder Kris Van Houten, and defender Brian Zaro - have received Honorable Mention recognition for the All Northwest Conference men's soccer teams for their contributions to the program during a 5-12-2 season in 2003. Besser, a senior from Kennewick, Wash., and Southridge High, led the conference in saves for the second straight year, collecting 99 in 13 games for a 7.62 per game average. He was NWC Defensive Player of the Week for Nov. 3-9 when he had 8 saves in a 2-0 shutout of Pacific. He was also Honorable Mention All-NWC as a junior when he led the league with 115 saves and a 9.02 average. He completed his career with 3 86 saves and 7 shutouts, 5th on the Bruins' all-time shutouts list. VanHouten, a freshman from Beaverton, Ore., and Jesuit High, proved to be one of the top offensive threats in the conference as a rookie. He ranked 3rd in the NWC in shots (55) and assists (9), 6th in total points (21), and lOth in goals. He was NWC Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 15-21 when he had two goals and an assist for a career-high 5 points in a 7-0 over Northwest. Zaro, a freshman from Beaverton, Ore., and Westview High, stepped into the backfield breech left when Second Team All-NWC defender Chris Waters went out for the year with a knee injury. In addition to providing first-rate defense while starting all16 games in which he played, he chipped in with an assist on a critical goal late in the Bruins' 4-3 win over Whitman. Top honors in the conference went to Tyler Niemack ofPuget Sound as NWC Offensive Player of the Year, Sean Chighizola ofleague-champion Linfield as NWC Defensive Player of the Year, and John Yorke of Pacific Lutheran as NWC Coach of the Year. 2003 All-Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Team Defensive Player of the Year: Sean Chighizola, Linfield Offensive Player of the Year: Tyler Niemack UPS Coach of the Year: John Yorke, PLU First Team: Matt Warner, Pacific (DIM, 6-0, 170, Sr./Sr., Oregon City, Ore. - Oregon City HS) Adam Moshofsky, Willamette (F, 6-3, 180, Sr./Sr., Eugene, OR- South Eugene HS) Jordan Bebee, Linfield (M, 5-10, 155, Sr./Sr., Woodinville, Wash.- Inglemoor HS) Jeff Waggoner, Whitman (F, 5-11, 155, Sr./Sr., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho- Coeur d'Alene HS) Tyler Niemack, UPS (F, 6-0, Jr./Jr., Altadena, Calif- South Pasadena HS) Anthony Fioretti, UPS (M, 5-11, Jr./Jr., Auburn, Wash- Auburn HS) Brad Suhm, Whitworth (M, 6-0, 167, Sr./Jr., Yakima, Wash.- Eisenhower HS) Phil Haines, Linfield (GK, 6-2, 235, Sr./Sr., Bend, Ore.- Mountain View HS) Jay Pettit, PLU (M, 5-9, 175, Jr./Jr., Puyallup, Wash.- PuyallupHS) Ben DeSanno, Willamette (F, 6-1, 175, Sr./Sr., Tigard, OR- Tigard HS) Sean Chighizola, Linfield (D, 6-4, 195, Sr./Sr., Seattle, Wash.- Shorecrest HS) Todd Sabrowski, Whitworth (M, 5-8, 173, So./So., Oregon City, Ore. - Oregon City HS) Justin Hughes, UPS (M, 5-10, Sr./Sr., Kent, Wash.- Kentwood HS) Tyler Chisholm, Whitman (DIM, 6-3, 200, Sr./Sr., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Lake City HS) Second Team: Jared Harman, PLU (GK, 5-10, 165, So./So., Auburn, Wash.- Auburn HS) Aleko Lilly, Linfield (M, 5-9, 155, Sr./Jr., Seattle, Wash.- U. of San Francisco) Josh Hedrick, UPS (F, 5-10, So./So., Auburn, Wash- Auburn-Riverside HS) Trevor Jacka, PLU (F, 6-1, 175, Fr./Fr., Olympia, Wash.- North Thurston HS) Honorable Mention: Bobby Shinn, Pacific (F, 5-9, 155, Jr./Jr., Waipahu, Hawaii- York College) Ron Besser, George Fox (GK, 6-2, 215, Sr./Sr., Kennewick, Wash.- Southridge HS) Ryan McClellan, Linfield (D, 5-8, 165, Sr./Sr., Salem, Ore.- South Salem HS) Brian Zaro, George Fox (D, 5-10,152, FrJFr., Beaverton, Ore.- Westview HS) Paul Collins, Linfield (D, 5-l 0, 150, So./So., Philomath, Ore.- Philomath HS) Gabe Andrews, PLU (D, 6-1, 170, Sr./Sr., Federal Way, Wash.- Fife HS) Kris VanHouten, George Fox (M, 5-6, 140, Fr./Fr., Beaverton, Ore.- Jesuit HS) Mike Gallegos, UPS (M, 5-9, Jr./Jr. Auburn, Wash- Auburn HS) Monday, November 10,2003--- For Immediate Release Contact: Blair Cash, SID I George Fox University I 414 N. Meridian St., Box 6147 I Newberg, OR 97132 (E-mail) [email protected] (0) 503-554-2926 (Fax) 503-554-3864 (H) 503-554-8067 Sports Website: www .georgefox.edulathletics *For the most up-to-date scores and schedules, call the GFU Sports Hotline at 503-554-3868!!! WHAT'S BRUIN: GEORGE FOX MEN'S SOCCER Overall5-12-2 (Home 3-4-1, Road 2-8-1, Neutral 0-0) I NWC 2-10-2 (Home 2-4-1, Road 0-6-1) HIGHLIGHTS: *Last Week: Bruins End Season With Shutout Over Pacific *Besser for Defense, Potter for Offense Earn NWC Players of the Week * Bruins Bid Farewell to Seniors Besser and Dougherty *Bruins in NWC Stats: Besser, VanHouten Among League Leaders THIS WEEK: No games scheduled- Season concluded. LAST WEEK -1-0 (Recap below): Nov. 8- at George Fox 2, Pacific 0 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE (www.mvcsports.com)- Nov. 10, 2003 Team (Pre-Season Poll/Pts) NWC Pet. Pts. GFIA All Pet GFIA. Linfield Wildcats (1/62) 11-2-1 .821 34 3319 16-2-1 .868 49110 Puget Sound Loggers (2161) 10-1-3 .821 33 39111 13-3-3 .763 54115 Whitworth Pirates (3153) 9-4-1 .679 28 27113 12-5-1 .694 39116 Pacific Lutheran Lutes (6/27) 7-5-2 .571 23 20115 11-7-2 .600 38/23 Willamette Bearcats (4130) 7-6-1 .536 22 21126 8-8-3 .500 30136 PacificBoxers(8117) 3-11 .214 9 12132 6-12 .333 22138 George Fox Bruins (7118) 2-10-2 .214 8 15/39 5-12-2 .316 27156 WhitmanMissionaries(5128) 2-12 .143 6 15137 6-13 .316 27140 COACH MANFRED TSCHAN (Teacher's College, Hofwil, Switzerland '76) is 169-115-13 (.591) in his 15th season as the men's soccer coach at George Fox, and 233-144-22 (.612) in his 21st season overall as a college coach. He was 27-3-3 as the women's coach at Oregon (1980-81) and 37-26-5 as the men's coach at Concordia Portland ( 1984-87). BRUIN BITS: *Besser for Defense, Potter for Offense Earn NWC Players of the Week Goalkeeper Ron Besser (Sr., Kennewick, Wash. I Southridge HS) and midfielder Dan Potter (Fr., Medford, Ore. I South Medford HS) earned Northwest Conference "Men's Defensive Player of the Week" and "Men's Offensive Player of the Week honors for Nov. 3-9 with their fme performances in the Bruins' 2-1 season ending win over Pacific on Saturday. Besser made 8 saves, adding to his league-leading total and giving him 99 for the year, in posting his first shutout of the season and the 7th ofhis career. Potter scored his first two goals of the season, the first one in the 5th minute of the game on a shot after assists from Kris VanHouten (Fr., Beaverton, Ore. I Jesuit HS) and Derek Dougherty (Sr., Springfield, Ore. I Thurston HS) to give the Bruins an early 1-0 lead, and the second in the 20th minute on a header off a comer kick from Max Sorensen (Jr., Bothell, Wash. I Bothell HS) for a bit of insurance. Besser and Potter join midfielder Kris VanHouten for Sept. 15-21 as Bruins to earn NWC Player of the Week honors this season. * Besser Leads NWC for Second Straight Year Despite missing three games due to a badly-bruised knee and not starting three games early in the season while alternating with reserve keeper Bryce Warren (So., Spokane, Wash. I Lewis & Clark HS), George Fox goalie Ron Besser led the Northwest Conference in saves for the second year in a row. He had 115 saves last year, and fmished his senior season with 99, two ahead of runner-up Dane Meier ofWillamette. His average of7.62 goals per game in 13 games was also tops in the league (David Eaton ofWillamette had an 8.33 saves per game average but only appeared in 6 contests). * Bruins Bid Farewell to Seniors Besser and Dougherty George Fox bid farewell to seniors Ron Besser and Derek Dougherty in brief pre-game ceremonies before the fmal game with Pacific on Nov. 8. Besser, a goalkeeper from Kennewick, Wash., led the Northwest Conference in saves this year with 99 after leading the league last year as well with 115.