Digital Commons @ George Fox University Women's Basketball George Fox University Athletics 2000 2000 Media Guide George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_womenbasketball Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "2000 Media Guide" (2000). Women's Basketball. 45. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/athletics_womenbasketball/45 This Media Guide 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 Women's Basketball by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ' . ' . 2000-01 MEDIA GUIDE Basketball 2000-01 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown /Previous School 5 Nicole Prazeau Wing 5-10 Jr./Jr. Portland, Ore. (Cenrral Catholic HS) 11 Jill Barram Poinr Guard 5-6 J r.IJ r. Salem, Ore. (Salem Academy) 14 Shai Workman Wing 5-8 So.! So. Moscow, Idaho (California Lutheran Univ.) 20 Becky Thompson Point Guard 5-8 J r.IJ r. Colton, Ore. (Colton HS) 22 Katie Lacey Post 6-0 Sr./Sr. Orange City, Iowa (MOC/Floyd Valley HS) 23 Tabitha Greller Wing/Post 5-11 Sr./Sr. Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 24 Jenny Freeman Wing 5-6 Sr./Sr. Tonasket, Wash. (Wenatchee Valley College) 25 Amy Fitch Wing 5-8 So./ Fr. Ritzville, Wash. (Spokane Falls CC) 33 Heather Doud Post 5-10 J r.IJ r. Corvallis, Ore. (Biola University) 34 Christine McCandless Post 5-10 Fr./Fr. Medford, Ore. (Cascade Christian HS) 42 Darby Cave Post 6-0 Fr./Fr. Portland, Ore. (Cenrral Catholic HS) 50 Emily Ruggles Post 5-11 So./So. Eugene, Ore. (South Eugene HS) Point Guard Fr./Fr. RS Pam Mavencamp 5-6 Eagle, Idaho (Greenleaf Friends Academy) Head Coach: Scott Rueck Assistant Coaches: Mike Warmanen, Kerry Rueck George Fox University Women's Basketball Quick Facts University Information Sports Information Office Newberg, Oregon (17,355) Sports Information Director: Location: Blair Cash Office Phone: Mailing Address: 414 N. Meridian St. #6305, Newberg, OR 97132 503-554-2127 1891 Home Phone : Founded: 503-554-8067 E-mail : Denominational Affiliation: Evangelical Friends (Quaker) [email protected] 2,636 Student Assistant SIOs: Enrollment: Brian Durick, John Felton, Ernie Sturzinger Or. David Brandt Office Phone : President: 503-554-2139 Diane Wood Marketing & Promotions: Faculty Athletic Rep: Michelle Becker 503-538-8383 Office Phone: Switchboard Phone : 503-554-8246 www.georgefox.edu Sports Information FAX: 503-554-3830 Website: Coaching Staff Athletics Information Bruins Head Coach: Nickname: Scott Rueck (Oregon State '91) Navy Blue & Old Gold GFU Record: Colors : 72-30, 4 years NCAA Division Ill Overall Record: National Affiliation: 72-30, 4 years West Office Phone: Region: 503-554-2920 Assistant Coaches: Conference: Northwest Conference Mike Warmanen (Walla Walla '91) Craig Taylor Director of Athletics: Kerry Rueck (George Fox '95) 503-554-2911 Office Phone : Patty Findley Team Information Athletics Secretary: 503-554-2910 Home Court (capacity): Office Phone : Wheeler Sports Center/ Miller Gym (2,750) Dale Isaak 1999-00 Overall Record : Athletics Trainer: 23-5 (#19 national ranking) 503-554-2916 1999-00 NWC Record: Office Phone: 14-2, 1st (tie) Assistant Athletic Trainer: Karen Hostetter 1999-00 Post Season: 2-1 ("Sweet Sixteen") Offi ce Phone : 503-554-3864 Letterwinners Back/ Lost: 7/6 Athletics FAX: 503-554-3864 Starters Back/ Lost: 4/1 On the COlier: Senior Post Katie Lacey a:tball 2000-01 Outlook Super Season in '99-00 Leaves Bruins Hungry for More fter sharing the Northwest three in the conference. [Being named Conference title and advancing to as the favorite] tells us rhat people rec­ Athe NCAA Division III National ognize the work we've done." Tournament "Sweet Sixteen" last season, Rueck was lauded as the NWC George Fox University women's basket­ Coach of rhe Year last season after guid­ ball head coach Scott Rueck summed ing the Bruins to a 14-2 league record up his feelings about 2000-01: "We are and the school's first appearance in the determined to be a berrer ream than last National Championships, where George year." Fox beat county rival Linfield and Others apparenrly think the Bruins California Lutheran before losing to Sr. will be better. In rhe NWC coaches' Thomas of Minnesota in a sectional preseason poll, George Fox is heavily semifinal. The Bruins finished the year favored to repeat as conference champi­ 23-5 overall and set records for most on, and is ranked 15th in rhe nation wins (23), fewest losses (5) , best ream among Division III schools by winning percentage (.821), longest win­ Columbus Multimedia, an Internet Web ning streak (11), and nearly every ream sire devoted exclusively to Division-III 3-po inr record. Junior wing Nicole Prazeau sports. "Our goal is to win the conference Now in his fifth year as head coach, again," says Rueck, "bur we have a Heather Doud (Jr., Corvallis, Ore.) Rueck has compiled a record of 72-30 tough conference. We need to play with will vie to fill the spot vacated by at George Fox, including three postsea­ urgency and treat every game as if i r's Wendy Clark's graduation. Greller. who son appearances, and he doesn't want for the conference championship." is Katie Lacey's sister-in-law, was rhe rhe good times to stop now. "It feels To make another run at the NWC Bruins' "s ixth man" last season, filling in great to be considered the favorite," he title, George Fox wi ll rely on experience. at both the post and wing positions. admits, "because for the previous seven The Bruins return seven letter winners, "Tabitha has developed her lo-w post years we were picked number two or four starters, three al l-conference selec­ game and is one of the best 3-poinr tions, and the NWC Player of rhe Year, shooters in the conference," Rueck Katie Lacey. asserts. Doud comes to rhe Bruins after earning First Team All-Conference hon­ Posts ors at Biola University as a sophomore. The Bruin offense will start with the Returnee Emily Ruggles (So., inside game of Katie (Greller) Lacey Eugene, Ore.) could see some playing (Sr., Orange City, Iowa), whose off­ time at post, and freshmen Christine season activities included getting mar­ McCandless (Fr., Medford, Ore.) and ried on August 19. Lacey led the confer­ Darby Cave (Fr., Portland, Ore.), a ence in scoring (16.3 ppg) with a variety high school teammate of Bruin wing of low-post moves and an accurate Nicole Prazeau, could also see action as shooting touch (. 534 from rhe field). reserves. She enrers her senior year sixth in career scoring with I, 122 poinrs and fifth in Wings career rebounds with 615. "Katie is the Returning to rh e starring lineup wi ll best post player in the conference, and be Second Team All-Northwest maybe the best who's played here at Conference wing Nicole Prazeau (Jr., George Fox," says Rueck. Portland, Ore.), an athlete who Rueck Senior wing Tabitha Greller Returning veteran Tabitha Greller believes is "limitless as ro how good slw can be." Prazeau, whose ball-handlino (Sr., Eagle, Idaho) and transfer t" Basketball 2000-01 2 Outlook skills and 5-10 frame make her a scoring ence in assists-to-turnovers ratio translates into wins. With this much threat from anywhere, averaged 9.5 ppg, (1.32: 1). "Becky's developing into a experience returning, we started prac­ 4.9 rpg, and 2.1 apg last season. leader on the court by being very vocal tice three steps ahead of where we were Rueck also welcomes back "the heart and leading by example," notes Rueck. last year. Our experience is our of our defense" in Jenny Freeman (Sr., "She's the best defensive point guard in strength, and that's something you can't Tonasket, Wash.). "Jenny is the most the conference, and she's expanding her coach." physical wing I've ever coached," he game offensively." The Bruins got a taste of tournament says. "She can take anyone out of their At back-up is Jill Barram (Jr., play last year, which has only whetted game." Freeman also plays a major role Salem, Ore.), who would have broken the team's appetite for more. "We want on offense as the team's second-leading assistant coach Kerry Rueck's school to follow up on our success from last scorer (9.6 ppg) and top 3-point shooter record for single-season 3-point per­ year," says Rueck, "and we hope to go (49-138). centage with her .486 mark if she had further." Off the bench, Rueck can call on had enough attempts to qualifY. "Jill transfers Amy Fitch (Fr., Colfax, amazes me with how quick she is with Tough Schedule Ahead Wash.) or Shai Workman (So., the ball," comments Scott Rueck. "Last year, against St. Thomas in the Moscow, Idaho). Fitch joins the Bruins "When she enters, she changes the sectional, we got a feel for what it takes after an injury kept her from playing game from a pass-and-post setup to a to make it to the Final Four, and it was last year at Spokane Falls Community penetrating and attacking game." a great experience, win or lose," Rueck College, and is "one of our best athletes, Pam Mavencamp (Fr., Eagle, reflects. "We're also looking forward to who plays with the maturity of a junior Idaho) "will be redshirting behind two testing ourselves early against some of or senior," according to Scott Rueck. talented juniors to learn and develop the top teams in the country at the adi­ Workman transferred from California her game," Rueck says.