Campbell hit a pair of free throws, a layup, a rebound basket, and a another layup, and Tiffany Behary made two layups on fast breaks after steals before the Leopards finally dented the scoreboard on a putback by Nicole Gerber. La Verne twice got back within seven in the first half, the last at 25-18 with 6:17 left on a free throw by Marissa Raya, but George Fox went on a 17-4 tear to end the half with a 42-22 lead. The Bruins led by as many as 38 in the second half, going ahead 85-47 with 2:30 left on a basket by Mandee Spotts.
Defense was again the strong suit for the Bruins as they made 14 steals while forcing 20 turnovers, held the Leopards to a .309 shooting percentage (21-68), and blocked 10 shots, two short of the school record. Behary had 4 steals and Tiffany Schmidt blocked 3 shots to lead the Bruins.
On offense, Robin Taylor continued her torrid pace from the wing. Already hitting .650 entering the game, she scored a career-high 21 points by sinking 7-9 from the field, including 4-5 from three-point range, and 3-4 from the line. Campbell was the only other Bruin in double figures with 12 as 13 of the 14 Bruins who played scored. Kim Leith handed out 4 assists and pulled down 6 rebounds, as did Erin Powers, leading the Bruins to a 54-37 advantage on the boards.
Lindsey Shiomi led the Leopards with 18 points and 6 assists and Stephanie Foster added 12 points. Gerber grabbed 9 rebounds.
George Fox, ranked 8th in the WBCA pre-season poll and 10th in the D3hoops.com poll, improved to 3-0, while La Verne fell to 0-3. The Bruins take on California Lutheran University, a 97-93 double-overtime winner over Marian College of Wisconsin in the other first-round game, Saturday at 3:00 p.m. PDT. The Leopards and Marian meet at 1:00 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
La Verne vs George Fox
11/25/05 2:00 pm at Honolulu, HI
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VISITORS: La Verne 0-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Marissa Raya........ * 3-12 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 8 0 2 0 0 35
21 Nicole Gerber....... * 3-7 1-4 0-1 2 7 9 3 7 1 3 1 2 22
23 Lindsey Shiomi...... * 6-12 6-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 18 6 3 0 0 37
31 Erica Williams...... * 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 0 1 24
35 Stephanie Foster.... * 6-16 0-3 0-0 4 1 5 5 12 1 1 0 0 24
00 Trenecca Jones...... 0-7 0-0 2-4 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 16
25 Dana Hester......... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
32 Leslie Collins...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
40 Heather Adams....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
42 Kimberly Gerber..... 3-8 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 4 7 3 4 0 0 21
TEAM................ 5 5 10 3
Totals.............. 21-68 9-23 3-7 14 23 37 19 54 14 20 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-30 23.3% 2nd Half: 14-38 36.8% Game: 30.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 39.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 42.9% 0
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HOME TEAM: George Fox 3-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Taylor, Robin....... * 7-9 4-5 3-4 2 3 5 2 21 3 0 0 2 16
14 Leith, Kim.......... * 1-8 1-5 2-3 0 6 6 1 5 4 3 0 1 22
22 Powers, Erin........ * 3-7 0-1 1-2 5 1 6 2 7 2 2 2 0 22
24 Behary, Tiffany..... * 4-7 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 9 1 1 1 4 20
33 Campbell, Katy...... * 5-6 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 1 12 2 1 0 1 20
04 Boyd, Karissa....... 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 7
10 Emerick, Ashley..... 1-2 1-2 1-1 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 8
21 Hubka, Jaime........ 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 1 1 0 2 16
23 Schmidt, Tiffany.... 1-3 1-2 2-2 2 2 4 1 5 2 1 3 0 16
25 Ramey, Kaleigha..... 3-7 0-1 0-0 3 1 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 13
30 Wetmore, Bethany.... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
32 Spotts, Mandee...... 2-5 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 13
40 Marek-Farris, Meliss 2-3 0-0 1-5 0 2 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 9
42 Wilde, Jordan....... 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 15
Team................ 1 7 8 2
Totals.............. 33-67 9-23 12-20 17 37 54 15 87 20 16 10 14 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd Half: 18-33 54.5% Game: 49.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 39.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 60.0% 2
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Officials:
Technical fouls: La Verne-None. George Fox-None.
Attendance: 60
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
La Verne...................... 22 32 - 54
George Fox.................... 42 45 - 87
D3 in Hawaii Hoops Classic Game #2 at Kamehameha HS