Northwest U. Rebounds with Win Over George Fox
KIRKLAND, WA - Playing their fourth game in six days, the Northwest University Eagles defeated George Fox University, 63-50, in a non-conference game tonight in The Pavilion.
George Fox jumped out to a 5-0 lead early in the first half and led 10-4 at the 17:34 mark then NU went on an 8-0 run to take a 12-10 lead with 15-46 left in the first half. The half saw two more lead changes and a tie before Northwest took the lead 18-17 with 7:16 left and pulled away to take a 31-20 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Eagles led the entire second half with their biggest lead of 17 points (59-42) coming with 4:27 left in the contest.
Freshman Greg George (Seattle, WA/Lake Washington HS) led Northwest (4-3) with 17 points on 8 for 9 shooting from the field. Guard Eddie Coulson (N. Las Vegas, NV/Western Washington U.) dropped in 15 point and handed out 6 assists for the Eagles. Forward Doug Seaton (Jr., Juanita, WA/Edmonds CC) contributed 9 points for NU.
Evan Atwater (So., Port Orchard, WA/South Kitsap HS) led George Fox (1-2) with 11 points, while teammate Bryan O'Connell (Sr., Eugene, OR/Silverton HS) dropped in 10 points for the Bruins.