by Jared Beilby, Student Intern

FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Behind sophomore Justine Benner's 19 points and career-high four steals, the nationally-ranked George Fox University Bruins victimized the Pacific University Boxers for the 22nd straight time 87-66 in Northwest Conference women's basketball action here at the Stoller Center on Tuesday night.

Ranked 7th in the nation by D3hoops.com and 8th by the WBCA, the Bruins (19-1, 10-1 NWC) reached 10 conference wins for the 10th straight season and never trailed the Boxers (6-14, 2-10 NWC) in a game that was originally scheduled for last Friday but postponed due to severe snow.

Benner got the Bruins off to a roaring start, scoring eight of the team's first 10 points. The Bruin lead reached double digits just before the 10-minute mark in the first half, and eventually reached 19 points at 36-17 with 2:20 left before the Boxers trimmed the score to 41-24 at the break. Benner scored 13 points in the half.

Senior Megan Arnoldy made sure that George Fox's second half began strong as she scored the half's first four points and hit 11 total in the final period. Pacific never made it closer than 14, but the team did put up a challenge as George Fox outscored them only 46-42. Junior Jami Roos' third three-pointer with 3:45 remaining gave the Bruins their largest lead of 23 points at 81-58.

A total of four Bruins finished in double digits as Roos equaled Benner with 19 points, sophomore Nicole Blizzard scored a career-high 16, and Arnoldy added 15, her highest scoring effort since Jan. 10 versus Lewis & Clark as she closed in on 1,000 career points with 915. The team leader in rebounds, junior Lauren Codling, had another strong night, nabbing seven off the glass.  Collectively, George Fox shot 30-64 (46.9%) from the field, won the rebound battle 38-32, and forced 22 turnovers.

Freshman Sarah Curl was the high scorer off the bench for the Boxers with 18 points, all in the second half.

NEXT: George Fox travels to conference-leading Whitman College (21-0, NWC 11-0) in Walla Walla, Wash., for a 6 p.m. tip-off this Friday. The men's game follows at 8 p.m. … Pacific hosts Lewis & Clark College at 6 p.m. on Friday. The men's contest starts at 8 p.m.