Bridget Beers

Position:
Middle
Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Holly
Hometown:
Holly, Mich.

2002: Played in 25 matches, starting 19 ... saw action in 72 games ... led the Falcons with 1.08 blocks per game (78 total) ... was tied for second on the team with 10 solo blocks ... had 160 kills (2.22 per game) with a season-best 19 in a win over Miami ... had 91 digs, with a season-best 16 vs. Eastern Michigan ... third on team with a .227 hitting pct. ... hit a season-best .467 (8-1-15) at Central Michigan ... named to MAC Honor Roll for second consecutive year.

2001: Named to the MAC Honor Roll ... earned BGSU's Most Improved Player Award ... played in 11 matches off the bench ... saw action in a total of 13 games ... had 15 blocks, an average of 1.15 per game, in her limited action ... hit .556 with a season-best five kills (5-0-9) vs. Oakland ... had four kills in home win over Marshall ... had a season-best four total blocks in that Oakland match.

2000: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School: Earned a pair of letters at Holly High School ('00) ... a two-time All-Flint Metro League First-Team pick ... named the team MVP both years ... also earned all-region honors and all-state honorable mention ... team went 26-17-4 in her senior year and posted a third-place league finish for the second consecutive winter ... also earned a track letter as a sophomore, competing in the high jump ... on the Honor Roll with high honors all four years ... one of three BGSU newcomers who played club ball for the USA Michigan Volleyball Club.

Personal: Bridget Marie Beers was born March 4, 1982 ... daughter of Susan and the late Fred Protas ... was married to William Beers on July 19, 2003 ... mother competed in track at Eastern Michigan ... has an older sister ... pre-veterinary major with a minor in sciences at BGSU ... has a 3.72 cumulative GPA.

BEERS[apos] YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS:

YEAR       MP-MS/GP     K- E-TA   PCT.  AST  SA  DIGS   BS-BA
2001       11-0/13      17-8-44   .205   0    0   3     2-13
2002       25-19/72    160-66-414 .227 10    15    91    10-68
Career     36-19/85    177-74-458 .225 10     15   94     12-81

BEERS[apos] CAREER HIGHS:

Kills:      19 at Miami 10/19/02
Hitting %:  .467 (8-1-15) at Central Michigan 10/25/02
Assists:    2, twice (MR: vs. Eastern Michigan 11/1/02
Aces:       3 at Miami 10/19/02
Digs:       16 vs Eastern Michigan 11/1/02
BS:         3 at Miami 10/19/02
BA:         8 vs. Tulane 9/21/02
TB:         10 vs. Tulane 9/21/02