Bridget Hamm

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Penn Yan Academy
Hometown:
Penn Yan, N.Y.

Bridget Hamm
Defense, 5-8
Penn Yan, N.Y. / Penn Yan Academy

Senior Year: Served as team captain … Started all 19 games on defense … Helped the Orange hold their opponents to less than 10 goals nine times … Recorded 22 ground balls, 12 caused turnovers and eight draw controls … Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording four caused turnovers, one ground ball and a draw control against Boston University … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the fall semester.

Junior Year: Played in all 21 games, starting four … Made first start of the year against Binghamton … Tied career high with five ground balls against Hofstra … Registered assists against Hofstra and Albany … Scooped up four ground balls against Notre Dame … Helped defense hold opponents to 8.25 goals per game.

Sophomore Year: Played in 16 games with 11 starts … Posted three points on one goal and two assists … Scored at Towson … Registered assists against Rutgers and Penn … Recorded 16 ground balls, 13 caused turnovers and 11 draw controls … Picked up a season-best four ground balls against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship … Posted a personal best four caused turnovers against Rutgers … Matched a career high with three draw controls versus Notre Dame … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the fall semester.

Freshman Year: Played in 13 games and made six starts … Recorded four goals and 22 ground balls … Scored first collegiate goal against Binghamton … Posted a personal-best two goals against Massachusetts … Also scored against Georgetown … Picked up five ground balls against Massachusetts and Towson.

High School: Named first team All-American in her senior year as she scored 63 goals, had 28 assists, and picked up 62 ground balls … Served as team captain as a senior … Competed in the Empire State Games from 2002-04, and led Penn Yan Academy to a state championship in 2004 … The Mustangs also played in the title game in 2001 … Earned first-team all-league honors from 2001-05 … Also played soccer, basketball and ran cross country.

Personal: Born November, 1986 … Daughter of Dan and Mary Ellen Hamm … Majoring in sport management.