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Bridget Bianco

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Moorestown, N.J. High School: Moorestown

Height: 5-3 Position: GK

2013: In her first season as a starter after backing up three-year starter Brianne LoManto in 2012 ... Named IWLCA third-team All-American and first-team All-West/Midwest Region ... Owns a goals against average of 7.58 and a .447 save percentage ... Stellar 12-save performance vs. Team USA in preseason Champion Challenge ... Made her first career start and recorded six saves in win over UMass on Feb. 8 ... Six saves and three ground balls at No. 5 UNC ... Career-best nine saves against Vanderbilt, which she matched each of the ensuing two games vs. Boston College and Johns Hopkins ... Made six stops vs. Navy ... Eight saves in 9-8 victory over Ohio State ... Again came up big in a one-goal win, with eight saves vs. No. 5 Syracuse ... Four stops, two ground balls and a caused turnover vs. Penn State ... Recorded six saves at Virginia ... Five saves, two ground balls and only four goals against in win over No. 9 Duke ... Recorded her third nine-save effort vs. Stanford and once again matched that total at Notre Dame on April 24 ... Posted six saves vs. Penn ... Three saves in ALC title game win vs. Florida, helping hold the Gators to program-low three goals ... Four stops in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Stanford.

2012: Served as backup to senior Brianne LoManto and appeared in seven games ... Made three saves against Team England in her debut at preseason Champion Challenge event in Orlando ... First regular season action came in win over Oregon where she made one save ... Made relief appearance in win at Louisville, recording three saves and one caused turnover ... Also appeared in wins over William & Mary and UMass ... Notched two saves with one goal against while playing the final 10:03 of a win over Navy ... Made two saves vs. Notre Dame in 13:42 of action ... Saw time in ALC championship game vs. Florida.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in the cage for Moorestown ... 2011 Under Armour All-American ... Two-time South Jersey Goalie of the Year, two-time Burlington County Times Player of the Year and two-time Philadelphia InquirerPlayer of the Year ... First-team all-state, all-South Jersey and all-county in her career ... Compiled 449 career saves, 61.2 career save percentage and 4.8 lifetime goals against average ... Helped Moorestown to three Group III state championship and two Tournament of Champions titles ... Team captain ... Played in South Jersey Senior All-Star game as well as Under Armour All-American game ... Played for six years as a member of South Jersey Select club team, helping them to Lax by the Sea championship in 2008.

Personal:Born Bridget Theresa Bianco ... Daughter of Danny and Tracey Bianco ... Chose Northwestern over Boston College and Notre Dame ... Majoring in secondary teaching.

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