Bridget Bomhack
7  Bridget Bomhack
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Waukesha, Wis.

High School:
Catholic Memorial

Height:
6-0

Position:
Outside Hitter/Setter

• 2007 All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 19-25)
• UM Muscle Milk Player of the Week (Nov. 19-25)

Junior - 2007
Had a breakout season in 2007, ranking in the Top 3 on the team in nearly every major statistical category ... Became the first player in program history to record 250 kills, 100 assists, 300 digs, 50 blocks and 25 aces in a single season ... Ranked second on the squad in attack attempts (850), kills (283), assists (149), total blocks (53) and digs (311) while ranking third in aces (28) and points (347.5) ... Reached double-digit kills 16 times and double-digit digs 13 times ... Recorded at least 20 assists on three occasions (25 at Marquette, 27 vs. UT-Arlington, 22 at Maryland) ... Had a career match against UT-Arlington on Sept. 1, recording her first career triple-double with 17 kills, 27 assists and 10 digs ... Also set career-highs in attack percentage (.483 vs. BC), aces (4 vs. Butler) and total blocks (6 at Marquette) ... Tallied double-digit digs in seven straight matches from Aug. 25 - Sept. 8, averaging 14.7 digs per match over that span ... Had eight double-doubles on the year, including a 12-kill, 12-dig performance against UNC and a 13-kill, 11-dig match against NC State on the season's final weekend ... Recorded double-digit kills in nine of UM's final 13 matches, averaging 9.9 kills-per-match over that span.

Sophomore - 2006
Appeared in 22 matches, playing in 42 games ... Posted a career-high 26 assists and two service aces against Jacksonville ... Finished the season with 1.55 assists per game, placing her second on the team ... Recorded four total blocks and 21 digs.

Freshman - 2005
Played a reserve role in 23 games during the season ... Appeared in 17 matches ... Recorded a season-high five assists against Sam Houston State ... Tallied a season-high five digs against NC State ... Posted a block against Michigan State and NC State.

Catholic Memorial High School
School record holder at Catholic Memorial High School where she set the career assists record with 2,987 assists ... Finished her career with 113 aces, 477 kills and 188 blocks ... As a senior, earned First Team All-State, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area First Team and Classic 8 Conference Player of the Year honors...named a Prepvolleyball.com High School All-American as a senior ... Won the conference championship at Catholic Memorial in 2004 ... Garnered Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Athlete of the Week and Preps Plus Athlete of the Week (WTMJ Channel 4) honors ... Named one of the Top 50 Recruits in the U. S. by Prepvolleyball.com in 2003 ... Member of the National Honor Society and a student ambassador.

Club - Milwaukee Sting
Competed in the Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah where her team took third in the 15 Open in 2002 and she garnered all-tournament team honors ... Placed second in the 16 Open at the Junior Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in 2004.

Personal
Majoring in Broadcasting and Psychology ... Brother Pat played volleyball at Stanford, and sister Marcie played volleyball at Notre Dame and is currently the head coach at Loyola University of Chicago.

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