Bianca Brueckner

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
A
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Weston, Mass.
High School:
Weston

At Michigan
• Earned her bachelor's degree in communication studies in April 2017
• Four-time U-M letterwinner (2015-18)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2015-17)
• Winner of Michigan's 2015 P.R.I.D.E. Award (given to the student-athlete who exceeds the expectations of the strength and conditioning program)
• Five-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award recipient (2014-18)

Redshirt Senior/Grad Student (2018)
• Played in and started 17 games in her final season
• Recorded 27 goals on 54 shots
• Scored at least one goal in every game
• Scored four goals in games against Detroit (March 25) and Rutgers (April 12), doing so on just four shots in each game
• Had six points in the Detroit game
• Sored a hat trick versus Maryland (March 31)

Redshirt Junior (2017)
• Played in nine games with six starts -- missed the first eight games due to injury
• Recorded nine goals, three assists, seven ground balls, one draw control and one caused turnover
• Posted two goals in three different games -- Detroit (March 15), Rutgers (April 13), Penn State (April 30)

Redshirt Sophomore (2016)
• Played in all 18 games this season, making her first career start against Central Michigan (Feb. 7)
• Recorded four goals, including a career-high two goals in the Big Tournament quarterfinals vs. No. 15 Northwestern (May 5)
• Tallied six ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers

Redshirt Freshman (2015)
• Saw time in 10 games, making her collegiate debut at Florida (Feb. 14)
• Recorded three ground balls and five caused turnovers

Freshman (2014)
• Redshirted the 2014 season due to a foot injury

Prep
• Graduated from Weston High School (2013)
• Honor Roll
• Academic All-American (2012)
• Four-time varsity letterwinner in lacrosse (2010, '11, '12, '13)
• Team Captain (2013)
• Dual County League All Star Award (2013)
• Town Crier Female Athlete of the Year Award (2013)
• Tallied 75 goals, 71 assists, 110 draw controls and 56 ground ball pick-ups in 19 games
• Tallied 35 goals and 43 assists in 15 games played in 2012
• Tallied 38 goals and 30 assists in 20 games played in 2011
• Member of two-time Dual County League Small Championship teams (2010, 2011)

Club Lacrosse
• Played for Revolution Lacrosse

Personal
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, pursuing a master's degree in management
• Born on April 28, 1995
• Daughter of William Sean and Deborah Ford
Personal Notes
• Father, William Sean, played varsity hockey at Williams College (1986-1990)
Other Sports Played
• Three-time varsity letterwinner in field hockey (2010, '11, '12)
• Field hockey team captain (2012)
• Three-time varsity letterwinner in basketball (2010, '11, '13) -- missed the 2012 season due to injury