Brianna Bricker Position: Assistant Coach

Bricker enters the coaching ranks following a stellar four-year career in the Brown and White, including multiple award-wining campaigns with honors both on and off the field. Throughout her stint with the Bonnies, Bricker developed into one of the premier players in program history and provided the club with a leadership presence since her arrival on campus.

The management sciences major graduated from St. Bonaventure this past spring with a 3.92 cumulative grade point average over a four-year span. After garnering ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District I honors for the second straight season, Bricker became the fifth Bona softball player to earn Academic All-America status as a second team selection last year. She added to her lengthy list of academic accolades in 2008 by being named the Atlantic 10's Softball Student-Athlete of the Year and earning a spot on the Academic All-Conference squad for the second time in her career.

Bricker's versatile play on the diamond served as a key factor in the success of the Bonnies over the last four seasons. During her career with the Bonnies, Bricker helped lead the club to a pair of 20-win seasons as well as all three of the club's A-10 Championship berths. Along with fellow 2008 graduates Patricia McKeon and Kirstin Strong, Bricker makes up part of the program's winningest class in school history with 75 career victories.

The Albion, Pa. product capped a successful career in a Bona uniform by earning a spot on the All-Conference second team in her final foray with the club. Bricker paced the Bonnies in nearly every offensive category and matched a career-high .324 clip at the plate en route to team-bests in runs (30), hits (47), home runs (6), stolen bases (5), slugging percentage (.510) and on base percentage (.361). She also ranked second on the team with 18 runs batted in.

Following four seasons with the Brown and White, Bricker engraved a spot on a handful of St. Bonaventure's career hitting charts. She is the school's all-time home run leader with 23 homers and also owns top 10 program marks in hits (133/4th), doubles (19/10th), RBI (60/t-6th), runs scored (80/4th) and games played (144/10th).