2019-20 Women's Bowling Roster

Joey Gardner
Justin Odendhal
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner

14 Brigitte Jacobs

  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School Freeport High School
  • Hometown Freeport, Ill.

Biography

2019-20 (Senior): Began year with Preseason All-MEAC honor … Voted Second-Team All-MEAC despite strong nationally ranked numbers … Bowled 94% of team's frames ... 20th in the country with a 200.73 Traditional average and bowled 98% of the team's games … Had 200 or better in 54.2% of her 48 games (15th overall) … Two Top 5 finishes, four Top 10 finishes and six Top 25 finishes … Ranked No. 42 in the NTCA Player Composite Performance Index … No. 11 in single-pin spare percentage with 93.4% … No. 2 in the country in Traditional single-pin spare conversions with 97.6% … Ranked No. 12 in Overall Individual "Makeable" Spare Conversion with an 85.1% and No. 3 in Traditional format with an 89.5% … No. 13 in Baker format leadoff bowler striker percentage with a 41.8% in 134 frames … All-Tournament team at the Cougar Classic and was the MVP of the MEAC No. 1 meet … Named MEAC Bowler of the weeks Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 ... Finished the year with MEAC All-Academic honors … Finished her career with 72 collegiate games of 200 or better … Career high college game was a 279 on March 16, 2019 at the Northeast invite … Named the team's Most Valuable Performer at the end-of-year Digital Harrys Awards ...

2018-19 (Junior): Was selected First-Team All-MEAC ... Coach's Award winner at the end-of-year Harrys Awards ... Averaged  197.1 in Traditional play, 198.7 in Baker and 198.0 overall ... At Kutztown Invitational she averaged a 236.6 to finish in second place as an individual an earn First-Team All-Tournament honors ... Played a big part in leading the Hawks to the USBC sectional title and MEAC top seed ... Season high 279 at Northeast Invite ... Consistent standout in the postseason averaging 193.4 in Traditional play at the MEAC and NCAA Championships ... Converted single-pin spares at 91.5 percent ... 86.4 percent fill percentage ... Strike rate of 46.7 percent ... MEAC All-Tournament Team ... Named to MEAC All-Academic Team for the season ... Made MEAC Commissioners' All-Academic Team ... Averaged 198.0 for the season (198.7 Baker, 197.1 Traditional) ... 

2017-2018 (Sophomore): MEAC All-Academic Team... Finished No. 7 in the NCAA in Individual Spare Conversions during Baker Play (75.8 percent)... Bowled 683 frames (58.8 percent of team frames)... No. 3 on the team in fill percentage (83.1 percent)... 2nd on the team in spare percentage (74.9 percent), single pin spare conversion (89.9 percent)... Averaged 187.9 in Baker play and 189.0 in traditional play... NTCA All-Academic Honoree...

2016-2017 (Freshman): Averaged 175.3 in Baker play and 180.8 in traditional matches... Bowled 552 frames despite being a freshman... 

High School/Club: Won the Teen Masters in 2015 and a $7,500 scholarship along with the crown ... Team was a state finalist from 2013 to 2015 ... Won conference MVP award (2013-14)

Personal: Major is Biology ... Daughter of Tim and Michelle Jacobs ... Pregame routine: "Must smell my bowling balls."... Personal Best sports moment was winning the Teen Masters South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas, in 2015 ... Personal best non-athletic accomplish was being elected class president ... After graduation, she plans to go on to medical school...Favorite Book: The Fault in Our Stars ... Favorite Movie: The Blind Side ... Favorite Saying/Best advice received: "Go to your happy place. Happy."... Hobbies outside of sports include reading...

Brigitte Jacobs MEAC 2nd Team 2019-20
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2016-17Freshman

    5'"
    14
  • 04

    2017-18Sophomore

    5'"
    04
  • 14

    2018-19Junior

    5'0"
    14
  • 14

    2019-20Senior

    5'0"
    14