14 Beth Bergmann
14 - Beth Bergmann
Birth Date: Oct. 29, 1984
Height: 5-6
Year: So.
Hometown: Oconomowoc, WI
High School: Catholic Memorial
Position: G
Major: Marketing
Parents: Brian & Marguerite

Career:
Played in a total of 98 games, 88 in a starting capacity (fourth most starts in school history) ... Wound up as the school's No. 5 all-time leading scorer with 1,117 points while claiming the No. 1 position in free throws (299) and free throw percentage (87.7%, 299-of-341) ... Her 175 steals placed third on the Eagles' all-time list ... Other career categories where she figured prominently included scoring average (8th, 11.4 ppg), field goals (10th, 334), three-point field goals (2nd, 150) and assists (4th, 270) ... Scored in double figures on 60 occasions and registered 11 performances of 20 or more points.

Senior (2006-07):
Honorable-mention selection to the All-UAA Team ... Started 20 of 23 games she saw action in and paced the squad in minutes with a 29.0 per-game average ... No. 2 on the team and No. 10 among UAA players with an 11.7 per-game scoring average ... Led the club and was No. 7 in the UAA in assists (3.0 apg) ... Chalked up 15 contests of double-figure scoring including a season-high 25 points in a 69-63 win at No. 16 Chicago (Feb. 11) ... Averaged 11.9 points in league tilts, good for the No. 3 spot on the team ... Finished with three games of 20 or more points ... Continued her reputation as a premier foul shooter and knocked down an Emory seasonal record 92.0 percent (69-of-75) from the charity stripe with her percentage placing her second both among UAA cagers and nationally ... Led or shared for the team's scoring lead in six games ... Paced the Eagles with 20 points and five assists against No. 4-ranked NYU (Feb. 18) ... Totaled a team-best 14 points and an eventual season-high six assists in a 65-57 win vs. Averett (Dec. 30) ... Sank a season-high five three-point field goals, tying for the second-highest 2006-07 mark by a UAA player, and registered 20 points at Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 26) ... Enjoyed a productive three-game stretch in games against Averett, Maryville and Case Western (Dec. 30 through Jan. 6) where she averaged 15.0 points and shot 51.8 percent from the floor (14-of-27) including 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from three-point range ... Converted 30-of-31 from the charity stripe in the squad's last five games of the campaign.  

Junior (2005-06):
Led the team with 46 steals in 25 games this season ... Ranked 24th in the nation and first on the team, shooting 85.2 percent from the line ... No. 2 on the team in scoring (9.8 ppg) ... Shot for a perfect 100% from the line in nine games, including sinking seven out of seven free throws against Piedmont College (Jan. 9) ... Scored in double digits in 13 affairs including her season high of 23 points and six steals against Maryville College (Dec. 31) ... Named the conference's Athlete of the Week for the weeks of November 28, 2005 and December 5, 2005 against Oglethorpe University (Ga.), Spring Hill College (Ala.), Piedmont College (Ga.) and LaGrange College (Ga.) ... Vs. Piedmont College (Dec. 1), she led Emory in scoring with 21 points including five three pointers ... Led the team in steals for the second year in a row with 46 thefts.

Sophomore (2004-05):
Was named to the all-conference second team and received Emory's Most Outstanding Player award ... Finished the season ranked 12th in the nation with an 86.0 free-throw percentage ... The sophomore's free-throw shooting was the best in the University Athletic Association in conference games .. Bergmann ranked among conference leaders with the fourth-highest three-point field goal percentage, sixth-highest scoring average, and eighth-most steals per game in conference play ... Paced Emory in points, steals, free-throw percentage, and assists ... 98 free throws broke the Emory single-season record and her free throw percentage was the third best mark in school history ... Scored in double digits in 17 of her 25 games played, including four games in which she scored more than 20 points ... Named the conference's Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 24, in which she averaged 20 points against two nationally ranked opponents ... Tallied 24 points against New York U., then ranked 10th in the nation by d3hoops.com .. Put up a "double double" to lead Emory to an upset over previously undefeated Brandeis (Mass.), then ranked third nationally by d3hoops, scoring 16 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists to lead Emory to a 61-59 victory in that game ... Scored her season-high 26 points against 13th-ranked Washington (Mo.) on Jan. 16, going 12-for-13 from the free throw line and getting five steals ... Led Emory in scoring with 13 points in the rematch against Brandeis, then ranked 15th nationally on Feb. 18.

Freshman (2003-04):
Bergmann finished fifth in the nation for best free throw percentage, 88.7 percent. That was the second-best season percentage in school history ... Name team's Rookie of the Year, she received all-conference honorable mention honors ... Free-throw percentage in conference play ranked second in the UAA ... She had team highs in assists (3.0) and steals (1.8) per game, three-point field goals made (40), and free throws made (63) while ranking second on the team in scoring (11.9 ppg) and free-throw percentage (88.7%) ... Bergmann achieved her career high in scoring against LaGrange (Feb. 24) when she helped her team win by scoring 28 points ... Had double-digit scoring in 16 of 25 games.

Career Highs:

Points 28 LaGrange, Feb. 24, 2004.
Rebounds 10 Brandeis (Mass.), Jan. 23, 2005.
Assists 10 Oglethorpe, Dec. 1, 2004.
Steals 6 Twice.

Quote:

"What I like about Emory is its mixture of people, weather, surroundings, athletics and an excellent education."