Hofstra University Athletics

#21 Bridget Eder

Senior ? 5-4 ? Defense

Baltimore, MD ? Mount de Sales Academy

Defensive specialist who is a leader in ground balls and caused turnovers...2004: IWLCA second team All-American...Inside Lacrosse third team All-American...First team Northeast Region All-American...Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year...First team All-Colonial Athletic Association...Led nation in ground balls...Started all 16 games...Led team with 74 ground balls, 46 draw controls and 32 caused turnovers...Had three goals and two assists for five points...Finished 11th in the nation in caused turnovers...Ranked first in the CAA in ground balls, third in draw controls and fourth in caused turnovers...Scored goals versus Rutgers, Boston College and Saint Mary's...Had assists versus Massachusetts and Boston College...Had 11 ground balls and six caused turnovers versus George Mason...Had seven ground balls at Drexel...Took seven shots...Had 38 ground balls, 20 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers in CAA games...Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2003: Second team Northeast Region All-American...First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Played in and started all 16 games...Tallied five assists on the season...Led the team with 56 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers...Ranked fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association in ground balls...Recorded assists versus Delaware, William & Mary, Old Dominion, Towson and Albany...Had seven ground balls at Rutgers and Loyola...Scooped up six ground balls at George Mason...Had four caused turnovers at James Madison...Had 30 draw controls on the season...Took four shots...Earned Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Award...2002: Started all 17 games...Recorded two assists, a team-best 41 ground balls, 26 caused turnovers and 26 draw controls on the season...Ranked 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association in ground balls (2.41 gbpg) and eighth in caused turnovers (1.41 ctpg)...Recorded assists versus Drexel and William & Mary...Scooped up six ground balls versus Boston College and Johns Hopkins...Had four ground balls versus Fairfield, Delaware and Holy Cross...Had five caused turnovers versus Albany...Recorded five draw controls against Towson...High School: Played four years of lacrosse and soccer at Mount de Sales Academy in Baltimore, Maryland...Named team Most Valuable Player as a senior...IAAM "A" Conference All-Star...Second team all-city and all-county selection...Academic All-American as a junior...Member of the National Honor Society...Tallied 70 goals, 15 assists and 70 ground balls as a senior...Personal: Has one brother and one sister...Began playing lacrosse at age 12...Also recruited by Delaware and Penn...Physical education major.