#11 Casey Bakker Season 2011-12
Midfield
2012 (Junior): Played 15 games in the Commodore midfield, starting final six regular-season contests… Scored 12 goals and added five assists… Second goal of VU career came in win at Stanford… Scored twice against Penn State… First career hat-trick came against Notre Dame… Totaled four points (2g, 2a) vs. Presbyterian… Career-high four ground balls vs. Jacksonville… Named to ALC and SEC Academic Honor Rolls.
2011 (Sophomore): Appeared in seven games as a sophomore… Scored first collegiate goal in season-opening win at Presbyterian… Also added an assist in that game for her first two-point performance… Picked up two ground balls against Canisius… Named to the ALC Academic Honor Roll and the Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2010 (Freshman): Appeared in four games…recorded first shot and assist against Johns Hopkins while coming up with two draw controls…tallied a caused turnover and came up with a draw control against Longwood…saw action against Duke and Binghamton.
High School: Two-year starter for Coach Carla Mixon[apos]s Maroons… Team MVP in junior and senior years… Also lettered in basketball… Received All American Honorable Mention recognition her senior year… Also an Academic All American… All-State honoree as a senior… First-team All-Suburban selection her junior and senior years… Played for the Tri-State All-Stars.
Personal: Casey Elizabeth Bakker… Born Feb. 20, 1991 in Ridgewood, N.J…. Daughter of Frances and Edward Bakker… Has two brothers: Brett, 26, and Ryan, 24… Father played basketball at Iona… Brother Ryan played lacrosse at Bucknell… Majoring in human and organizational development.