32 Jacqui Brugliera
Jacqui Brugliera
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Fitchburg, Mass.
  • High School:
    Wachusett Reg.
  • Position:
    F

Bio

Career Highlights

Sophomore six-foot forward whose resume already includes two All-Northeast-10 Conference awards … in 62 career games, has amassed 811 points and 456 rebounds … career rebound average of 7.4 ranks ninth on Bentley’s all-time list, and her scoring list of 13.1 is 11th in Falcon history … in her first two seasons, has helped Falcons to a 59-9 record with two Northeast-10 regular season championships, two NE-10 playoff titles and two Elite Eight appearances … 2010-11 Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year after coming first freshman to lead Bentley in both scoring and rebounding since Nina Houghton in 1985-86 … outstanding student.

2011-12 Season

Selected third-team All-Northeast-10 and Academic All-Northeast-10 after averaging 11 points and six rebounds, ranking third on the team in both categories … elevated those numbers to 12.3 and 6.6 in eight postseason games … had game-winning basket, a put-back with 6.8 seconds left, in Bentley’s NCAA regional semifinal win over Franklin Pierce … followed that with 19 points and eight rebounds in NCAA regional final against Holy Family, a performance that earned her a spot on the All-Tournament Team … also received All-Tournament recognition at the Elite Eight … double-doubles Nov. 30 vs. St. Michael’s and Dec. 10 vs. Stonehill … against Stonehill, had 26 points (8-12 fg, 2-3 3’s, 8-10 ft) … that helped her earn NE-10 Player of the Week honors Dec. 12 … during a four-game span from Nov. 30-Dec. 10, averaged 16.8 points and 9.0 rebounds … 23 points, eight rebounds Jan. 7 at Pace … 8+ rebounds 11 times … was sixth in the NE-10 in free throws made (3.9) and 14th in offensive rebounds (2.6) … NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll once (Jan. 9).

2010-11 Season

Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year and 2nd-team All-Northeast-10 … also a member of the Women’s Division II Bulletin All-Freshman Team and NE-10 All-Rookie Team … led Falcons in scoring (14.9) and rebounding (8.6) as well as FGA (366), FT (141), FTA (188), offensive rebounds (98), defensive rebounds (185) and blocks (27) … also was second in steals (44) … ranked fifth in Northeast-10 in offensive rebounds, sixth in rebound average, seventh in scoring, eighth in defensive rebounds, 12th in blocks and 14th in free throw percentage … moved into starting lineup at beginning of January after senior Elise Caira suffered a season-ending knee injury … as a starter, provided 15.9 points and 8.8 rebounds a game with nine double-doubles in 23 games … 11 double-doubles overall, including three in a row twice (Jan. 28-Feb. 3 and Feb. 16-23) … 10+ FTA seven times, including five times in last ten games … averaged 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in postseason … in NCAA Regional, averaged 20 points and 10 boards as she put up 25 and 13 against C.W. Post, 14 and 14 against Assumption and 21 and 3 against Pace … named to NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … 21 points vs. Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference championship game … 32 points at Franklin Pierce Feb. 19 tied the Bentley record for points by a freshman … 492 points and 283 rebounds were both the second highest totals ever recorded by a Bentley freshman … against teams that made the NCAA tournament, averaged 16.8 points and 8.5 rebounds … named the NE-10 Rookie of the Week seven times … was recognized Dec. 6 (16.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg), Dec. 20 (18 pts, 15 reb vs. C.W. Post), Jan. 10 (16 ppg, 6.5 rpg. 59% fg), Jan. 31 (17 ppg, 10 rpg), Feb. 7 (18.5 ppg, 10 rpg), Feb. 21 (23 ppg, 13.5 rpg) and Monday (21 pts, 18 reb, 6 blocks).

Before Bentley

2010 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School who spent her first two years of high school at Cushing Academy … named the MVP of the Mid-Wach A League … Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team in both 2009 and 2010 … McDonald’s All-America nominee … Hometeam Magazine Girls Basketball Player of the Year … averaged a double-double (21 points, 10 rebounds) and helped Mountaineers to the Central Massachusetts Division I title … two-time team MVP who scored over 1,000 points during her career … as a freshman, helped Cushing to Class B New England Prep School championship … team captain as a senior … in addition to basketball, played two years of field hockey at Cushing and was a member of the Wachusett volleyball team as a senior … received All-Academic honors from the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association.

Personal

Is majoring in marketing … age as of Nov. 15, 2011: 19 … daughter of Robert and Jen Brugliera … has a younger brother, Tim (16) … excellent student.

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