Bridget Laplante

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Klein Oak
Hometown:
Tomball, Texas

2008 (Junior)
Named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Second on the team with 330 digs ... Totaled eight double-doubles ... Recorded 237 kills at outside hitter ... Led team with 13 kills against Iowa State ... Totaled 13 kills against Texas A&M ... Recorded 14 kills and a season-high 25 digs against Kansas ... Also had a season-high two service aces against the Jayhawks ... Led OU with nine kills and 14 digs at Missouri ... Double-double at Kansas State with 14 kills and 17 digs ... Also hit a season-high .297 ... Recorded seven kills, 19 digs and a season-high two block assists against Baylor ... Had 10 digs and two block assists in the win over third-ranked Texas ... Tallied her first block solo of the season and had a team-high 13 digs against Colorado ... Registered 12 digs against Kansas State ... Team leader with 12 digs at Iowa State ... Just one dig shy of a double-double against Texas with 10 kills, nine digs ... Had 10 kills and 13 digs versus Texas Tech for her sixth double-double and third straight ... Tallied 12 kills and 16 digs at Baylor for her fifth double-double ... Fourth double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs at Texas A&M ... Had 22 digs against Missouri ... Posted her third double-double against TCU with 11 kills and 10 digs ... Tallied 19 digs against Michigan State ... Had two double-doubles during the Sooner Legends/Nike Invitational with 11 kills and 25 digs against the Spartans and 15 kills and 21 digs against Cal Poly.

2007 (Sophomore)
Owned 15 double-doubles on the season ... Averaged 3.08 kills per game ... Earned all-tournament honors at Idaho Classic after recording a team-best 4.30 kills per game ... Also had 2.60 digs per game and 0.80 blocks per game .. Set career high against Middle Tennessee with three blocks solo ... Recorded 14 kills in the final three games against No. 25 Texas A&M ... Recorded four kills in a crucial fifth game in OU's 3-2 win over Colorado ... Sat out against TCU due to injury ... Recorded 10th double-double against No. 1 Nebraska with a team-high 10 kills and team-high 12 digs ... Collected a career-high 26 digs against No. 14 Kansas State ... Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District third team honors ... Named Academic All-Big 12 first team.

2006 (Freshman)
Only freshman to start for the Sooners ... Started 28 matches ... Ranked third on the squad with 3.05 kills per game ... Improved that mark to 3.24 per game during Big 12 play ... Also ranked third on squad with 2.12 digs per game ... Tallied 10 double-doubles on the season ... Recorded seven straight matches with double-digit kills from Sept. 23-Oct. 14 ... Led Sooners with 10 kills and 11 digs against No. 4 UCLA in NCAA Regionals ... Collected career- and season-high 14 digs against No. 9 Texas ... Tallied a career-high 23 kills in win versus Kansas State ... Notched first career double-double with 20 kills and 12 digs in OU's win over No. 8 Texas ... Also set career high with six block assists against Longhorns.

High School
A four-year starter at Klein Oak High School ... Coached by Christy Mewis ... Led high school squad to two consecutive district championships ... 2005 all-state selection ... Named the All-Greater Houston Player of the Year ... Selected by PrepVolleyball.com as a High School All-American ... 2005 Texas State All-Tournament team member ... Three-time all-district selection ... Klein Oak team captain ... Selected as her team's MVP during sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Two-time district MVP (2004, 2005) ... Led all of class 5A in the state of Texas in kills in 2005 ... Member of the 2004 Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State squad ... Played club ball for the Texas Tornados, coached by Tara Cross-Battle ... 2004-05 team captain for the Texas Tornados ... One of 10 players on Texas Tornados who signed with NCAA Division I volleyball teams in 2006 ... Named to the Houston Chronicle Greater Houston first team in 2004 ... Two-time Houston Chronicle Player of the Week during junior and senior campaigns.

Personal
Daughter of Greg and Brenda Laplante ... Older sister, Christina, and older brother, Andrew.