SENIOR SEASON (2014): HONORS: AVCA Honorable Mention All-South Region ... Daktronics 2nd-Team All-South Region ... 2nd-Team All-SSC ... AVCA Coaches 4 Coaches Scholarship recipient ... SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... SSC Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/14, 9/29/14, 10/20/14, 11/10/14, 11/17/14) ... South Region Crossover All-Tournament Team ...
JUNIOR SEASON (2013): HONORS: NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team ... 1st-Team All-SSC ... SSC Defensive Player of the Week (10/14/13) ... SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Team MVP ... played in all 36 matches as the team's libero (130 sets) ... led team in digs with 638, which was second-most on the school's single-season charts ... only Courtney Veasey's 682 digs in 2004 were more than Brusie had in 2013 ... averaged 4.78 digs per set, which is also second best on the school's single-season chart ... had double-digit digs in 32 matches, including a career-high 33 at Rollins (11/15) ... those 33 digs were fourth-most on the school's single match chart ... in addition, she had 32 digs against Palm Beach Atlantic (10/8), which is tied for fifth-most on the school's single-match chart ... was second on the team in service aces with 32, including recording a season high 3 aces in back-to-back matches at Lynn (9/27) and at Nova Southeastern (9/28) ... had 11 matches with two or more service aces on the year ... had two kills on the year ... her 99 assists were second-most on the squad ... dished out a career-high six assists vs. Lynn (11/2) ... had three or more assists in 19 matches ... played in all 16 SSC matches ... in 56 sets, recorded 292 digs, averaged 5.21 digs per set, had 45 assists and 19 service aces.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (Winthrop University): Lettered for two seasons as a defensive specialist at NCAA Division I, Winthrop University ... as a sophomore in 2012, played in all of the team's 112 sets and 30 matches ... led the Eagles in digs with 489 (4.48 per set), which was third-best in the Big South Conference ... had a career-high 32 digs against Presbyterian (11/15/12) and had double-figure digs in 27 of 30 matches, including eight matches with 20 or more digs ... in addition to digs, she also recorded 24 service aces and 65 assists in 2012 ... was named to the Winthrop Classic All-Tournament Team and was voted to the Big South Preseason All-Conference Team ... as a freshman in 2011, played in all 112 sets and 28 matches ... led the team in digs with 451 as she averaged 4.03 per set, which was fifth-best in the Big South Conference ... also recorded 24 service aces, which was third-best on the team ... had a season-best 4 aces vs. North Carolina Central (9/16/11) and a season-high 31 digs vs. Gardner-Webb (10/7/11) ... in two seasons at Winthrop, she recorded a total of 940 digs and averaged 4.20 digs per set and also had 48 aces and 123 assists in 58 matches and 224 sets.
CAREER HIGHS: Kills - 1 (8x) last at Saint Leo, 11/12/14; Attacks (@Winthrop) - 4 (2x) last vs. UTC, 9/3/11; Assists - 8 at Metro State, 9/12/14; Digs - 38 at Palm Beach Atlantic, 10/13/14; Aces - 5 vs. Florida Tech, 9/20/14.
HIGH SCHOOL (GRAD. 2010): Graduated from North Branch High School in North Branch, Mich. ... was a two-time Michigan Class B First-Team All-State selection in both 2009 and 2010 ... earned Second-Team Michigan Class B All-State honors as a sophomore in 2008 ... was a Prep Volleyball All-American and an Academic All-American ... named as one of 10 finalists for Miss Volleyball 2010 in Michigan ... named to the 2010-11 Under Armour Girls' High School All-America watch list ... recorded 3,002 digs, 40 kills and 458 aces in her high school career ... helped lead Michigan Elite 17U club team to both a state and national championship in 2010 ... along with playing volleyball at North Branch, she also earned All-Conference honors in track (300 meter hurdles, 4-x-400 relay and 4-x-800 relay).
PERSONAL: Born 12/18/92 … daughter of Dan and Jody Brusie ... has two sisters and a brother ... is a member of FCA at FSC and participated in the Athletes in Action Ultimate Training Camp in May of 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... served as an intern this summer with FCA Volleyball in Huntington Beach, Calif. ... likes to shop, hang out with friends and family ... grew up on a dairy farm in North Branch, Mich.