1983-84 (Junior): Mainstay in the middle who started 24 games at center last season ... Came into her own offensively with a 13.2 scoring average, third highest on the club ... Also averaged 7.6 rebounds per game to lead Mizzou in that area ... Hit in double figures 19 times, including a career-high 26 points against Southwest Missouri State ... Her career rebounding high of 17 came vs. Oklahoma City as a sophomore ... Has held the career record for blocked shots since midway through her second year ... Has accumulated 121 blocks, well ahead of Debra Walker (86), who graduated last season ... Also holds single-game (6) and single-season (46) bests in that category ... Has best career shooting percentage (.530) entering her last year ... Led the team in free throw accuracy last season with a .810 norm ... Received '83 Big Eight all-conference honorable mention acclaim.
1982-83 (Sophomore): Led all Mizzou scorers in final three regular-season games, hitting for 20, 18 and 19 points ... Then broke loose for career-high 24 points against Auburn in NCAA national tourney tilt... Hauled in a season and career-high 15 re-bounds against Nebraska to complement her 20-point scoring performance ... Breaks her own all-time Missouri record in blocked shots with every rejection ... Her '82-'83 total of 46 blocks exceeds her old season record of 36 Brueggestrass' 82 career blocks move her into sole possession of first place on the best list well ahead of Jennie Skimbo (48) ... Started 11 games as a sophomore, all in the last half of the season ... Received '83 Big Eight All-Conference honorable mention acclaim ... Led last year's squad in field goal accuracy with a 758 percentage... Has tallied 437 points and grabbed 318 rebounds in two seasons... Has started 20 games, and will again challenge for a starting center position.
1981-82 (Freshman): Became a key player for Mizzou in latter half of the season ... Made a name for herself against nationally-ranked UCLA when she took over for the injured Lorraine Ferret at center and scored 10 points in the last seven minutes to help the Tigers defeat the Bruins, 59-57 ... Set school record as a freshman for most blocked shots in a season - her total of 33 surpassed the old record of 25 held by Jennie Skimbo ... Also was the team's most accurate shooter from the field with a .472 average ... Started nine games, all in the last half of the season ... Best all-around game came at Nebraska when she led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points and rebounding with nine ... High rebounding total was 17 against Oklahoma City University.
High School: Led St. Joseph's Academy to a 23-6 record, averaging 25.1 points and 14.2 rebounds per game... Preseason All-America pick by Street & Smith magazine, achieved all-state honors during both her junior and senior seasons... Chose Missouri over Illinois, Kansas State and Arkansas... Plays mostly inside but could swing out to forward... Moves well to the basket and scoring potential will be an asset for the Tigers... A strong player with good size, she gives Missouri impressive front-line height... Rutherford's first signee for the 81-82 season.
Personal: Majoring in home economics, Brueggestrass is the daughter of Paul and Mary Beth Brueggestrass... Born December 26, 1962 in St. Louis, Missouri.