GENERAL CAPSULE - A dynamic and competitive player... willcompete for outside or right-side position... possesses ability todominate matches... quick arm and big jump... strengths arequickness and terminating the ball in transition.
2000 SEASON - Made tremendous impact for USF as a freshman...ranked third on the team in kills (2.6) and fourth in digs...pounded a career-high 17 kills in wins against Portland (10/28) andat Saint Mary's (11/10)... hit .545 with 13 kills and nine digs inwin against Sacramento State (9/19)... recorded five double-doubleson the season... career-high 20 digs at Gonzaga... reacheddouble-digits in kills 11 times and recorded 10 or more digs 10times, including five consecutive matches... tallied career-highfour blocks at Cal State Fullerton (9/2) and at #9 Pepperdine(10/21).
NATIONAL EXPERIENCE - Excellent beach player... doubles teamcaptured the bronze medal at the 1999 Junior Olympic BeachVolleyball Championships, following a second place team showing inthe 1999 Junior Olympic Indoor Volleyball Championship.
PREP CAREER - Four-year letter-winner at La Costa Canyon HighSchool... earned first team all-league selection after her seniorseason after winning a second team nod as a junior... named to the1999 San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team and was featured asthe U-T's athlete of the month... teamed with Natalie Sande on theClub Pacific Volleyball Team... also played two years of basketballand earned all-league honorable mention in 1997... all-academicteam with a 3.5 GPA.
PERSONAL - Brittanie Andreja Budinger... chose USF for the citylife, the coaching staff and the competitve volleyballconference... favorite sports figure is Michael Jordan... biggestsports thrill was competing for a Junior National Championship inNew Orleans... father, Duncan played basketball at USC... enjoysbeach volleyball, shopping and snowboarding... parents are Duncanand Mara Budinger... Born December 7, 1981 in Santa Monica, CA.
BUDINGER'S CAREER HIGHS - Kills 17, vs. Portland (10/28/00)&at Saint Mary's (11/10/00) Total Attempts 48, vs. Portland(10/28/00) Assists 3, vs. Missouri-Kansas City Digs 20, at Gonzaga(9/30/00) Service Aces 2, vs. Tulane (9/16/00) Blocks 4, at CalState Fullerton (9/2/00)& at #9 Pepperdine (10/21/00)
