Brooke Barger Season 2023

2023 - SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Season: Played in all 18 games and started in 14... Recorded eight goals, 12 assists, 18 ground balls and five caused turnovers.

Game-By-Game: Bucknell (2/11): Picked up two ground balls. Drexel (2/18): Recorded two points with one assist and one goal. Duquesne (2/21): Netted two goals tying her previous career high while snagging one ground ball. Arizona State (2/24): Dished out one assist. Loyola (3/4): Started in her first game of collegiate career. Caused one turnover and notched a ground ball...Won a draw control. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Passed for two assists...Forced two turnovers and earned a ground ball. vs. Rutgers (3/11): Collected one ground ball.  Towson (3/14): Scored her fourth goal of the season and added two assists combining for three points, tied for her career high...Scooped up two ground balls. at Princeton (3/18): Assisted one goal and got a ground ball. at Pittsburgh (3/21): Tallied two assists and a ground ball. Ohio State (3/25): Tallied three ground balls and forced a turnover. at Northwestern (3/30): Picked up two ground balls. Cornell (4/2): Netted a goal and added a ground ball. at Michigan (4/8): Scored a goal and notched a ground ball. Maryland (4/13): Netted a goal... at John's Hopkins (4/22): Recorded one goal and one assist... vs. Stony Brook (5/12): Added two assists.

2022 - JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Season: Appeared in 14 games…Notched a goal, four assists and two ground balls.

Game-By-Game: at Drexel (2/16): Recorded one assist. at Cornell (2/26): Tallied one assist and one ground ball. James Madison (3/9): Notched an assist and one ground ball. at Towson (3/15): Recorded one assist. Johns Hopkins (4/28): Scored first goal of the season.

2021 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Season: Appeared in seven games…Notched four goals, one assist, three ground balls and one caused turnover.
 
Game-By-Game: Rutgers (2/14): Set a career high with three points, including a career-high two goals, and an assist. at Northwestern (3/11): Notched a goal. at Northwestern (3/13): Registered one goal. Michigan (3/19): Scooped up a ground ball. at Rutgers (4/15): Picked up two ground balls…Caused one turnover.

2020 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Played in five games…Registered one assist and one ground ball…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Game-By-Game: Duquesne (2/19): Assisted on a goal by Quinn Nicolai in the first half. at James Madison (3/4): Scooped up a ground ball.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Notre Dame Prep for head coach Mac Ford…Served as a team captain as a senior...Led the Blazers to a 17-4 record and an Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Championship in 2018, scoring two goals and assisting on another in the championship game…Helped Notre Dame Prep to a No. 1 national ranking by Inside Lacrosse in 2018…Recorded seven goals and nine assists as a senior...Won 43 draws in high school career...Also played soccer at Notre Dame Prep, serving as a captain on that team...Was a member of the honor roll all four years...Played at Notre Dame Prep with Penn State WLAX alum, Sydni Rosa.

PERSONAL
Full name is Brooke Elizabeth Barger...Daughter of Tim and Christine Barger...Has a brother, Matthew, and a sister, Katie...Hobbies include going to the beach.

Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because everyone was very welcoming and I felt at home as soon as I arrived on campus.”

Doherty on Barger:
“Brooke is a versatile, competitive player who just keeps getting better and better. We are really looking forward to her bringing her talents to Happy Valley.”