Brigitte Ardossi Class: Junior Hometown: Melbourne, Australia High School: Mac Robertson Girls' School Height: 6-2 Position: Forward

General: A power forward that joined the team with extensive experience on the international level ... Has been a member of championship division teams in Australia, and has proven to be one of the top players on those teams ... Has good range and perimeter skills for a post player ... Not afraid to fight for rebounds with bigger posts ... Has played in 97 straight games and started 49 of those contests.

2008-09: Started 23 games and played in all 32 contests ... Set career-highs in minutes played (23.6), field goals made (89), free throws made (68) rebounds (143) assists (29), blocks (12), steals (35) and points (246) ... Scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds in second round of NCAA Tournament against No. 4/4 Oklahoma (3/24) ... Helped Tech to only its second-ever win in the NCAA Tournament with 11 points and nine rebounds against host Iowa (3/22) ... Came off the bench to notch 12 points and eight boards in the Jackets upset win over No. 22/19 Virginia (3/1) ... Scored 16 points on seven-of-nine shooting vs. No. 9/7 Maryland (2/22) ...Helped Jackets defeat Georgia with first career double-double (15 pts, 10 reb.) in 37 minutes of play (12/5) ... Continued strong stretch of play with 10 points and seven rebounds in win over No. 21/24 Michigan State (12/3) ... Scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed three rebounds in win over Tennessee Tech (11/30) ... Tallied 10 points and six boards in win over Georgia State (11/26) ... Team co-captain ... Named to Dean's List in fall.

2007-08: Played in all 32 games and averaged 14.5 minutes ... Tallied 4 points and had 6 rebounds off the bench against Iowa State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/22) ... Scored 10 points after going a career-best six-of-eight from the free-throw line against Savannah State (2/12) ... Finished with seven points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench at Miami (2/7) ... Tied career-high in minutes with 29 and scored 7 points with 6 rebounds off the bench in road win over NC State (1/17) ... Continued impact play with eight points, four rebounds and two steals in Dec. 16 win over Mississippi State ... Came off bench to score 10 points and grab four rebounds in win over Georgia Southern (12/9) ... Scored a career-high 14 points off the bench to help Tech to a win over Iowa (11/28) ... Averaged 3.9 points and 2.8 rebounds , while shooting .500 (46-92) from the field ... Registered 24 steals, 12 assists and five blocks ... Recipient of the Bernard "Chuck" Taylor, Jr. Athletic Scholarship Endowment.

2006-07: Started 26 games at forward for the Jackets ... Is the only freshman to start over the last two seasons ... Played in all 33 games ... Scored a then career-high 11 points in the second round of the ACC Tournament vs. No. 5 Maryland ... Made first start on Dec. 3 vs. Georgia scoring four points in 14 minutes of play ... Recorded seven rebounds, seven points and three assists in win over Georgia State ... Notched a career-high eight rebounds in loss at No. 2 North Carolina ... Averaged 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 15.5 minutes per game.

Prep: Most recently played with the Melbourne Tigers' Championship Division team, averaging 12.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game ... Was selected for the 2005-06 U20 Australian National Junior Championships in Western Australia, where she represented Victorian Junior Basketball and helped her team to the silver medal ... Led the Victorian U18 team to the gold medal at the Pacific School Games in 2005, where she was named a tournament all-star ... Named the 2005 Big V Australian Basketball League MVP and Leading Scorer while also earning Rising Star and All-Star 5 Forward accolades ... Set the Newport shot put record at the age of eight, a record that still remains today.

Personal: Brigitte Louise Ardossi was born August 7, 1987 in Williamstown, Victoria ... Daughter of Nick and Leanne Ardossi ... Brother Josh was a member of the 2006 Australian National Lacrosse Team and played on the Maryland Terrapins' lacrosse team ... Comes from an athletic family in which her father was a competitive cyclist and an amateur weight lifter and her mother was an avid netballer who played in the State League ... Enjoys playing netball and "Kicking the footy around" in her spare time ... Management major at Georgia Tech.