2006: Started in all 48 games ... recorded a season-high three hits at Eastern Michigan (3/31) went 2-for-4 at the plate against Central Michigan (4/1) with three RBI and scored 2 runs ... has 37 hits with 25 runs scored on the season ... leads team with 126 at bats and is third with .294 batting average ... has clubbed three home runs in her final season ... has registered 10 multi-hit games ... named First-Team All-MAC ... hit .429 (6-for-14) at MAC Tournament ... hit a pair of doubles in a second-round win over Eastern Michigan ... named to MAC All-Tournament Team.
2005: Named First-Team All-Mid-American Conference ... MAC West Player of the Week (4/25) ... started all 49 games ... led the team in batting average (.320), at-bats (147), runs (20), hits (47), total bases (54) and on-base percentage (.394) ... second on the team in doubles (7), slugging percentage (.367) and walks (16) finished third on the team in RBIs (16) and lead the team with two-out RBIs (10) ... recorded 12 multi-hit games - including five three-hit games ... ranked among the league leaders in conference batting average (2nd, .371), hits (2nd, 26) and on-base percentage (4th, .443) ... finished 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs, two walks and an outfield assist in the Broncos' 13-12 loss to Marshall (5/12) in the second round of the MAC Tournament ... earned second letter.
2004: Saw action in 57 of the squad’s 58 outings, which included 55 starting assignments ... collected first career hit with 1-for-3 effort in the season opener at Arizona State (2/12) ... finished 2-for-3 two days later against Fresno State (2/14) ... drove in first career run versus Texas Tech (2/14) ... scored a run and drove in another against Connecticut (2/27) ... posted two-hit efforts in back-to-back contests against Hofstra (3/6) and Chattanooga (3/7) ... three-run double at Bowling Green (4/9) helped WMU to 4-3 victory and marked a career high for RBI ... drove in a pair of teammates and scored another run in win over Eastern Michigan (4/18) ... finished 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in the MAC Tournament victory over Bowling Green (5/15) ... earned first letter.
2003: Redshirted.
2002: Made appearances in 11 games, all as a reserve ... used primarily as a pinch runner ... made Bronco debut versus Michigan State (3/4) during the team’s trip to Florida.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Ill. ... member of a pair of regional championship winning squads ... Lions also finished 16th at the state tournament in each of those seasons ... named squad’s most valuable player as a freshman ... garnered program’s sportsmanship award as a senior ... also played golf and basketball ... most improved player final two campaigns in golf.
Personal: Majoring in physical education ...daughter of Lynn Niemi ... born July 12, 1983 in Indian Head Park, Ill.
