Santa Clara University

AS A SENIOR IN 2006: Started 26 games in 33appearances ... had the team lowest ERA of 2.97 and team best 141strikeouts ... recorded three shutouts ... held opponents to a .251batting average ... pitched 172 innings and led the team in saveswith two ... pitched 19 complete games ... struck out six and onlyallowed three hits in seven innings against North Dakota State onMar. 14 ... struck out eight and only allowed four hits in seveninnings against Princeton on Mar. 25 ... struck out seven and onlyallowed one hit against Sacramento State on Apr. 15 ... struck out13 and only allowed four hits in 10 innings against Portland Stateon Apr. 22 ... struck out 13 against St. Mary's on May 6.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2005: Earned PCSC HonorableMention ... posted 14 wins, fourth best in program single-seasonlistings ... started 26 games and saw action in 33 contests ... ledthe team in the circle with 94 strikeouts, and now has 164 incareer, fifth in Bronco recordbooks ... recorded three shutouts ...pitched 182.1 innings ... held opponents to a .263 batting average... offensively, batted .288, second best on the team ... earnedfirst victory of the season against San Jose State ... slid intohome to complete Santa Clara's come-from-behind win against Utah... struck out seven against Cal Poly ... added five Ks againstKent State ... struck out a season-high 10 against St. Francis ...hit 3-for-3 against St. Francis ... named Pacific Coast SoftballConference's Player of the Week for outstanding performance againstUC Riverside and St. Francis ... struck out seven against Brown inthe win ... went 4-for-4 with an RBI single against SacramentoState ... named PCSC Player of the Week for a second straight weekfor performances against the Bears and the Hornets ... earned thewin against Saint Mary's striking out five, and allowing only onerun ... posted final win of the season while also hitting 2-for-3against San Diego.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004: Made 14 starts in thecircle and had 18 appearances overall ... allowed 36 earned runsand posted a 2.72 ERA ... notched a 5-7 record and threw ninecomplete games ... earned one shut out, against UC Davis ... had 36strike outs on the season ... also sawtime as designated player ...batted .241 across 36 games, notching 21 hits and six RBIs ...posted eight sacrifice hits ... went 2-for-3 in the first gameagainst St. Mary's on April 18, including a double ... went 3-for-3in the first game against UC Davis on April 6.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003: Went 9-8 in the circle,with 16 starts ... totaled a 2.23 ERA ... picked up the win in thesecond game of the doubleheader against San Jose State ... led theBroncos from the circle against Virginia Tech at the NIST, allowingno runs in six inning of play ... earned the win for the Broncosagainst UMKC at the NIST ... recorded six strikeouts againstSouthern Utah in the second game ... recorded the win against LMUon April 6 ... took the win against San Diego on April 19, allowingonly four Torero hits.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Todd Sweedaat Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Ariz ... helped her team to the4-A state playoffs as a senior, junior and sophomore ... earnedfirst team All-Scottsdale and named first team All 4-A East SkyRegion as a senior, junior and sophomore ... Arizona RepublicAll-State 2002 honorable mention ... pitched 110 out of a possible117 games in her high school career ... was named MVP all fouryears ... in 2002 she totaled 190 1/3 innings pitched, striking out217 with an ERA of 0.55 ... earned a .345 batting average duringher high school career ... played for the Arizona Cats 18U Goldtravel team ... lettered in volleyball as a senior and junior,while earning first team All-East Valley and first team All 4-AEast Sky Region in 2002 ... was a member of the National HonorsSociety, Delta Club and Young Life ... was a volunteer softballcoach for Ingleside Middle School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Elizabeth Jean Courter... parents are Robert and Carol Courter ... has two older brothers... majoring in communication.

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