Precious Bridges

Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Dwyer HS
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.

-2012-13-

Took over the role of go-to scorer for the Bears in 2012-13 and flourished in the role due to her speed and athleticism … Appeared in all 32 games last season, including 30 starts … Won the Atlantic Sun Conference scoring title by averaging 16.8 points per game making 2012-13 the third-straight season a Mercer player has led the A-Sun in scoring, with junior Briana Williams accomplishing the feat in 2010-11 and 2011-12 … Finished the season ranking seventh in Mercer single-season history with 597 field goals attempted and ninth with 113 free throws made … Ranked 70^th in the nation with her 16.8 points per game … Posted 23 double-digit scoring games, scored 20 points-or-more on 13 occasions and led the team in scoring in 17 different contests … Also put up averages of 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game … Racked up her first 20-plus scoring effort of the season when she netted 25 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field in a 96-90 road win at Troy (11/14) … Willed Mercer to a huge 48-44 win at in-state rival Georgia Southern (12/7) after scoring 29 points on a career-high 31 field goals attempted … Was recognized for her play in the Georgia Southern game by picking up her first A-Sun Conference Player of the Week award on Dec. 11 … Netted 26 points on 12-of-28 shooting from the field against High Point (12/21) … Started a run of six-straight 20-plus scoring performances when she tallied 22 points in a road win at Jacksonville (1/12) … Had a monster game in a Mercer 74-70 road win over Lipscomb (1/26), scoring a career-high 36 points on a career-best 14 made field goals … Took the league by storm during her 20-point streak as she was named A-Sun Conference Player of the Week three-straight times from Jan. 15-Jan. 29 … Scored a game-high 24 points in the Bears 67-52 A-Sun Championship semifinals loss to Stetson (3/8) … Was named to the 2013 A-Sun Championship All-Tournament Team … Handed out a season-high seven assists in a 82-70 loss to McNeese State (3/21) in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational … Capped a career-year by being voted an A-Sun All-Conference first team performer … Named an A-Sun All-Academic honoree.

-2011-12-

Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team … Appeared in 29 games, making a team-high 26 starts … Paced the squad and ranked ninth in the A-Sun by averaging 31.1 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team by averaging 8.3 points per game … Handed out a team-high 58 assists … Had 12 double-digit scoring games … Scored 14 points to with three assists in 28 minutes of action against Georgia Southern (11/17) … Collected 18 points on a season-high nine field goals made at Lipscomb (12/1) … Poured in a season-high 20 points thanks in large part to an 11-of-12 showing from the free throw line in 64-61 win at Belmont (12/3) … Scored six points while notching season-highs in assists (9) and rebounds (6) against Stetson (1/4) … Put together back-to-back double figure scoring games against Kennesaw State (1/14) and Jacksonville (1/19) … Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds versus ETSU (2/2) … Had a solid all-around game tallying 14 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 67-61 win over Lipscomb (2/23) … Played a season-high 40 minutes in the Bears regular season finale against Belmont (2/25).

-Prior to College-

Named a first-team and second-team all-conference player … Earned Palm Beach Post All-Area Large School Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year honors during her junior season at William T. Dwyer High School … Also competed for the Essence AAU team under direction of Kimberly Davis Powell and Laure Pacholke.

-Personal-

Precious Bridges was born on October 7, 1992 in West Palm Beach, Fla. … Daughter of Victoria Bridges … has two sisters, Princess (16) and Gorgeous (22).