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Bridget Yoerger

Bridget Yoerger

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball
Bridget Yoerger is an Academic All-American and a two-time all-conference honoree from nearby Hinton, Iowa, who led the Coyotes in rebounding four years in a row and was their leading scorer three seasons. She graduated as the program's second all-time leading scorer with 1,604 points and fourth-leading rebounder with 884. She remains in the top five of both categories, and in the top 10 for steals (176) and blocked shots (101).
 
Yoerger was a junior on USD's 2007-08 squad that finished 33-2 and competed in the NCAA Division II national championship game. She averaged 16.7 points and nearly 10 boards a game as a senior, the program's first year into its Division I era, and earned all-Independent team honors.
 
Yoerger has totaled 12 years of professional basketball since graduating from USD. She played her first two seasons in Holland and the last 10 in Luxembourg. Yoerger has been an all-league honoree in all 12 seasons. She has twice been named league MVP and was Center of the Year in Luxembourg in 2012, 2018 and 2021. She has averaged 17.4 points and 12.1 rebounds in her 10 seasons in Luxembourg.

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