10 Jen Yee Class: RS Senior Hometown: North Delta, British Columbia High School: North Delta Sr. Secondary Last College: Niagara Height: 5-6 Position: 2B B/T: L/R

Awards & Honors
• 2007, 2009 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2009 Easton All-American (3rd Team)
• 2009 NFCA All-Southeast Region
• 2009 All-ACC (1st Team)
• 2009 ACC All-Tournament Team
• 2010 ESPN.com 1st-Team Preseason All-American
• 2010 USA Softball Player Of The Year Watch List
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player Of The Week (March 2, 2010)
• 2010 NFCA Leadoff Classic Most Valuable Player

As a Redshirt Junior (2009): Returned after missing the 2008 season to train with the Canadian National Team and enjoyed one of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history ... Started all 61 games at second base, but did make a couple stints at shortstop in the NCAA Tournament due to injuries ... Batted .415 (second in ACC, 30th nationally) with 64 runs scored (first in ACC, 10th nationally), 73 hits (second in ACC), 18 doubles (first in ACC, 38th nationally), two triples, 16 home runs (first in ACC, 40th nationally), 43 RBI (sixth in ACC), 143 total bases (first in ACC), .813 slugging percentage (first in ACC, 14th nationally), .534 on-base percentage (first in ACC, 14th nationally) and 41 walks (tied for first in ACC, 28th nationally) ... Was the 68th-toughest batter to strike out in the nation (11 times in 176 at bats) and committed just five errors all season for a .975 fielding percentage, but two of those came while playing shortstop ... Compiled 18 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games and reached base safely in all but six of her 61 games ... Was intentionally walked four times, but received over two dozen "unintentionally" intentional walks ... Had seven games with at least three hits, including a 4-for-4 day with a double, two home runs and three RBI against Boston University in the NCAA Regional Final (May 17) ... Hit a home run off National Player of the Year Danielle Lawrie from Washington in the NCAA Super Regional (May 23) ... Was 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two home runs and five RBI at Maryland (May 2) ... Was 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI against Western Kentucky in the championship game of the Buzz Classic (March 8) ... Hit home runs in consecutive games of a crucial weekend sweep of North Carolina (April 25-26),l including a walk-off in the series finale.

2008 Beijing Olympics: Helped lead Canada to a medal-round appearance and fourth-place finish, it's highest ever in International competition ... Led team and was tied for fifth among all the teams in the field with a .348 batting average ... It was the highest average of any player other than Team USA ... Was 8-for-23 with three runs scored, a double, a home run, five RBI and a stolen base.

As a Sophomore (2007): Had an astonishing inaugural season in a Tech uniform ... Finishes first in the Tech season record book in at-bats, while finishing second in runs scored ... Started all 70 games this season (68 at second base; two as the DH) ... Accounted for 25 multiple hit games and 13 multiple RBI games ... Set a new Tech school record with an 18 game hitting streak ... Second in the ACC in hits and third in runs scored ... Ends the season third on the team with a .343 batting average, finishing with 81 hits and 53 RBI ... Tallied 124 put-outs and 67 assists with only 10 errors on the year, finishing with a .950 fielding percentage ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs and five RBI against Virginia Tech (3/18) ... Went 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI against Virginia (4/27) ... Named to the 2007 ACC All-Tournament team.

At Niagara (2006): Named to the MAAC all-conference first team and tabbed MAAC Rookie of the Year ... Broke the school record in batting (.466), hits (62), runs (39) and home runs (11) ... She also finished the regular season leading the conference in batting and on base percentage (.517) ... Finished third in the nation in batting average, fifth in toughest to strike out (once ever 26.6 at bats) and 11th in slugging percentage ... Started in all 45 games at shortstop ... Stole 13 bases in 16 attempts.

High School: Played for Team BC ... Won gold medal at the 2003 Western Canadian Summer Games and the 2005 Canadian Summer Games ... Two-time home run derby winner at the Canada Cup Futures ... Helped her team to four second-place finishes at the Provincial Championships in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... Played volleyball and basketball in high school.

Personal: Born Jennifer Yee June 14, 1987, in Surrey, B.C. ... Parents are Peter and Maye Yee ... Has a younger brother, Michael ... Plans to major in materials and science engineering.

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