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Mary Russell Senior OF 5-3 * R/R Apalachin, NY Owego Free Academy

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2007: Had season-ending shoulder surgery after starting 11 games...stole nine bases, including three against Northern Colorado on Feb. 24.

2006: Started all 56 games she played in...led the Bulls in hits (49), runs scored (24) and doubles (12)...hit .293, second on the team...tied for team high in stolen bases (11, tied with teammate Marcy Hansen)... third on team in homeruns (4)...second on the team in multiple hit games (12)...keyed come-from-behind victory with walk-off homerun in 6-5 win over Miami (OH) (5/6)...went 2-3 with two doubles in a 9-4 win over Boston University (3/4)...went 3-3 with two stolen bases in 7-3 setback vs. Temple (3/9)...went 2-2 in 3-2 victory over George Mason (3/19)...went 3-4 with a homerun and three runs scored in a 7-4 win over Toldeo (4/2) ...was a perfect 6-6 in two games at Syracuse (5/3).

2005: Led the Bulls in hits (32), runs scored (21) and doubles (eight) and was second on the team in RBIs (14) and stolen bases (12, tied with teammate Marcy Hansen)...hit .216, fourth on the team, and had a .966 fielding percentage, making just two errors in 58 chances...had three hits and an RBI on the opening day of the season at the Houston Tournament (2/25)...was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in a 2-1 win over the host Hilltoppers at the Western Kentucky Invitational (3/4)...was 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored versus UMass to open the Speedline Classic (3/10)... went 2-for-2 with the game-winning RBI in a 3-2 win over Jacksonville and 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a loss to Illinois-Chicago on the second day of the tournament... was 1-for-3 with an RBI in a 4-1 loss at Marshall (3/25)...scored the game-winning run on a squeeze play in Buffalo’s 3-2 win over the Thundering Herd in the series finale (3/26)...was 2-for-4, including her first career home run, with two RBIs in a 9-0 win at Youngstown State (4/21)...stole her 27th career base at Bowling Green (5/1) to become UB’s all-time career leader in stolen bases...had a home run in each game of a doubleheader sweep of Ohio (5/7).

2004: Team's Top Newcomer...started 37 of 39 games played...finished second on the team and tied for 14th in the MAC in batting average (.314)...set a UB single-season record with 15 stolen bases (tied for fifth in the MAC) in 18 attempts... scored 17 runs, second on the team, and had a .943 fielding percentage playing shortstop, second base and outfield...was 2-for-2 in the season opener against Virginia Tech (2/13) at the Georgia Invitational...was 2-for-3 and drove in four runs, including two in the eighth inning, of the Bulls' 5-4 win over New Mexico State (3/6) at the Arizona State Triangular...was also 2-for-2 with a double against No. 20 ASU (3/6)...was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in a 2-1 loss at Ohio (4/17)...was 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 2-1 win over the Bobcats (4/18)...was 4-for-7 with three runs scored in a doubleheader sweep at Stony Brook (4/22)...was 3-for-4 in a 2-0 loss to Western Michigan (4/24) and 2-for-3 in a 4-2 loss to the Broncos (4/25)...had a leadoff double and a run scored in a 5-0 shutout of Marshall (5/1)...UB Scholar Athlete.

High School: A five-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at Owego Free Academy...the Class B Co-Player of the Year in 2003...hit .620 as a senior while leading the Indians to the division title...a two-time first-team All-State selection and the Sportsmanship Award recipient in 2003...also played soccer at Owego and was an All-Division honoree.

Personal: Born May 9, 1985...full name is Mary Ellen and nickname is Mel... majoring in mechanical engineering...parents are Jim DeMase and Ellen Russell...has one brother, Jesse DeMase...chose UB over Fordham, Albany, Lehigh and Stony Brook because of the softball team, the campus and the atmosphere...admires her mother for never giving up when things are tough.