Bio

As a sophomore:  Followed up one of the most impressive freshman season's in Bryant field hockey history with another strong season in 2012, appearing in 19 games while earning 18 starts for the Black and Gold … Marked as the Bulldogs' top offensive threat, Bird finished the 2012 season with 21 points, including a team-high 10 goals … Put up an impressive program-record four goals against Dartmouth on Sept. 19, earning her NEC Co-Player of the Week ... Tallied a pair of markers, including the game-winning goal in the season-opener at Colgate on Aug. 25 ... Also put away the game-winner at Holy Cross on Oct. 9  … Registered her lone assist of the season vs. Robert Morris on Oct. 12 … Put together a run of atleast one point in four consecutive games (Oct. 7 - Oct. 14) ... Earned a Second-Team All-NEC selection for the second-straight year.

As a freshman: Enjoyed one of the finest rookie campaigns in program history, culminating in her being named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year ... Scored four goals in her first three career games, and scored in 10 of Bryant's 16 games this season ...  Finished her freshman campaign with 14 goals and one assist for a team-leading 29 points ... Named to the All-NEC Second Team ...  Ranked among the conference's leaders in just about every major offensive scoring category, including  first in total shots (89) and shots per game (4.94); tied for seventh in points (29); eighth in points per game (1.61); and tied for fifth in goals (14) and goals per game (0.78) ... At one point, was ranked as high as sixth in the country in goals per game ... Scored two goals in a game on four separate occasions ... Ranked second on the squad with two game-winning goals, and converted two of the team's three penalty stroke attempts ... Scored both the game-tying goal and the game-winning marker in overtime at Robert Morris on Oct. 14 ... Made her Bulldog debut against Delaware on Aug. 26, scoring once in that game ... Found the back of the net twice against Maine in the team's next game on Sept. 4 ... Tallied another pair of goals against Colgate (9/24) and La Salle (10/1) ... Dished only assist of the season against Pacific on Sept. 12 ... Attempted a season-high 12 shots against Sacred Heart on Oct. 21.

Before Bryant: A 2010 graduate of Hillcrest High School in Hamilton, New Zealand, Bird was a four-year starter at forward… Currently in her second season as a member of the U18 A Waikato Regional Representative Team competing against other rep teams throughout the nation… Led team in scoring in 2010… Member of the U16 team in 2008 and 2009, where she led the team in scoring as a captain… Member of the 2006 U15 Waikato Regional Rep Team (top scorer)… Two-year member of U13 squad in 2004 and 2005, leading the team in scoring both seasons… At Hillcrest High School, Bird was named to 2010 MVP of the Marie Fry Tournament, earning her team a promotion to the New Zealand Top 16 Federation Cup… Won the 2009 Chica Gilmer Trophy… In 2007, earned the Kneebone Trophy as Most Improved Player… Also a standout tennis player in New Zealand… Two-time Waikato Senior Doubles Champion (2008 and 2010) and 2009 Waikato Open Doubles Champ… 2009 New Zealand U18 Doubles Runner-Up… Two-time Hillcrest High School Champion (2009, 2010)… Won the New Zealand U16 Doubles Championship as well as both the Auckland and Waikato U16 Singles titles in 2008… 2008 Waikato Junior Doubles Champion… Won the 2007 Cotton Bowl (Dallas) and King Daddy (Houston) U14 Championship and was named the Waikato Junior Champion… Two-year member of the U14 New Zealand National Team, where she led the squad to two bronze-medal finishes… An all-around stellar athlete who also excelled on the race track… 2006-08 Cross Country Champion… 2006 Hillcrest High School Junior Duathlon Champion… Participates in triathlons and duathlons throughout New Zealand.

Personal: The daughter of Jennifer and Raymond Bird, Rosie Georgia Bird was born January 16, 1993… Has four sisters, Lara, Libby, Molly and Lucy, who plays tennis at Bryant for coach Barbara Cilli, and one brother, Cameron.

Career Game Highs

Points: 8, at Dartmouth (Sept. 19, 2012)
Goals: 4, 8, at Dartmouth (Sept. 19, 2012)
Assists: 1, twice, last vs. Robert Morris (Oct. 12, 2012)
Shots: 12, vs. Sacred Heart (Oct. 21, 2011)