Q: What was the best part of playing in the World Championships?
A: “Playing against girls that were as good as the teams in Europe, teams from everywhere.”
Q: What was your favorite thing about Poland?
A: “Their ice cream was really good. I probably liked the little shops they had best.”
Q: Did you meet any other Bruzdzinskis?
A: “No, I didn’t, but people kept asking me about my name. They could actually say my name.”
Q: What was the best perk of being on the national team?
A: “We got a team backpack. I use it all the time.”
Q: What made you pick Michigan?
A: “Probably the coaches. And I got along with the team real well, and the campus is beautiful. It’s perfect.”
Q: What does Naperville North have to do to get to the state finals?
A: “I think we just have to stay focused and not get distracted by all these rankings and by people saying how good we are.”
Q: How many days in the last 365 have you played volleyball?
A: “Probably over 300–probably 330. Maybe more than that.”
Q: Most fun about being a senior?
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A: “It’s more laid back. You don’t have to worry about as much. It’s a lot less stressful. People who used to be uptight are more relaxed.”
Q: Soup or salad?
A: “Salad. You can’t have soup when it’s really hot out–it doesn’t taste good. You can have salad all the time.”
Q: Mark Prior or Mark Buehrle?
A: “Who are they? I don’t know who they are. People will be really mad I said that.”
Q: Finish this sentence: “If I didn’t play volleyball . . . “
A: ” . . . I’d probably be swimming. I swam for eight years but quit to play volleyball.”
The U.S. national team placed fourth at this summer’s junior World Championships in Poland.