By Larry Scott, MSUM Sports Information Director Jessie Bruns is saving her best for last. A senior at Minnesota State University Moorhead and the heart if not the soul of the 2000 Dragons, Bruns has helped spark a serious championship bid and lift the Dragons into national prominence this season. Named the Player of the Week in the NSIC last week, Bruns has been credited with 972 assists this fall, and has posted the highest hitting percentage on the club with a sparkling .329 mark.
Numbers only tell part of the story, however.
She's been a four-year starter for us, and I don't know what we'll do without her. She's been a great leader for us, and she just gets better and better. She has to be the best setter in the conference, and the region. Bruns has a simple explanation for the Dragons' remarkable success story. Going after balls that a lot of people would think are down.