#7 - Megan Bellendir
Position: D
Year: Senior
Hometown: Broomfield, Colo.
High School: Broomfield H.S.
Height: 5-5

Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week: September 17,2008

2007: Was one of five players to start in all 20 of the Bears' matches... Was an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention selection at defender... Was part of a Bears defense that allowed two or fewer goals 15 times... Finished the year with 11 shots and a .364 (4 of 11) shots-on-goal percentage... Was a 2007 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic selection

2006: Redshirt 

2005: Honorable mention Division I All-Independent selection ... played and started in 17 of the Bears 18 contests ... scored a pair of goals, which doubled her season total from her freshman season ... scored first goal, which was the game-winner, in a 2-0 victory at South Dakota State (Oct. 16) ... second goal of the season came at Wyoming (Oct. 30) ... named to All-Tournament team at the Drake's Clash at Cownie held in Des Moines ... took 16 total shots, which ranked fourth on the team ... had a season-high four shots in home game against Charleston Southern (Aug. 29) ... played the entire length of a game three times, including all 110 minutes in tie with Wright State (Sept. 30) ... named to the Division I Independent All-Academic team.

2004: Played in 18 games as a freshman, starting 11 ... named Division I Independent Newcomer of the Week on Sept. 14 after scoring a goal in the Bears 3-2 loss to Washington State at the LMU Holiday Inn, LAX Tournament ... also added an assist in a 3-2 victory over South Dakota State at the Best Western Regency Northern Colorado Classic ... was named to the All-Tournament team at the Best Western Regency Classic.

Prep: Three-year letterwinner at Broomfield High for coach Jim Davidson ... first-team all-state selection both her junior and senior season and a 2001 all-state honorable mention choice ... team captain ... led team to league championship and 4A state runner-up finish her senior year ... MVP in 2003 and was named to NSCAA All-Regional team ... led Eagles to three consecutive Skyline league championships and squad was a state 4A semi-finalist in 2001 and 2002 and a quarterfinalist in 2003 ... played with Colorado Edge club team and coach Jim English ... team was Colorado State Cup semifinalists ... also participated in cross country where she earned all-state honors in 2002 ... three-time academic honor roll member and Skyline All-Academic choice ... was a high school teammate of current Bears teammate Amanda Kafer. Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1985, in Denver ... daughter of Rodney and Sandy Bellendir ... majoring in audiology and speech language sciences ... Northern Colorado Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Born on  Oct. 4, 1985, in Denver... Daughter of Rodney and Sandy Bellendir... Majoring in audiology and speech-language sciences... Is a Northern Colorado Scholar-Athlete.