Bridget Coleman, DePauw University, Women's Soccer

BRIDGET COLEMAN OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a senior from Quincy, Mass., has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending March 6, 2011.

Coleman has earned three varsity letters and started the last two seasons as a back for the DePauw women's soccer team with two goals and four assists. Both of her goals were game-winners as well. In that time, she's earned the team's Best Attitude Award three times and was part of a senior class which earned the team's Tiger Award.

Off the field, Coleman serves on DePauw's Student Athlete Advisory Committee and is vice-president of S.A.V.E (Student Athletes Volunteering Everywhere). The Environmental Science major is a member of the DePauw Environmental Club and has volunteered her time with the Environmental Protection Agency in Boston. She's also served as a mentor to students at Ridpath Elementary School in Greencastle. 

Coleman has been active as volunteer in her hometown where she assisted in the teaching of basic English skills to young children and helped children develop their soccer skills through various clinics.