2006: An All-MAC First-Team catcher ... played in 57 games, making 56 starts behind the plate ... hit .295, with a slugging percentage of .442 and an on-base pct. of .378 ... was third on the Falcons in batting and slugging, and fourth in OBP ... had a fielding pct. of .990, with four errors in 411 total chances ... hit .369 in MAC games, with all three of her home runs coming in conference action ... had a slugging pct. of .585 and an OBP of .447 in the league, along with a .994 fielding rate (just one error in 167 chances) ... second on the Brown and Orange with 38 total bases in MAC action ... was eighth in the entire league in batting in MAC games ... also ranked among the MAC leaders in hits (tie-sixth, 24), total bases (ninth, 38), walks (tie-ninth, 10) and on-base pct. (ninth, .447) in conference games ... overall, was second on the team in walks (18), fourth in doubles (10), homers (3) and sacrifice bunts (7) and fifth in total bases (57) ... had seven multiple-hit games and a pair of multi-RBI games ... ended the year with an eight-game hit streak, the third-longest by a Falcon in '06 ... primarily hit in the seventh spot (28 games), and also hit fifth (one game), sixth (five games), eighth (11 games) and ninth (four games) in the order ... hit .303 vs. right-handed pitchers, good for third on the team ... batted .357, second on the Falcons, when leading off an inning (10-for-28) ... went 2-for-4 with the bases loaded, including an extra-inning grand slam at Northern Illinois ... random stat alert: hit .455 in the second inning, going 15-for-33 with five doubles and a homer ... batted .381 in the sixth inning ... hit .333 in home games and .339 in away games ... second on the team with a .345 average in the month of April ... hit .360 in May, going 9-for-25 ... had back-to-back two-hit games at Buffalo and Kent State, scoring two runs in each ... was 2-for-3 vs. Akron, Ohio and Ball State ... her grand slam at NIU came in the 12th inning, snapping a 2-2 tie in an eventual 6-3 win ... went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBI vs. the Huskies the next day ... also homered vs. UA and Miami ... the homer vs. the Zips proved to be the game-winning RBI, snapping a scoreless tie in the bottom of the second inning ... hit a team-best .333 in the MAC Tournament, going 1-for-3 in each of the four games.

2005: Played in 53 games, starting them all at catcher ... hit .133 on the year ... made just three errors in 381 total chances, for a fielding pct. of .992, and helped guide the Falcon hurlers to one of the most successful pitching seasons in school history ... at the plate, her 14 hits included a 2-for-3 game with a double and a run scored at Northern Illinois ... had a hit and a run in the MAC Tournament win over Eastern Michigan, and also got a hit in league tourney victory over Western Michigan ... hit eighth in the lineup in 22 games and ninth 18 times ... batted sixth in one game and seventh in two ... hit .160 in MAC games.

Abby Habicht rounds the bases after hitting what proved to be the game-winning homer in the MAC Championship game (photo by Larry Clapper)

2004: Played in 62 games, starting them all ... made seven starts at shortstop and one at second base, but settled in as BG's starting catcher, making 54 starts behind the plate ... named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team ... hit .219 on the year, and had a .981 fielding pct. ... had four game-winning RBI, including a pair in the MAC Tournament ... doubled off MAC Pitcher of the Year Amber Puchalski to drive in the game's first run in BG's 3-0 MAC Tournament win over Central Michigan ... then, hit her first collegiate homer, the game-winning hit, in the championship game, a 4-3 victory vs. Miami ... went 2-for-3 in that contest, one of her seven two-hit games on the year ... generally hit seventh in the Falcons' lineup ... hit .278 with a .500 slugging pct. in the MAC Tournament ... tied for the team lead in RBI (three) and total bases (nine) in the six games ... had two-RBI games in wins vs. Morehead State (went 2-for-2) and Eastern Illinois ... named to the MAC's Academic Honor Roll.

2003: Played in 45 games, making 41 starts ... started 38 games at second base, with one start each at catcher, first base and DP ... batted .208 on the year, with two doubles among her 22 hits ... scored five runs and had 11 RBI ... had two hits vs. Marshall in her collegiate debut ... also had two-hit games vs. Stony Brook, Akron and Cleveland State, scoring a pair of runs in the latter contest ... had two RBI vs. Stony Brook and in two of this year's games vs. Toledo ... hit .229 in MAC play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Edwardsburg High ... a four-time All-Lakeland Conference honoree for the Eddies, and was named to the first team in each of her last two years ... two-time team MVP ... earned all-district first-team honors twice, and was also named to the all-region team as a senior ... a multiple academic all-state honoree ... also earned three tennis letters ... captained both teams as a senior (also the softball captain as a junior) ... National Honor Society ... served as that group's secretary ... editor of the school newspaper.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert and Julie Habicht ... born Aug. 5, 1983 ...communication disorders major who finished with a 3.11 cumulative GPA ... the oldest of three children ... has a brother and a sister ... has played summer ball for the Grand Rapids Blaze.