Courtney Thayer is back for her second season with the CU softball team and will again hold down the catching duties.....appeared in 29 games with 25 starts behind the plate and three starts as the DP....hit .234 on 18 hits in 77 at bats.....recorded a .988 fielding percentage.....registered two doubles and one triple while posting three multiple-RBI games.....added three hits in a loss to Rio Grande.....produced three hits and two RBI’s in a 6-2 victory over Shawnee State.....joined the Lady Jackets as a transfer from NCAA Division I Liberty University.....played in 20 games for the Flames in 2002 with 13 starts.

High School - Four-year letter winner in softball at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy.....voted to the Northern Ohio Second Team and played in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game.....three-time Akron Area All-Star.....team was ranked No. 4 in the state as a senior.....graduated with school all-time marks in RBI's (68), runs scored (80), doubles (28), and home runs (16).....played in the 2000 World Cup in France.....earned three letters in volleyball and two more in basketball.

Personal - Carries an elementary education major at Cedarville University.....born 2/28/83 in Akron, OH.....daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thayer.....has one younger brother and a younger sister.