- Cass Bauer-Bilodeau
Cass Bauer-Bilodeau (born Cassandra Sue Bauer on
June 27 ,1972 ) is a former collegiate and professionalbasketball player.Basketball career
A native of
Hysham, Montana , she graduated in 1994 fromMontana State University , where she played for their basketball team, nicknamed "The Bobcats", and earned a degree innursing . She led the Bobcats to their first championship in theBig Sky Conference .She began her professional career in 1996 with the
Columbus Quest in the now-defunct American Basketball League (ABL). She became the ABL's all-timefree throw percentage leader (147-168, 87 percent).After the ABL folded due to financial difficulties, she joined the
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1999 to 2002 forCharlotte Sting ,Washington Mystics , and theSacramento Monarchs .Citing pain in her right knee, she announced her retirement shortly before the 2003 season.
Personal life
In 2000, she married her longtime boyfriend,
Brent Bilodeau , a professionalice hockey player in theEast Coast Hockey League (ECHL).Life after basketball
She now lives with her family in
Las Vegas, Nevada and currently works as a critical care andemergency department registered nurse .External links
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/cass_bauer-bilodeau/?nav=page WNBA Player Profile]
* [http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2005/12/26/sports/01bauerbilodeau.txt December 26, 2005 "Bozeman Daily Chronicle" article]
* [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Nov-29-Tue-2005/sports/4531743.html November 29, 2005 "Las Vegas Review-Journal" article on her family]
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