Russ Rose Then (1998): “I think that Bonnie has made great strides. She’s increased her physical fitness and her strength. She’s always been a very good setter, a very good court leader, and she’s going to have to find new ways to get things done this year. She’s been one of the people that had the most to gain by playing with Terri Zemaitis. A great deal of Bonnie and Terri’s success was that putting the two of them next to each other really overloaded the processes of the blockers. So, Bonnie’s going to have to find some new ways to help her team win this year. It’ll be interesting to watch how she adjusts to that and how she can adapt to that. I would think that Bonnie’s going to have a more significant role next year than she had the previous two years.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Bonnie is probably one of the great walk-ons of all time because I didn’t have any scholarships available for her first year, but she really wanted to come to Penn State and our program, so she walked on. She was at the top of the recruiting lists of alot of coaches, and was looking at some of the top schools and programs. I think she visited Texas and us on the same weekend. She was highly-skilled, a very bright individual — her academics would have gotten her into any any school in the country. And she came from Sports Performance — a great club program — and was a member of the USA Junior National Team, so we were very glad to have her. She came in and just hit the ground running, and started for four years. Great player and a great individual, who continues to give to the sport, running a training facility with her husband (former Penn State football and basketball player, Titcus Pettigrew).”
1998 Season (Junior): Highlights and Awards: Academic All-American of the Year for Women’s Volleyball … NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … NCAA Tournament All-Region Team … AVCA All-America … Academic All-Big Ten … All-Big Ten First Team … Honda Volleyball Award Nominee … hit .440 for the regular season on 202 kills with 382 attempts and only 34 errors, which ranked 1st in NCAA D1.
Season Recap: Played in all 36 matches and all 114 sets … led the team with 11.96 assists/set … led the team with a .416 hitting percentage, ranking 5th with 2.18 kills/set … ranked 4th on the team with 1.93 digs/set … in a three-way tie for 2nd on the team with 23 service aces … ranked 5th on the team with 0.61 blocks/set.
NCAA Tournament: Dished 44 assists in 3-0 Second Round win over #20-ranked Baylor … had 13 kills in Penn State’s 3-1 win over Nebraska in the National Semifinals.
Career Highlights: Starting setter 1996 to 1999; All-American in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999; Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1996; Big Ten Player of the Year in 1997; helped lead Penn State to its first NCAA championship in 1999; career .377 hitting percentage, 780 kills, 5,911 assists, and 988 digs.
Before Penn State: A three-year starting setter out of St. Francis High School; named team captain her junior year, she led the Spartans to the Illinois State Championship; also earned All-America accolades three-consecutive years, from 1993 to 1995; an all conference selection, Bremner was voted team Most Valuable Player as a junior; as a member of the Sports Performance club team, one of the best junior programs in the country, she helped lead the squad to a silver medal in national competition; also a member of the USA Junior National Team.
“Bremner to join volleyball’s ‘Dream Team,'” The Daily Collegian, Jan. 14, 2000
“Bremner drive to win known since day one,” The Daily Collegian, November 19, 1999
“Setting it all up,” The Daily Collegian, July 29, 1999
“Lady spikers find Bremner set in her ways,” The Daily Collegian, Dec. 10, 1998
“Bremner passionate for winning edge,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 30, 1996