AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12) Played in five games ... saw first action in a Pitt uniform versus Saint Francis on Nov. 15, playing two minutes ... saw action in three Big East games.
HIGH SCHOOL Two-sport athlete at Fauquier High School in Warrenton, Va. ... four-year varsity letterwinner in basketball for the Falcons ... averaged 17 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior ... earned team MVP honors and a selection to the all-Evergreen District First Team ... as a junior, averaged 8.0 points ... named to the all-Evergreen District Second Team ... collected Briar Woods Winter Classic Tournament Team honors both junior and senior campaigns ... played three years of varsity soccer at Fauquier H.S. with consecutive all-district honors the past two seasons ... the Falcons' MVP in soccer ... helped soccer team record five shutouts on the season ... following senior year, voted Fauquier Female Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL Daughter of Polly and Wayne Brizzi ... has an older brother, Benjamin ... father is the head boy's basketball coach at Fauquier High School since 1988 ... late grandfather, Sherman Brizzi, was a coach, teacher and principal in West Newton, Pa. and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh ... born May 7, 1993 ... hopes to major in Nursing.
