2024 - Senior Season - Concluded her career as one of the most decorated defensive standouts in Division III history ... Named the Synapse Sports National Defensive Player of the Year for the second time, becoming just the fifth player at any level in NCAA history to win the award twice ... Was a consensus first-team All-American after collecting top accolades from both the NFHCA and Synapse Sports ... Honored as both the VaSID All-State and Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Became the first player in both the league and the state to win the honor twice ... Also hauled in first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades and was celebrated as an NFHCA Senior All-Star ... Registered seven defensive saves during the season, which led the league, marked the fourth-most in program history, and placed her 21st on the national charts ... Starred against nationally-ranked competition while notching defensive saves in top-25 battles against No. 9 York (Pa.) on September 22, No. 18 SUNY New Paltz on October 19, and No. 2 Salisbury on October 16 and again in the league championship on November 9 ... Selected to the league's All-Tournament Team for her work in the playoffs ... Turned away on-target shots in back-to-back shutouts at St. Mary's (Md.) on October 24 and Washington and Lee on October 26 ... Also had a defensive save and set up both goals with a fast-break outlet and feed on a successful corner during a 2-0 win at Catholic on October 9 ... Honored as the NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week on October 16 for that performance ... Became just the fourth Captain to earn that award and only the second field player ... Was also honored as the league's Defensive Player of the Week on September 23, October 14, and November 4 ... Just the third Captain to earn that honor three times in a single season ... Named to the Synapse Sports National Honor Roll on September 24 as well ... Ranked second on the team with seven blocked shots, including a pair of deflections against No. 18 Franklin & Marshall on September 7 ... Played every second during all 19 games while helping anchor a defensive unit that ranked first in the nation in goals-against average (0.61), save percentage (.880), and shutouts-per-game (0.63) ... Eclipsed 60 minutes of work during each of CNU's three overtime battles, including 65 minutes in a Sweet 16 win over No. 10 York (Pa.) on November 16 ... Played all 80 minutes during double-overtime marathons at nationally-ranked Salisbury in the league championship on November 9 and the NCAA Elite Eight on November 17 ... Also chipped in on the offensive end with a goal against Mary Washington on November 2 ... Finished her career ranked third in school history with 15 defensive saves, while her 75 consecutive starts matched the longest "Iron Man" streak in program history ... Her 4,517 minutes of action also marked the most by any Captain since the NCAA switched to 60-minute contests.
2023 - Junior Season - Remained one of the top defensive standouts in the country while starring on the back line throughout the season ... Earned first-team All-Conference and All-Region citations while garnering a spot on the second-team All-State squad ... Served as a centerpiece on a unit that ranked third in the nation in scoring defense with a 0.55 goals-against-average ... Also helped limit the opposition to a microscopic .077 shooting percentage during the year while playing a role in 10 shutouts ... Started all 18 games and led the team with 1,061 minutes of action, which marked the eighth-highest total by a Captain since the NCAA switched to 60-minute contests ... Played every second in 13 of her 18 appearances, including 68 minutes in the overtime marathon against No. 14 Kean on November 11 ... Extended her consecutive minutes played streak to 1,131 before exiting in the fourth quarter against Vassar on September 9 ... That marked the fourth-longest "Iron Man" streak in program history ... Led the team with 11 blocked shots during the year, including eight on corner attempts ... Helped anchor a penalty corner defense that successfully handled 98 percent of the opposition's attempts during the year ... Posted seven deflections against nationally-ranked competition, including three against No. 5 Salisbury on October 18 ... Also added a defensive save during that contest against the Sea Gulls while helping CNU register a 3-1 triumph ... Came back with two more blocked shots against Salisbury in the league championship on November 4 while helping the Captains lock up the conference crown ... Continued her postseason success with another deflection against Kean in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Blocked at least one blast in eight of her outings, including a nationally-ranked test against No. 19 Franklin & Marshall on September 3 ... Honored as the C2C Defensive Player of the Week on September 11 and earned a spot on the NFHCA Preseason Watch List ... Played all 60 minutes in seven of the team's shutouts, including a 3-0 win at No. 17 Bryn Mawr on September 23 ... Did not miss a single second of action during any of the program's top-20 showdowns during the year, including regular season wins over No. 20 Catholic on September 20 and No. 11 Kean on September 30.
2022 - Sophomore Season - Established herself as one of the country's leading defensive juggernauts during an incredible season on the back line ... Named the Synapse Sports National Defensive Player of the Year while earning first-team All-American honors from the same organization ... Also garnered second-team All-American accolades from the NFHCA ... Celebrated as the VaSID All-State and Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Brought home first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region plaudits as well ... Led the league with five defensive saves, including three against nationally-ranked competition ... Came through with a diving save to stone a breakaway against No. 3 Rowan in the NCAA Sweet 16 on November 12 ... Also made a pair of stops against No. 1 Salisbury, including one in the league championship on November 5 ... Chipped in with defensive saves against Franklin & Marshall on September 4 and Rhodes on October 21 ... Selected as the league's Defensive Player of the Week and secured a spot on the Synapse Sports National Honor Roll on October 24 ... Anchored a unit that ranked 10th in the NCAA with 10 shutouts and 14th in scoring defense ... Remained a centerpiece on the team's penalty corner defense, which cleared 95 percent of the opposition's attempts during the year ... Also helped out on the offensive end with two assists in the season opener against Bridgewater on September 1 ... Came back with a goal at Virginia Wesleyan on September 6 ... Finished the season with 13 shots and put five on cage ... Led the Captains with 1,243 minutes of action and played at least 50 in all 21 games ... Did not miss a single second in the squad's final 16 contests ... Her streak of 960 consecutive minutes of work to wrap up the year equaled the eighth-longest run in school history.
2021 - Freshman Season - Came through with one of the finest debut campaigns in school history … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the Synapse Sports National All-Rookie Team … Hauled in first-team All-Conference and second-team All-State nods as well … Started all 17 games and became just the fifth freshman in school history to lead the program in playing time after seeing a team-high 1,028 minutes of work … That total also marked the 10th-highest by a freshman in program history … Made an impact on both ends of the field and was one of only nine freshmen in the NCAA to register at least two assists and two defensive saves during the year … Had a clutch stop in a 1-0 win over No. 20 Salisbury on October 27 … Came back with another defensive save in her very next appearance against York (Pa.) on October 30 … Assisted on strikes in wins at Eastern Mennonite on October 3 and Mary Washington on October 12 … Helped anchor a defense that registered seven shutouts and limited the opposition to a microscopic .529 shot-on-goal percentage, which marked the finest rate in program history … Played all 60 minutes in six of the squad’s shutouts, including four straight from October 12-27 … That run included a 2-0 win over No. 18 Lynchburg on October 22 … Did not miss a second of action in 15 of her appearances during the year … Played every moment in both postseason contests, including the 80-minute marathon against Centre in the NCAA Tournament on November 10 … Also pumped seven shots during the year and served as the inserter on five corners, including one in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championship against Salisbury on November 6.
At Gloucester - Was a decorated star during her time with the Dukes … Secured first-team All-State accolades as a freshman and sophomore … Also collected first-team All-District and All-Regional honors during each of her first three seasons … Named to the 2021 first-team All-Tidewater squad as well … Served as a team captain during her senior campaign … Helped Gloucester win the state championship in 2018 … Also claimed four district crowns … Competed with the Peninsula Field Hockey Club as well.
Personal - Brooke Catherine Billhimer is the daughter of Tammy Billhimer … Her dream vacation would be a trip to Paris … “The Blind Side” is her favorite movie, and “Friends” is her favorite TV show … Majoring in criminology.
