Aida Sanchez of Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic brings more than 15 years of bowling experience with international competition in countries such as Aruba, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Puerto Rico, and two years of collegiate bowling developmental education prior to her arrival at Sam.
"Aida's passion for bowling along with her dynamic personality add some important flare to the team and I believe are important factors that have reflected on this team's accomplishments and her own this season," Hagen said. " Aida's empathy toward other team members is an important element in fostering teamwork and a strong attribute that she continues to bring to the table among teammates.
"She has matured and developed two-fold this year, which has made her an excellent leader. Her enthusiasm and up-beat personality has been a focal point to this team's success, especially when the going got tough."
Sanchez has represented her country with pride and has been a current member of either the Dominican National Youth Team and or Adult Team since 2004 respectively and has had much success to date in her international competitions. Aida joined the Bearkats as a transfer from Wichita State University and has continued her academic success here at Sam Houston.
"Aida is another key contributor out of the Senior class we are losing that I believe wants nothing more then to succeed and leave it all out there one last time. The girls got an amazing taste of what they are capable of last season and there's nothing holding them back this season if they want it bad enough."
Sanchez came in to her own last year finishing the second half very confidently. Her best finish of the inaugural season was at the FAMU Invitational where she earned her first NCAA All Tournament Team honors and a solid 4th place finish. Sanchez finished the season averaging 182.13 for 31 games.
