
Year: | Junior |
Hometown: | Spokane, WA |
High School: | Gonzaga Prep |
2006-07: Played in all eight tournaments with a
round average of 79.6... Finished in the top 15 six times... Tied
for 10th place at the Georgetown Invitational... Finished in third
place at the Nittany Lion Invitational... Named team captain for
2007-08 at the end of the season. 2005-06: Had a
low round of 73 at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational... Took
second place at the Yale Intercollegiate, shooting rounds of 74 and
75... Finished tied for sixth place at the same event with a three
round total of 222... Also finished in sixth at the Princeton
Invitational in the fall... Took eighth place at the Ivy
Championships. 2004-05: Played in all nine
tournaments as a freshman... Finished the season with a round
average of 80.5... Her low round of 74 came at the Penn State
Invitational... Placed in fourth (76) at the Snowbird
Invitational... Took fifth place (79-80-159) at the Yale
Intercollegiate. Personal: A Native of Spokane,
WA, Brophy is a resident of Berkeley College.
Nickname: THE Ellie Brophy
Residential College: Berkeley
Major: History of Science, History of
Medicine
Future Plans: Post-graduation employment
Lowest Score: 69
Why She Chose Yale: I had friends on the team
whom I knew from playing junior golf in Washington. They loved it
and told me that I would too.
Other schools officially visited: Notre Dame,
University of Washington, University of New Mexico
Favorites:
Favorite place at Yale: Sterling Memorial
Stacks
My favorite class at Yale: Computers and the Law
with Bob Dunne
Band: Dave Matthews
Song: Amarillo by Morning by George Strait
Food: I have a soft spot for late night Swings.
It's something I'm working on.
Book: Marley & Me by John Grogan
Golf Course: Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo in
the Dominican Republic. We played there during spring break
sophomore year.
Place She'd love to visit: If I could go anywhere
right now, I would go home to Spokane, Washington. I'd snag the
bottom bunk before my sisters could.