Hall of Fame
Erickson was a two-sport stand-out for the Beavers, earning four letters in basketball and two more in softball. Â On the court, she played on two IIAC Championship teams (1995 and 1996), while also earning First Team All-Conference accolades both years, in addition to Honorable Mention All-American honors in 1996. Â She led the team in rebounding, blocked shots and steals as both a freshman and sophomore and was voted by her teammates as the Defensive Player of the Year following her freshman campaign. Â As a sophomore, her 228 rebounds for the year is still the seventh-highest single-season total in school history. Â As a team, the Beavers turned the corner during her junior season going 18-7 overall (12-4 IIAC) to capture the first of two straight league championships. Â After averaging just under 10ppg in each of her first two years, Erickson led the Beavers as a junior with a career-high 15.0ppg. Â She finished her career by scoring 14.9ppg as a senior, while again surpassing 200 rebounds (220), to go along with 25 blocks and a career-high 53 steals. Â To this day, she remains the program's career leader in rebounds with 854, as only one other player in the program's history has even reached 800. Â She's also on the program's top-10 career list for points (1,211; 10th), steals (196; 6th), and blocks (99; 3rd). Â On the diamond, Erickson was also a two-time letterwinner in softball and played on an IIAC Championship team as a sophomore. Â As a freshman in 1993, she played in 32 games and hit .365 with 19 RBI and 15 runs scored as the team finished 30-8 overall (11-1 IIAC). Â As a sophomore, she went on to hit .317 with 14 RBI as BVU went 33-5 on the year (12-2 IIAC). Â Erickson, who graduated with a degree in marketing, currently serves as a Marketing Director for Dell and lives in Chicago, Ill. Â