Alma Mater/Years at NJCU:
Phone: 2560
Email: bquimpo@njcu.edu
BRIDGETTE QUIMPO
HEAD SOFTBALL COACH
Fourth Season
Last Updated: September 1, 2006
Intense, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, dedicated, and determined are just a few adjectives that describe Bridgette Quimpo, the former collegiate star at the University of South Carolina Aiken, who begins her fourth season as head softball coach at New Jersey City University.
Quimpo was hired as the 12th head softball coach in NJCU history on May 31, 2003, and was promoted to full-time status on July 1, 2004. She first joined the coaching staff as an assistant on April 10, 2003 for the final 22 games of the season.
In three seasons at NJCU, Quimpo has produced numerous All-Conference players, including four All-Independent selections by the Association of Division III Independents in 2005. Additionally, she generated eight All-Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selections from 2004-05, including six first teamers.
After the 2003 team finished 4-31-1, Quimpo guided the 2004 Gothic Knights to a seven-game improvement in the win column in her first season as head coach, and its first WIAC championship in program history with an 11-24 record. NJCU was 7-1 in the WIAC regular season, and also advanced to the WIAC Tournament title game.
NJCU repeated as WIAC Champions in 2005, again finishing with a 7-1 league mark in the final year of the alternate women’s athletic conference. Overall, NJCU posted a 16-21 record behind Quimpo—improving by five games in the win column and an impressive 12 games over the finish of the 2003 club. The Knights also improved to 14-6 at home in 2005, after posting an 0-9 ledger on campus the previous season.
The Knights returned to the New Jersey Athletic Conference in 2006 after one season as an independent, and continued to improve in a league which generated the Division III national champion and two Softball World Series qualifiers. On March 27, freshman pitcher Andrea Delucrezia became the first NJCU softball hurler in the 26-year history of the program to be named as the NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week, behind Quimpo’s tutelage.
In addition to her coaching duties, Quimpo, a native of Carteret, NJ, serves as NJCU’s Athletic Academic Advisor for the sports of baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, softball, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field.
As Athletic Academic Advisor, Quimpo will monitor the academic progress of student-athletes in these 10 intercollegiate programs. She will be charged with helping student-athletes achieve their academic goals through class registration, progress evaluations, and advisement on a one-on-one basis, serving as an “academic coach” while working as a liaison between athletics and academics.
An August 2001 graduate of South Carolina-Aiken with a bachelor of arts in Psychology, Quimpo was introduced to NJCU by her younger sister, Bianca Quimpo, a two-time Second-Team All-NJAC pick at second base as a freshman and sophomore for the Gothic Knights in 2001 and 2002.
Quimpo came to NJCU from Carteret High School, where she served as the assistant coach of the softball and basketball teams in 2002 and 2003. She played an important role in guiding the Ramblers to the 2002 Central Jersey Group II state sectional championship in softball, and the 2002-2003 basketball team to the Greater Middlesex Conference title.
Quimpo was also an assistant coach for Team New Jersey and the New Jersey Breakers. Both teams are nationally prominent for their softball programs featuring some of the best players in the country. With Team New Jersey, Quimpo worked alongside legendary pitching instructor Ernie Parker, a well-known mentor to such Olympians as Lisa Fernandez.
From January 25-27, 2007, Quimpo will be a speaker at the 2007 Big Apple Baseball and Softball Coaches Convention in White Plains, NY.
Still active as a player in the Amateur Softball Association Women’s Major Fast Pitch League, she is a catcher and outfielder for the New Jersey Divas which won the 2003 ASA National Championship.
Quimpo was a Topton All-Tournament Team selection, and hit .389 during the national tournament.
In 2006, Quimpo was selected as an ASA First-Team All-American as a catcher, after previously earning First-Team All-America honors in 2004.
Quimpo previously was a catcher for the New Jersey Breakers—a Class “A” women’s fast pitch team—during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2002, her club recorded a 16-1 record, behind Quimpo who belted four homeruns. The Breakers are coached by fellow Carteret native and NJCU head women’s bowling coach, Frank Parisi. Quimpo also earned a tryout for the U.S. Olympic Team in 2002 for the 2004 games.
In a four-year career for South Carolina-Aiken from 1998-2001 under coach Jerry Snyder, Quimpo was a force to be reckoned with. She was named team MVP as a senior in 2001, and Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the Big Blue Classic Tournament after finishing the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage behind the plate. At catcher, she led the Peach Belt Conference in fewest steals allowed and was the Pacers’ leader in RBIs in three consecutive years (1999-2001).
Quimpo finished her collegiate career batting .281 (160-569) in 204 career games (192 starts) with 92 RBIs, 75 runs, 24 doubles, nine triples, and two homeruns, and racked up 208 total bases for a career .366 slugging percentage. On the bases, she was successful in 26 of 30 steal chances. Behind the plate, she committed only 12 errors in four years, for a .976 fielding percentage that increased every year of her career.
A June 1997 graduate of Carteret High School, Quimpo was a four-year, three-sport varsity standout. During her senior year, she was honored with the prestigious Benjamin Zusman Award—presented to a Carteret senior for sportsmanship and athletic ability.
In softball, she was selected Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year in the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division, as the Ramblers won three straight division championships from 1995-97, and claimed the 1996 Central Jersey Group II state sectional crown.
Quimpo was chosen to the All-Division, All-Conference, and All-Middlesex County teams, and named All-Area Honorable Mention. In tennis, she was team MVP in 1995 and 1996, while earning All-Division and All-Conference accolades. She secured Most Outstanding Player and All-Division distinction in basketball.
Born October 19, 1979, Quimpo still resides in Carteret. When not coaching, Quimpo can be found spending time with family and friends, and relaxing at the Jersey Shore.
Prospective student-athletes can contact Coach Quimpo by calling (201) 200-2560 or writing:
Bridgette Quimpo
Head Softball Coach
New Jersey City University
John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305