General Capsule - Exceptional athlete... very versatile will see time at left and right side hitter spots this season... excellent work ethic... solid passer with good defensive skills.

At USF (2006) - Showed progress during second season on the Hilltop... saw action in 21 matches as a sophomore... established career-bests in most offensive and defensive categories... recorded a season-high 11 kills with five blocks at Long Island (9/22)... added 10 kills, five digs and four blocks against Manitoba (9/16)... hit .455 with six kills on 11 swings at No. 21 Santa Clara (10/26)... set a career-high with three aces against St. Francis (9/23) to go along with seven kills, three digs and a block... registered five or more kills in five matches.

At USF (2005) - Showed signs of developing into a strong outside presence for the Dons as a freshman... hammered 11 kills on .409 hitting to go along with three digs at Delaware (8/27)... turned in a career-high with 13 kills at Portland State (9/10)... recorded career-highs with three blocks against Fresno State (9/3) and nine digs against Evansville (9/10)... ranked fifth on the team in kills (1.85)... finished the season strong with seven kills and eight digs at UC Davis (11/22).

Club Career - Spent three seasons with Slavia UK (1997-2000)... played four years on Doprastav Bratislava Team (2000-2004)... also competed on the Pezinok VTC squad in 2004.

Personal - Zuzana Bednarova... goal for the season is to have a successful season and become an important part of the team... chose USF for the quality of the team and coaching staff and for the City of San Francisco... favorite quote is by Mahatma Gandhi, "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve"... favorite movie is Kate and Leopold... enjoys reading, music and dancing in her free time... parents are Marian and Zuzana Bednarova... born June 7, 1984 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Coach Doron on Bednarova - "Zuzana is a very versatile athlete who may be moving positions this year. She is capable of playing on the right or left side and may see action at both spots. Zuzana works extremely hard and is in the best shape of her life and hopefully will flourish as a junior."