Overview
Described as a scrappy defender and sharp shooter, Ostergaard is one of the fastest players on the team ... Will help add depth to the Braves crowded backcourt, but her speed and defensive abilities should help her earn a spot in the rotation early on.
Buscher on Ostergaard
“She is a great defensive player that just always seems to be near the ball. She has the ability to lock down an opposing perimeter player. Her quickness and deadly three-point shot are great compliments to fellow freshman Skye Johnson’s driving and passing abilities and I look for her to benefit greatly from our point guards’ abilities to break down defenders.”
High School
A two-year captain and all-conference selection, she helped Eastview to the state title game in Class AAA as a sophomore ... Helped the Lightning to three consecutive Lake Conference championships ... Averaged 11 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals per game in her final season as prep ... As a junior she earned All-Lake Conference honors, averaging 13 points, four assists and three rebounds per game ... Also a star on the track team, she earned all-state honors twice and was team captain as a senior ... Was part of the 4x400 meter relay team that took third place in state as a freshman and eight place as a junior ... Was a finalist for the Athena Award, given to the top female student-athlete at Eatview.
Personal
The daughter of Mark and Felicia Ostergaard, Venessa was born May 6, 1987 in Topeka, Kan. ... The youngest of two children, she has an older sister: Autumn (22) ... Joined with fellow freshman Mari Korton to help the North Tartan AAU team to a fourth-place national finish in 2003 and is one of three players from Minnesota on the roster ... Her father Mark played basketball at Minnesota State-Mankato ... Enrolled in Bradley’s award-winning Academic Exploration Program.
