High School: Is the first Pirate from Pacifica High School in Oxnard...Earned Defensive Player of the Year awards her junior and senior seasons for current VC men’s assistant coach Will Cowen...Helped lead the Tritons to the CIF State Tournament as a junior...Awarded Most Improved Player as a sophomore.

Personal: Born February 23, 1990 in Ventura...Parents are David and Linda Van Someren...Has two older sisters, Sarah and Andrea, and an older brother, David, who player basketball for VC...SpongeBob is her favorite cartoon character...Basketball, track, and "spending time with my family" are among Brenda’s hobbies...Likes Mexican food as favorite...Love and Basketball is her favorite movie...Favorite actor is Morris Chestnut...Enjoys watching The First 48 on television...Lil’ Wayne is her favorite singer...Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan...Undecided on a major...Would like to become a nurse.