Prior to the seasons at Morehead State, she served as head coach at NCAA Division III Denison University for six years (2002–2007).
[1] In 1999, her team advanced to the NCAA Division III College World Series finishing in third place.
[3] Bruder served as Head Coach for the Denison University Big Red softball team from 2002 to 2007.
She compiled a record of 145–105 at Denison leading the Big Red to four conference regular season titles and two appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament.
[4] On April 22, 2011, Athletic Director Larry Tidwell announced plans to reinstate college softball as an NCAA Division I sport at Lamar University.