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Player Bio: Michelle Mortensen



ASU: Solid skills ... excellent blocker ... quick arm swing... made drastic improvements in 2000 and was a big contributor for ASU... ranked in the top 10 for hitting percentage in the Pac-10.

2000 (Senior): Named All-Pac-10 honorable mention... ranks ninth in hitting percentage in the Pac-10 at .316... her .320 average in Pac10 games only is eighth best in the league... ranks in the top 10 in a single-season with 86 block assists... has started all 28 matches and played in 105 of 108 games... named MVP of the B&G Properties Invitational... averaged 3.01 kills per game... her 0.92 blocks per game led the Sun Devils... had career-best 22 kills twice in 2000... hit .553 with 22 kills and only one error in match vs. Southwest Texas (9/9)... also had 22 kills vs. USC on Oct. 12... recorded nine total blocks vs. Washington State (9/23)...

1999 (Junior): Started 7 of 17 matches ... averaged 1.11 kills per game as well as 1.01 digs per game ... notched a season-high seven kills on two occasions (vs. Virginia Tech and Southwest Texas) ... averaged 0.61 blocks per game ... tallied a season-high five block assists on two occasions (vs. SWT and USC) ... had a season-high 8 digs vs. USC (10/22) ... hit .583 (7-0-12) vs. Virginia Tech (9/10).

1998 (Sophomore): Played in all 25 matches for the Devils, starting in five ... finished fourth on the team in kills with 169 (1.94 kpg) ... ended the season with a .210 hitting percentage, third highest on the squad ... had eight service aces ... tallied 86 digs, averaging 0.99 per game ... recorded eight block solos and 62 block assists (0.80 bpg) ... notched double figures in kills in eight matches ... set a season- and career-high with 15 kills versus Washington State (11/20) ... hit .438 (7-0-16) in a 3-1 win over California (10/23) ... had a season- and career-high seven block assists against Connecticut (9/4) ... hit .643 (10-1-14) in a 3-0 win at Oregon (10/2) ... that same weekend, hit .429 (12-3-21) in a 3-0 victory over Oregon State (10/4) ... tallied a season- and career-high 11 digs vs. Washington (9/18).

1997 (Freshman): Played in 14 matches for the Sun Devils ... averaged 0.74 kills, 0.91 digs and 0.35 blocks per game ... posted a season and career-high two block solos and two block assists vs. USC (9/19) ... had a season and career-high two service aces vs. North Texas (9/5) ... had a season and career-high seven digs vs. UCLA (9/20) ... ended the year with 17 kills, 21 digs, four block solos and four block assists.

High School: A 1997 graduate of Chandler High School in Chandler, Ariz. ... three-year letterwinner in volleyball; two-year letterwinner in basketball ... two-year captain for volleyball ... coached by Kathleen Regel ... high school MVP in 1996 ... two-year All-East Valley selection ... two-year all-region selection ... member of state champion basketball team in 1995 and '96 ... member of East Valley Juniors (club team).

Personal: Parents are Richard and Gloria Mortensen ... has three brothers, Richard (27), Michael (25) and Russ (22) ... born March 24, 1979 in Mesa, Ariz. ... full name is Michelle Lyn Mortensen.

Season                GP-MP      K    K/G     E    TA    Pct     A   A/G    SA  SA/G    SE
1997................  23-14     17   0.74     8    47   .191     2  0.09     3  0.13     3
1998................  87-25    169   1.94    78   434   .210    16  0.18     8  0.09     9
1999................  44-17     49   1.11    20   165   .176    14  0.32     3  0.07     6
2000................ 105-28    316   3.01    93   706   .316    21  0.20    10  0.10    12
TOTAL............... 259-84    551   2.13   199  1352   .260    53  0.20    24  0.09    30

Season GP RE DIG D/G BS BA TB B/G BE BHE 1997................ 23 2 21 0.91 4 4 8 0.35 0 0 1998................ 87 5 86 0.99 8 62 70 0.80 5 3 1999................ 44 1 45 1.02 2 25 27 0.61 2 1 2000................ 105 2 111 1.06 11 86 97 0.92 11 2 TOTAL............... 259 10 263 1.02 25 177 202 0.78 18 6

  Michelle Mortensen
Michelle Mortensen
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Chandler, Ariz.

High School:
Chandler

Height:
6-0

Position:
MP/OP

Birthdate:
03/25/1979

Experience:
3V