Michele Metzler

Michele Metzler

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Lawrenceburg, Ind.

High School:
Lawrenceburg

Height:
6-1

Position:
MH

2008: Named to Western Kentucky All-Tournament Team ... played in all 33 matches, making 29 starts ... finished fifth on the team with 227 kills ... recorded double-digit kills in nine matches ... had season-high 15 kills in two matches, vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 25) and vs. Middle Tennessee State (Dec. 5) ... finished fourth on team with a .259 hitting percentage ... was third on team with 68 block assists ... season-high seven block assists and eight total blocks at Ohio (Nov. 7).

2007: 2007 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year ... first Miami player to be named MAC Freshman of the Year since Jessica Stout in 1994 ... named to the MAC All-Freshman team ... played in all 31 matches, making 29 starts ... had nine double-figure kill matches, including a season-high 17 kills versus Bowling Green (9/20) ... hit .867 (13-of-15) against Kent State (11/2), which was the top single-game Miami hitting percentage ... had a season-high nine block assists at Ball State (10/19) ... second on the team with 0.88 blocks per game ... averaged 1.07 blocks per game in conference-only matches.

High School: A two-time second-team all-state selection ... ranked in the top 12 in kills in the state of Indiana her junior and senior seasons ... 1,366 career kills is a school record at Lawrenceburg High School ... averaged 5.3 kpg, 1.3 bpg and hit .431 her senior season ... a two-time all-conference selection.

Personal: Has a June birthday ... daughter of Kenneth and Sandra Metzler ... majoring in political science.

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