Michele Pesiri

Class:
Senior
Position:
M
Height:
5-2
Hometown:
New Hyde Park, N.Y.
High School:
Sacred Heart

Senior (2002)... Named team’s Unsung Hero, as voted by her teammates ... started in 22 of 23 games at right midfield ... tallied two goals ... had a career-best three assists ... registered 18 shots and had seven shots on goal ... scored insurance goal in the second half of 2-0 NCAA second round victory over Pepperdine (Nov. 23) ... scored her fifth career goal against Massachusetts (Sept. 13) ... had an assist at Indiana (Oct. 13) ... registered an assist at Wisconsin (Sept. 27) ... had an assist in Michigan's season-opening win against Florida (Aug. 31).

Junior (2001)... Appeared in 19 games and made 17 starts ... scored two points on one goal ... had eight shots and three on net ... scored vs. Penn State (Oct. 7) ... had a season-best two shots in the NCAA tournament match against Marquette (Nov. 16).

Sophomore (2000)... Started in all 23 games ... recorded 20 shots, including nine shots on goal ... recorded goals against Illinois (Oct. 1), Butler (Oct. 30) and Wisconsin (Nov. 3) ... scored a career-high three points (one goal, one assist) in Michigan's 7-1 win over Butler (Oct. 24) ... recorded at least one shot in each of the final six games ... had a career-best three shots against Oakland (Oct. 4) and again vs. Butler (Oct 24).

Freshman (1999)... Played in 21 games, earned 15 starts ... made collegiate debut in season opener at Oakland (Aug. 29) ... made first start against Iowa (Sept. 26) ... recorded first career point with an assist against Purdue (Oct. 3) ... tallied an assist in Big Ten Conference Tournament final against Penn State (Nov. 7).

Prep... Sacred Heart Academy (1999) ... four-year member of National Honor Society ... Scholar Athlete ... senior class president ... three-time first-team all-league honors (1996, '98, '99) ... two-time team MVP (1998, '99) ... member of first state championship team in 11 years ... 1999 NSCAA All-Region selection ... 1999 All-Long Island Academic team ... three-year member of varsity softball.

Club/Junior Team... Newport Cow Harbor Piranhas ... two-time Eastern New York State Champions (1998, '99) ... four-time member of the Eastern New York State Team (1996, '97, '98, '99) ... Region I Olympic Development Team (1998, '99).

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... concentrating in general studies ... born April 14, 1981 ... daughter of Michael and Donna Pesiri.

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