Player Bio: Michelle Mortensen :: Women's Volleyball

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: Major is undecided ... parents are Richard and Gloria Mortensen ... has three brothers, Richard (25), Michael (23) and Russ (20) and one sister, Autumn (21) ... born March 24, 1979 in Mesa, Ariz. ... full name is Michelle Lyn Mortensen.

ASU Career Highs: 15 kills (Washington State, 11/20/98), 11 digs (Washington, 9/18/98), 2 block solos (George Washington, 9/4/98), 7 block assists (Connecticut, 9/4/98), 2 service aces (North Texas, 9/5/97)

         G    K   E   TA  PCT.   A  BS   BA  SA   DG
1997    23   17   8   47 .191    2   4    4   3   21
1998    87  169  78  434 .210   16   8   70   8   86
Total  110  186  86  481 .208   18  12   74  11  107