Coach Droesch:"Michelle is an aggressive and assertive player on our court. She works hard for herself and her teammates. Over the off season, Michelle weaponized her serve and tweaked her defensive positioning, becoming more effective. We rely on her for ball control, savvy out-of-system decisions, and overall communication."
2017: LEC All Academic Honor Roll...E-Club Scholar-Athlete Award...recieved the Defensive Player of the Week award on Oct. 9th...chosen to play in the NEWVA Senior Classic All-Star Game...appeared in 27 games with 28 service aces and a .968 serving percentage...had 386 reception attempts with a .907 reception percentage while having 425 digs...in LEC play, appeared in 7 matches with 4 service aces and a .960 serving percentage...had 119 reception attempts and a .908 serving percentage while having 115 digs...appeared in all 12 home matches, had 15 service aces with a .986 serving percentage...had 215 reception attempts and a .944 reception percentage with 155 digs...in LEC playoffs, had 4 service aces and a 1.00 serving percentage...had 42 reception attempts and a .952 serving percentage with 43 digs...had 1 Double-Doubles for assists and digs...had a season high of 10 assists against RIC on Oct. 3rd...had a season high of 29 digs and 4 aces against UMaine-Presque Isle on Oct. 28th...
2016: Third year as part of the program with third varsity letter... LEC Academic Honor Roll...E-Club Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award... LEC Defensive Player of the Week...had 67 assists while serving 35 aces with a .900 serving percentage...had 621 service receptions with a .884 receiving percentage while having 427 digs... in LEC play appeared in 7 games... served 8 aces with a .966 serving percentage... had 186 service receptions with a .914 reception percenting while having 138 digs...appeared in all 13 home games with 28 assists... served 21 aces with a .931 serving percentage...had 265 total receptions with a .913 reception percentage... had 154 digs with 3.67 digs per set... in LEC playoffs appeared in 2 matches...with 70 service receptions and a .986 service reception percentage... had 28 digs averaging 4 digs per set...season high of 6 assists and 35 digs against Keene State College on October 29th... season high 7 aces against Medgar Evers College on October 28th...
2015: Second year member of program with second varsity letter...LEC Academic Honor Roll...appeared in 22 matches with 9 service aces and a .895 serving percentage...had 149 total reception attempts with a .926 reception percentage.. had 57 digs with 1.19 digs per set...appeared in 4 LEC matches with 3 service aces and a .933 serving percentage...had 35 service receptions with a reception percentage of .857... had 16 digs averaging 1.33 digs per set... appeared in 7 home games with 4 service aces and .961 serving percentage...had 51 total service reception attempts with a .902 reception percentage... had 24 digs with 1.6 digs per set... had a season high 10 digs against Western Connecticut State University on November 3rd... had a season high 3 aces against Rhode Island College on October 27th...
High School: Two-year starting libero for varsity volleyball team...First-team All-State honors...school record for digs in a season...tennis conference all-star...team MVP for volleyball senior year...
Other: Plays beach volleyball in the summer...
PERSONAL: born Michelle L. Valliere December 29, 1996... Parents:Leigh and Mark... Sibling: Jason... Major: Health Sciences... Career plans: Physical Therapy... Sibling: Jason... Residence: Lebanon, CT...
MICHELLE... REVEALED
If you could meet anyone living or dead who would it be? Heath Ledger
What is your favorite number? 4
If you were stranded on an Island who would be the two people you would want to be on the island with you? Gordon Ramsay and Bear Grylls
What’s your favorite song or artist of all time? Eminem
What is your favorite energy drink? Water
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you? Robbery
If Christmas had a taste what would it be? Monkeybread
If you could be great at another sport what would it be? Street dancing
What’s your favorite part athletics at eastern? Being part of a team
What’s your favorite word? No
In 15 years where do you see yourself? Old enough to run for president
Which do you think came first the chicken or the egg? Why? The chicken evolved first
What would you like to be remembered for after your time has passed? My sense of humor
What type of Doritos do you like? Cool Ranch
What has been your hardest class? Microbiology
What’s one of the things on your bucket list? Save a life
