2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Lee, Michelle
Jersey Number 1
Michelle Lee
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Waubonsie Valley
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
Bio
2019: Tallied season highs in aces (5) and digs (11) in win over USC Upstate (8/30) ... Posted a new season high in digs (12) against Indiana (10/5) ... Posted four aces against Rutgers (10/27) ... Posted an ace and seven digs in win over Michigan State (11/1)... Posted digs (5) against Michigan (11/02)
2018: Notched 13 digs in a win over Rutgers (11/10) ... Recorded 12 digs and six assists in a win against Ohio State (11/4) ….Tallied 14 digs, four assists and two aces vs Maryland (11/2) ... Led the defense with 25 digs against Iowa (10/24) ... Finished with a match-high 12 digs against Michigan (10/20) … Logged 15 digs and four assists against Minnesota (10/13) … Registered a team-high 10 digs against Wisconsin (10/12) … Tallied a team-high eight digs against Illinois (10/6) ... Led the team in digs with 23 while adding four assists and an ace against Iowa (9/30) ... Rallied 16 digs against Purdue (9/22) ... Contributed 17 digs and two assists in a sweep over UIC (9/14) ... Collected a season-high 28 digs in Northwestern's win over Butler (9/8) ... The output was the fourth-most in a four-set match by a Wildcat all-time ... Named to the Arkansas Classic All-Tournament Team ... Led the team with 13 digs against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Recorded eight digs against Milwaukee (8/25) … Had 16 digs and three aces against South Dakota (8/24).
High School: Lettered all four years … Three year starter at Libero … Team captain for two years … In 2017 had an area-best 433 digs on the season, along with 65 assists and 44 aces … Led team to Regional Championships her senior year … 2017 All-State Special Mention … 2017 Team MVP … 2017 Naperville Sun All-Area Team … 2017 Beacon News All-Area Team … 2017, 2016, 2015 Plainfield North Invite All-Tournament … 2017 Wheaton Classic All-Tournament … 2016 Warrior Blast All-Tournament … 2016 Autumnfest All-Tournament … 2016 Daily Herald All-Area Honorable Mention … 2015 All-Conference Honorable Mention … Played club for five years … 2018 AAU National Champion ... Club team took second place at AAU Nationals in 2017 … Academic All-Conference all four years of high school … 2017 Indian Prairie Scholar … On the Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Myong and Kyeong (Ken) Lee … Born Michelle Min Lee … Mentored by former Northwestern libero Julie Chin (graduated in 2012) … Played against incoming first-year Hanna Lesiak … Anticipated major is undecided.
Says Davis: "Michelle is a steady and quick libero who comes from a great background, so her training is very good from junior and high school. She has a great passion for Northwestern and she looks to make an impact here. Passing and defense are two things you want your liberos to be great at and she excels at both."
2018: Notched 13 digs in a win over Rutgers (11/10) ... Recorded 12 digs and six assists in a win against Ohio State (11/4) ….Tallied 14 digs, four assists and two aces vs Maryland (11/2) ... Led the defense with 25 digs against Iowa (10/24) ... Finished with a match-high 12 digs against Michigan (10/20) … Logged 15 digs and four assists against Minnesota (10/13) … Registered a team-high 10 digs against Wisconsin (10/12) … Tallied a team-high eight digs against Illinois (10/6) ... Led the team in digs with 23 while adding four assists and an ace against Iowa (9/30) ... Rallied 16 digs against Purdue (9/22) ... Contributed 17 digs and two assists in a sweep over UIC (9/14) ... Collected a season-high 28 digs in Northwestern's win over Butler (9/8) ... The output was the fourth-most in a four-set match by a Wildcat all-time ... Named to the Arkansas Classic All-Tournament Team ... Led the team with 13 digs against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Recorded eight digs against Milwaukee (8/25) … Had 16 digs and three aces against South Dakota (8/24).
High School: Lettered all four years … Three year starter at Libero … Team captain for two years … In 2017 had an area-best 433 digs on the season, along with 65 assists and 44 aces … Led team to Regional Championships her senior year … 2017 All-State Special Mention … 2017 Team MVP … 2017 Naperville Sun All-Area Team … 2017 Beacon News All-Area Team … 2017, 2016, 2015 Plainfield North Invite All-Tournament … 2017 Wheaton Classic All-Tournament … 2016 Warrior Blast All-Tournament … 2016 Autumnfest All-Tournament … 2016 Daily Herald All-Area Honorable Mention … 2015 All-Conference Honorable Mention … Played club for five years … 2018 AAU National Champion ... Club team took second place at AAU Nationals in 2017 … Academic All-Conference all four years of high school … 2017 Indian Prairie Scholar … On the Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Myong and Kyeong (Ken) Lee … Born Michelle Min Lee … Mentored by former Northwestern libero Julie Chin (graduated in 2012) … Played against incoming first-year Hanna Lesiak … Anticipated major is undecided.
Says Davis: "Michelle is a steady and quick libero who comes from a great background, so her training is very good from junior and high school. She has a great passion for Northwestern and she looks to make an impact here. Passing and defense are two things you want your liberos to be great at and she excels at both."
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