Western Illinois University Athletics

At Western Illinois
2007 (senior season): Named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week, October 8 after recording 14 total blocks against Oral Roberts (10) and Centenary (4)...earned a starting position for the first time in 2007...tallied 34 block solos for the ninth most in a season by a Western palyer...also earned spots on the season block lists for her 116 block assists (3rd) and 150 total blocks (3rd)...her 10 block assists November 2 against North Dakota State was a tie for 2nd on the block assists in a match top-10 list...she also tied for fourth with 11 total blocks against UIC (November 11)...tallied three double-doubles...finished second in the conferece with her 1.28 blocks per game... earned All-Summit League Academic honors... named to The Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence in 2007-08.

2006 (junior season): Collected 24 blocks...recorded a season high .750 hitting percentage against Austin Peay State September 2...totaled 35 kills in 34 appearances...earned a spot on the Academic All-Mid-Con and Commissioner’s Lists... named to Mid-Continent Fall Academic All-Conference Team.

2005 (sophomore season): Appeared in 19 games...averaged 0.58 kills per game...notched a block and five block assists...named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team and and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2004 (freshman season): Appeared in six games...averaged 1.00 kills per game...assisted on eight blocks.

High School
Helped her high school squad to a third-place finish at the 2003 IHSA Class A State Tournament with a 36-4 record...averaged 2.6 kills and 1.7 blocks per game...was a starter for Central Catholic’s basketball team that was state-ranked throughout the 2003-04 season...a member of the Illinois Juniors Volleyball Club with Sarah Trimpe...helped her club team qualify for the national championship tournament and finish in the top-16 every season, including a third place finish in 2001 and a fifth place finish in 2002.

Personal
Daughter of Mike and Mary Donnelly...born September 25, 1985...Graduated in December 2008 with a degree in elementary education.

In McKay’s Words
“Michelle has enhanced her contributions to the team every season.  I look for her to conclude her career by stepping into a starting role.  There is nothing greater for a coach to see than a player develop throughout her career and culminate it by starting as a senior.”