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14 Michelle Maher

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Maine South
  • Hometown Park Ridge, Ill.

Biography

SENIOR (2015-16): Second team All-Summit League... 2016 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... became the 15th member of Western Illinois' 1,000 Point Club and finished her career fifth all-time in scoring (1,485)... holds Western Illinois' record for career 3-pointers (221), and 3-point field goals attempted (716)... ranks first in career minutes and tied for first in career games played... finshes second all-time in assists (437), third in field goals attempted (1,290), fourth in free throws attempted (442), ninth in career scoring average (12.3) and 10th in career steals (154)... broke the single-game scoring record in a victory against North Dakota State, finishing with 41 points on 14-of-19 shooting and 6-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc... her 41 points is tied for the sixth-most in Summit League history and tied for the 2nd-most in a league contest... named to the all-tournament team of the North Florida Classic... two-time Summit League and CollegeSportsMadness Player of the Week... tallied her second-career double-double in a victory over Central Methodist, finishing with 11 points and 11 assists... led the team in scoring while ranking second in assists... averaged 4.4 rebounds per game while collecting 45 steals and 11 blocks on the year... averaged 34.1 points per game while shooting 43.6% from the field.

JUNIOR (2014-15): 2015 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... set the WIU career 3-point record, currently 164 and counting... 15 times scored 10 or more points, including a season-high 18 points at IUPUI... had a streak of five straight games in double-digits during the first month of the season... season-high nine assists against Milwaukee... eight assists against North Dakota State (at home) and William Woods... season-high nine rebounds at Florida Atlantic... five game stretch from late December through early January where she recorded 24 assists to nine turnovers... averaged a team-leading 30.5 minutes played per game, and one of three to start in all 30 games... finished fourth in the Summit League in assists per game.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Honorable Mention All-Summit League honoree... Summit League Player of the Week (Dec. 30)... started all 30 games... sank 60 3-pointers for the second straight season, tying herself for fourth in program history... twice tied the program record by sinking seven 3-pointers at South Dakota (Jan. 23) and at Denver (Jan. 26), becoming the first Leatherneck ever to do so in back-to-back contests... scored more than 20 points five times, including a career-high 29 at Kansas City (Dec. 29)... dished out a career-high 14 assists, tied for third-most in program history, in Western's win over St. Francis (Jan. 8) as she recorded her first career double-double... hit a career-high 12 free throws as she scored 24 points in the win over UAB (Nov. 9)... was a rebound away from a double-double against Fort Wayne (Feb. 1), finishing with 15 points and nine boards... has 16 games with at least four assists... played for 1,087 minutes, second-most all-time.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Played in 29 games and made 27 starts... finished fourth among season 'Top 10' hitting 60 3-point field goals... third on the team averaging 10.1 points per game... second on the squad with 70 assists... four times scored 20-plus points: 22 at SIU Edwardsville, 22 against William Woods, 23 against Bradley and a season-high 26 versus Fort Wayne in the Summit League Tournament... finished second in the Summit League averaging 2.1 3-pointers per game... 15 times scored in double-figures... season-high seven rebounds at Oakland and home against Fort Wayne... 6-of-6 at the free throw line against Valparaiso... hit five 3-pointers against SIUE, Bradley and Fort Wayne... was 14-of-28 in her last four games from 3-point range.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in basketball while winning three letters in volleyball and track & field... joined the 1,000-point club... earned Third Team All-State honors following senior year... two-time team captain... as a senior averaged 10.9 points, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.7 rebounds... as a junior scored more than 12 points a game with 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals... selected to three All-Conference teams... named to the State Farm Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team on three occasions... in addition, was selected to the Bison Classic All-Tournament Team... All-State Honorable Mention during sophomore year... Fourth Team All-State during her junior year... member of the third-place team in the 2011 State Tournament... that final game, collected 18 points and Maine South came back from an 18-point deficit to knock off the #9 ranked team in the nation... played for coach Mark Smith.

PERSONAL: Born March 30, 1994 in Park Ridge... No. 1 sports highlight was when she scored 18 points and her team came from behind in the state third-place game to eventually win by a point... her family has been a major influence, "They have all pushed me to be the best I could be and supported me through everything."... most admires Michael Jordan, "I always loved watching him play and he was never cocky about how good he was."... had a sister play basketball at Lake Forest College and a brother currently plays hoops at Grinnell... favorite professional team is the Chicago Bulls... favorite musician is Taylor Swift... daughter of Vincent and Susan Maher.

MAJOR: Exercise Science/Nutrition

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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Freshman

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    2013-14Sophomore

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    2014-15Junior

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    2015-16Senior

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