2010-11 Women's Basketball

5 Michelle Kirk

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School Corning-Painted Post West
  • Hometown Painted Post, N.Y.

Biography

   
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2009-10 (Junior): Named 2010 Patriot LeaguePlayer of the Year, the first Eagle ever to be recognized with theconference’s top honor... becomes the first two-timeall-conference first team pick in program history ... one of 10student-athletes in the country to be selected to the DivisionI-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team, theprogram’s second ever honoree … also recognized to theEastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I All-StarThird Team, AU women’s basketball’s first everselection … named team most valuable player … startedall 32 games … led the Patriot League in scoring with 17.7points per contest … her 565 points in 2009-10 season wasmost in school history and eighth-best single-season output inPatriot League history ... finished the season with 1,168 careerpoints, eighth most in program history … her 79.4 careerfree throw percentage at the end of 2009-10 season is fifth best inAmerican history and eighth-best all-time mark in Patriot Leaguehistory ... led team in scoring in 25 of 32 games... scored atleast 17 points in 20 games ... grabbed 4.9 rebounds per game, goodfor 13th in the conference … her 81.4 free throw percentagewas third in the Patriot League and eighth-highest single-seasonmark in AU history … finished fifth in the conference with a35.6 percent clip from three-point range … second in thePatriot League with 36.0 minutes played per game … namedPatriot League Player of the Week a conference-high five times(11/30, 12/21, 1/11 and 1/18, 1/25) ... also recognized as ECACDivision I Co-Player of the Week on 12/22 ... scored game-high 21points in WNIT at Old Dominion (3/17) ... registered a game-high 18points on only seven total shot attempts, including 4-5 fromthree-point range, in PL Quarterfinal win over Lafayette (3/6) ...scored a team-high 21 points and recorded eight rebounds vs. Navy(2/24) ... posted a team-high 17 points vs. Holy Cross (2/20) ...recorded a team-high 15 points in victory at Army (2/17) ... scoredgame-high 19 points in win at Bucknell (2/10) ... recorded 1,000thcareer point on a first-half three-pointer in win over Lafayette(1/30) ... scored game-high 17 points in victory at Navy (1/27) ...recorded game-highs with 21 points and eight rebounds in win atHoly Cross (1/24) ... scored game-high 26 points, along with sixrebounds, four assists and career-high-matching four steals, invictory at Colgate (1/16) ... recorded game-high 20 points,matching career-high with five-three pointers, in win over Bucknell(1/13) ... scored a career-high 32 points on 10-21 shooting fromthe floor, including a career-best five three-pointers and 7-7 fromthe free throw line in overtime win over Lehigh (1/9) ... alsoplayed all 45 minutes in Lehigh game, a career-high ... recorded 19points, eight rebounds  and three assists in victory overMaryland-Eastern Shore (1/4) ... notched a career-high four stealsat Columbia (1/2) ... named to the Hatter Classic All-TournamentTeam after averaging 17 ppg and 7 rpg against Buffalo (12/28) andSt. Francis (Pa.) (12/29) ... also went 12-of-12 from the freethrow line in victory over Buffalo, becoming ninth Eagle in programhistory to shoot perfect from the charity stripe in a single-game(minimum of 10 attempts) ... recorded a

team-high 18 points on seven-of-14 shooting against Maryland(12/20) ... scored a game-high 20 points on eight-of-13 shooting inwin over Morgan State (12/16) ... recorded a game-high 22 pointsalong with seven rebounds in 40 minutes of action in victory overHigh Point (12/6) ... scored a game-high 25 points against Wagner,including a perfect three-of-three from three-point range ...scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds in victoryover NJIT ... had a team-high 19 points against East Carolina(11/22) ... recorded career-high with 27 points and grabbed eightrebounds in win at Brown (11/18) ... scored 25 points on 10-of-20shooting at Howard and added seven rebounds ... PreseasonAll-Patriot League selection ... named to the Patriot LeagueAcademic Honor Roll for the third straight season.

2008-09 (Sophomore): Named All-Patriot LeagueFirst Team ... started all 30 games in which she appeared ... ledteam in scoring 14.0 points per game ... netted 419 total points... scored in double figures in 23 of 30 contests ... shot 79.3percent from the free throw line (88-111), good for 11th highestsingle-season percentage in school history ... currently fifth inprogram history in career free throw percentage (77.3) ... earnedfirst-career double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) versus HolyCross (1/24) ... earned second-ever double-double in following gamewith career-highs in points (27) and rebounds (11) versus Navy(1/28) ... made career-high 12 field goals in contest againstMidshipmen ... knocked home a career-high four three-pointersversus North Carolina State (11/23) ... converted career-best ninefree throws in 10 attempts at Lafayette (1/31) ... had career-highfive assists in back-to-back contests, versus Columbia (1/4) andBrown (1/6) ... set career-high in steals with three in contestsversus Drexel (11/16) and Navy (2/25) ... shot 85.7 percent fromthe field (six of seven) in game versus Rhode Island (12/7) ...played career-high 40 minutes against Army (2/18) ... one of sixPatriot League women''s basketball student-athletes to earn aperfect 4.0 GPA in the spring 2009 semester ... named to PatriotLeague Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive year ...honored with Dean''s List recognition in the spring 2009 semester... invited to the academic luncheon for a GPA in the top 10percent of student-athletes in the semester.

2007-08 (Freshman): Played in all 32 games as a freshman,making six starts ... started first-career game at George Mason(12/19) ... scored a career-high 16 points against Navy (2/27) ...tallied double-digits in seven games ... played a career-high 32minutes twice ... recorded a personal-best nine rebounds againstRadford (12/22) ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (12/27)... averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... named to theDean''s List in the fall 2007 semester.

High School: Earned four varsity letters inbasketball at Corning-Painted Post West ... named the Twin TiersPlayer of the Year in junior and senior seasons ... two-time LeaderPlayer of the Year ... member of the Class AA All-State Team ...holds all-time scoring record at Corning-Painted Post West with1,964 points ... also first in school history in blocked shots with293 ... holds single-game scoring record at high school with 43points ... eighth-leading scorer in N.Y. State, Section IV ... ledher squad in winning the STAC Conference Championship and theSTAC-West Division title ... member of the National Honor Society... served as a volunteer referee ... member of Elmira Lady ExpressAAU squad.

Personal: Daughter of Karen and Bruce Kirk ...has one brother, Chris ... majoring in communications with a minorin psychology.

 

 

 

 

 

Total

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Rebounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

GP

GS

Min

Avg

FG

FGA

Pct

FG

FGA

Pct

FT

FTA

Pct

Off

Def

Tot

Avg

PF

FO

Ast

TO

Blk

Stl

Pts

Avg

2007-08

32

6

559

17.5

63

163

.387

13

38

.342

45

61

.738

27

55

82

2.6

42

0

25

46

6

18

184

5.8

2008-09

30

30

864

28.8

152

338

.450

27

88

.307

88

111

.793

41

125

166

5.5

47

0

43

53

6

23

419

14.0

2009-10

32

32

1153

36.0

181

432

.419

63

177

.356

140

172

.814

47

110

157

4.9

37

0

49

59

14

30

565

17.7

2010-114412631.51237.324313.2312834.824812205.050818255513.8

TOTAL

9874270227.6408970.421106316.335301378.7961233024254.313101251762876122312.5

Statistics

Season:
2010-11

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2007-08Freshman

    F/G
    6'0"
    5
  • 5

    2008-09Sophomore

    F/G
    6'0"
    5
  • 5

    2009-10Junior

    F/G
    6'0"
    5
  • 5

    2010-11Senior

    F
    6'0"
    5