14 - Michelle Klima
Michelle Klima
Height: 6-2
Year: So.
Hometown: Ellicott City, Md.
High School: Centennial
Position: MB
Major: Biology and Psychology

2010: Saw action in 29 matches and 101 sets ... second on the team with a 2.47 kill average ... 10 double-digit kill matches ... career-best 17 kills twice ... second with 0.76 blocks per set (25 block solos, 52 block assists) ... career-highs of seven block solos and 8.0 total blocks in sweep of Rowan ... personal-best five block assists in five-set loss to Virginia Wesleyan ... season-best three digs three times ... season-high two service aces against Goucher. 

Centennial HS: 2010 graduate ... two-sport athlete (volleyball, basketball) ... VOLLEYBALL: Coached by Larry Schofield ... 2009 district and Howard County Champions ... 2008 Maryland 3A State Champions ... 2008 regional and county champions ... BASKETBALL: Played for Robert Slopek ... 2009-10 regional champions ... merit scholar ... National French Honor Society.

Personal: Michelle Lynne Klima ... minoring in neuroscience ... aspires to be a neurologist ... SMCM 3.0 GPA Club ... participated in Relay for Life ... born June 2, 1992 in Columbia, Md. ... daughter of Pat and Maryanne Klima ... her father played basketball at Delaware ... has a younger brother named Steven ... her second cousin, Elizbeth Scanlan, is a St. Mary's graduate.

Why St. Mary's?: "Welcoming atmosphere ... small class sizes ... strong science program."

Best SMCM Sports Moment: "Hitting 10-foot line over block against York (Pa.)."