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#13 Michelle Hensgens Season 2007

Position
Libero/defensive Specialist
Height
5'3
Class
Senior
Hometown
Morgan City, La.
High School
Central Catholic HS

2007 SEC Good Works Team
2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2005 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2007)
Played in 132 games in 33 matches, starting two matches … Used primarily for defensive purposes and serving … Recorded a season-best 18 digs vs. Tennessee … Had nine double-figure dig performances on the season, including three-straight matches against Tennessee, Kentucky and Ole Miss … Had three service aces in two matches (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and vs. Rice in back-to-back matches) … Committed only 34 service errors in 539 attempts for a 94-percent success rate, tying her with Lauren DeGirolamo for the highest rat on the team … Tied her career high with four assists vs. Mississippi State … Recorded one kill in three different matches, tying her career high … Member of the SEC Good Works Team … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

JUNIOR SEASON (2006)
Played in 79 games in 26 matches … Used primarily for defensive purposes and serving … Recorded a season-best 11 digs vs. Auburn … Had three double-figure dig performances on the season … Had a pair of service aces in two matches (vs. Kentucky and vs. Alabama) … Committed only 28 service errors in 348 attempts for a 92-percent success rate … Had a season-best three assists vs. Marquette … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005)
Played in 24 games in 11 matches … Used primarily for defensive purposes and serving … Recorded a season-best six digs vs. Campbell … Had a pair of service aces on the season (vs. Campbell and Alabama) … Recorded one kill on the year (vs. Alabama) … Had a season-best two assists vs. Georgia Southern … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2004)
Played in 82 games in 25 matches … Used primarily for defensive purposes and serving … Ranked fifth on the team in digs per game and sixth in digs … Posted a career-best 22 digs against Houston on Nov. 27 … Recorded one kill on one attempt against Kentucky … Posted a career-best four assists against Central Florida on Sept. 5 … Against Liberty, recorded a career-high four service aces … Posted double-figure dig totals in five matches, including back-to-back matches against Central Florida and Rice on Sept. 3 … Member of the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Janelle Leonard at Central Catholic in Morgan City, La. … Led her team to the 2003 district and Division V state championship, the first women’s state title in school history … Member of the Louisiana High School All-Star team … Was an all-state selection as a senior … Selected to the all-district and all-parish first teams for four years … Selected the team’s Best Defensive Player in 2001 and earned the Most Valuable Attitude Award in 2002 and 2003 … Also earned six letters in basketball and five in softball … Was a composite academic all-state selection in volleyball, basketball and softball … Was an honorable mention all-district selection in basketball … Named the 2004 Central Catholic Student of the Year … Graduated the class valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 GPA … Was the president of the Student Council and a member of the National Honor Society … State finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman.

PERSONAL
Graduated in kinesiology – human movement science in May 2008 … Full name is Michelle Marie Hensgens … Parents are Tony and Pam Hensgens … Has two brothers, Nick (23) and Joe (13) … Born on March 4, 1986, in Lafayette, La.

Career Highs
Kills: 1 – 5 times, last vs. Auburn (11/18/07)
Attempts: 3 vs. Alabama (10/8/06)
Assists: 4 – twice, last vs. Miss. State (11/9/07)
Digs: 22 vs. Houston (11/27/04)
Aces: 4 vs. Liberty (9/11/04)

Dig This…
Nickname? Mich
I wear my uniform number because… it is a family number.
Most memorable volleyball moment? The season we had last year after Katrina
Role model in life? My Maw-Maw, Gloria
Favorite Food? Steak, Boiled Seafood, and Maw Dee’s Lasagna
Favorite restaurant? Tampico’s
Favorite book? “Death Be Not Proud”
Favorite movie? “Dirty Dancing”
Favorite TV show? All of the CSI’s
Favorite Reality TV show? “American Idol”
Favorite singer? Garth Brooks
Favorite song of all time? “Brown-Eyed Girl” (Van Morrison)
Song that gets you pumped? Depends where I am playing
Favorite professional team? Houston Astros
A place you’ve always wanted to visit? Europe
Nobody knows how much i… obsess over the little things.
The most interesting thing people don’t know about me is… I showed cattle when I was younger
Who is the most famous person you have ever met? Shaq
What person in history would you most like to meet? My mama’s father
What is your most prized possession? My cell phone
What is your most embarrassing moment? My little brother prancing around in my underwear in front of my first boyfriend!
What is the best thing about going to LSU? I am still close to home
What is the best thing about playing for the LSU volleyball team? The wonderful relationships I have formed on the team What is your favorite place on campus? Saturday nights in Tiger Stadium
What do you want to be when you grow up? A physical therapist, wife and Mama to a bunch of kids!

 

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