| Michele Solomon |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Billings, MT
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| High School:
Billings Senior HS
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| Height:
6-0
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| Position:
MB
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| Birthdate:
12/16/1979
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| Experience:
3V
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Oregon State
2001: One of two Beavers to play in all 108 games... Led the team with 103 blocks (0.95 bpg), good for her third season with 100-plus blocks... Lifted her career blocking numbers to 334 total (eighth on OSU's career list), including 283 block assists (seventh on OSU's career list)... Her 280 kills (2.59 kpg) ranked second on the team... Led the team with a .314 hitting percentage, which is the fifth-best single-season mark in school history... Had 10 or more kills in 14 matches, with a season-high 18 against Radford... Hit .441 in that match, one of nine matches in which she hit .400 or better... Hit .462 with 13 kills in a win over Washington State and .458 with 13 kills in a win over Oregon... Had a season-best eight blocks in a win over Sacramento State... Added seven blocks in three other matches, including Eastern Washington in the NCAA Tournament.
2000: Played in all 32 matches and in 123 of 124 possible games... Would have played in every game, but a 15-0 win over Western Illinois ended before it was time for her to rotate in... Finished the season with 120 blocks, second on the team... Ranked among the top 10 blockers in the Pac-10 for the second year in a row, finishing with 0.98 blocks per game – ninth best in the league... Tied her career best with 10 blocks in a win over California... Had nine blocks against Fairfield and eight in a match with Stanford... Became a much more offensive middle blocker in her second year... After just two matches with 10+ kills as a rookie, she had double-figure kills in 14 matches as a sophomore... Ended the season with 295 kills (2.40 kpg), third best on the team... Had a career-high 19 kills in a win at California... Also had 17 kills against the Golden Bears in a match in Corvallis for her first career double-double (that was the match in which she had 10 blocks)... Hit .433 with 16 kills in a win over Boise State in the Oregon State Volleyball Showcase... Was named the MVP of that tournament.
1999: One of two Beavers to play in all 91 games... Established herself as one of the top blockers in the Pac-10 after just one season... Finished the year with 111 total blocks, second best on the team... Averaged 1.22 blocks per game, which tied for sixth best in the Pac-10... Led the league in blocking for two weeks and was ranked second for five weeks... Had a career-high 10 blocks at California and had seven or more blocks in a total of six matches... Tallied 141 kills (1.55 kpg) and 44 digs (0.48 dpg)... Had a then-career-best 11 kills against Washington, hitting .429 in that match... Hit .471 with 10 kills in a win over Ball State for her only other match with double-figure kills... Had a career-high eight digs in a match against Arizona State.
1998: Redshirted.
Billings Senior High School
1998 Gatorade Circle of Champions Volleyball Player of the Year for the state of Montana... Midland Roundtable Athlete of the Year for 1998... Led her team to the 1997 state championship... First team all-state in 1997 and 1998 after earning second team honors in 1996... Three-time all-conference pick... Holds the Montana AA record for career blocks (339) and is only the AA player to record 1,000 career kills (1,093)... Holds three single-season and five career school records... Coached by Jeff Carroll... Played club volleyball with the Magic City Juniors... Also played basketball for four seasons and was a three-time all-state selection... Holds four school records in basketball... Member of National Honor Society.
Personal
Born December 16, 1979 in Denver... Daughter of Lynn and Jill Solomon... Has two sisters, Natalie and Katrina... Also has a brother, J.D., who played basketball at Carroll College in Helena, Montana... Majoring in interior design... Enjoys reading and outdoor activities.
