Senior (2002): Played in 36 matches and 131 games ... Ended the season leading the team in kills (738), kills per game (5.63), service aces (70), digs (448), and digs per game (3.42) ... Also posted 66 total blocks ... Named Player of the Week Oct. 28, C-USA First Team All-Conference, 2002 C-USA All-Tournament Team, C-USA Player of the Year, AVCA All-Midwest Region, and AVCA All-America Third Team.
Junior (2001): For the second consecutive year led team in attempts (1,301), kills (511), kills per game (5.27), service aces (63),
service aces per game (0.65), digs (312), and digs per game (3.22) ... Ranked second in C-USA in kills per game and service aces per
game...Ranked seventh in C-USA in digs per game...Named to First Team All C-USA ... Named to All-District Team.
Sophomore (2000): Made full recovery from knee surgery and was named C-USA Player of the Year... led team in attempts (1,873), kills (760), kills per game (6.281), service aces (58), service aces per game (0.479), digs (465), and digs per game (3.843) ... Reached 38 or more kills in a match three times and set career as well as school record with 41 kills against louisville on Nov. 11 ... Twice named C-USA Player of the Week ... led C-USA with season-high six service aces against Furman on Sept. 1 ... Set NCAA record of 106 attempts in a four-game match versus Louisville on Nov. 11 ... Named to the All-C-USA Tournament Team ... Named to First Team All-C-USA ... Named to All-Region Team ... Was named a member of the WVB Commisioner's Honor Roll.
Medical Redshirt (1999): Named Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year ... Recorded a career-high hitting percentage of .529
with 10 kills and 10 digs versus Sacred Heart on Sept. 4 ... Tore her ACl, MCl, and lateral miniscus during the Bulls' fifth match of the season against Nebraska and missed the remainder of the season ... Received medical hardship for the season ... Underwent knee surgery and returned in time for summer workouts in 2000.
Freshman (1998): Named to AVCA All-District Team ... First Team All-C-USA ... C-USA Freshman of the Year ... Named to C-USA All-Freshman Team C-USA Player of the Week for Sept. 14, Nov. 9, and Nov. 16 Received MVP honors as a member of the USF Invitational
All-Tournament Team...Named to the USF Fall Classic All-Tournament Team ...A starter at outside hitter in all 33 matches...led team in nine statistical categories, including kills (642), kills per game (5.68), digs (463), and digs per game (4.10) ...Tallied 16 matches with 20 or more kills, including a stretch of eight consecutive 20-plus kill matches from Nov. 6 through Nov. 22 ... Posted the best hitting percentage on team (.253) ... Registered 20 or more kills and 15 or more digs in a match 12 times ... Had 15 or more digs 16 times... Recorded a career-high eight service aces versus Utah State on Sept. 12...Had a career-high 30 digs along with 28 kills and two
service aces versus Cincinnati on Oct. 2 ... Recorded a career match best .480 hitting percentage with 13 kills and 11 digs against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 4 ... Notched a school-record 92 attacks versus UNC Charlotte on Nov. 20 ... Recorded a school record 37 kills versus Louisville on Nov. 27.
High School/Club: Was a foreign exchange student and played high school volleyball one season at Holdrege High School in Holdrege, Neb. ... Played club volleyball one season with Power in central Nebraska ... Played on AABB Club team, the same program that produced former USF star and 1997 C-USA Player of the Year Paula Araujo ... Finished high school in Brazil.
Personal: Full name is Michelle Bello Collier ... Born June 4, 1980, in Recife, Brazil ... Daughter of Pedro and Maria Helena Collier Has two brothers, Eduardo, 18 and Pedro, 17 Mother, Maria Helena, and aunt, Carol played volleyball ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences-concentration: web design and international business
