Junior (2008 at LSU): Played in 19 games and earned 10 starts ... finished the season as LSU's fourth-leading scorer with seven goals and four assists for 18 points ... recorded her second career hat trick with three goals in LSU's 7-0 shutout of Centenary, including the game-winner in the 19th minute of play ... scored a pair of goals in a 7-0 defeat of Alabama ... added goals in wins over No. 18th BYU and Northwestern ... suffered an ankle injury against Northwestern that forced her to miss one game ... assisted on the game-winning goal against Mississippi State ... also credited with assists against Alabama, Auburn and BYU.
Sophomore (2007 at LSU): Named a Top Drawer Soccer Honorable Mention All-American and an All-SEC first team ... one of three players in the history of the LSU women's soccer program to earn first team all-conference honors ... received All-Central Region first team honors from the NSCAA/adidas and second team accolades from Soccer Buzz ... started all 24 matches ... finished the season tied as the team's second-leading scorer with nine goals, three assists and 21 points on the year ... named the Soccer America Women's National Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of the Week following her performance in LSU's win over No. 6 Tennessee Lady Volunteers, when she netted a pair of goals, marking the team's first ever win over Tennessee and its first ever win over an opponent ranked among the Top 10 teams in the nation ... also named to the Soccer Buzz National Elite Team of the Week, the Top Drawer Soccer Women's College Team of the Week and the Soccer America Women's National Team of the Week following her performance against Tennessee ... scored game-winning goals against Mississippi State and Vanderbilt ... assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 overtime win over Arkansas to clinch LSU's first ever SEC Western Division championship ... helped lead LSU to their its ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman (2006 at LSU): Earned freshman All-America honors from Soccer Buzz and Top Drawer Soccer ... named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and the Soccer Buzz Central Region All-Freshman Team ... started all 20 games ... finished the year as the SEC's second-leading scorer with 11 goals and tied the LSU freshman record of 29 points ... tied for third in the conference with seven assists ... recorded a hat trick in LSU's 3-0 win over South Alabama ... scored a team-high five game-winning goals on the season against UL-Lafayette, Sam Houston State, South Alabama, Mississippi State and Arkansas ... posted a career high two assists against both 14th-ranked Texas and Alabama ... named SEC Freshman of the Week a league-leading four times ... also named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a total of four goals and recording one assist in wins over UL-Lafayette, Sam Houston State and Houston.
Prep: Named a 2005 High School All-American by Student Sports ... a Soccer Buzz Top-75 Recruit ... named a National Player to Watch by Student Sports ... team captain for Colleyville Heritage High School as a senior ... scored a total of 144 goals in her high school career ... led all Texas Class 5A high schools in goals scored as a freshman (39) and sophomore (43) ... ranked second among Texas Class 5A high schools in goals scored as a junior (35) ... Class 5A All-State first team by the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches in 2005 ... four-time all-area first team selection by the Dallas Morning News and Ft. Worth Star Telegram ... 2004 Player of the Year by the Ft. Worth Star Telegram ... 2003 Newcomer of the Year by the Dallas Morning News and Ft. Worth Star Telegram in 2003 ... 2004 and 2005 Forward of the Year in District 5-5A ... played club soccer for Dallas Texans Red 88 North ... club team was ranked No. 1 in the nation by NationalSoccerRanking.com in the spring ... Dallas Texas Red 88 North finished as a semifinalist in the United States Youth Soccer Association National Championship in 2004.
Personal: Michelle is the daughter of Sheri and Fa Makasini ... Born on April 19, 1988 ... father played professional rugby in Tonga ... majoring in communications.
