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2010-11 Women's Basketball Roster

5 Michelle Gonzalez

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Juan Puerto Rico
  • High School Bayamon Military Academy
  • Prev School Cisco J.C., Texas

Biography

Senior (2010-11): Finished her career as the No. 21 leading scorer in school history with 982 points… Also ranked No. 6 on the school’s career three-point shooters with 116 made and No. 8 on the school’s career assist leaders with 359… Finished the season ranked among the top 10 in the conference for steals (3rd, 2.3 spg), minutes played (3rd, 38.3 mpg), FT percentage (4th, .819), assists (9th, 4.1 apg) and three-point field goals made (10th, 46)… Tallied 15 points to deliver first win of the year against Rice (11/13), kicking off a five-game streak of scoring in double digits… Chipped in 13 points against Montana State (11/14)… Posted impressive stat line in 59-52 home opening win over Eastern Kentucky (11/20) with 10 points, career-high-tying eight rebounds and six assists… Named to Thanksgiving Classic All Tournament team…Led FIU with 17 points and seven assists against Morehead State (11/26)… Scored 10 points in part to 8-for-9 performance from free throw line, in win over Indiana State (11/28) to give FIU first Thanksgiving Classic championship title in five years… Dished then-career-high 10 assists versus UCF (12/5)… Tallied career-high 13 free throws and career-high 7 steals against Jacksonville (12/13) en route to 17-point performance in first road win of season… Starting with Jacksonville, recorded a perfect 15-of-15 showing from the free throw line over the next six games… Tied season-high 18 points at Denver (1/15) and added six rebounds and five assists in the win… Scored team-high 11 points and helped keep UALR (1/19) to a season-low 13 points in the first half in an eventual loss… Tallied 17 points, eight assists and seven steals to help FIU rally from a 14-point deficit to a win over WKU (1/26), ending a 17-game losing streak to the Hilltoppers dating back to 2002, and sparked a five-game win streak… Coolly converted a pair of free throws with 36 seconds remaining cap FIU’s three-point win over Middle Tennessee (1/29), delivering the Blue Raiders’ first loss to a team this year who wasn't ranked or receiving votes in the national polls… Put up 11 points in win at Troy (2/3)… Went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe, feeding FIU’s perfect 11-of-11 showing from the line, and finished with 11 points in televised win at Florida Atlantic (2/6)… Drained four treys en route to a game-high 16 points in win over Louisiana (2/9)… Scored season-high 21 points against Florida Atlantic (2/19) to deliver FIU’s first 100-point game in 13 years… Recorded first career double-double with 19 points and career-high 11 assists at WKU (2/23) to sweep the Hilltoppers for the first time in nine years… One of three Panthers in double figures with 15 points on Senior Day against Troy (2/26) to give FIU its first 10-win conference season in nine years… Posted eighth-straight game in double digits with 12 points against ULM in a SBC Tournament quarterfinal victory to lift FIU to its first appearance in the semifinals since 2005.

Junior (2009-10): Led Sun Belt in minutes played for second year in a row...second on the team in scoring with 11.7 ppg and first for steals with 2.0 per game...Took a career high 21 field goal attempts in overtime win vs. Western Michigan (11/14)...posted second 20-point performance of career in home opening victory over Jacksonville (11/17)...named to FIU Thanksgiving Classic All Tournament team, averaging 12.5 points, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals against Saint Joseph's (11/27) and Florida (11/29)...recorded a career high 28 points, including 13 in the final two-and-a-half minutes, to guide FIU to win over Memphis (12/4)...swiped career high five steals at Denver (12/14)...dished season-high seven assists vs. South Alabama (12/31)...converted career-high 10-for-11 from free throw line en route to 16 points in win over ULM (1/6)...laid in the go-ahead basket and converted two free throws in the final 50 seconds for win over Arkansas State (1/20)...scored all of FIU's 10 points in overtime to seal win at FAU (1/30), which tipped off six-game winning streak, the longest such streak in five years...during the streak, she scored in double-digits each game...tied season-high seven assists at Louisiana (2/3).

Sophomore (2008-09): Junior college transfer started all 30 games for the Golden Panthers... Led the Sun Belt playing 37 minutes per game... Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt at 4.13 assists and sixth with 2.1 steals per game... FIU's second-leading scorer with 9.3 points per game... Added 4.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds per contest... Led the Golden Panthers with 63 steals... Reached double-figure scoring in 12 games... Led FIU in assists and steals on 20 occasions and scoring four times... Scored a career-high 18 points at USF (12/5)... Topped that career-best with 27 points vs. Troy (2/18)... Played all 45 minutes in an overtime loss at West Virginia (11/22)... Connected on a career-high 7 of 10 shots from beyond the three-point arc against Troy (2/18)... Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds at Middle Tennessee (1/11)... Dished out a career-high nine assists against No. 15 Auburn (11/30)... Recorded four or more steals on six different occasions... Handed out at least five assists in 14 games... Played at least 40 minutes in 17 contests.

Freshman (2007-08): Played at Cisco Junior College in Cisco, Texas.

Prep Career: Attended Bayamon Military Academy in Puerto Rico... Team MVP her freshman, sophomore, and junior years... Also played volleyball for four years.

Personal: Born August 3, 1989.... Parents are Julio Gonzalez and Maria Tavarez... Has two siblings, Julio and Gabriela... A psychology major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2008-09Sophomore

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    2009-10Junior

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    2010-11Senior

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