Michelle Garone

Senior, Midfield, 5-7, West Hemptstead, N.Y./West Hempstead

2009 (Senior): First Team All-CSAC…started all 12 games…tied for team lead with 52 points, the fifth-best single-season total in school history…led Centenary and set a new single-season mark with 47 goals…also tallied five assists…also led team in draw controls (52) and caused turnovers (20) while finishing second in groundballs (41)…ranked 32nd nationally and fifth in the conference in goals per game...in conference statistics, tied for fifth in points per game, tied for fourth with three game-winning goals, ranked fourth in groundballs and second in shots per game…in national statistics, ranked 19th in draw controls, 65th in groundballs and 78th in caused turnovers…named CSAC Player of the Week on March 16 after tallying 12 goals in two games, including a career-high nine against Misericordia…finishes her career as school’s all-time leader in goals (134) and points (155)…stands in fourth-place in school history with 21 assists and is tied for first-place in games played, with 54...named to CSAC All-Academic Team.

2008 (Junior): Started all 14 games…tied for third on the team with 35 goals…also tallied seven assists, fourth-best on the team…her 42 points was the fifth-most on the squad…took 71 shots, 54 of which were on goal for a shot-on-goal percentage of .761, second on the team…made good on five-of-eight free position shots…recorded 39 groundballs, 27 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers.

2007 (Sophomore): Started in all 14 games…third on the team with 34 goals…also tallied four assists…finished with 38 points, fourth-best on the squad…second on the team with 31 draw controls and third on the team with 39 groundballs…also finished second on the team with 20 caused turnovers.
 
2006 (Freshman): Started in all 15 games…took a team-high 52 shots…finished second on the team with 18 goals…third on the team with five assists…finished tied for second with 23 points …second on the team with 24 draw controls…also tied for team lead with eight caused turnovers…tallied 21 groundballs…was named to the Conference Weekly Honor Roll on March 31 after recording 10 goals, two assists and eight groundballs in wins at Alvernia and Marywood.

High School and Personal Data: Played four years of lacrosse at West Hampstead High School…also competed with the girl’s soccer team for four seasons…one-year member of the bowling squad…majoring in Marketing…has one sister, Jennifer…daughter of Fran and Mike Garone…born on Aug. 21, 1987.