Bio

One of the top outside hitters in the Northeast Region for the past three years, Muñiz enters the 2005 season as the two-time reigning NE-10 Player of the Year ... Fierce competitor and a superior athlete.

2004: Northeast-10 Conference player of the year and First Team all-conference selection ... AVCA All-Region selection and AVCA All-American in 2004 ... Nine-time NE-10 Player of the Week honoree ... Ranked 10th nationally with 5.2 kills per game ... Led team with 624 kills and hit .300 for the season ... 77 service aces and 70 blocks ... 10 matches with at least 20 kills .... Career-high 30 kills in NE-10 Championship match vs. Bentley ... 26 kills in NCAA first round win over Mercy and had 24 against Queens in regional semifinal ... Needs 296 kills to become all-time career leader at Bryant ... Ranked 24th nationally with 0.64 aces per game.

2003: Northeast-10 Conference player of the year ... AVCA honorable mention all-American ... Northeast-10 Conference tournament M.V.P. and first team all-conference selection ... AVCA all-region ... NCAA Northeast Region all-tournament ... 596 kills as a sophomore - the third-best in school history ... Only NE-10 player with 500 kills for second-straight year ... Season-best 27 kills vs. Michigan Tech in opener ... 21 kills and six service aces vs. Queens in regional final ... Double figures in kills in 35 of 40 matches played ... Ten matches with at least 20 kills.

2002: Named AVCA and Northeast-10 Conference freshman of the year ... Also named to the AVCA All-Northeast Region team and was a first-team all-conference selection ... Named to the NCAA Northeast Region all-tournament team ... Led the Northeast-10 Conference and ranked 26th in NCAA Division II in kills per game ... Only player in the NE-10 with more than 500 kills ... Named NE-10 freshman of the week seven times and NE-10 player of the week twice ... Named ECAC Division II player of the week Sept. 23 ... Set Bryant freshman records for kills and digs in a season ... Registered double-figure kills in 29 of her 34 matches ... Had 20 or more kills 11 times ... Had 20 double-doubles and five 20-20s ... Had career-highs of 28 kills and 28 digs vs. New Haven.

Personal: Michelle Muñiz, born July 29, 1985 ... Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. César Muñiz ... Team captain and league MVP at Colegio Marista ... Member of Puerto Rico junior national team ... Has played volleyball since age five ... Participant in the SAIL leadership program ... Majoring in communication with a minor in marketing ... Has three brothers.

“We are expecting Michelle to finish her career with a bang. Her leadership and maturity will lead us to the championship again.”-- Head Coach Theresa Garlacy.