Elon University Athletics

Career Honors:
-CAA Defensive Player of the Week | Sept. 12, 2016

2017: Started the season-opener against Southern Utah, but was forced to miss the rest of the season due to an injury suffered in the match…Had three kills, five digs and two blocks in two sets before exiting. 

2016: Played in 31 of Elon’s 33 matches, starting 30 of those contests…Ended the season with 213 kills, 109 blocks, 60 digs and 16 aces…Hit .271 on the season, finishing 10th in the CAA among players that competed in at least 66 percent of her team’s matches…Her 109 blocks placed second on the team …Crushed a season-high 15 kills against Northeastern in the regular-season home finale and had 13 on the road against the Huskies…Also had 12 kills against UNCG and 10 against Wofford and both matches against Delaware…Nearly had a double-double against UNCW, finishing with eight kills and nine digs to go with six blocks…Posted a season-high nine blocks against Gardner-Webb…Was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12.

2015: Saw action in 26 matches and earned the start in nine contests…Finished the year with 61 kills and 45 blocks…Averaged 0.71 blocks per set…Set a new career-high with nine kills in three sets at UNCW…Recorded a career-high seven blocks in three sets against Savannah State…Added six blocks in a five-set match at Hofstra.

2014: Saw action in 22 matches as a rookie and earned the start in five of those contests…Recorded 52 kills on the season with a season-high eight kills against UNC Asheville…Posted 35 blocks and 0.71 blocks/set on the year…Tallied a season-high four blocks in two matches.

High School: Four-year varsity starter at Park Vista Community HS under head coach Erica Green…All-country and two-time all-conference honoree…Helped team to four straight conference championships (2010-13)…Named team MVP as a senior…Ranked first in the county in blocks and third in kills in 2013…Member of Tribe 18 Rox under coach Rhonda Woodward…Helped club team earn a bid to USAV nationals in 2011 and a fifth place finish in 2012…Named student of the year in English, television production and social science…Maintained a 4.0 GPA.
 
Personal: Full name is Michelle Elizabeth Klein…Daughter of Joe and Marie Klein…June 11, 1996.