04/05/2012

Four Named to Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Academic Team

03/27/2012

Utah's Michelle Plouffe Named Honorable Mention AP All-American

03/18/2012

Despite Double-Doubles from Plouffe and Wicijowski, Utes Fall to Washington in WNIT Second Round, 52-39

03/15/2012

Five Score in Double Figures as Utah Women's Basketball Defeats Utah State in WNIT, 69-58

01/12/2012

Utah vs. No. 4 Stanford - AP Photo Gallery

Levrets on Plouffe: "Plouffey had a great summer with team Canada. After playing the four and five last season, she will be making the transition to the three. Her size and skill set will pose match-up problems for opposing teams."

Fast Breaks
Led all freshmen in the conference in scoring and rebounding last season ... can post up inside, but can also take the outside shot ... spent valuable training time over the summer of 2011 with the Senior Women's Canadian National Team.

2010-11 (Freshman)
MWC Freshman of the Year ... second-team all-MWC ... played in all 35 games, making 34 starts ... led all freshmen in the MWC in scoring and rebounding ... ninth in the conference in scoring (13.7) while ranking seventh in rebounding (7.3) ... seventh in the MWC in blocked shots (1.2) ... nine double-doubles ... 27 double-figure scoring games ... 42 steals ... 42 blocks ... .413 field goal percentage (second on the team) ... 24 three-pointers ... MWC All-Tournament team ... had a double-double in first career action vs. SMU with 11 points and 11 rebounds (11/12) ... second double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds against Green Bay (11/27) ... double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Washington (12/1) ... 17 points against Idaho State, including a pair of three's (12/8) ... double-double against Southern Oregon with 23 points and 14 rebounds, including four steals (12/20) ... 18 points against New Mexico State (12/22) ... 18 points with nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals against Utah State (1/1) ... double-double with 18 points with 11 rebounds against San Diego State, scoring the go-ahead basket in overtime (1/8) ... sixth double-double of the year and second 20-point game with 20 points and 11 rebounds vs. BYU (1/12) ... 13 points with 12 rebounds against New Mexico, including two free throws and two defensive rebounds in the final seconds to clinch the win (1/19) ... career-high 30 points against UNLV (2/1) ... 20 points, seven rebounds and three blocks against Air Force (2/5) ... MWC Player of the Week on Feb. 7 ... 21 points, including 11-of-15 from the free-throw line, against BYU (2/12) ... 21 points, including four steals against New Mexico (2/19) ... 17 points vs. TCU (2/22) ... 17 points with three blocks vs. Colorado State (3/2) ... eighth double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. UNLV in the MWC Tournament (3/8) ... 11 points and five rebounds with two assists against Air Force in the MWC Tournament (3/9) ... hit the game-winning jumper as part of 10 points (two three's) and five rebounds vs. BYU in the MWC Tournament (3/11) ... ninth double-double of the year with 24 points and 11 rebounds against TCU in the MWC Tournament, scoring eight points in overtime (3/12) ... seven points with eight rebounds and a block vs. Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament ... academic all-MWC.

High School:
Ranked among the tournament leaders with 14.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, where Canada won bronze ... competed with Taryn Wicijowski at the 2009 FIBA World U19 Championship, averaging six points per game in nine games, with a high of 14 points against Japan ... led Harry Ainlay High School to a 4A provincial championship in 2009-10 ... 2010 Miss Basketball Alberta ... led Alberta to silver medals at the 2008 U17 National Championships and the 2007 U15 National Championships, earning all-star honors both years ... spent time in the National Elite Development Academy program ... also played volleyball.

Personal:
Laurie and Daryl Plouffe ... four siblings ... twin sister Katherine plays basketball at Marquette ... older sister Andrea played basketball at the University of Washington ... born Sept. 15, 1992 ... majoring in communications.

Career Highs Points 30 vs. UNLV (2/1/11) Rebounds 14 vs. Southern Oregon (12/20/10) FGM 11 vs. UNLV (2/11/11) FGA 21 vs. TCU (3/12/11) 3 FGM 3 vs. New Mexico (2/19/11) 3 FGA 9 vs. SMU (11/12/10) FTM 11 vs. BYU (2/12/11) FTA 15 vs. BYU (2/12/11) Assists 2, eight times (last vs. TCU, 3/12/11) Steals 4, twice (last vs. New Mexico, 2/19/11) Blocks 4 vs. Green Bay (11/27/10) Minutes 42 vs. San Diego State (1/8/11)

PLOUFFE, Michelle

Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2010-11 35-34 1032/29.5 174-421 .413 24-92 .261 108-143 .755 88-168 256 7.3 112-5 28 90 42 42 480/13.7 2011-12 32-32 1086/33.9 165-424 .389 41-134 .306 80-103 .777 63-199 262 8.2 87-4 58 115 44 42 451/14.1 TOTAL 67-66 2118/31.6 339-845 .401 65-226 .288 188-246 .764 151-367 518 7.7 199-9 86 205 86 84 931/13.9

2011-12

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHERN UTAH 11/13/11 * 25 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 8 10 10.0 4 0 2 5 1 4 10 10.0 at Michigan 11/17/11 * 23 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2 4 6 8.0 4 0 0 4 0 0 8 9.0 at ARKANSAS 11-20-11 * 37 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 3 11 14 10.0 2 0 1 2 2 0 17 11.7 vs Detroit 11/25/11 * 30 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000 4 3 7 9.3 5 1 1 4 0 0 19 13.5 vs South Alabama 11/26/11 * 17 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000 1 3 4 8.2 5 1 1 6 0 0 9 12.6 WEBER STATE 12/01/11 * 32 10-16 .625 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4 8 12 8.8 0 0 2 1 3 0 21 14.0 IDAHO STATE 12/06/11 * 30 5-13 .385 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000 2 7 9 8.9 1 0 4 4 2 2 12 13.7 at Brigham Young 12/10/11 * 34 8-17 .471 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 2 7 9 8.9 4 0 0 3 0 1 21 14.6 TEXAS SOUTHERN 12/17/11 * 25 6-9 .667 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 3 8 11 9.1 1 0 3 2 1 0 17 14.9 NEW MEXICO STATE 12/21/11 * 28 9-12 .750 3-3 1.000 3-4 .750 3 7 10 9.2 0 0 2 2 2 1 24 15.8 UTAH VALLEY 12/28/11 * 31 7-13 .538 0-4 .000 3-4 .750 1 6 7 9.0 4 0 4 2 2 2 17 15.9 COLORADO 12/31/11 * 39 5-16 .313 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 8.7 2 0 4 4 0 5 13 15.7 at Washington State 1/5/12 * 34 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 1 6 7 8.5 4 0 1 2 1 1 12 15.4 at Washington 01/07/12 * 39 3-11 .273 1-6 .167 5-6 .833 2 9 11 8.7 3 0 3 4 2 4 12 15.1 STANFORD 01/12/12 * 33 1-8 .125 0-3 .000 3-4 .750 0 5 5 8.5 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 14.5 CALIFORNIA 01/15/12 * 38 6-13 .462 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 1 5 6 8.3 4 0 3 2 0 1 19 14.8 at Arizona 1/19/12 * 39 4-16 .250 1-4 .250 2-4 .500 5 5 10 8.4 3 0 1 3 0 1 11 14.5 at Arizona State 01-21-12 * 38 6-14 .429 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 3 4 7 8.3 2 0 0 5 1 1 15 14.6 UCLA 01/26/12 * 35 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 11 12 8.5 2 0 1 7 1 0 5 14.1 USC 01/28/12 * 36 7-18 .389 2-3 .667 5-6 .833 2 5 7 8.5 3 0 1 1 1 2 21 14.4 at Oregon 02/02/12 * 26 2-11 .182 0-5 .000 1-1 1.000 0 5 5 8.3 5 1 0 3 2 1 5 14.0 at Oregon State 02/04/12 * 39 5-19 .263 1-5 .200 6-8 .750 4 6 10 8.4 3 0 1 3 1 1 17 14.1 ARIZONA STATE 02/09/12 * 35 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000 0 7 7 8.3 0 0 1 6 4 0 14 14.1 ARIZONA 02/11/12 * 33 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 7-8 .875 3 9 12 8.5 2 0 3 6 2 2 22 14.4 at Colorado 2/18/12 * 43 4-12 .333 0-5 .000 5-6 .833 0 2 2 8.2 3 0 2 2 2 4 13 14.4 at California 02/23/12 * 40 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 8.0 2 0 0 8 2 0 4 14.0 at Stanford 02/25/12 * 35 3-12 .250 1-4 .250 2-4 .500 1 3 4 7.9 3 0 2 5 1 2 9 13.8 OREGON STATE 03/01/12 * 41 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 5-6 .833 3 4 7 7.9 1 0 2 3 1 2 19 14.0 OREGON 03/03/12 * 37 7-17 .412 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000 1 9 10 7.9 5 1 3 1 4 1 21 14.2 vs Colorado 03/07/12 * 40 3-15 .200 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0 9 9 8.0 4 0 3 5 3 3 8 14.0 UTAH STATE 03/15/12 * 38 6-16 .375 0-4 .000 3-4 .750 4 5 9 8.0 2 0 5 5 2 0 15 14.0 at Washington 03/18/12 * 36 6-21 .286 1-9 .111 3-5 .600 4 10 14 8.2 1 0 1 4 0 0 16 14.1

Totals......................... 32 1086 165-424 .389 41-134 .306 80-103 .777 63 199 262 8.2 87 4 58 115 44 42 451 14.1

2010-11

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ at SMU 11/12/10 * 27 4-15 .267 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 2 9 11 11.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 11 11.0 at Weber State 11/16/10 * 28 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 4 4 8 9.5 4 0 0 3 1 0 12 11.5 STANFORD 11/19/10 * 29 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 4 5 8.0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 9.3 vs Penn State 11/25/10 * 20 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 7.0 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 8.5 vs Hartford 11/26/10 * 19 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 0 3 3 6.2 5 1 0 1 0 0 7 8.2 vs #23 UW-Green Bay 11/27/10 * 28 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 1 11 12 7.2 2 0 0 4 4 2 11 8.7 WASHINGTON 12/01/10 * 28 8-12 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 6 4 10 7.6 5 1 2 2 0 3 17 9.9 ARKANSAS 12/04/10 * 29 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000 3 5 8 7.6 4 0 2 1 2 2 13 10.3 WESTMINSTER 12/06/10 * 23 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 2 6 8 7.7 2 0 2 2 1 1 10 10.2 IDAHO STATE 12/08/10 * 26 5-12 .417 2-3 .667 5-7 .714 5 3 8 7.7 3 0 1 6 3 1 17 10.9 at Mississippi State 12/11/10 * 38 4-14 .286 0-7 .000 6-12 .500 4 3 7 7.6 3 0 0 3 0 0 14 11.2 SOUTHERN OREGON 12/20/10 * 25 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 8 6 14 8.2 3 0 1 0 2 4 23 12.2 at New Mexico State 12/22/10 * 27 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 3-5 .600 2 3 5 7.9 5 1 0 2 1 0 18 12.6 UTAH STATE 01/01/11 * 33 9-14 .643 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4 5 9 8.0 3 0 1 2 3 2 18 13.0 AIR FORCE 01/05/11 * 19 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 7.7 4 0 1 0 1 0 14 13.1 at San Diego State 1/8/11 * 42 5-15 .333 1-5 .200 7-8 .875 4 7 11 7.9 1 0 0 2 0 1 18 13.4 at Brigham Young 1/12/11 * 37 7-16 .438 1-7 .143 5-6 .833 3 8 11 8.1 3 0 0 3 2 1 20 13.8 WYOMING 01/15/11 * 22 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 7.8 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 13.0 at New Mexico 1/19/11 * 28 5-13 .385 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 5 7 12 8.1 3 0 0 4 2 1 13 13.0 TCU 01/22/11 19 3-9 .333 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 0 0 7.7 4 0 0 1 1 1 8 12.8 at Colorado State 1/29/11 * 36 3-14 .214 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 3 6 9 7.7 4 0 2 6 2 3 6 12.4 UNLV 02/01/11 * 33 11-17 .647 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778 4 1 5 7.6 2 0 2 4 2 1 30 13.2 at Air Force 2/5/11 * 34 8-20 .400 1-4 .250 3-4 .750 3 4 7 7.6 3 0 2 3 3 2 20 13.5 SAN DIEGO STATE 02/09/11 * 25 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 0 6 6 7.5 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 13.4 BRIGHAM YOUNG 02/12/11 * 36 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 11-15 .733 1 5 6 7.4 2 0 1 1 2 1 21 13.7 at WYOMING 2/16/11 * 28 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 4-7 .571 2 5 7 7.4 5 1 1 4 0 0 8 13.5 NEW MEXICO 02/19/11 * 36 5-13 .385 3-5 .600 8-10 .800 2 4 6 7.4 2 0 1 4 1 4 21 13.7 at TCU 02/22/11 * 38 7-19 .368 0-4 .000 3-4 .750 2 5 7 7.4 4 0 1 5 1 1 17 13.9 COLORADO STATE 03/02/11 * 29 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 4 5 7.3 2 0 1 2 3 1 17 14.0 at UNLV 03/05/11 * 27 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1 5 6 7.2 5 1 1 3 0 3 11 13.9 at UNLV 03/08/11 * 26 4-13 .308 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3 7 10 7.3 4 0 1 2 1 2 12 13.8 vs Air Force 03/09/11 * 33 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 4-5 .800 2 3 5 7.3 1 0 2 3 0 2 11 13.7 vs Brigham Young 03/11/11 * 35 4-8 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2 3 5 7.2 3 0 0 4 0 0 10 13.6 vs TCU 03/12/11 * 41 8-21 .381 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000 3 8 11 7.3 1 0 2 4 1 0 24 13.9 NOTRE DAME 03/19/11 * 28 2-10 .200 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 0 8 8 7.3 3 0 0 4 1 0 7 13.7

Totals......................... 34 1032 174-421 .413 24-92 .261 108-143 .755 88 168 256 7.3 112 5 28 90 42 42 480 13.7

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