Class of 1988
Sport: Soccer
Position: Center Halfback
Jersey: #10
Athletic Accomplishments:
Michelle was a three-year letter-winner under formerhead coach Mike Sweeney (2006 Legend). She helpedlead her team to an overall varsity record of 20-11-2 in threeseasons. During her first season, she set a school single gamerecord for most goals (5) and most points (10) in a single game.Her next season, she became St. Mary’s first-everAll-Regional women’s soccer player after scoring 20goals and four assists for total of 44 points in 11 games. Thesetwo single season records, goals and points, still stand today asschool records. Michelle also still holds the single-game recordfor total points (11) and is tied for first in number of goals in asingle game (5). Her school record for career goals (34) stood for14 seasons until it was broken in 2001 by Christa Childers’02. Michelle ranks fifth in school history in totalpoints (74).
Most Memorable Sports Experience at St.Mary’s:
“As the Center Halfback on the St.Mary’s College Women’s soccer team, I didn’t havethe luxury of solely focusing on offense. I had to quickly movefrom defense to offense and back in a split second. I have oneparticular memory of a very competitive 1-1 tie game with CatholicUniversity and in the final minutes of the game I was determined tobreak the tie and beat our rival. I got the ball in the backfield,quickly dribbled up the field, and when I was just outside of thepenalty box I saw a corner of the net. I quickly took a shot with avery satisfying strike of the ball and I bombed the ball over allthe defenders and just over the goalie’s head into thetop corner of the goal, while the opposing team’s defenderswere screaming, ‘Don’t let her take a shot! Don’tlet her take a shot!’ I still remember the ball rippling downthe back of the net as I scored the dramatic winning goal. Itwas one of those perfect athletic moments of total satisfaction andjoy!”
Involvement in Sports Today:
“I played soccer on and off for a decade aftercollege including on an amateur team in Washington, D.C. where Ifinally was able to be center forward (striker) and I was nevereven allowed to play defense at all. My only job was to scoregoals. Someone took my right knee out in 1998 on a recreationalteam and I’ve never played again.”
Post-collegiateAccomplishments:
After graduating from St. Mary’s, Michelle found a job andtook classes at night to obtain her MBA. When she completedher MBA in the summer of 1992, she quit her job and traveled theworld with two other St. Mary’s graduates; one of whom,John Fauntleroy ’83, became herhusband. She has had a successful career in direct marketingstrategy and is a senior manager with MCI World Communications.Michelle lives on the water in Annapolis with her husband and theirtwo little girls, Lily and Nora.
