9 Michelle Carstens
	Class: Senior Hometown: Edwardsville, Ill. High School: Edwardsville Position: Forward Birthdate: 06/09/1983

2003: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors... Played in all 22 games, starting 21... Posted three goals, bringing her career total to 17-0-34 points... Ranked fifth on the squad for shooting percentage (.250 percent)... Notched one of three goals in a victory over Central Michigan (9/18)... Scored the fifth goal in a 9-1 defeat of Providence (9/7).

2002: Named a Division I Academic All-American... Academic All-Big Ten team... Tallied 14 goals to tie for second on the team in that category... Scored first collegiate goal against St. Joseph's (9/6)... Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals against Indiana (10/12) and Louisville (10/13)... Posted multi-goal games against Pacific (9/7) and Louisville... Went .500 against U of L, scoring on two-of-four shot attempts.

2001: Named a Division I Academic All-American... Played in 11 games.

Michelle Carstens boasts a career 17-0-34 points.

Pre-MSU: Earned three letters in high school in field hockey and was captain her senior year... Also played ice hockey... Scored 19 goals and notched 13 assists her senior season... Broke the Illinois high school state record for most points in a season with 51... Received Midwest Women's Athletic Association (MWAA) All-Star honorable mention status in 1999... Member of National Honors Society, the High Honor Roll and the Drum Major Marching Band.

Personal: Born June 9, 1983... Daughter of Belinda Cartsens-Wickham... Career ambition is to be a field hockey coach ... Music education major.