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Wald begins her fourth season as a walk-on with the Cal basketball team...also a four-year member of the Cal field hockey team...playing time may be limited due to back problems...works hard in practice to make her teammates better...adds size to the Bears' backcourt...can play both guard spots...good shooter.
As a junior in 2001-02: Participated in 13 games and averaged a career-high 4.7 minutes per contest...had the best game of her collegiate career against Central Connecticut State with career-highs of five points, three rebounds and 17 minutes of playing time...excelled on the free throw line, converting 71.4 percent of her shots (5-of-7), which upped her career percentage to 84.6 (11-of-13).
As a sophomore in 2000-01: Played in 10 games for a total of 31 minutes, primarily as a point guard...scored her first career point at Washington State Feb. 24...tallied eight points on the year, two points each in four different games...played a then-career-high 12 minutes at San Diego State Dec. 22...honored with Cal's Community Service Award.
As a freshman in 1999-00: Saw action in three games...played vs. USC (Feb. 3), at Oregon State (Feb. 10) and at Stanford (Feb. 18).
Field Hockey: In 2002, selected NorPac Co-Offensive Player of the Week after leading Cal to 1-0 road victories over Southwest Missouri and Indiana...was second on the team in 2001 with seven assists.
High School: Played basketball for three years and field hockey for four years at Homestead High School...as a senior, was named league MVP and second team All-CCS in basketball...her senior year basketball team posted a 30-4 record, winning the league and Central Coast Section titles and advancing to the NorCal finals...was a four-time first team all-league selection and a first team All-CCS pick in field hockey...also named field hockey team MVP...class valedictorian and class president.
Personal: Michelle Lynn Wald was born July 14, 1981 in Mountain View, CA...parents are Daniel and Andrea Wald...her mother played volleyball at Syracuse...has an older brother, Mark, and a younger sister, Mandy...member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars...hobbies include drawing, painting and juggling...business administration major.
Wald's Career Statistics
YEAR G-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK ST TP AVG
99-00 3-0 3-1.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
00-01 10-0 31-3.1 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 6-6 1.00 2 0.2 8-0 0 3 0 1 8 0.8
01-02 13-0 61-4.7 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714 6 0.5 5-0 2 9 0 4 10 0.8
TOTAL 26-0 95-3.7 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 11-13 .846 8 0.3 13-0 2 12 0 5 18 0.7
