Rachel Sheffer	44
	Class: Junior Hometown: Watervliet, Mich. High School: Watervliet Height: 6-1 Position: C/F Birthdate: 10/13/1991

At Michigan ... Most Valuable Player (2012) ... Take-Charge Award ... Big Ten Conference honorable mention ... Most Improved Player (2010-11).

Junior (2011-12) ... Earned third varsity letter ... Michigan Women's Basketball Most Valuable Player ... Big Ten Conference honorable mention ... Take-Charge Award ... Started all 32 games, averaging a team-high 12.8 points (409 total) per game ... Scored in double figures in 22 games including 20 or more in five games ... Finished second on the team in rebounds with 4.6 per game (147 total) ... Played an average of 26.3 minutes per game (841 total) ... Led team in blocks with 34 (1.1/game) ... Recorded first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds at Wisconsin (Jan. 30) ... Recorded second double-double with 18 points and a career high 13 rebounds at Indiana (Feb. 19) ... Recorded career highs with 25 points on 10 field goals made against Illinois State (Dec. 22) ... Set a career high five blocks at Nebraska (Feb. 9), five assists at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 17) and five steals against Indiana State (Dec. 17) ... Registered a season high 36 minutes against Michigan State (Feb. 5) ...

Sophomore (2010-11) ... Earned second varsity letter ... Most Improved Player ... Started all 30 games, averaging 11.0 points (330 total) and 3.7 rebounds (112 total) per game ... Led the Wolverines in scoring during the Big Ten season with 12.5 points per game ... Scored in double figures 15 times, including in 11 of U-M's last 13 games of the season ... Scored a career-high 23 points twice; at Ohio State (Jan. 27) and at Illinois (Feb. 27) ... Recorded four 20-point games this season ... Set a new career-high with four assists against Kansas (Dec. 9) ... Went 15-of-18 from the free throw line against Indiana (Feb. 16), setting the record for free throws made and tying the mark for free throws attempted at Crisler Arena ... Played a career-best 43 minutes against Minnesota (Feb. 24) ... Led U-M in free throw percentage at .835 (76-of-91) ... Concluded the Big Ten season ranked fifth in free throw percentage (.875), 13th in blocked shots (0.8/game), 12th in field goal percentage (.464) and 22nd in scoring (11.0/game).

Freshman (2009-10) ... Earned first varsity letter... Most Improved Player ... Saw action in 30 games... Averaged 1.4 points (42 total) and 1.4 (43 total) rebounds per game... Made collegiate debut against Ball State (Nov. 13) ... Scored 12 points against Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 27) ... Grabbed a career-best four rebounds three times ... Tied her career-best with four assists against Northwestern (March 4) in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament ... Scored five points on 2-of-3 shooting against Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament (March 5) ... Played a season-best 19 minutes against Kent State in the opening round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Prep ... Attended Watervliet High School (2009), coached by Jim Winter ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Three-time district champions ... Two-time conference and division champions ... Reached the regional finals during her freshman season ... Key Statistics ...Posted over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during her high school career... averaged 20.0 points, 13.2 rebounds, 6.3 blocks, 5.1 assists and3.1 steals per game for her high school career... her 1,490 points, 1,074 rebounds and 479 blocks are all school records... Honors and Rankings ... Three-time team MVP at Watervliet High School ... Associated Press All-State first team selection as a junior ... Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan first team selection ... Named one of the Top 100 Players in the State of Michigan (No.14) ... Sporting News Preseason honorable mention All-American ... 2009 Michigan Miss Basketball finalist ... Other Sports ... Three-sport athlete ... Competed in volleyball and softball.

Personal ... Rachel Ann Sheffer was born October 13, 1991 ... daughter of Jim and Tracy Sheffer ... sister, Sarah played softball at Kalamazoo Valley College (2006-08) before transferring to Saginaw Valley State ... Also has a brother, Kyle, who is in the Navy ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Sociology major.