Outlook & Highlights
2017-18 Team Captain ... 2017 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team® selection ... Three-time Academic All-MAC (2017-18; 2016-17; 2015-16) ... Posted perfect 4.0 GPA last seven semesters ... Earned Roy & Gail Hummel Scholarship for 2017-18, awarded to women’s basketball student-athlete with highest grade-point average ... 2016-17 MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... Started 22 of 110 games in four seasons at Toledo (13 times in 2016-17, 10 in 2014-15) ... Scored in double figures on three occasions (all three times in 2014-15) ... Runs floor well.
As a Senior (2017-18)
Academic All-MAC ... Team captain ... Appeared in 28 games off bench ... Averaged 0.8 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 0.1 steals in 5.5 minutes per game ... In MAC contests, tallied 0.5 ppg and 0.9 rpg in 4.8 mpg ... Earned team’s “Whatever it Takes Award” and shared “Daniel & Mary Jo Hanson Senior Scholar Award” with Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott ... Tallied two points and three boards in season-tying best 16 minutes vs. MAC Champion Central Michigan (March 3) ... Pulled down season-high four rebounds vs. Cleveland St. (Dec. 9) ... Contributed four points, three caroms and two helpers in 16 minutes vs. Louisiana in consolation round of Preseason WNIT (Nov. 18) ... Had four points and two boards vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) in first round of Preseason WNIT (Nov. 10).
As a Junior (2016-17)
Academic All-MAC ... Appeared in 28 games, making 12 starts (9-3 ledger) ... Averaged 1.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 0.2 steals in 7.9 minutes per game ... In MAC play, tallied 1.1 ppg and 1.1 rpg in 5.1 mpg ... Named to Allstate WBCA Good Works Team, which spotlights student-athletes who have shown dedication to community service and altruism in community (Feb. 7) ... Earned team’s “Whatever it Takes Award” and shared “Academic Award” with Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott ... Led Rockets in steals once ... Tallied season-high nine points, career-tying best eight caroms, two helpers and one steal at Cleveland St. (Nov. 19) ... Registered MAC-season high five points in 11 minutes vs. arch-rival Bowling Green (Feb. 11) ... Pulled down conference-season best five boards in 10 minutes at Kent St. (Jan. 21) ... Had four points and five boards in 20 minutes vs. Rhode Island in home opener (Nov. 15).
As a Sophomore (2015-16)
Academic All-MAC ... Appeared in 22 games off bench ... Averaged 1.0 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 0.2 steals in 8.9 minutes per game ... In MAC contests, tallied 1.2 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.1 apg and 0.1 spg in 5.7 mpg ... Led Rockets in thefts on two occasions ... Had four points and two caroms in 10 minutes at Ball St. in MAC opener (Jan. 2) ... Totaled season-high six boards and one helper in season-best 26 minutes vs. Harvard in consolation round at URI Tip-Off Classic (Nov. 22) ... Contributed four points and four caroms in 20 minutes vs. Albany in first round at URI Tip-Off Classic (Nov. 21).
As a Freshman (2014-15)
Appeared in 32 games, making 10 starts (5-5 ledger) ... Averaged 4.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.1 steals in 18.7 minutes per game ... In MAC contests, tallied 3.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.2 apg and 0.1 spg in 15.8 mpg ... Led Rockets in blocked shots on three occasions and rebounding twice ... Totaled season-high 19 points and eight caroms in season-best 38 minutes vs. Virginia in opening game of FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 28) ... Named to FIU Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team (15.0 ppg), (6.0 rpg) (35.0 mpg) (Nov. 28-30) ... Had 11 points, four boards and one theft in 32 minutes vs. Arizona in championship game of FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 30) ... Tallied 12 points and three caroms at nationally ranked Purdue (Nov. 23) ... Contributed six points and one rebound in only 10 minutes vs. Wright St. in first round of Postseason WNIT (March 20) ... Had six points, six boards and season-tying best one theft in 24 minutes off bench vs. Central Michigan (Feb. 28) ... Returned to rotation at Eastern Michigan and totaled two points with two rebounds after missing previous game with ankle injury (Feb. 21) ... Sat out Northern Illinois game (Feb. 18) after injurying left ankle during practice previous day ... Tallied six points and two boards vs. Eastern Michigan (Jan. 24) ... Scored four of six points in overtime vs. Buffalo (Jan. 21) ... Contributed contest-tying best six caroms and two helpers vs. Miami in MAC opener (Jan. 3) ... Finished with four points and five rebounds vs. Akron (Jan. 14) ... Contributed eight points, four boards and one helper in 33 minutes vs. St. Bonaventure (Nov. 20) ... Had nine points and four rebounds in 31 minutes at Cleveland St. in collegiate debut (Nov. 14).
High School (Holy Family Catholic)
As a Senior — Averaged 18.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game ... Among 40 players nominated for ‘Miss Basketball’ in state ... Third-team Associated Press all-state ... Coaches’ AAA all-state ... Third team all-metro ... Poured in 44 points and 16 rebounds against Waconia ... Also tallied 33 points on two occasions, including Section 6 championship game ... Team captain ... Selected to play in 2014 All-Star Series, put on Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) ... As a Junior — Averaged 15.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game ... Ranked No. 10 player in class by Minnesota Girls High School Basketball ... First-team all-conference ... Career — Starred for head coach Jenny Swartout at Holy Family High School ... Lettered four years in basketball and cross country and three years in track & field ... Two-time state qualifier in cross country ... Helped team finish fifth in state championship as senior Team MVP ... All-conference and all-section as senior ... State participant in track & field as junior Team MVP ... All-conference and all-section as junior ... Member of Honor Roll ... Member of 4-H Club.
Personal
Full name is Michaela Daniela Rasmussen ... Parents are Don and Julie Rasmussen ... Has two brothers, Matt and Nate ... Majoring in biology and Spanish with minor in chemistry.
Rasmussen's Career Highs
Points: 19 vs. Virginia (11/28/14)
Rebounds: 8 (2 times, last at Cleveland St. (11/19/16)
Assists: 3 vs. Detroit (12/14/14)
Blocks: 1 (6 times, last at Central Michigan (2/10/18)
Steals: 2 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/12/16)
Field Goals: 7 vs. Virginia (11/28/14)
Free Throws: 4 (3 times, last vs. Central Michigan (2/28/15)
3-Point FGs: 1 (4 times, last vs. Nevada (12/19/14)
Minutes: 38 vs. Virginia (11/28/14)
