3 Maria Almquist
Maria Almquist
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Hancock, Mich.
  • Position:
    MB/OH

Bio

2013-14: Redshirted.

Prior to Michigan Tech:  Played basketball at Northern Michigan during the 2012-13 season … Appeared in 23 games, starting seven, and scored 88 points … During the 2011-12 season, played basketball at Minnesota-Duluth … Tallied 132 points and 35 rebounds in 28 games.

High School:  A 2011 graduate of Hancock Central High School … Class C Second Team All-State … WestPac Player of the Year … Holds school record for most career kills with over 1,000 … Is the school’s all-time leading scorer in basketball with 1,416 career points … Four-year starter, two-time all-state selection, two-time U.P. Dream Team selection, the 2011 WestPAC Player of the Year and a three-time first-team all-league selection.

Personal:  Born on May 19, 1993 … Daughter of Mark and Lisa Almquist … Has two younger siblings, Alex and Emma … Mother Lisa played basketball and UMD…Majoring in exercise science.