Feature Story On Rivard Committing To Portland State

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2011-12 Big Sky Winter All-Academic team
• 2012-13 Big Sky Winter All-Academic team
 
2013-14 (AS A JUNIOR)
Mikaela (muh-KAY-luh) Rivard (ri-VARD) played in 25 games making 12 starts as a junior ... Averaged 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 22.8 minutes per game ... Scored in double digits nine times ...  Scored 15 points going 4-for-7 from the floor and 6-for-6 from the line at Weber State (3/6) ... Scored 12 points going 5-for-13 from the floor with three rebounds against North Dakota (2/27) ... Added 13 points on 6-for-14 shooting against Eastern Washington (2/24) ... Improved career high to 22 points going 7-for-9 from the floor with three three-pointers and 5-for-5 from the line against Southern Utah (2/22) ... Added six points and a season-high eight rebounds against Montana State (2/8) ... Scored 11 points going 5-for-12 from the floor against Montana (2/8) ... Scored 16 points going 7-for-10 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line at Southern Utah (1/23) ... Made first start of the season scoring four points in 27 minutes against Northern Arizona (1/18) ... Scored 10 points going 5-for-10 from the floor with six rebounds against Sacramento State (1/16) ... Scored 10 points on 3-for-7 shooting including a pair of three-pointers at Georgia Tech (12/17) ... Scored first 10 points of the season at Oregon (12/14) going 4-for-6 from the floor including a three-pointer ... Made her season debut against Princeton playing 10 minutes after missing the first three games with a foot injury.
 
2012-13 (AS A SOPHOMORE)
Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic team … Was named PSU’s Best Defensive Player … Played in 28 games making 24 starts … Averaged 7.3 ppg and 4.1 rpg … Second on the team with 26 three pointers … Shot .368 from the floor, .310 from 3-point range, and .727 from the line … Scored 12 points on a career-high four 3-pointers at Montana (1/31) … Scored 10 points (3-5 FG, 2-3 3pt-FG, 2-3 FT) with three rebounds, two assists against Southern Utah (1/24) ... Scored 13 points (3-10 FG, 1-4 3-pt FG, 6-6 FT) with five rebounds against Montana State (1/3) ... Scored 12 points (4-9 FG, 1-2 3-pt FG, 3-3 FT) with six rebounds and a career-high four assists at Portland (12/29) ... Tied her career high in points with 15 (5-12 FG, 3-6 3-pt FG, 2-2 FT) with five rebounds and three assists at Weber State (12/22) ... Scored a team-high 11 points (2-9 FG, 2-4 3-pt FG) at Idaho State (12/20) ... Recorded a career-high 10 rebounds and career-high 3 steals at Seattle (12/9) ... Scored 11 points (5-10 FG, 1-2 3-pt) with a season high eight rebounds against Portland (12/2) ... Scored eight points (5-9 FG) against Butler (11/24) ... Scored a career-high 15 points (6-11 FG, 2-3 3-pt, 1-2 FT) with four rebounds at Oregon (11/15) in a career-high 36 minutes ... Made her first start of the season against George Fox (11/9) with six points and six rebounds.
 
2011-12 (AS A FRESHMAN)
Earned Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic team honors … She played in 23 games, making one start … Averaged 9.7 minutes and 1.8 points per game … Scored more points (27) over the final four games than in the first 25 combined (15) … Recorded first career start against Montana (3/1) posting her career best in rebounds with nine … Registered at least three rebounds in five games ... Had a breakout game against Sac State (2/25), scoring 15 points and making 3-of-6 from behind the arc ... Set eight new career highs in the game against the Hornets ... Scored her first career points against UC Santa Barbara (11/13) ... Had three steals and three boards in her first appearance as a Viking against UC Irvine (11/11).
 
AT CHIAWANA HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first team All-Big Nine League honors as a junior and senior ... A four-year starter ... played her first two seasons at Walla Walla High before finishing up at Chiawana ... An honorable mention 4A all-state pick as a junior by the Associated Press after averaging 16 points and seven rebounds per game ... Helped Chiawana to a seventh place finish at the state tourney in 2010 ... Named first team all-tourney that year after averaging 15.3 ppg and 6.8 rpg, and shooting 53.6 percent from the floor ... Earned first team all-league honors as a sophomore and second team recognition as a freshman ... As a freshman, ranked 12th at the Adidas Phenomenal 150 ... Averaged 15 ppg and 7 rpg as a sophomore ... Averaged 9.9 ppg and 6.0 rpg as a frosh ... Played club ball for Next Level Hoops in 2010, for the Yakima Elite from 2007-09 and for Triple Threat/Storm from 2002-2009 ... Also lettered in golf, swimming and volleyball while in high school.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Bradley and Lorraine Rivard ... Has two older sisters, Miranda and Melissa ... Graduated with a 3.6 GPA from Chiawana HS ... An honor roll student ... Won the Pride In Excellence Award and the Citizenship Award at Chiawana ... Enjoys hanging out with family and friends, shopping and boating ... Signed her National Letter of Intent with Portland State on November 10, 2010.