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NMU To Retire #40 Jersey Of Escanaba's Lisa Maki
 This story was written by NMU Sports Information MARQUETTE---The Northern Michigan women's basketball team will be retiring Lisa Jamula Maki's #40 jersey, its first jersey retirement in program history, on Sunday, November 3 at 4 p.m. in an exhibition against Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Lisa's daughter Keira Maki, a 2024 graduate of Escanaba high school, is a member of the Stevens Point team. Lisa donned the Northern Michigan jersey from 1987-91, where she accumulated 1,699 career points over her four seasons, a mark that stood atop the NMU record books for over 30 years. She is second in career rebounds with 893, while she also totaled 256 career assists and holds the program record for free throws attempted (557). Her second season in 1989 was one of the best, where her 491 points (17.5 ppg) and 248 rebounds (8.9 rpg) that year are program sophomore records. As a senior, Lisa scored 619 points for a 20.0 ppg average, a top-5 single-season mark in program history. Over her 111-game illustrious career, she averaged 15.3 points/game on a 46.8% shooting percentage while also averaging 8.0 rebounds/game. She earned All-GLIAC First Team honors in 1989, 1990, and 1991, All-Defensive laurels in 1990 and 1991, and would end her career as the GLIAC Player of the Year as a senior in 1991. Lisa was inducted into the NMU Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. |
