Defensive
Specialist
5-7 • Junior
Grove City, Ohio
Central Crossing
H.S.
At Youngstown
State
Is in
her third season at Youngstown
State... Great passer with a lot of
mobility.
2008 | Sophomore
Played in all 28 matches and 99 sets... started 13
times at libero and five more times as a defensive
specialist... registered 248 digs, 30 assists and
28 aces... ranked sixth in the Horizon League with
0.28 aces per set... led YSU in digs in eight
matches... had at least 10 digs 10
times, including three of the final five matches...
matched her career-high with 27 digs at Butler
(10/3)... registered a career-high five aces
without an error at Green Bay (11/7)... also had
three aces three times... had three aces to go with
18 digs against Green Bay (10/12).
2007 | Freshman
Appeared in 117 sets and all 30
matches... Led the team and ranked
ninth in the Horizon League with 437
digs and 3.74 digs per game... Her
437 digs rank third on the
single-season digs chart... Became
just the fifth YSU player and the
first since 1999 to post at least
400 digs in a season... Reached
double figures in digs 22 times...
Collected at least 20 digs in a
match on 10 occasions... Recorded 29
aces... Collected a kill and 24 digs
in a win over Valparaiso (11/2)...
Was credited with 24 digs against
UIC (10/26)... Tallied 23 digs
against Butler (10/13) and Loyola
(10/5)... Recorded a career-high 27
digs against Butler (9/14)... Laced
a career-best three aces against
Binghamton (9/8) and Lehigh (8/24)...
Named the Horizon League Player of
the Week on Oct. 15.
High School
Earned four letters in volleyball
and twice named team captain at
Central Crossing High School...
Two-time first-team all-conference
selection and two-time First-Team
All Central District pick... Named to the Columbus
Dispatch’s "20 Area High School
Volleyball Players to Watch"...
Named team's best defensive
player and was a two-time team MVP... Led the squad with 44
service aces and 347 digs as a
senior... was recognized as a
scholar-athlete.
Personal
Daughter of Scott and Brenda
Shives... Has two brothers (Andrew
and Tom) and a
sister (Julie)... Major is
exercise science/physical therapy... Born
7/3/89. |