Beach Volleyball

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016:  A WCC All-Academic honorable mention choice for the league’s inaugural season ... went 9-6 overall on the season … primarily competed at the No. 5 spot with Madison Dutra … saw action in one match with Hailey Lindberg … downed USF for first win of the season on March 12 … contributed a crucial point to the Broncos’ 3-2 win versus USF in Santa Cruz on April 2 …  earned a win against Oregon’s Haley McLaren and August Raskie in straight sets 21-18, 21-9 … won both matches against Saint Mary’s and Cal’s No. 5 pairs at the Clark Kerr Sand Volleyball Courts in Berkeley on April 16 … paired with Shepherd and notched a win against Portland at the inaugural West Coast Conference Championships (April 22).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015: Posted a 10-9 overall record in her first season competing for the Broncos … saw action at the No. 4 and No. 5 spot with three different partners … paired with Kaity Edwards to open the season with a three set victory against USF on March 6 … downed Stanford’s No. 5 pair 24-22, 16-21, 15-9 in another three set thriller on March 7 paired with Edwards … earned a pair of wins with Edwards at the Santa Cruz Duals Tournament versus Cal Pol and Cal on March 28 … paired with Gigi Cresto in a win against Saint Mary’s No. 4 pair on April 17.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014: Did not see action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played volleyball for four years at St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco) ...  team finished in second place in the 2011 CIF Central Coach Section Division III standings and was the 2009 Carmichael Invitational Champions (JV) ... sophomore year she was awarded the JV Coaches' Award for leadership ... a California Scholarship Federation lifetime member ... received National Charity League Award for six years of community service in San Mateo County. 

CLUB VOLLEYBALL: Played club volleyball for coaches Jennifer Agresti and Chloe Goldman … team finished in first place in Northern California Power League years 16, 17, 18 and qualified for Junior Nationals Tournament-Open Division years 16, 17, 18 ... won bronze medal in Open division of Junior Nationals in 17’s year ... finished in seventh place in Open division of Junior Nationals in 18’s year … Played for club "Payes Performance" in San Carlos, CA for 14, 15, 16, 17 years and for "Encore" in Redwood City, California in 18’s year.

PERSONAL: Parents are Kent and Jennifer Shepherd ... Father received degrees from Northwestern and UCLA, and mother from Willamette University ... older sister, Rosie, attends Notre Dame and older brother, Jack,  is at Marquette ... mother was on the Willamette swimming and diving team … cousin, Danielle Shepherd, plays volleyball as DS/Libero at Penn and was Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013 ... cousin Tori Shepherd plays volleyball as DS/Libero at Yale ... cousin Audrey Carson plays rugby at Harvard ... cousin Lindsey Jenkins-Stark played water polo for UC San Diego ... cousin Sandra Shepherd played soccer at Amherst College ... cousin Justin Shepherd played baseball at Lafayette ... cousin Nick Shepherd played football at Claremont-McKenna ... hobbies include performing arts, scrapbooking, watching the San Francisco Giants, listening to music, spending time with family, friends and dog Kimora ... major is communications.