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Michelle Shaffer

7 Michelle Shaffer

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • High School:
    La Reina High School
  • Position:
    Setter/Opposite
  • Major:
    Studying in the College of Arts and Sciences
m 33
k/s 1.39
h % .197
a/s 6.35
b/s 0.72
sa/s 0.41
d/s 2.47

SOPHOMORE (2019)

  • Played in all 33 matches and 123 of 124 sets
  • Honorable Mention All-WCC
  • WCC All-Academic Team
  • AVCA Team Academic Award
  • Led the WCC with 50 aces (24th NCAA)
  • Led SCU with 781 assists (6.35/set) while playing primarily in a two-setter system
  • Led SCU with 13 double-doubles, tied for the team lead with one triple-double
  • Season stats: 171 kills, 304 digs (second on the team only to libero Gretchen Reinert, 2.47/set), 89 blocks (3rd SCU, 0.72/set)
  • South Bay Battle All-Tournament Team
  • 10+ kills two times, 10+ digs 12 times, 40+ assists three times, 50+ assists one time
  • Logged four straight double-doubles (assists and digs) to help the Broncos win all four matches at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 30-31) en route to a 6-0 start
  • Posted Santa Clara’s first triple-double since 2003 (16 seasons) with a season-high 12 kills, 24 assists and 11 digs in a four-set win over Marshall at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 31)
  • Tied an SCU single-match program record with eight aces in a four-set win over Northern Colorado (Sept. 14), becoming the first Bronco since 1989 (30 seasons) and the fourth in program history to hit that mark
  • Posted Santa Clara’s first 20-20 match since 2017 (two seasons) with career-high 22 digs and 22 assists at Denver (Sept. 20)
  • Became the second Bronco in program history to record a triple-double and a 20-20 match in the same season (Becky Potter - 2003)
  • Career-high six blocks vs. BYU (Nov. 7)
  • Career-high 57 assists in a five-set win at Long Beach State in the first round of the NIVC (Dec. 4)

FRESHMAN (2018)

WCC All-Freshman Team … Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team … Santa Clara Invitational All-Tournament Team … Bulldog Brawl All-Tournament Team … started all 30 matches and played in all 108 sets … led the Broncos with 297 kills (second-most among West Coast Conference freshmen) and 29 aces … 294 digs were second-most for a Bronco behind primary libero Chloe Loreen … recorded 46 blocks … 10-plus kills 13 times … 20-plus kills two times … 10-plus digs 15 times … multiple aces seven times, including four straight matches in a 3-1 stretch for the team (Aug. 25-31) … eight double-doubles … career-high 19 digs in a victory over Wake Forest (Aug. 31) … career-high 24 kills at Gonzaga (Oct. 4) … career-high four aces in a victory over Pacific (Oct. 18) … 10-plus digs in eight of nine matches (Aug. 25-Sept. 14) … 10-plus kills in seven of eight matches (Oct. 11-Nov. 3) … career-high five blocks twice.

LA REINA HIGH SCHOOL

Four-year varsity volleyball player for the Regents ... coached by Cory Hanson and Steve Yoshimoto ... helped the team win four straight Tri-Valley Athletic League championships and post a perfect 48-0 league record over her four seasons ... senior season accolades (2017): Tri-Valley Athletic League Player of the Year, Ventura County Star Player of the Year, First-Team All-CIF Southern Section Division V ... team reached CIF Southern Section Division IV Championship matches in her freshman and junior seasons (2014, 2016) ... 1,252 career kills ... also ran track & field and earned First Team All-Tri-Valley League Honors in 2016.

SUNSHINE VOLLEYBALL CLUB

2017 Girls' Junior National Championships All-Tournament Team ... team took fifth place at the event ... 2017 Windy City Qualifier Gold Medalist.

PERSONAL

Born in West Hills, California ... parents are David and Sandy Shaffer ... father played volleyball at Cal State Northridge ... has an older brother, Christopher ... hobbies include reading, hiking, working out and spending time with family and friends ... member of the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation.

Recent Games
Nov 16 at Gonzaga W, 3-1
Nov 21 Pepperdine L, 3-0
Nov 23 Loyola Marymount W, 3-1
Nov 26 Pacific W, 3-0
Dec 4 at Long Beach State W, 3-2
Dec 5 vs. Tulsa L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 33 18
Sets 123 63
Kills 171 74
Kills per set 1.39 1.17
Errors 80 38
Total Attacks 462 211
Hitting Percentage .197 .171
Assists 781 444
Assists per set 6.35 7.05
Service Aces 50 25
Service Errors 59 35
Service Aces per set 0.41 0.40
Receptions 42 10
Reception Errors 6 1
Digs 304 139
Digs per set 2.47 2.21
Block Solo 5 3
Block Assist 84 42
Block Total 89 45
Blocks per set 0.72 0.71
Block Errors 9 3
Ball Handling Errors 12 8
Points 268.0 123.0
Points per set 2.2 2.0
Matches started 20 13
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 vs. Florida International W, 3-0 - 3 5 3 11 .182 19 2 2 0 0 10 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
Aug 30 vs. UT Martin W, 3-2 - 5 8 5 20 .150 29 2 3 0 0 13 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Aug 31 vs. Marshall W, 3-1 - 4 12 3 25 .360 24 2 1 0 0 11 0 4 0 4 1 16.0
Aug 31 at Indiana W, 3-0 - 3 1 4 14 -.214 19 1 1 5 1 10 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Sep 5 vs. CSUN W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 18 .389 13 2 2 4 2 9 0 2 1 2 0 11.0
Sep 6 vs. CSU Bakersfield W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 18 .333 20 0 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 10.5
Sep 6 at Fresno State L, 3-2 1 5 8 3 32 .156 18 2 0 4 1 18 0 5 0 5 1 12.5
Sep 12 San José State W, 3-1 1 4 8 3 22 .227 20 1 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Sep 13 vs. Marist 3 Northern Colorado 2   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Marist L, 3-0 1 3 9 3 16 .375 14 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 14 Northern Colorado W, 3-1 1 4 5 2 12 .250 19 8 2 8 0 10 0 3 2 3 0 14.5
Sep 20 vs. Montana W, 3-1 - 4 6 1 10 .500 17 3 0 2 0 10 0 4 0 4 1 11.0
Sep 20 at Denver L, 3-2 1 5 8 4 21 .190 22 0 5 3 0 22 0 3 1 3 0 9.5
Sep 21 at Air Force W, 3-2 - 5 8 7 23 .043 21 0 2 3 1 17 0 4 1 4 1 10.0
Sep 26 at Loyola Marymount L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 11 .182 13 0 3 6 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.5
Sep 28 at Pepperdine L, 3-1 1 4 6 2 17 .235 16 3 5 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 9.0
Oct 1 Saint Mary's W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 17 .353 14 1 2 0 0 8 0 3 0 3 1 11.5
Oct 4 San Francisco W, 3-1 1 4 8 4 22 .182 21 0 4 0 0 9 0 5 0 5 0 10.5
Oct 10 at San Diego L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 16 -.125 13 2 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Oct 12 at BYU L, 3-0 - 3 2 4 10 -.200 9 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Oct 17 Gonzaga W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 8 .375 18 3 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 1 7.5
Oct 19 Portland W, 3-2 1 5 8 4 19 .211 25 3 2 0 0 9 0 3 0 3 0 12.5
Oct 24 at Saint Mary's W, 3-1 - 4 6 3 24 .125 16 1 1 0 0 12 0 1 0 1 1 7.5
Oct 26 at Pacific W, 3-1 - 4 10 3 27 .259 12 1 0 0 0 9 1 3 1 4 0 13.5
Nov 1 at San Francisco L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 5 -.200 30 1 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 1 2.5
Nov 7 BYU L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 7 .429 46 0 2 0 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7.0
Nov 9 San Diego L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 32 3 3 0 0 7 0 2 1 2 0 4.0
Nov 14 at Portland W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 30 0 1 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 1.0
Nov 16 at Gonzaga W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 3 .000 48 1 2 1 0 7 1 4 0 5 1 5.0
Nov 21 Pepperdine L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 5 .400 32 0 1 0 0 13 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Nov 23 Loyola Marymount W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 11 .364 38 1 3 1 0 6 0 3 0 3 1 7.5
Nov 26 Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 31 5 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Dec 4 at Long Beach State W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 8 .250 57 1 0 1 0 13 1 3 1 4 0 5.5
Dec 5 vs. Tulsa L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 1 .000 25 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2018-19 30 108 297 2.75 126 844 .203 17 0.16 29 0.27 768 65 294 2.72 7 39 46 0.43 352.5 3.3
2019-20 33 123 171 1.39 80 462 .197 781 6.35 50 0.41 42 6 304 2.47 5 84 89 0.72 268.0 2.2
2020-21 18 63 59 0.94 33 186 .140 395 6.27 16 0.25 6 1 122 1.94 4 35 39 0.62 96.5 1.5
2021-22 27 102 325 3.19 137 867 .217 24 0.24 42 0.41 297 19 225 2.21 10 57 67 0.66 405.5 4.0
Total 108 396 852 2.15 376 2359 .202 1217 3.07 137 0.35 1113 91 945 2.39 26 215 241 0.61 1122.5 2.8
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 33 123 171 1.39 80 462 .197 781 6.35 50 0.41 42 6 304 2.47 5 84 89 0.72 268.0 2.2
Conference 18 63 74 1.17 38 211 .171 444 7.05 25 0.40 10 1 139 2.21 3 42 45 0.71 123.0 2.0
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Home 12 43 64 1.49 24 146 .274 310 7.21 26 0.60 12 0 92 2.14 0 34 34 0.79 107.0 2.5
Away 14 54 59 1.09 40 213 .089 324 6.00 13 0.24 24 4 150 2.78 4 33 37 0.69 92.5 1.7
Neutral 7 26 48 1.85 16 103 .311 147 5.65 11 0.42 6 2 62 2.38 1 17 18 0.69 68.5 2.6
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Wins 21 81 124 1.53 54 318 .220 511 6.31 38 0.47 26 4 197 2.43 4 58 62 0.77 195.0 2.4
Losses 12 42 47 1.12 26 144 .146 270 6.43 12 0.29 16 2 107 2.55 1 26 27 0.64 73.0 1.7
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August 4 15 26 1.73 15 70 .157 91 6.07 7 0.47 5 1 44 2.93 0 12 12 0.80 39.0 2.6
September 11 44 78 1.77 30 200 .240 193 4.39 20 0.45 33 5 117 2.66 2 27 29 0.66 113.5 2.6
October 8 29 50 1.72 27 143 .161 128 4.41 11 0.38 0 0 68 2.34 1 19 20 0.69 71.5 2.5
November 8 27 15 0.56 8 40 .175 287 10.63 11 0.41 3 0 59 2.19 1 22 23 0.85 38.0 1.4
December 2 8 2 0.25 0 9 .222 82 10.25 1 0.13 1 0 16 2.00 1 4 5 0.63 6.0 0.8