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Michelle Shaffer

7 Michelle Shaffer

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • High School:
    La Reina High School
  • Position:
    Setter/Opposite
  • Major:
    Studying in the College of Arts and Sciences
m 18
k/s 0.94
h % .140
a/s 6.27
b/s 0.62
sa/s 0.25
d/s 1.94

JUNIOR (2020)*

  • Played in all 18 matches and 63 of 65 sets with 15 starts
  • Honorable Mention All-WCC
  • Led the Broncos with 395 assists (6.27/set) while sharing setting duties with Liliana Light
  • Ranked second on Santa Clara with 39.0 total blocks and third with 122 digs
  • Additional season stats: 59 kills, 16 aces, 96.5 points
  • Helped SCU lead the WCC in aces/set (1.75, 24th NCAA) and total aces (114, 33rd NCAA)
  • 10-plus kills two times, 30-plus assists eight times, multiple aces four times, five-plus blocks three times, team-high four double-doubles alongside Julia Sangiacomo
  • Recorded season-high marks with 11 kills on .409 hitting (11 K/2 E/22 TA) to go with 32 assists and 12 digs for a triple-double at Gonzaga (March 12)
  • One of 22 student-athletes in the NCAA and the only one from the WCC to record a triple-double on the season
  • Career-high 7.0 total blocks at Pacific (Feb. 23)
  • Season-high 36 assists at Pacific (Feb. 23) and at Saint Mary's (March 18)
  • Season-high 17 digs vs. Portland (March 8)
  • Season-high three aces vs. No. 18 San Diego (Feb. 17) and at LMU (March 22)
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Silver Honors (3.5-3.74 cumulative GPA)
  • AVCA Team Academic Award

* = Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, does not count toward NCAA eligibility

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
Mar 25 San Francisco W, 3-0
Mar 26 at San Francisco L, 3-0
Mar 30 at BYU L, 3-0
Mar 31 at BYU L, 3-0
Apr 2 Pepperdine L, 3-0
Apr 3 Pepperdine L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 18 18
Sets 63 63
Kills 59 59
Kills per set 0.94 0.94
Errors 33 33
Total Attacks 186 186
Total Attacks per set 2.95 2.95
Hitting Percentage .140 .140
Assists 395 395
Assists per set 6.27 6.27
Service Aces 16 16
Service Errors 30 30
Service Aces per set 0.25 0.25
Receptions 6 6
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 122 122
Digs per set 1.94 1.94
Block Solo 4 4
Block Assist 35 35
Block Total 39 39
Blocks per set 0.62 0.62
Block Errors 5 5
Ball Handling Errors 7 7
Points 96.5 96.5
Points per set 1.5 1.5
Matches started 10 10
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 26 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at BYU   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at BYU   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Pepperdine   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Pepperdine   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 San Diego L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 17 San Diego L, 3-1 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 14 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Feb 23 at Pacific L, 3-2 - 5 1 2 4 -.250 36 0 3 1 0 11 1 6 0 7 0 5.0
Feb 24 Pacific W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 2 .500 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Feb 28 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Portland   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Portland   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 Portland L, 3-2 1 5 9 3 19 .316 32 1 2 0 0 17 0 5 0 5 0 12.5
Mar 9 Portland W, 3-0 1 3 5 4 15 .067 25 2 1 0 0 9 0 4 1 4 1 9.0
Mar 12 at Gonzaga W, 3-2 1 5 11 2 22 .409 32 2 2 0 0 12 0 2 1 2 0 14.0
Mar 13 at Gonzaga L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 7 .571 23 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Mar 18 at Saint Mary's L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 4 .250 36 1 1 0 0 10 2 0 0 2 1 4.0
Mar 19 Saint Mary's W, 3-1 1 4 10 6 35 .114 0 0 3 1 0 9 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Mar 21 at Loyola Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 3 4 21 -.048 3 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Mar 22 at Loyola Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 29 3 2 0 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 4.5
Mar 25 San Francisco W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 6 .167 31 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Mar 26 at San Francisco L, 3-0 1 3 9 7 37 .054 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 10.5
Mar 30 at BYU L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 30 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 2 1.0
Mar 31 at BYU L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 5 .000 26 1 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Apr 2 Pepperdine L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 .000 34 1 2 0 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 4.0
Apr 3 Pepperdine L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 3 .000 33 0 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 6 1 4.0
  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 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
Conference 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
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 31 29 0.94 15 83 .169 178 5.74 8 0.26 1 0 59 1.90 0 23 23 0.74 48.5 1.6
Away 9 32 30 0.94 18 103 .117 217 6.78 8 0.25 5 1 63 1.97 4 12 16 0.50 48.0 1.5
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 17 28 1.65 12 80 .200 93 5.47 5 0.29 1 0 35 2.06 0 10 10 0.59 38.0 2.2
Losses 13 46 31 0.67 21 106 .094 302 6.57 11 0.24 5 1 87 1.89 4 25 29 0.63 58.5 1.3
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February 4 14 3 0.21 2 7 .143 59 4.21 4 0.29 1 0 19 1.36 1 6 7 0.50 11.0 0.8
March 12 42 54 1.29 29 174 .144 269 6.40 11 0.26 5 1 90 2.14 3 19 22 0.52 77.5 1.8
April 2 7 2 0.29 2 5 .000 67 9.57 1 0.14 0 0 13 1.86 0 10 10 1.43 8.0 1.1