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Michelle Shaffer

7 Michelle Shaffer

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • High School:
    La Reina High School
  • Position:
    Setter/Opposite
  • Major:
    Studying in the College of Arts and Sciences
m 27
k/s 3.19
h % .217
a/s 0.24
b/s 0.66
sa/s 0.41
d/s 2.21

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
Nov 5 at San Francisco W, 3-1
Nov 11 Gonzaga W, 3-0
Nov 13 Portland
Nov 18 at Loyola Marymount W, 3-1
Nov 20 at Pepperdine L, 3-0
Nov 23 at Pacific W, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 27 17
Sets 102 65
Kills 325 193
Kills per set 3.19 2.97
Errors 137 80
Total Attacks 867 525
Hitting Percentage .217 .215
Assists 24 12
Assists per set 0.24 0.18
Service Aces 42 31
Service Errors 38 18
Service Aces per set 0.41 0.48
Receptions 297 233
Reception Errors 19 15
Digs 225 137
Digs per set 2.21 2.11
Block Solo 10 10
Block Assist 57 38
Block Total 67 48
Blocks per set 0.66 0.74
Block Errors 6 5
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 405.5 253.0
Points per set 4.0 3.9
Matches started 12 12
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 27 vs. San José State L, 3-1 - 4 14 5 37 .243 2 1 3 8 2 9 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Aug 27 at No. 14 Oregon L, 3-0 - 3 15 9 41 .146 0 0 4 9 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Aug 28 vs. Portland State L, 3-1 - 4 11 6 36 .139 1 1 1 3 0 14 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Sep 3 vs. Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 19 .526 0 2 2 6 1 7 0 1 0 1 1 13.5
Sep 4 at UC Davis L, 3-1 - 4 10 6 29 .138 1 2 4 9 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 12.0
Sep 10 vs. South Carolina W, 3-1 - 4 16 5 36 .306 1 1 3 10 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Sep 11 vs. Clemson W, 3-1 - 4 17 5 43 .279 0 0 3 4 0 11 0 4 0 4 0 19.0
Sep 12 at Auburn L, 3-2 - 5 20 9 49 .224 2 2 0 2 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 23.0
Sep 16 at Boise State L, 3-0 - 3 6 6 18 .000 4 2 0 9 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 17 vs. Oregon State W, 3-0 - 3 12 5 34 .206 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 14.5
Sep 23 Loyola Marymount L, 3-1 1 4 16 5 38 .289 1 1 0 9 0 5 0 4 1 4 0 19.0
Sep 25 Pepperdine L, 3-2 1 5 13 5 39 .205 0 1 2 15 1 11 0 6 0 6 0 17.0
Sep 28 at Saint Mary's L, 3-2 1 5 19 6 42 .310 0 7 2 12 1 7 0 6 0 6 0 29.0
Sep 30 BYU L, 3-0 1 3 10 5 35 .143 2 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10.0
Oct 2 San Diego L, 3-1 1 4 8 9 38 -.026 1 2 3 10 0 6 0 0 1 0 1 10.0
Oct 9 San Francisco W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 21 .286 0 2 1 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Oct 14 at Portland W, 3-2 - 5 13 7 37 .162 2 2 1 22 4 20 4 4 0 8 0 21.0
Oct 16 at Gonzaga W, 3-0 - 3 7 3 29 .138 0 3 1 11 1 14 0 4 0 4 0 12.0
Oct 21 Pacific W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 22 .409 1 2 1 13 1 9 0 1 1 1 0 13.5
Oct 23 Saint Mary's L, 3-2 1 5 20 1 44 .432 0 1 1 22 2 12 0 5 1 5 0 23.5
Oct 28 at San Diego L, 3-0 - 3 9 9 29 .000 2 0 1 16 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Oct 30 at BYU L, 3-0 - 3 2 5 19 -.158 1 1 0 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 5 at San Francisco W, 3-1 1 4 13 6 38 .184 0 0 1 16 0 14 5 0 0 5 0 18.0
Nov 11 Gonzaga W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 23 .522 0 2 0 9 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 19.0
Nov 13 Portland   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Loyola Marymount W, 3-1 - 4 6 5 19 .053 1 4 1 14 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Nov 20 at Pepperdine L, 3-0 1 3 8 5 18 .167 1 2 1 15 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Nov 23 at Pacific W, 3-1 1 4 15 2 34 .382 0 1 2 14 2 7 0 3 0 3 0 17.5
  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 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
Conference 17 65 193 2.97 80 525 .215 12 0.18 31 0.48 233 15 137 2.11 10 38 48 0.74 253.0 3.9
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Home 8 31 101 3.26 32 260 .265 5 0.16 11 0.35 100 6 56 1.81 1 18 19 0.61 122.0 3.9
Away 13 49 143 2.92 78 402 .162 14 0.29 26 0.53 162 10 114 2.33 9 24 33 0.67 190.0 3.9
Neutral 6 22 81 3.68 27 205 .263 5 0.23 5 0.23 35 3 55 2.50 0 15 15 0.68 93.5 4.3
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Wins 12 44 144 3.27 46 355 .276 6 0.14 19 0.43 134 10 112 2.55 10 26 36 0.82 186.0 4.2
Losses 15 58 181 3.12 91 512 .176 18 0.31 23 0.40 163 9 113 1.95 0 31 31 0.53 219.5 3.8
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August 3 11 40 3.64 20 114 .175 3 0.27 2 0.18 20 3 29 2.64 0 5 5 0.45 44.5 4.0
September 11 43 150 3.49 58 382 .241 12 0.28 18 0.42 91 4 84 1.95 0 30 30 0.70 183.0 4.3
October 8 30 78 2.60 38 239 .167 7 0.23 13 0.43 118 8 79 2.63 4 14 18 0.60 102.0 3.4
November 5 18 57 3.17 21 132 .273 2 0.11 9 0.50 68 4 33 1.83 6 8 14 0.78 76.0 4.2