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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- Shawnee, KS
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- High School:
- Shawnee Mission South
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 35
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- k/s
- 3.69
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- h %
- .266
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- a/s
- 0.19
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- b/s
- 0.47
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- sa/s
- 0.17
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- d/s
- 4.60
Bio
2020-21: Had an unforgettable season that puts her among the elite players in Division II, earning G-MAC Player of the Year and first-team All-G-MAC honors...improved her hitting percentage by nearly 80 full points, from .220 as a sophomore to .308 as a junior, while maintaining her power to lead the Chargers in kills (213) and finish second in the G-MAC in both kills (3.80) and points (4.36) per set...all-around player was also second on the team in digs (199) and service aces (18), proving herself an asset in every phase of the game...had double-digit kills in 10 of the Chargers' 17 matches and double-doubles in nine of them...became just the third player in program history to earn AVCA Division II Player of the Week honors after a 21 kill, 19 dig performance in a critical road win over G-MAC rival Walsh on Jan. 30...had a stellar G-MAC tournament to help the Chargers take the crown, posting 56 kills and 46 digs across three matches, including a career-high 22 kills and 16 digs in a five-set thriller over Cedarville in a G-MAC semifinal...named G-MAC Offensive Player of the Week three times in the spring of 2021.
2019: Enjoyed an outstanding all-around season, being named First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-Region…Joined the rare club of players who had 300-plus kills and 400-plus digs in the same season…Had five matches of 20 or more digs, all of them coming after Oct. 25…Posted back-to-back 20-dig matches in the regional quarterfinal and semifinal, while picking up a total of 31 kills in those two wins…Put up a career-high 19 kills in a five-set home win over Palm Beach Atlantic Sept. 14…Had 16 double-doubles (kills and digs) on the season…In six postseason matches, she had a total of 254 attack attempts and committed just 10 errors, an incredibly high level of efficiency.
2018: Talented outside hitter who should see an expanded role in the offense in 2019…Had two matches of double digit kills, with a high of 11 in a decisive win at Kentucky Wesleyan Oct. 27…Registered an outstanding weekend in wins over Alderson Broaddus and Davis & Elkins at home, where across those two matches she had 18 kills and 1 error…Piled up a season-high 10 digs in her second collegiate match, a win over Winona State Aug. 25…Very athletic defensive player who is effective all the way around the court…Had a season-high 3 service aces in key home win over Findlay Oct. 30 that clinched the G-MAC regular season title.
High School: Powerful and efficient outside hitter at Shawnee Mission South High School in Kansas…Had a .348 hitting percentage as a senior…Three-time First-Team All-League player and was selected to play in the KCMO Metro All-Star Game…Also earned honorable mention All-League honors in basketball three times…Played club volleyball for MAVS…Member of the National Honor Society and made the honor roll all four years…Born February 21, 2000…Parents are Steve Shelton and Kathy Bates.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 35 | 16 | ||
Sets | 111 | 46 | ||
Kills | 410 | 174 | ||
Kills per set | 3.69 | 3.78 | ||
Errors | 99 | 30 | ||
Total Attacks | 1169 | 473 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .266 | .304 | ||
Assists | 21 | 9 | ||
Assists per set | 0.19 | 0.20 | ||
Service Aces | 19 | 5 | ||
Service Errors | 19 | 7 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.17 | 0.11 | ||
Receptions | 418 | 187 | ||
Reception Errors | 15 | 6 | ||
Digs | 511 | 215 | ||
Digs per set | 4.60 | 4.67 | ||
Block Solo | 12 | 5 | ||
Block Assist | 40 | 18 | ||
Block Total | 52 | 23 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.47 | 0.50 | ||
Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
Points | 461.0 | 193.0 | ||
Points per set | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
Matches started | 20 | 8 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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Sep 3 | vs. Mo.-St. Louis | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 50 | .220 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22.5 |
Sep 3 | vs. Saint Leo | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
Sep 4 | vs. Winona St. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 49 | .245 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
Sep 4 | vs. Okla. Baptist | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | .115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
Sep 10 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 26 | .423 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
Sep 10 | vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .125 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
Sep 11 | vs. American Int'l | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 31 | .387 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
Sep 11 | at Palm Beach Atl. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 2 | 21 | .524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
Sep 17 | Malone | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 15 | 3 | 37 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
Sep 18 | Walsh | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 2 | 44 | .341 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.5 |
Sep 24 | at Ky. Wesleyan | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 2 | 36 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.5 |
Sep 25 | at Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 44 | .273 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.5 |
Sep 28 | at Findlay | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 47 | .298 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
Oct 1 | at Lake Erie | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Oct 2 | at Ursuline | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 2 | 28 | .357 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
Oct 5 | at Davenport | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 53 | .226 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.5 |
Oct 8 | Cedarville | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 3 | 21 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
Oct 9 | Ohio Dominican | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | 32 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
Oct 15 | vs. Indianapolis | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 4 | 31 | .355 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 |
Oct 15 | vs. Lewis | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 32 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
Oct 16 | vs. Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 35 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Oct 22 | Ashland | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 2 | 39 | .256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.5 |
Oct 23 | Tiffin | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 5 | 29 | .138 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
Oct 26 | Ferris St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 43 | .116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
Oct 29 | at Malone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Oct 30 | at Walsh | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 35 | .314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 |
Nov 5 | Findlay | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 32 | .313 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17.0 |
Nov 12 | Lake Erie | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Nov 13 | Ursuline | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 23 | .304 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
Nov 19 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 26 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
Nov 20 | Ashland | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 48 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
Dec 2 | vs. Grand Valley St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 5 | 33 | .242 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
Dec 3 | vs. Michigan Tech | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 51 | .118 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17.5 |
Dec 4 | at Ferris St. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 49 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.5 |
Dec 9 | vs. Gannon | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 60 | .183 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18.0 |
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 | |
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2018-19 | 29 | 78 | 125 | 1.60 | 40 | 368 | .231 | 6 | 0.08 | 12 | 0.15 | 113 | 11 | 99 | 1.27 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 0.33 | 152.5 | 2.0 |
2019-20 | 32 | 117 | 339 | 2.90 | 90 | 1130 | .220 | 20 | 0.17 | 25 | 0.21 | 425 | 15 | 402 | 3.44 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 0.44 | 393.0 | 3.4 |
2020-21 | 17 | 56 | 213 | 3.80 | 38 | 569 | .308 | 15 | 0.27 | 18 | 0.32 | 239 | 16 | 199 | 3.55 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.39 | 244.0 | 4.4 |
2021-22 | 35 | 111 | 410 | 3.69 | 99 | 1169 | .266 | 21 | 0.19 | 19 | 0.17 | 418 | 15 | 511 | 4.60 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 0.47 | 461.0 | 4.2 |
2022-23 | 33 | 124 | 433 | 3.49 | 125 | 1314 | .234 | 26 | 0.21 | 15 | 0.12 | 558 | 17 | 423 | 3.41 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 0.48 | 482.5 | 3.9 |
Total | 146 | 486 | 1520 | 3.13 | 392 | 4550 | .248 | 88 | 0.18 | 89 | 0.18 | 1753 | 74 | 1634 | 3.36 | 37 | 174 | 211 | 0.43 | 1733.0 | 3.6 |
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 | ||
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Event | Total | 35 | 111 | 410 | 3.69 | 99 | 1169 | .266 | 21 | 0.19 | 19 | 0.17 | 418 | 15 | 511 | 4.60 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 0.47 | 461.0 | 4.2 |
Conference | 16 | 46 | 174 | 3.78 | 30 | 473 | .304 | 9 | 0.20 | 5 | 0.11 | 187 | 6 | 215 | 4.67 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.50 | 193.0 | 4.2 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 12 | 36 | 137 | 3.81 | 32 | 384 | .273 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | 0.08 | 156 | 5 | 189 | 5.25 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.42 | 149.0 | 4.1 |
Away | 10 | 32 | 122 | 3.81 | 18 | 329 | .316 | 5 | 0.16 | 5 | 0.16 | 115 | 4 | 132 | 4.13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.47 | 136.0 | 4.3 | |
Neutral | 13 | 43 | 151 | 3.51 | 49 | 456 | .224 | 7 | 0.16 | 11 | 0.26 | 147 | 6 | 190 | 4.42 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.51 | 176.0 | 4.1 | |
Result | Wins | 30 | 94 | 350 | 3.72 | 75 | 956 | .288 | 16 | 0.17 | 19 | 0.20 | 343 | 13 | 433 | 4.61 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 0.50 | 398.5 | 4.2 |
Losses | 5 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 24 | 213 | .169 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 75 | 2 | 78 | 4.59 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.29 | 62.5 | 3.7 | |
Month | September | 13 | 43 | 166 | 3.86 | 32 | 443 | .302 | 7 | 0.16 | 11 | 0.26 | 133 | 6 | 171 | 3.98 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.47 | 189.5 | 4.4 |
October | 13 | 38 | 127 | 3.34 | 34 | 394 | .236 | 8 | 0.21 | 3 | 0.08 | 157 | 4 | 192 | 5.05 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.47 | 140.0 | 3.7 | |
November | 5 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 11 | 139 | .324 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 0.07 | 55 | 3 | 65 | 4.64 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.43 | 60.5 | 4.3 | |
December | 4 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 22 | 193 | .202 | 3 | 0.19 | 4 | 0.25 | 73 | 2 | 83 | 5.19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 71.0 | 4.4 |
News Mentions
Charger run ends in NCAA DII Elite Eight with 3-1 loss to Gannon
December 9, 2021
Chargers Van Wienen, Shelton and Mertz named AVCA All-Americans
December 7, 2021
Three Charger Volleyball players earn D2CCA, AVCA All-Region Honors
December 1, 2021
Chargers top Ashland 3-1 for fifth consecutive G-MAC Tournament crown
November 20, 2021
#18 Chargers clinch share of G-MAC North title with sweep of Walsh
October 30, 2021
#18 Chargers top Tiffin in wild 3-0 sweep, claim 20th win of season
October 23, 2021
#18 Chargers sweep past Ashland, 3-0, on celebratory night
October 22, 2021
#17 Chargers fall to #25 Michigan Tech, 3-0; finish Crossover at 2-1
October 16, 2021
#17 Chargers sweep Cedarville, 3-0 for 13th straight victory
October 8, 2021
Preview: #17 Chargers take on busy week as G-MAC play continues
October 5, 2021
#17 Chargers outlast Davenport for road victory, 3-2
October 5, 2021
#17 Chargers serve up a sweep of host Ursuline
October 2, 2021
#17 Chargers down Trevecca Nazarene 3-1, set up big Tuesday showdown
September 25, 2021
#17 Chargers overcome slow start, top Kentucky Wesleyan on the road, 3-1
September 24, 2021
#18 Chargers down Walsh in four sets to cap unbeaten weekend
September 18, 2021
#18 Charger volleyball team takes home opener over Malone, 3-1
September 17, 2021
Preview: #18 Chargers kick off G-MAC play at home against Malone, Walsh
September 15, 2021
#18 Chargers sweep past Lenoir-Rhyne, Emmanuel to kick off Bash at the Beach
September 10, 2021