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2008 Women's Volleyball Roster

8 Shanley Besett

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown University Place, WA
  • High School Curtis

Biography

COLLEGE: Great Northwest Athletic Conference academic all-star in 2008 ... Played in 20 matches and 69 sets ... Ranked fourth on team with 135 kills (1.96) for .208 attack percentage with 56 errors in 380 attempts ... Also had nine blocks ... Had season-high 18 kills vs. New Haven CT on 9/13/08 and career-high .476 attack percentage (11 kills in 21 attempts with 1 error) vs. Eastern New Mexico on 9/6/08 ... Played in 6 matches and 11 games in 2007 ... Had 6 kills and 6 digs ... GNAC Academic all-star in 2006 ... Played in 11 matches and 20 games ... Third on team in digs per game (2.35, 47) ... Had career high 20 digs vs. Saint Martin[apos]s on 10/12/06 ... Played in eight matches and 11 games in 2005 ... Had 6 kills (0.55) in 13 attempts with 2 errors for .308 attack percentage as well as 12 digs (1.09) ... Four letters. HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-South Puget Sound League choice as senior at Curtis High School ... Team captain and MVP, both for second straight year ... Had 228 kills (3.9), 224 digs (3.8) and 43 service aces for Vikings ... First-team all-league as junior ... Team hustle award winner as sophomore ... Started and lettered three years ... Also earned four letters in track, competing on Class 4A state championship teams as junior and sophomore ... As junior, placed fifth at state in 4x400 relay, seventh in heptathlon and ninth in 300 meter hurdles. PERSONAL: Major is biology/anthropology ... First became interested in volleyball and track while attending private school in Nigeria where her parents taught at the time.

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Historical Player Information

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    2005Freshman

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    2006Sophomore

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    2007Junior

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    2008Senior

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