7 Shani Russell
7 - Shani Russell
Height: 5-9
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School: West Catholic
Position: S
Major: Accounting
m 20
k/s 0.39
h % .126
a/s 8.28
b/s 0.34
sa/s 0.22
d/s 2.00

As a junior (2023): Competed in 67 sets and all 20 matches of the year... led the team in assists (555)... third in total blocks (23)... tied for third in digs (134)... fourth in service aces (15)... had double-digit assists in 19 of 20 matches... picked up at least one dig in each match of the season... registered three double-doubles (assists-digs) during the fall... put down at least one block in 13 matches... finished the year with 555 assists, 134 digs, 26 kills, 23 blocks, and 15 service aces

Single-match highs as a junior:
Kills - 5 at Kalamazoo (Sept. 26)
Digs - 16 at Kalamazo (Sept. 26)
Assists - 53 vs Alma (Oct. 18)
Points - 6.5 on two occasions
Aces - 3 vs Kenyon (Sept. 9)
Solo Blocks - 1 vs Adrian (Nov. 1)
Block Assists - 3 at Wooster (Sept. 8)
Total Blocks - 3 on two occasions

As a sophomore (at Grand Rapids Community College): Second Team All-Conference... led the team in assists (1,010)... second in digs (240)... third in aces (34)... fifth in blocks (21)... MCCAA Western Conference Co-Champions... team finished fifth at NJCAA Division II Natoinal Championship tournament... MCCAA Tournament Champions... Great Lakes District A Champions

As a freshman (at Grand Rapids Community College): Second Team All-Conference... finished first on the team in assists (740)... second on the team in service aces (44)... fifth in digs (174)... helped team to perfect 16-0 conference record to win the MCCAA Western Conference... team won MCCAA State Championship... team finished runner-up at the NJCAA Region XII District B Tournament... team was ranked No. 6 in the final NJCAA DII Poll

High School Honors: All-conference junior and senior year in volleyball... state champion in tennis... National Honor Society

Why Saint Mary's: I chose Saint Mary's because the campus reminded me of home and prepares every student academically for the future. I also was very interested in playing volleyball.

Recent Games
Oct 13 Trine W, 3-1
Oct 18 Alma L, 3-2
Oct 24 at Olivet L, 3-0
Oct 27 Kalamazoo W, 3-1
Nov 1 Adrian L, 3-2
Nov 4 at Albion L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 20 8
Sets 67 31
Kills 26 11
Kills per set 0.39 0.35
Errors 14 5
Total Attacks 95 35
Hitting Percentage .126 .171
Assists 555 271
Assists per set 8.28 8.74
Service Aces 15 6
Service Errors 18 6
Service Aces per set 0.22 0.19
Receptions 4 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 134 63
Digs per set 2.00 2.03
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 22 11
Block Total 23 12
Blocks per set 0.34 0.39
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 8 5
Points 53.0 23.5
Points per set 0.8 0.8
Matches started 17 8
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 vs. Shenandoah L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 1 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 3-0 - 2 3 2 6 .167 17 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 2 at Capital W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 8 -.125 27 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 2 vs. Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 5 .200 11 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 8 vs. Oberlin L, 3-1 1 2 0 1 3 -.333 13 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 8 at Wooster L, 3-2 - 4 4 2 10 .200 40 1 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 1 6.5
Sep 9 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 - 25 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 6.0
Sep 19 Manchester L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 6 .000 25 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 0 3.5
Sep 22 at Beloit W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 11 .000 41 0 1 1 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 1.0
Sep 26 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 1 5 5 0 10 .500 32 1 3 0 0 16 0 1 1 1 1 6.5
Sep 29 at No. 7 Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 20 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Oct 4 at Manchester L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 22 0 3 1 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Oct 7 at No. 20 North Park L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 .000 18 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0.5
Oct 10 No. 3 Hope L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 5 .200 31 2 1 1 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Oct 13 Trine W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 6 -.167 43 1 1 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Oct 18 Alma L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 4 -.250 53 0 1 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 1.0
Oct 24 at Olivet L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 35 1 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 2 3.0
Oct 27 Kalamazoo W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 5 .000 45 0 1 0 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 2.0
Nov 1 Adrian L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 3 .000 44 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 3 0 3.0
Nov 4 at Albion L, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 13 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  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
2023-24 20 67 26 0.39 14 95 .126 555 8.28 15 0.22 4 0 134 2.00 1 22 23 0.34 53.0 0.8
Total 20 67 26 0.39 14 95 .126 555 8.28 15 0.22 4 0 134 2.00 1 22 23 0.34 53.0 0.8
  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 20 67 26 0.39 14 95 .126 555 8.28 15 0.22 4 0 134 2.00 1 22 23 0.34 53.0 0.8
Conference 8 31 11 0.35 5 35 .171 271 8.74 6 0.19 1 0 63 2.03 1 11 12 0.39 23.5 0.8
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Home 6 25 7 0.28 8 29 -.034 241 9.64 4 0.16 1 0 52 2.08 1 11 12 0.48 17.5 0.7
Away 10 33 15 0.45 5 58 .172 265 8.03 7 0.21 2 0 65 1.97 0 11 11 0.33 27.5 0.8
Neutral 4 9 4 0.44 1 8 .375 49 5.44 4 0.44 1 0 17 1.89 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.9
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Wins 6 20 8 0.40 6 36 .056 198 9.90 7 0.35 1 0 50 2.50 0 7 7 0.35 18.5 0.9
Losses 14 47 18 0.38 8 59 .169 357 7.60 8 0.17 3 0 84 1.79 1 15 16 0.34 34.5 0.7
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September 11 33 18 0.55 8 61 .164 251 7.61 11 0.33 2 0 67 2.03 0 8 8 0.24 33.0 1.0
October 7 27 6 0.22 5 30 .033 247 9.15 4 0.15 2 0 57 2.11 0 12 12 0.44 16.0 0.6
November 2 7 2 0.29 1 4 .250 57 8.14 0 0.00 0 0 10 1.43 1 2 3 0.43 4.0 0.6