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Santa Clara University

2021 Women's Volleyball

7 Michelle Shaffer

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • High School La Reina High School
  • Position Setter/Opposite

Biography

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.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    7
  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    Setter/Opposite
    5'11"
    7
  • 7

    2020Junior

    Setter/Opposite
    5'11"
    7
  • 7

    2021Senior

    Setter/Opposite
    5'11"
    7