King's College Athletics

Career Highs:
Kills: 16 (Yeshiva on 10/23/22)
Assists: 2 (three times)
Service Aces: 11 (at Valley Forge on 9/28/23)
Digs: 11 (at Valley Forge on 9/28/23)
Solo Blocks: 1 (at Penn St.-New Kensington on 10/06/23; Marywood on 9/15/22)
Block Assists: 3 (at Wilson on 9/10/22, at Delaware Valley on 10/01/24)
Total Blocks: 4 (at Delaware Valley on 10/02/24)
Points: 17 (at Valley Forge on 9/28/23)

Awards:
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2024: Competed in 63 sets of 23 matches with nine starts as a junior...The outside hitter accumulated 119 points on 110 kills and 13 blocks, while adding 66 digs...Tabbed a new career-high of total blocks after gaining three block assists and a single block against Delaware Valley (10/01/24)...Had a season-best 11 kills against Penn St.- Hazleton (9/27/24)...King's finished 18-10 overall and 1-6 in MAC Freedom play.

2023: Appeared in 61 sets of 20 matches as a sophomore outside hitter for the Monarchs...Recorded 113 points off 98 kills with 41 digs, five blocks, and five assists...Tallied a season-best 10 kills against Albright (10/21/23)...Posted a career-high of 11 aces, 11 digs, and 17 points in win over Valley Forge (9/28/23)...King's finished 14-14 overall and 1-6 in MAC Freedom play.

2022: Was a centerpiece in the Monarchs attack playing in 94 sets in all 28 matches and making 14 starts as a first year outside hitter/opposite hitter for the Monarchs...Recorded 204 kills, seven assists, eight service aces, 13 blocks and 83 digs on 219 points..Had a season-high 16 kills and 16 points in the Monarchs win over Yeshiva (10/23/22)..Had a season-high five service aces in the Monarchs win over Medgar Evers (10/23/22)...King's finished 18-10 overall and 0-8 in MAC Freedom play.

PRIOR TO KING'S: Lettered in volleyball for three years and basketball for four years in high school with the Wildcats of Western Wayne...Competed for JB Hoops and NEPA Elite...Named captain in basketball as a junior and senior...Earned Lackawanna League Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore and junior and First Team accolades as a senior...Tabbed Lackawanna League First Team honors and All Region honors as a senior in volleyball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Annette and Michael Shepherd...An Athletic Training major...Chose King's College because "from the first time I stepped on the campus it felt like home. I immediately knew I could see myself at King's."