Washburn University Athletics

As a Junior in 2009
Named third team all-MIAA after finishing third on the team with 261 kills in 109 sets played ... averaged 2.39 kills per set ... played in all 38 matches while making 28 starts ... recorded one double-double and had 13 matches with double-figure kills ... named an MIAA Scholar Athlete and an MIAA Academic Honor Roll member.

As a Sophomore in 2008
Played in 101 sets and 36 matches with 24 starts as an outside hitter ... named honorable mention all-region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and third team all-MIAA ... second on the team with 298 kills and 2.95 kills per set ... recorded five double-doubles, including an 18-kill and career-high 14-dig game against Pittsburg State on 10/11/08 ... had 13 double-digit kill games ... named an MIAA Scholar Athlete.

As a Medical Redshirt in 2007
Played in 13 sets and six matches as an outside hitter before injury kept her out the rest of the season … had one double-figure kill match with 10 on 08/25/07 against Palm Beach Atlantic and hit .474 with one error in 19 tries … played her final match of the year on 09/01/07 against Missouri-St. Louis.

As a Freshman in 2006
Played in 99 sets and 31 matches with 20 starts … came out of the match on 10/31/06 against Northwest Missouri with an injury and missed the final three matches of the year … finished the year with 271 kills and 2.74 per set … reached double-figure kills 12 times and had a season-high 22 against Pittsburg State on 09/13/06 … that total was the second highest single-match total for a Lady Blue that season … reached double figures three straight times starting with that match and averaged 4.31 kills per set then … hit a season-high .615 on 08/26/06 against Fort Valley State with eight kills in 13 attempts with no errors.

Rossville High School
A four-year starter and a 2006 graduate at Rossville High School for the Bulldogs, earning all-league honors her first three seasons, KVA all-state honors two seasons and was named to the Class 3A state tournament team her senior year … Rossville HS finished 37-3 and placed third at the state tournament in 2005 … Shepard set school single-season records with kills (387), kills per set (4.7) and aces (61) as a senior … was co-captain of her team her senior year … her team also finished third in state her junior year … Shepard was also a starter for the basketball and softball teams her last three seasons at Rossville.

Personal
Daughter of Todd and Beth Shepard ... born May 1, 1988 ... Mass Media major ... her twin sister, Arica Shepard, is a senior on the Emporia State volleyball team.