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Women's Volleyball

2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Molly Sheppard
Molly Sheppard
Molly Sheppard
Aaron C Packard/USD

16 Mehana Fonseca

  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Cherokee Trail HS
  • Hometown Aurora, Colo.

Biography

2019
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League regular season title with a perfect 16-0 mark, set a new all-time wins mark with 31 and set a Summit League record for highest win percentage in a season (.912) and finish as NIVC runner-up...Appeared in 34 matches and 122 sets while contributing 25 assists, 20 service aces and 224 digs...reached double figures in digs six times with a season best 16 against Tulsa (9/6) … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2018
Helped the Coyotes win their first-ever Summit League tournament championship..Appeared in all 31 matches and 111 sets while tallying 212 digs, 29 assists and 25 service aces...the Coyotes finished ninth nationally in digs per set (18.15)...recorded double digits in digs in seven matches, including both Summit League tournament matches against North Dakota State (11) and Denver (18) as well as the NCAA Tournament match against Creighton (10)… made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.


2017
Played in all but four sets during the season … recorded a season high 17 digs vs. Omaha (Nov. 3) … tallied 18 assists, 14 aces and 229 digs … the Coyotes finished 14th nationally in digs per set (17.97) … helped the team to finish ranked second in the Summit League in digs per set and third in hitting percentage (.205) … made the Summit League honor roll.

2016 (Central Oklahoma)
Played in 33 of 34 games ... led the team with 31 service aces and totaled 121 digs ... finished second in the MIAA with 0.34 aces per set ... helped lead the Bronchos to a 30-4 record and a trip to the MIAA Tournament

Prep
Earned all-conference honors and was a two-year team captain who led Cherokee Trail to the 2015 5A state championship ... finished third on the school's all-time list for digs ... had 483 digs to go with 37 aces and 68 assists during the 2015 championship season ... played and started all 107 sets during the year ... was a two-time academic all-state honoree

Personal
Daughter of Travis and Lisa ... kinesiology and sport management major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    16
  • 16

    2018Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2019Senior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'5"
    16