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Women's Volleyball

2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Molly Sheppard
Blake Rowedder
Hailey Price
Molly Sheppard
Madisen Martinez
Madisen Martinez
Madisen Martinez
Molly Sheppard

3 Sami Slaughter

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Highschool Harrisburg HS
  • Hometown Harrisburg, S.D.

Biography

2021
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship...Summit League Honorable Mention...started all 30 matches and 116 sets while ranking second on the team and 10th in the Summit League with 302 kills (2.60 per set)...also produced 80 digs and 69 total blocks...recorded a season-high 22 kills in a five-set win at Kansas City...produced double figures in kills in 13 matches during season...had a career-high eight digs in a five-set win at Omaha...named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team...one of 30 finalists for the Senior Class Award...named to the South Dakota Classic All-Tournament Team...made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2020
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship...Summit League First Team...started all 22 matches and 87 sets while ranking second on the team and fourth in the Summit League with 245 kills...ranked eighth in the Summit League at 2.82 kills per set...also contributed 60 digs and 75 total blocks...recorded 20 or more kills on three occasions, including two in the Summit League tournament, where she tallied a season-high 21 in the semifinals against Kansas City and 20 in the title match against Denver...was named to the Summit League All-Tournament team...had a career-high seven digs against South Dakota State (Feb. 28)...had a career-high nine blocks in five-set win over #14 ranked Creighton...made the Summit League honor roll.

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...Summit League First Team...AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention... Appeared in all 34 matches and 123 sets while ranking second on the team and fifth in the Summit League with 417 kills and 3.39 kills per set. Also contributed 63 digs and 67 total blocks. Recorded 20 or more kills on three occasions with a season-high 23 against Oral Roberts (9/27). Her .875 hitting percentage (14 kills on 16 attempts) in match against Western Illinois (10/18) ranks fourth on the Summit League single season chart...All-tourney selection at IUPUI, Kansas City and USD Classic … made the Summit League honor roll.

2018 (Nebraska)
Appeared in 10 matches and tallied 25 kills, 11 digs and two blocks on Nebraska team that dropped a five-set NCAA Division I national title match to Stanford. Had four kills and two digs against No. 7 Florida and No. 18 Oregon...Posted five kills and five digs against Wake Forest..Came off the bench in the NCAA Tournament first-round win over Hofstra and provided a kill..Academic All-Big Ten...Tom Osborne Citizenship Team

2017 (Nebraska)
Appeared in six matches and tallied five kills and two blocks on Nebraska team that won the NCAA Division I national title...Set a career high in kills with four on four swings against Rutgers on Nov. 12...Made her collegiate debut at Florida on Aug. 26..Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll

Prep
Four year letterwinner for Harrisburg High School...Finished her prep career with school records for kills in a match (39), season kills (458), career kills (1,205) and career blocks (304)..led Harrisburg to Class AA state title as a senior with a school-record 39 kills in the championship match...2016 Gatorade South Dakota Player of the Year...Three-time first-team all-state....Under Armour third-team All-American in 2016....Finished her senior season with 458 kills, 327 digs and 85 blocks...Played club volleyball for Kairos Elite...Also played basketball at Harrisburg and was a 2017 Class AA first-team all-state selection after helping the Tigers reach the state championship game

Personal
Daughter of Shane and Diane....marketing major

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2020Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2021Fifth Year

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    3