| Shannon Boyle |
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"Shannon has been a starter for us since her first year and yet her game still continues to dramatically improve. As the hardest worker on our team, Shannon is always striving to elevate her game and is poised to make her last fall her best." - Melissa Aldrich Shelton
Worth Noting:Has been a constant in the starting lineup since her first year ... has improved greatly since the beginning of her freshman year ... stands 10th on Virginia's career block assists list with 186.
2002--Was fourth on the team with 230 kills and third with 76 blocks ... served up a career-best 22 aces ... equaled career high with 17 kills against Duke (10/29) ... tallied 15 kills, seven digs and 20 points vs. North Carolina (11/22) in the ACC Tournament ... received the UVa Athletic Department's Distinguished Student-Athlete Scholarship Award ... named to the 2002-2003 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2001--The only player to appear in all 98 games ... started 26 of 27 matches ... led UVa in blocks with 79 and was second in kills with 239 (2.44 per game) ... led team with a .282 hitting percentage ... notched seven double-figure kill matches, including career-high totals of 17 against Virginia Tech (9/4) and Duke (11/16) in the ACC Tournament ... set a career-high with 11 blocks (one solo, 10 assists) against Maryland (10/27) which ties for the sixth highest mark in school history ... the 10 block assists ties for the fourth highest single match total in school history ... established a career-high in digs with 10 vs. North Carolina (9/20) ... named to the Jefferson Cup All-Tournament team ... selected to the VaSID All-State Second Team ... a 2001-2002 ACC Academic Honor Roll pick.
2000--Selected as the team's Most Improved Player ... played in 22 matches with six starts ... fourth on the team with 57 blocks and added 91 kills ... tallied a then career-high 16 kills and a .520 hitting percentage against Georgia Tech (11/4) ... a 2000-2001 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.
High School: Named to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 list as well as All-Stater Magazine's Class of 2000 Super 75 list ... A two-year starter for Ursuline Academy and team captain as a senior in 1999 ... Earned first-team All-City and All-State honors in 1999 ... Helped lead Ursuline to the 1998 and 1999 state final four ... Selected to participate in the City, State and Ohio-Pennsylvania All-Star matches in 1999 ... Also in 1999, led all Cincinnati city players in blocking average ... Nominee for Wendy's High School Heisman Award in 1998 ... Honorable mention All-City in 1998 ... Played club volleyball for Sports Express for three years ... One of 18 players selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2000 USA Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships ... A three-year member of the Spanish Honor Society as well as the Student Council (1997, 1998 and 1999) ... Peer tutor in biology, algebra II and geometry ...
Personal: Daughter of Mary and Tim Boyle ... born 10/18/81 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... father played basketball at Centre College (Ky.) ... brother (Bryan) played club lacrosse at Marquette ... a Latin American studies major ... spent the summer of 2002 as an intern in Nicaragua and a month during the summer of 2003 studying in Cuba ... also headed up an Alternative Spring Break group that tutored primary school children in Belize in March of 2002.
Why Shannon chose UVa: "I chose UVa because it felt right. The university offers a lot of variety and has a great blend of culture, academics and athletics. I was looking for a challenge, and I knew that that's what I'd get. The team is great, the people are friendly, and it is absolutely gorgeous."
Boyle's Career Statistics
| Year |
MP/GP |
ATT |
K |
E |
Pct. |
K/Gm |
Ast. |
SA |
Digs |
BS |
BA |
| 2000 |
22/60 |
241 |
91 |
47 |
.183 |
1.52 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
5< |
52 |
| 2001 |
27/98 |
571 |
239 |
78 |
.282 |
2.44 |
5 |
16 |
105 |
12 |
67 |
| 2002 |
33/103 |
651 |
230 |
101 |
.198 |
2.23 |
7 |
22 |
56 |
9 |
67 |
| Career |
82/261 |
1462 |
560 |
226 |
.228 |
2.15 |
15 |
38 |
172 |
26 |
186 |
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