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Since the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center in 1998, Tulsa’s athletic facilities have undergone a major facelift. New facilities include the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Collins Family Softball Complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the J. Bird Sr. Shell Nest, the Jack Zink Indoor Rowing Center, the Case Athletic Complex and major renovation to H.A. Chapman Stadium.
TU is 75th among national doctoral universities in U. S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of America's Best Colleges. TU's 2011 freshman class had a mean cumulative grade point average of 3.8, and 74 percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. Their average ACT was 28.
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Career at Tulsa: Two-year letterwinnner ... has played in 61 matches and 205 sets ... has 407 digs (1.99 per set), 43 service aces and 23 assists.
Sophomore (2010): Played in 28 matches and 84 sets ... had 138 digs (1.64 per set), 11 service aces and six assists ... recorded a season-high 11 digs and added three aces and two assists against SMU (11/27) ... totaled at least seven digs in 10 matches ... recorded eight digs and an ace vs. Milwaukee (8/28) ... tallied eight digs and an ace at UTEP (11/14) ... had eight digs and ace vs. Houston (11/21) ... picked up four digs in the NCAA First Round vs. LSU (12/3) ... tallied eight digs and an ace at Oklahoma in the NCAA Second Round (12/4).
Freshman (2009): Played in all 33 matches and 121 sets ... totaled 269 digs (2.22 per set), 32 service aces and 17 assists ... had 10 matches with double-digit digs ... in her first collegiate match, recorded nine digs and served an ace vs. Cal State Northridge (8/28) ... recorded 16 digs and an ace vs. Gonzaga (9/12) ... tallied 19 digs at TCU (9/18) ... served five aces and added six digs at UTEP (9/27) ... had 13 digs vs. Marshall (10/2) ... recorded seven digs and a pair of aces vs. East Carolina (10/3) ... tallied 14 digs at Houston (10/11) ... had 12 digs vs. UAB (10/18) ... recorded 11 digs vs. Oral Roberts (10/20) ... tallied 11 digs and an ace vs. Houston (10/23) ... had 12 digs and an ace vs. Rice (10/25) ... recorded 12 digs and two aces at UCF (11/6) ... tallied a career-high 19 digs and a pair of aces at SMU (11/14).
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Lewis Palmer High School ... as a senior, helped her high school team finish third in the state with a 25-6 record ... was named first-team all-conference, and to three all-state teams, including by the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News after her senior season ... also made the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News all-state teams as a junior ... set school career records for service aces with 77, and career digs with 888 ... also received the Coaches Award on her team after her junior and senior seasons ... was named a KKTV Classroom Champion and a first-team Academic All-State selection as a senior.
Personal: Born Shelbi Beth Pitcher on January 4, 1991 in Southfield, Mich. ... daughter of Michael and Lori Pitcher ... has one brother ... brother Eric played hockey at Northern Colorado ... favorite professional volleyball player is Murilo ... favorite movie is Monsters, Inc. and her favorite TV show is "One Tree Hill" ... hobbies include making jewelry ... major is nursing.
Pitcher's Career Highs
Kills = 1, three times - latest at Marshall (10/15/10)
Total Attempts = 2, twice - latest at Memphis (9/26/10)
Hitting Percentage = 1.000, three times - latest at Marshall (10/15/10)
Digs = 19, twice - latest at SMU (11/16/09)
Assists = 2, four times - latest vs. SMU (11/27/10)
Aces = 5 at UTEP (9/27/09)
Points = 5.0 at UTEP (9/27/09)
In seven years as a member of Conference USA, Tulsa athletic teams have won a league-best 42 conference championships.
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Since the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center in 1998, Tulsa’s athletic facilities have undergone a major facelift. New facilities include the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Collins Family Softball Complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the J. Bird Sr. Shell Nest, the Jack Zink Indoor Rowing Center, the Case Athletic Complex and major renovation to H.A. Chapman Stadium.
TU is 75th among national doctoral universities in U. S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of America's Best Colleges. TU's 2011 freshman class had a mean cumulative grade point average of 3.8, and 74 percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. Their average ACT was 28.
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The Golden Hurricane Club, as the primary fundraising arm of TU Athletics, works to provide every TU student-athlete with the opportunity to realize a world-class athletic and academic experience.
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