Shannon Smith Class: Senior Hometown: Bourbonnais, Ill. High School: Bradley-Bourbonnais HS Last College: Iowa Height: 5-11 Position: Setter Experience: 1L Club Team: Divers Volleyball Club

AT TULSA: Transferred to Tulsa from the University of Iowa prior to the 1999 season . . . starting setter in all but four matches, which she missed due to medical reasons . . . led the team in assists with 846, which ranks second on the school’s all-time single-season list . . . averaged 35.3 assists per match and 10.4 per game . . . tied the school’s assist record for a match twice, against North Texas and at UTEP with 58 . . . had four matches with 50 or more assists . . . also had 48 blocks on the season . . . second on squad in digs with 211.

AT IOWA: Was Iowa’s starting setter as a sophomore and served in a reserve role as a freshman . . . saw action in 22 of 31 matches as a sophomore in 1997 . . . ranked second for the Hawkeyes with 517 assists her sophomore season . . . appeared in only 10 matches during her rookie season . . . tallied 141 assists as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School . . . recorded 590 assists and 174 digs as a senior . . . was a three-time all-city and all-conference honoree . . . earned third-team all-state honors as a senior . . . named first-team all-state by the Champaign News Gazette and Chicago Tribune . . . helped lead her prep team to the SICA South Conference title three straight seasons . . . high school team advanced to the sectional Sweet 16 her junior season . . . earned letters two years in softball and four years in basketball . . . was a four-time all-city and all-conference selection in basketball and two-time honoree in softball.

PERSONAL: History major . . . born August 28, 1978 . . . daughter of Kevin and Cathy Smith.

Smith’s Career Statistics*
Year	M	G   	K	E	TA	PCT  	AST	SA	DIGS  	BS	BA	K/G	D/G 
1996*	10	17	8	2	25	.240	141	2	18	0	3	0.47	1.06
1997*	22	55	25	12	92	.141	517	2	133	2	22	0.45	2.42
1999	24	81	59	27	187	.171	846	14	211	3	45	0.73	2.60
Totals	56	153	92	41	304	.168	1,504	18	362	5	70	0.60	2.36
*Stats at Iowa

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