2022 Volleyball Roster
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Arizona
Sep 12 (Fri)
7:00 PM
Roster
Crenshaw, Shannon

Jersey Number 11
Shannon Crenshaw
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Libero
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Longwood, Fla.
- High School:
- Bishop Moore Catholic
Bio
Crenshaw Features
Shannon Crenshaw Isn't Your Average Libero, But Has Been A Big Boost For UW's Surging Volleyball Team (Seattle Times; Mar. 25, 2021)
2022 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Contributed all around the court once again, starting at outside hitter, opposite, and defensive specialist ... became 15th Husky to surpass 1,000 career digs, finishing with 1,071 to rank 14th ... one of the team's main serve-receivers, handling 400 receptions, third-most on the squad ... ranked fourth on the team with 161 digs and added 84 kills ... had 7 kills and 8 digs in NCAA first round loss to TCU (12/2) ... on Senior Night in 3-1 win over USC (11/23) had 6 kills on 11 swings to hit .455 ... dug 11 with 4 kills and an ace in sweep of Utah on 11/20 ... hit .462 with 7 kills on 13 swings in 3-2 win at Arizona State (11/13) adding 12 digs and 1 ace ... double-double 10 kills and 10 digs in 2-3 loss at Arizona on 11/11 ... notched 11 kills on a .296 Att% with 7 digs in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/6) ... season-high 12 kills on 36 swings and had 49 serve-receptions with 13 digs in 2-3 loss to No. 8 Stanford (10/30) ... played front row for the first time in six weeks in 3-0 win over Cal (10/28) coming back from a broken finger, and had 6 kills and 3 blocks ... dug 11 in five set loss to Arizona State (10/21) with 1 ace ... in 3-1 win at Colorado on 10/16, had 8 digs and 1 assist ... saw first action in nearly a month after breaking a finger in practice, returning on 10/7 in 3-0 win over Oregon State ... made first ever start at opposite in 3-0 win over Iowa (9/3) and had 6 kills, 3 blocks, and a team-high 15 digs ... posted 13 digs and added a kill in four set victory at Arkansas on 8/27.
2021 (As A Fourth-Year Junior)
An ultimate utility player in her fourth season, starting at libero, outside hitter, and as a defensive specialist, playing in every set and serving as one of the primary passers ... ranked fourth on the team with 2.04 digs per set and had her best serving season, averaging 0.28 aces per set to rank third on the team ... an impressive .309 attack percentage in limited attacking role, with 46 kills on 110 swings ... in season-ending five set loss at No. 2 Texas (12/9) had 8 digs and 1 kill on 5 swings ... second-straight match with 4 aces in sweep of Hawaii in NCAA tourney (12/4) with 5 digs and a kill ... new career-high with 4 aces plus 2 kills and 5 digs in 3-0 win over Brown in NCAA opener (12/3) ... in 3-1 win over No. 21 Washington State (11/27) had 5 kills, an ace, and 11 digs ... had 9 digs and 14 receptions without an error in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/24) ... second-straight front row start and second-straight career-high with 15 kills on a career-best .538 Att% (15-1-26) in 3-0 win over Oregon State (11/19), adding 10 digs for a double-double ... back in a starting OH role for the first time since the 2020-21 season opener and tied career-high with 13 kills, hitting .370, in sweep at Cal (11/14) ... an ace and 6 digs in 3-1 win at No. 20 Stanford (11/11) ... had 3 kills on 6 swings plus 6 digs and 2 blocks, returning to an attacking role in sweep of Arizona (11/7) ... in sweep of Arizona State (11/5) had 6 digs and 2 aces plus 1 kill ... put down a kill in one front row swing with 6 digs in loss at No. 16 UCLA (10/31) ... had 7 digs in four set win at USC on 10/29 ... added 5 digs and 10 serve-receptions in sweep of No. 15 Stanford (10/24) ... in 3-1 win over Cal (10/22) had 9 digs, 15 receptions without an error, and had a back row kill on her only attempt ... dug 10 including two key digs late in set five in 3-2 win at No. 13 Oregon (10/14) and added 2 aces ... had 10 digs and 11 receptions without an error in 3-1 win at Arizona (10/8) ... in 3-1 win over USC (10/3) had 5 digs, 1 ace, and 11 receptions without an error ... 9 digs and an ace in five set thriller over No. 15 UCLA (10/1) ... had 63 serve-receptions without an error plus 15 digs and 2 aces in 2-3 setback against No. 15 Utah (9/22) ... posted 10 digs and 3 assists with an ace in sweep of Fresno State (9/16) ... had an ace to win it, 16-14 in the fifth set, over Montana State, with 11 digs and 5 assists ... picked up 9 digs and 5 assists in win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... in 3-1 win at No. 22 Pepperdine (9/10) fired 3 aces and had 8 digs ... tied career-high with 7 assists and added 10 digs in 3-1 win over Iowa ... a team-high 16 digs with 2 assists in a four set loss at No. 11 Ohio State (8/28) ... started at libero in the season-opener vs. Ohio, getting 6 assists and 7 digs in the sweep.
2020-21 (As A Junior)
Changed positions from outside hitter to the starting libero and locked down the position for the year, helping the Huskies win the Pac-12 title and reach the Final Four ... led the team with 3.60 digs per set, ranking seventh in the Pac-12 ... was the team leader in digs in 21 matches ... second on the team with 74 assists (0.78/set) ... led the team with 19 digs plus 2 aces in five set thriller over 11-seed Louisville in NCAA Round of 16 on 4/18 ... racked up 24 digs plus 5 assists in NCAA second round five set win over Dayton (4/15) ... led team with 10 digs and had 2 assists in Pac-12 clinching sweep at Cal in regular season finale (4/3) ... earned second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week of the season following series win over Stanford, averaging 4.89 digs/set and adding 13 assists ... upped career-high to 26 digs with 6 assists in 3-2 thriller over Stanford (3/28) ... in 3-1 win over Stanford (3/26) had 18 digs and career-high 7 assists ... team-high 10 digs with 5 assists in 3-0 win over USC (3/14) ... served 2 aces with 14 digs and was top serving point scorer in 3-2 win over USC (3/12) ... dug 22 balls and had 1 ace and 4 assists in five sets at No. 20 Oregon (3/7) ... 13 digs in 3-0 win over No. 20 Oregon (3/5) ... led team with 15 digs and had 3 assists and 1 ace in 3-1 win over No. 7 Utah (2/27) ... posted 11 digs with an ace in sweep of No. 7 Utah on 2/25 ... named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first time on 2/22 after helping UW to a pair of wins at Colorado with 4.25 digs per set ... had 13 digs in 3-0 sweep of Colorado in the rematch on 2/21 ... in 3-2 win over Colorado (2/19) matched then-career-high with 21 digs and added 2 aces ... in 3-0 sweep of No. 18 UCLA (2/14) had 11 digs ... 14 digs and 5 assists in 2-3 loss at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... new career-best with 5 assists plus 8 digs in 3-0 sweep of Oregon State (2/6) ... 11 digs in 3-1 win over OSU on 2/4 ... in five set win at Arizona (1/30), had 14 digs, a pair of aces and 2 assists ... 7 digs and 3 assists in 3-0 sweep at Arizona (1/29) ... libero for all four sets in 3-1 win over Arizona State (1/23) with team-high 20 digs ... played two sets outside hitter and one set libero in season opening defeat to ASU (1/22) with 3 kills, 7 digs and 1 block ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
A key member of the rotation during her second year, playing in the back row as well as a number of matches of front row attacking ... had 92 kills and 211 digs on the season plus 11 aces ... eight digs in just three sets in NCAA round 2 win over South Carolina (12/7) ... 1 kill and 2 aces plus 2 blocks in 3-0 win over Winthrop (12/6) ... in five set loss to No. 25 WSU (11/30) had 9 digs ... dug 8 in four set win at Arizona State (11/24) ... had 6 digs and an assist in 3-1 win at Arizona (11/22) ... in huge 3-2 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) posted 8 digs ... had 2 kills and 10 digs in 3-1 win at OSU on 11/10 ... third-straight match over .300 with 8 kills, 2 errors, on 20 swings in 3-0 win at Oregon (11/7) ... huge match in 3-0 win over No. 25 UCLA (11/3) with 10 kills and just 1 error on 19 swings to hit .474 with 7 digs and 2 blocks ... career-high in kills and digs in five set loss to USC on 11/1 with 13 kills, hitting .300, with 21 digs ... a pair of aces and a pair of blocks with 6 digs in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/27) .. a double-double in 3-1 win over Arizona (10/20) with 10 kills (.132 Att%) and 12 digs plus 2 blocks ... new career-high of 16 digs plus 5 kills and 2 aces in 3-1 win over Arizona State on 10/18 ... had 5 digs and 2 assists in the come-from-behind 3-2 win over Oregon (10/13) ... playing back row, had 6 digs in the 3-1 win over UCLA (10/6) ... started and had 7 kills, an ace and 9 digs in four set loss at Washington State (9/25) ... had 3 kills and 4 digs in the 3-1 win over Nebraska-Omaha (9/14) ... tied her career-high with 12 kills and set a career-high with 15 digs in the 3-0 win over Drake (9/13) ... in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/7) had 2 kills and 7 digs ... six digs and an assist in the 3-2 win over No. 5 Illinois (9/6) ... posted 8 kills (.273 Att%) with 1 ace, 4 digs, and 3 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego on 8/31 ... opened the season in the starting lineup with 8 kills and 8 digs and served a pair of aces in 3-0 win over St. John’s ... named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (As A Freshman)
Saw action in 26 matches, starting six, for a total of 84 sets during her freshman year, playing outside hitter as well as a defensive specialist role ... had 48 kills and 113 digs on the year and handled 323 serve receptions ... hit .400 with 4 kills on 10 swings with 2 digs in loss at Utah (10/26) ... notched 11 digs in the four set loss to No. 14 USC (10/17) ... finished with 6 kills and 6 digs in 3-0 loss at Arizona State on 10/7 ... saw a bit of front row time vs. Utah (9/30) and had 3 kills on 5 swings without an error plus 5 digs ... had 5 digs and a kill playing back row in the 3-2 comeback win at Oregon State (9/23) ... six digs in the five set win over WSU in the Pac-12 opener (9/20) ... shared team lead with 9 kills on 28 attacks in 3-0 win over Sacramento State (9/14) with 3 aces and 8 digs ... 2 kills on 9 swings and 5 digs in sweep of CSUN (9/14) ... played all the way around for the first time in the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State (9/8) and had 12 kills, an ace, 6 digs, and 4 blocks ... hit .300 with 3 kills on 10 swings in the loss at No. 13 Pitt (9/8) ... posted 4 kills on 15 swings and had 11 digs and 3 assists in 3-1 setback to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) ... played back row in the 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31) with 13 digs ... made her collegiate debut in the 3-0 win over No. 14 San Diego on Aug. 25, starting and getting 2 kills on 5 attempts with 5 digs.
High School and Personal: Born in Winter Park, Florida … parents are Erika and Mike Crenshaw … has one older brother, Justin … capped an outstanding high school career by leading her club team, Top Select, to the Open division championship at the 2018 USAV Junior Nationals in Anaheim, Calif. and was named tournament MVP … played six years for Top Select and coach Blake Rawlins … also helped her club team win AAU Nationals in 2016 and take third in 2016 USAV Nationals … was ranked No. 69 in the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces … named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50, the annual list of top seniors nationally … led her high school squad to Florida 5A state titles in 2015 and 2016, losing just one match in 2016, and was Florida 5A Player of the Year in 2015 … did not play her senior high school season … was named 2016 Nike Tournament of Champions MVP … graduated with a 3.9 GPA … considering studying architecture … also considered Florida State and USC.
Shannon Crenshaw Isn't Your Average Libero, But Has Been A Big Boost For UW's Surging Volleyball Team (Seattle Times; Mar. 25, 2021)
2022 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Contributed all around the court once again, starting at outside hitter, opposite, and defensive specialist ... became 15th Husky to surpass 1,000 career digs, finishing with 1,071 to rank 14th ... one of the team's main serve-receivers, handling 400 receptions, third-most on the squad ... ranked fourth on the team with 161 digs and added 84 kills ... had 7 kills and 8 digs in NCAA first round loss to TCU (12/2) ... on Senior Night in 3-1 win over USC (11/23) had 6 kills on 11 swings to hit .455 ... dug 11 with 4 kills and an ace in sweep of Utah on 11/20 ... hit .462 with 7 kills on 13 swings in 3-2 win at Arizona State (11/13) adding 12 digs and 1 ace ... double-double 10 kills and 10 digs in 2-3 loss at Arizona on 11/11 ... notched 11 kills on a .296 Att% with 7 digs in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/6) ... season-high 12 kills on 36 swings and had 49 serve-receptions with 13 digs in 2-3 loss to No. 8 Stanford (10/30) ... played front row for the first time in six weeks in 3-0 win over Cal (10/28) coming back from a broken finger, and had 6 kills and 3 blocks ... dug 11 in five set loss to Arizona State (10/21) with 1 ace ... in 3-1 win at Colorado on 10/16, had 8 digs and 1 assist ... saw first action in nearly a month after breaking a finger in practice, returning on 10/7 in 3-0 win over Oregon State ... made first ever start at opposite in 3-0 win over Iowa (9/3) and had 6 kills, 3 blocks, and a team-high 15 digs ... posted 13 digs and added a kill in four set victory at Arkansas on 8/27.
2021 (As A Fourth-Year Junior)
An ultimate utility player in her fourth season, starting at libero, outside hitter, and as a defensive specialist, playing in every set and serving as one of the primary passers ... ranked fourth on the team with 2.04 digs per set and had her best serving season, averaging 0.28 aces per set to rank third on the team ... an impressive .309 attack percentage in limited attacking role, with 46 kills on 110 swings ... in season-ending five set loss at No. 2 Texas (12/9) had 8 digs and 1 kill on 5 swings ... second-straight match with 4 aces in sweep of Hawaii in NCAA tourney (12/4) with 5 digs and a kill ... new career-high with 4 aces plus 2 kills and 5 digs in 3-0 win over Brown in NCAA opener (12/3) ... in 3-1 win over No. 21 Washington State (11/27) had 5 kills, an ace, and 11 digs ... had 9 digs and 14 receptions without an error in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/24) ... second-straight front row start and second-straight career-high with 15 kills on a career-best .538 Att% (15-1-26) in 3-0 win over Oregon State (11/19), adding 10 digs for a double-double ... back in a starting OH role for the first time since the 2020-21 season opener and tied career-high with 13 kills, hitting .370, in sweep at Cal (11/14) ... an ace and 6 digs in 3-1 win at No. 20 Stanford (11/11) ... had 3 kills on 6 swings plus 6 digs and 2 blocks, returning to an attacking role in sweep of Arizona (11/7) ... in sweep of Arizona State (11/5) had 6 digs and 2 aces plus 1 kill ... put down a kill in one front row swing with 6 digs in loss at No. 16 UCLA (10/31) ... had 7 digs in four set win at USC on 10/29 ... added 5 digs and 10 serve-receptions in sweep of No. 15 Stanford (10/24) ... in 3-1 win over Cal (10/22) had 9 digs, 15 receptions without an error, and had a back row kill on her only attempt ... dug 10 including two key digs late in set five in 3-2 win at No. 13 Oregon (10/14) and added 2 aces ... had 10 digs and 11 receptions without an error in 3-1 win at Arizona (10/8) ... in 3-1 win over USC (10/3) had 5 digs, 1 ace, and 11 receptions without an error ... 9 digs and an ace in five set thriller over No. 15 UCLA (10/1) ... had 63 serve-receptions without an error plus 15 digs and 2 aces in 2-3 setback against No. 15 Utah (9/22) ... posted 10 digs and 3 assists with an ace in sweep of Fresno State (9/16) ... had an ace to win it, 16-14 in the fifth set, over Montana State, with 11 digs and 5 assists ... picked up 9 digs and 5 assists in win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... in 3-1 win at No. 22 Pepperdine (9/10) fired 3 aces and had 8 digs ... tied career-high with 7 assists and added 10 digs in 3-1 win over Iowa ... a team-high 16 digs with 2 assists in a four set loss at No. 11 Ohio State (8/28) ... started at libero in the season-opener vs. Ohio, getting 6 assists and 7 digs in the sweep.
2020-21 (As A Junior)
Changed positions from outside hitter to the starting libero and locked down the position for the year, helping the Huskies win the Pac-12 title and reach the Final Four ... led the team with 3.60 digs per set, ranking seventh in the Pac-12 ... was the team leader in digs in 21 matches ... second on the team with 74 assists (0.78/set) ... led the team with 19 digs plus 2 aces in five set thriller over 11-seed Louisville in NCAA Round of 16 on 4/18 ... racked up 24 digs plus 5 assists in NCAA second round five set win over Dayton (4/15) ... led team with 10 digs and had 2 assists in Pac-12 clinching sweep at Cal in regular season finale (4/3) ... earned second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week of the season following series win over Stanford, averaging 4.89 digs/set and adding 13 assists ... upped career-high to 26 digs with 6 assists in 3-2 thriller over Stanford (3/28) ... in 3-1 win over Stanford (3/26) had 18 digs and career-high 7 assists ... team-high 10 digs with 5 assists in 3-0 win over USC (3/14) ... served 2 aces with 14 digs and was top serving point scorer in 3-2 win over USC (3/12) ... dug 22 balls and had 1 ace and 4 assists in five sets at No. 20 Oregon (3/7) ... 13 digs in 3-0 win over No. 20 Oregon (3/5) ... led team with 15 digs and had 3 assists and 1 ace in 3-1 win over No. 7 Utah (2/27) ... posted 11 digs with an ace in sweep of No. 7 Utah on 2/25 ... named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first time on 2/22 after helping UW to a pair of wins at Colorado with 4.25 digs per set ... had 13 digs in 3-0 sweep of Colorado in the rematch on 2/21 ... in 3-2 win over Colorado (2/19) matched then-career-high with 21 digs and added 2 aces ... in 3-0 sweep of No. 18 UCLA (2/14) had 11 digs ... 14 digs and 5 assists in 2-3 loss at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... new career-best with 5 assists plus 8 digs in 3-0 sweep of Oregon State (2/6) ... 11 digs in 3-1 win over OSU on 2/4 ... in five set win at Arizona (1/30), had 14 digs, a pair of aces and 2 assists ... 7 digs and 3 assists in 3-0 sweep at Arizona (1/29) ... libero for all four sets in 3-1 win over Arizona State (1/23) with team-high 20 digs ... played two sets outside hitter and one set libero in season opening defeat to ASU (1/22) with 3 kills, 7 digs and 1 block ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
A key member of the rotation during her second year, playing in the back row as well as a number of matches of front row attacking ... had 92 kills and 211 digs on the season plus 11 aces ... eight digs in just three sets in NCAA round 2 win over South Carolina (12/7) ... 1 kill and 2 aces plus 2 blocks in 3-0 win over Winthrop (12/6) ... in five set loss to No. 25 WSU (11/30) had 9 digs ... dug 8 in four set win at Arizona State (11/24) ... had 6 digs and an assist in 3-1 win at Arizona (11/22) ... in huge 3-2 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) posted 8 digs ... had 2 kills and 10 digs in 3-1 win at OSU on 11/10 ... third-straight match over .300 with 8 kills, 2 errors, on 20 swings in 3-0 win at Oregon (11/7) ... huge match in 3-0 win over No. 25 UCLA (11/3) with 10 kills and just 1 error on 19 swings to hit .474 with 7 digs and 2 blocks ... career-high in kills and digs in five set loss to USC on 11/1 with 13 kills, hitting .300, with 21 digs ... a pair of aces and a pair of blocks with 6 digs in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/27) .. a double-double in 3-1 win over Arizona (10/20) with 10 kills (.132 Att%) and 12 digs plus 2 blocks ... new career-high of 16 digs plus 5 kills and 2 aces in 3-1 win over Arizona State on 10/18 ... had 5 digs and 2 assists in the come-from-behind 3-2 win over Oregon (10/13) ... playing back row, had 6 digs in the 3-1 win over UCLA (10/6) ... started and had 7 kills, an ace and 9 digs in four set loss at Washington State (9/25) ... had 3 kills and 4 digs in the 3-1 win over Nebraska-Omaha (9/14) ... tied her career-high with 12 kills and set a career-high with 15 digs in the 3-0 win over Drake (9/13) ... in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/7) had 2 kills and 7 digs ... six digs and an assist in the 3-2 win over No. 5 Illinois (9/6) ... posted 8 kills (.273 Att%) with 1 ace, 4 digs, and 3 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego on 8/31 ... opened the season in the starting lineup with 8 kills and 8 digs and served a pair of aces in 3-0 win over St. John’s ... named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (As A Freshman)
Saw action in 26 matches, starting six, for a total of 84 sets during her freshman year, playing outside hitter as well as a defensive specialist role ... had 48 kills and 113 digs on the year and handled 323 serve receptions ... hit .400 with 4 kills on 10 swings with 2 digs in loss at Utah (10/26) ... notched 11 digs in the four set loss to No. 14 USC (10/17) ... finished with 6 kills and 6 digs in 3-0 loss at Arizona State on 10/7 ... saw a bit of front row time vs. Utah (9/30) and had 3 kills on 5 swings without an error plus 5 digs ... had 5 digs and a kill playing back row in the 3-2 comeback win at Oregon State (9/23) ... six digs in the five set win over WSU in the Pac-12 opener (9/20) ... shared team lead with 9 kills on 28 attacks in 3-0 win over Sacramento State (9/14) with 3 aces and 8 digs ... 2 kills on 9 swings and 5 digs in sweep of CSUN (9/14) ... played all the way around for the first time in the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State (9/8) and had 12 kills, an ace, 6 digs, and 4 blocks ... hit .300 with 3 kills on 10 swings in the loss at No. 13 Pitt (9/8) ... posted 4 kills on 15 swings and had 11 digs and 3 assists in 3-1 setback to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) ... played back row in the 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31) with 13 digs ... made her collegiate debut in the 3-0 win over No. 14 San Diego on Aug. 25, starting and getting 2 kills on 5 attempts with 5 digs.
High School and Personal: Born in Winter Park, Florida … parents are Erika and Mike Crenshaw … has one older brother, Justin … capped an outstanding high school career by leading her club team, Top Select, to the Open division championship at the 2018 USAV Junior Nationals in Anaheim, Calif. and was named tournament MVP … played six years for Top Select and coach Blake Rawlins … also helped her club team win AAU Nationals in 2016 and take third in 2016 USAV Nationals … was ranked No. 69 in the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces … named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50, the annual list of top seniors nationally … led her high school squad to Florida 5A state titles in 2015 and 2016, losing just one match in 2016, and was Florida 5A Player of the Year in 2015 … did not play her senior high school season … was named 2016 Nike Tournament of Champions MVP … graduated with a 3.9 GPA … considering studying architecture … also considered Florida State and USC.
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