9 Shannon Pearson
9 - Shannon Pearson
Height: 5-10
Year: Jr
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
High School: Moorpark HS
Position: MB
m 30
k/s 2.66
h % .302
a/s 0.08
b/s 0.65
sa/s 0.35
d/s 0.42

2012 (Volleyball) Season Stats
One of the top middle blockers in the country...earned AVCA Third Team All-America honors in addition to First Team All-SCIAC...third on the team with 292 kills...had a .278 hitting percentage...led the team in total blocks with 86...third on the team with 35 service aces...had a season high 18 kills against Juniata (Oct. 6)...recorded 16 kills against La Verne (Sept. 18)...finished with 10 kills with zero errors on 17 attacks good for a .588 hitting percentage against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Oct. 20)...had a season-high seven blocks twice...the first time coming against Juniata (Oct. 6) and the second against Christopher-Newport (Sept. 15)...had five service aces against Colorado College (Aug. 31).

2011 (Volleyball)
Middle hitter who made a name for herself at the DIII level in her first campaign as a Regal…garnered an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, First Team All-West Region and First Team All-SCIAC accolades…appeared in all 36 matches…hit a .307%, with 307 kills (second on team), 38 aces (third on team), 77 blocks (second on team) and 50 digs…finished with second highest hitting percentage in SCIAC and eighth in kills…twice hit .500 vs. Lewis and Clark (Sept. 9) with 12 kills and vs. Mary Washington (Oct. 14) with 10 kills…tallied 18 kills vs. Whittier…had 10 or more kills in 16 matches…had 15 or more kills in four matches…three and half blocks vs. Whitworth on (Nov. 11)…five aces vs. Frostburg State (Sept. 3)…hit .500 or better in six matches.

Moorpark College
Played one year of volleyball for the Raiders...member of Western State Conference Champions...graduated in 2011.

Colgate University
Appeared in 12 matches, playing 19 sets during 2009 season...recorded 16 kills on 49 attacks...had 12 total blocks...team went 15-13 overall.

Thousand Oaks High School
Played two years of varsity volleyball for the Lancers...earned all-Marmonte League first team honors in 2008...third team honors in 2007...member of four-time league championship team...graduated from TOHS in 2009.

Personal
Full name: Shannon Noelle Pearson...born on Jan. 31, 1991 in Westlake Village, Calif...is one of Jim and Cheryl Pearson's three children...older brother Sean played HS water polo...younger sister Joy plays soccer at TOHS and will play at the Naval Academy...family currently resides in Thousand Oaks, Calif...majoring in biology...career goal is to become a marine veterinarian.

Favorites
Movie: Anchorman
Music: Sara Bareilles, Zac Brown Band
Food: Spaghetti and meat sauce
Sport (other): Football
Team: San Diego Chargers
Athlete: Jason Whitten, Darren Sproles
Book: Gone with the Wind, Pride & Prejudice
TV Show: Arrested Development, Friends
Quote: "It's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog."
Hobbies/Special Talents: Singing, painting murals

Recent Games
Nov 3 vs. Whittier W, 3-0
Nov 5 Occidental L, 3-2
Nov 11 Whitworth (Wash.) W, 3-2
Nov 12 Chapman W, 3-0
Nov 13 Colorado Col. W, 3-1
Nov 18 vs. Wittenberg (Ohio) L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 30 10
Sets 96 30
Kills 255 76
Kills per set 2.66 2.53
Errors 78 21
Total Attacks 587 171
Hitting Percentage .302 .322
Assists 8 1
Assists per set 0.08 0.03
Service Aces 34 11
Service Errors 49 10
Service Aces per set 0.35 0.37
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 40 13
Digs per set 0.42 0.43
Block Solo 7 3
Block Assist 55 17
Block Total 62 20
Blocks per set 0.65 0.67
Block Errors 13 3
Ball Handling Errors 3 1
Points 323.5 98.5
Points per set 3.4 3.3
Matches started 27 9
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 3 vs. Christopher Newport (Va.) L, 3-0 - 3 3 2 14 .071 0 2 2 - 0 5 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Sep 3 vs. Frostburg St. W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 12 .417 0 5 5 - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 4 vs. Stevens W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 18 .444 0 2 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 14.0
Sep 4 at Haverford W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 24 .208 0 0 2 - 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 11.0
Sep 9 Willamette (Ore.) W, 3-1 1 4 14 4 26 .385 2 1 3 - 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 16.0
Sep 9 Lewis & Clark (Ore.) W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 22 .500 3 3 2 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Sep 10 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-2 1 5 15 6 30 .300 1 3 3 - 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Sep 10 Southwestern (Texas) L, 3-1 1 4 12 3 38 .237 0 0 2 - 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 12.5
Sep 13 at Westmont L, 3-1 1 4 7 3 23 .174 0 0 2 - 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Sep 17 Chapman W, 3-1 1 4 8 3 30 .167 0 4 3 - 0 3 0 5 2 5 1 14.5
Sep 17 Emory (Ga.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Occidental W, 3-1 - 4 14 4 30 .333 0 1 1 - 0 4 0 4 1 4 0 17.0
Sep 23 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Redlands W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 27 at Caltech W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 4 1.000 0 2 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 30 at La Verne W, 3-1 1 4 8 4 25 .160 0 1 1 - 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 11.0
Oct 1 Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 14 .214 1 2 0 - 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Oct 4 at Whittier W, 3-2 1 5 18 4 35 .400 0 1 0 - 0 2 0 3 1 3 1 20.5
Oct 7 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 University of Mary Washington (Va.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 2 16 .500 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 14 Rhodes W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 5 .600 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 15 Lycoming W, 3-0 1 1 2 2 5 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Oct 15 Widener W, 3-0 1 2 8 0 13 .615 0 0 1 - 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9.0
Oct 18 La Verne W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Occidental L, 3-1 1 4 10 3 23 .304 0 0 2 - 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 12.5
Oct 22 vs. New York U. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Redlands W, 3-0 1 2 3 3 7 .000 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6.0
Oct 25 Caltech W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Whittier W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 21 .381 0 2 3 - 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 13.5
Nov 1 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 8 .500 0 0 1 - 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Nov 3 vs. Whittier W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 14 .357 1 0 1 - 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 10.0
Nov 5 Occidental L, 3-2 1 5 17 4 35 .371 0 0 2 - 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 18.5
Nov 11 Whitworth (Wash.) W, 3-2 1 5 10 4 34 .176 0 0 2 - 0 1 0 7 2 7 0 13.5
Nov 12 Chapman W, 3-0 1 3 5 6 17 -.059 0 0 2 - 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 6.0
Nov 13 Colorado Col. W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 28 .393 0 1 5 - 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 16.0
Nov 18 vs. Wittenberg (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 3 5 3 12 .167 0 1 1 - 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 30 96 255 2.66 78 587 .302 8 0.08 34 0.35 0 1 40 0.42 7 55 62 0.65 323.5 3.4
Conference 10 30 76 2.53 21 171 .322 1 0.03 11 0.37 0 1 13 0.43 3 17 20 0.67 98.5 3.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 17 55 158 2.87 44 368 .310 7 0.13 18 0.33 0 0 24 0.44 1 35 36 0.65 194.5 3.5
Away 8 26 63 2.42 21 149 .282 0 0.00 6 0.23 0 1 8 0.31 4 13 17 0.65 79.5 3.1
Neutral 5 15 34 2.27 13 70 .300 1 0.07 10 0.67 - 0 8 0.53 2 7 9 0.60 49.5 3.3
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Wins 24 73 201 2.75 60 442 .319 8 0.11 31 0.42 0 0 32 0.44 5 43 48 0.66 258.5 3.5
Losses 6 23 54 2.35 18 145 .248 0 0.00 3 0.13 - 1 8 0.35 2 12 14 0.61 65.0 2.8
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September 14 47 125 2.66 39 300 .287 6 0.13 24 0.51 0 0 26 0.55 2 24 26 0.55 163.0 3.5
October 9 24 68 2.83 17 139 .367 1 0.04 8 0.33 0 1 7 0.29 4 10 14 0.58 85.0 3.5
November 7 25 62 2.48 22 148 .270 1 0.04 2 0.08 - 0 7 0.28 1 21 22 0.88 75.5 3.0