2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Shelly Stafford
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Cypress Ranch H.S.
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
โข 2019 AVCA All-American (first team)
โข 2019 Senior CLASS Award All-American (second team)
โข 2019 ESPNW All-American (second team)
โข 2019 All-Region (first team)
โข 2019 All-Big 12 (first team โ unanimous)
โข 2019 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
โข 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District (second team)
โข 2019 Preseason All-Big 12
โข 2018 AVCA All-American (second team)
โข 2018 All-Region (first team)
โข 2018 All-Big 12 (first team โ unanimous)
โข 2018 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
โขย 2018 Preseason All-Big 12
โขย 2017 AVCA All-American (honorable mention)
โขย 2017 All-Region (first team)
โขย 2017 All-Big 12 (first team)
โข 2016 Preseason All-Big 12
โขย 2016 U.S. Collegiate National Team member
โข 2015 All-Big 12 (second team)
โข 2015 All-Big 12 Freshman Team
โข 2015 U.S. Collegiate National Team member
โข Four-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
โข Two-timeย Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
โข 2015 Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 21)
โข 2019 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โข 2018 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โขย 2017 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โข Eight-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection
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2019 (Redshirt Senior):
Closed out a prolific career with AVCA First Team All-America recognition after helping the Bears to a share of their first Big 12 championship and a spot in the NCAA National Semifinalsโฆ Finished career as a three-time All-AmericanโฆLeaves Baylor as the career leader in hitting percentage with a .347 mark on 1,241 kills on 2,631 attemptsโฆClosed out collegiate career as part of the winningest senior class in program history, compiling four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, a 95-30 record and four 20-win seasonsโฆHelped BU achieve its first No. 1 AVCA national ranking for six weeks and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA TournamentโฆEarned spot on Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team, becoming second Bear in three seasons to earn the honorโฆBecame 10th Bear and first since 2014 to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team honorโฆBecame the first player in conference history to be named Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year in back-to-back seasonsโฆUnanimous All-Big 12 First Team pick, becoming the first Bear to earn all-conference accolades in four seasonsโฆAlso earned VolleyballMag.com First Team All-America, ESPNW Second Team All-America and AVCA All-Region honorsโฆHad double-digit kills in 13 matches, including a season-high 18 against No. 13 Hawaiโi on Sept. 22โฆStarted in all 31 matches during the seasonโฆPosted double-digit kills in six Big 12 matchesโฆHit .500 or better in 10 matches, including a season-best .733 (12k-1e-15a) against USC in the NCAA Second RoundโฆPosted season-high eight blocks at No. 11 Marquette on Sept. 8โฆPassed Torri Campbell (2009-12) for the eighth-most blocks in Baylor history and third-most in the rally scoring era with 415โฆPosted 23 service aces, good for second-most on the team...Named to the HotelRED Invitational and Husker Invitational All-Tournament TeamsโฆEarned Baylor Classic Best Blocker with 11 blocks against No. 17 Missouri and No. 13 HawaiโiโฆPreseason All-Big 12 pick with teammate Yossiana PressleyโฆEarned Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the third consecutive seasonโฆNamed to the fall Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll.
2018 (Redshirt Junior):
Became the second player in program history to earn AVCA Second Team All-America honors after standout season, breaking the single-season hitting percentage school record for the second-straight yearโฆAlso earned VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-America recognitionโฆFinished with .397 hitting efficiency for 370 killsโฆAverage 3.14 kills per set in the middle, good for top 10 in the Big 12โฆWas most efficient player in conference action, hitting .399โฆEarned All-Region and unanimous All-Big 12 accoladesโฆNamed the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for her work on the court and in the classroomโฆHad 23 double-digit kill matches, including 11 in a rowโฆHit .400 or better in 13 matchesโฆHit .500 or better in six matches and .600 or better in three matchesโฆHad 20 or more kills in two matchesโฆLed the team in kills in eight matchesโฆLed the team in blocks, averaging 1.16 per set for 137 total blocksโฆHer blocking average was ninth best in the Big 12โฆAlso posted 97 digs as a middleโฆAdded 21 service aces, good for second best on the teamโฆHad a career-high 24 kills on 46 attempts against Oklahoma, leading the league in kills per set (6.00) and points per set (7.12) that weekโฆPosted a career-high 10 blocks to post first career double-double with 18 kills against Hawaiโi in the NCAA First RoundโฆHit a school-record .741 for 20 kills on 27 attempts with no errors to help BU defeat West Virginia on Oct. 13โฆNamed the Baylor Invitational Best Attacker on Aug. 25 after posting 41 kills on 59 attempts with only three errorsโฆEarned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors four times and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in her careerโฆNamed the VolleyMob.com National Player of the Week after impressive back-to-back blocking performances against Iowa State and Kansas StateโฆNamed a Preseason All-Big 12 member along with teammates Yossiana Pressley and Hannah LockinโฆEarned Academic All-Big 12 First Team recognition for second consecutive seasonโฆNamed to the Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll for both semesters.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American after compiling the best single-season hitting percentage (.376) in program historyโฆAlso named a PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-AmericanโฆNamed to the All-Region Team with three other BearsโฆIs now a two-time Big 12 honoree after being named to the All-Big 12 First TeamโฆCompiled 314 kills for 2.80 per set out of the middle, leading the team in hitting efficiency and ranked second in the Big 12โฆWas the eighth-best blocks leader in the Big 12, averaging 1.10 per set with 123 total blocks in 2017โฆWas fourth on the team in aces, producing 20 for 0.18 per setโฆPosted double-digit kills in 18 matchesโฆMatched a career-high 17 kills at Washington State on Aug. 31โฆHit .765 for 13 kills on 17 attempts against UC-Santa Barbara, recording the fourth-best attack percentage all-time in a three-set match in program history (min. 10 kills)โฆHit .300 or better in 13 matchesโฆHit .500 or better in seven matches, adding 14 kills at Iowa State (.500) and nine kills at Texas Tech (.692) in conference playโฆPosted a season-high seven digs twice during the season: at TCU and vs. Iowa StateโฆTotaled a career-high eight blocks three times, including at No. 11 Kansas, vs. Oklahoma and vs. Texas StateโฆNamed Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after career-high eight blocks vs. the Jayhawks on Nov. 13โฆEarned spot on the NCAA Tournament Waco Regional All-Tournament Team after producing 21 kills on 39 attempts in the postseasonโฆNamed the Baylor Invitational Best Attacker and Baylor Classic Best Blocker in the team's home tournamentsโฆEarned Cougar Challenge All-Tournament Team honorsโฆEarned spot on Baylor Dean's List during spring...Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team and the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll duringย fall and spring semesters.
2016 (Sophomore - Redshirt):
Spent the season recovering from a preseason injury and did not participate in any matchesโฆPrior to decision to redshirt, earned preseason All-Big 12 honors...Named to U.S. Collegiate National Team during the summer...Named to Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll for fall and spring semesters.ย
2015 (Freshman):
Played in every match and in all but two sets in her first year...Third on the team in kills and fifth in blocks...Her .244 attacking percentage was best among Baylor hitters with 400 or more total attacks...Season-high 17 kills vs. Sam Houston State on Sept. 4...Season-high seven digs vs. Eastern Illinois on Sept. 12...Season-high seven blocks vs. Cleveland State on Sept. 12...Named to the All-Big 12 second team and the Big 12 All Freshman Team...Earned a spot on USA Volleyballโs U.S. Collegiate National Team, competing against the countryโs best over the summer in Indianapolis...Named as the Baylor Invitational MVP and to the Dayton Invitational All-Tournament Team...Earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week Honors (Sept. 21).
2015ย (Spring Early Enrollee):
After graduating high school a semester early, enrolled at Baylor in the spring to take part in the spring camp schedule and international tour to Italy...Named to the Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll.
High School:
Played four years of varsity volleyball at Cypress Ranch High School...Led the Mustangs to a four-year record of 113-49...Team finished 37-7 in 2014, winning the District 17-6A championship and advancing to the regional finals...Honors include four-time first-team all-district, District 17-6A MVP (2014), Cy-Fair Tournament MVP (2013 & 2014), Magnolia Tournament first team (2013), Magnolia Tournament MVP (2014), Under Armour All-American (2014), Houston Fab50 (2012, โ13, โ14) and KHOU News Athlete of the Week (2014).
Personal:
Maiden name is Shelly Fanning...Married Samuel Stafford in May 2019 in Costa Rica...Daughter of Bill and Holly Fanning...Has two older siblings, Mandy and Travis...Participated in FCA, traveled to Mexico for mission trips...Graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications andย a master's in sports management...Would like to play professional volleyball and then coach at the professional level...Enjoys riding horses in her spare time.ย
