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Illinois State seniors Tabitha Visk and Kristin Stauter and sophomore Shannon McGlaughlin were named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team.
Sophomore Year (2011)
Started all 32 matches ... led the team in kills (419), kills per set (3.41), points (459), and points per set (3.73) ... ranked second in the Valley in kills per set ... third on the team in hitting percentage (.221) and fourth in digs (256) ... recorded double-digit kills in all but six matches, including 11 matches with 15 plus kills ... named to the Wolverine Invitational All-Tournament Team and the Skyhawk Invitational MVP ... compiled 10 double-doubles (kills/digs) ... posted a season-high .500 hitting percentage after going errorless against Cal State Bakersfield (8/27) ... Missouri Valley Conference Second-Team selection ... Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second-Team member ...named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team.
Freshman Year (2010)
Started all 33 matches ... played in all 121 sets ... MVC All-Freshman Team selection ... ranked second on the team in kills (362), kills per set (2.99), and points (392.0) ... also ranked fourth in digs (283), fifth in service aces (14) and seventh in blocks (30) ... ranked 12th in the Valley in kills per set (2.99) ... recorded double-digit kills in 20 matches ... two-time MVC Freshman of the Week (8/30, 11/8) started the season with five-straight double-digit kills matches ... recorded 17 kills and 11 digs in her Redbird debut against Sacramento State (8/27) ... recorded a double-double with career-highs of 21 kills and 21 digs at Wichita State (9/24) ... had 21 kills and 17 digs in the State Farm MVC Tournament ... registered 11 kills, 10 digs and a .429 hitting percentage against Northern Iowa in the MVC Tournament semifinals.
Prior to ISU Three-year starter at Morton High School ... ranks No. 1 in aces and No. 2 in kills in Morton history ... three-time Mid-Illini All-Conference and Peoria Journal Star All-Area selection ... 2009 Peoria Journal Star Player of the Year ... Champaign News-Gazette First-Team All-State selection as a senior.
Personal Shannon Leigh McGlaughlin ... born January 12, 1992 ... daughter of Mack and Kim McGlaughlin ... her mom played volleyball and her dad played baseball, both at Southern Arkansas ... two sisters (Allison, Colleen) ... Allison plays volleyball at Northern Illinois and Colleen played softball at Iowa ... her aunts, Monica Rogers and Maxine Quakenbush, played softball at Illinois State ... majoring in English education.