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18 Steven Shandrick
CAREER: In his career, he is hitting .466 with 271 kills, 190 blocks, 50 digs and 19 aces while appearing in 57 matches (starting 35) ... 2012: Shandrick returns for his second season as a starting middle blocker ...He is an All-American candidate ... He is a USC co-captain ... 2011: He started at middle blocker as a junior in 2011 ... Overall in 2011 while appearing in all 27 matches (starting 26), he led USC in blocks (104) and topped USC's regulars in hitting percentage (.500), plus he had 169 kills, 30 digs and 12 aces ... He was in double kill figures 3 times, hit .500-plus 14 times and had 5-plus blocks 11 times ... His .765 hitting percentage against Hawaii was a USC season high ... He was 21st nationally in blocks (1.04, eighth in MPSF) ... He made the 2011 All-MPSF second team ... 2010: He was a key backup middle blocker as a sophomore in 2010 ... Overall while appearing in 13 matches (he started 6 times), he hit a team-high .430 with 62 kills, 45 blocks, 12 digs and 1 aces ... His 1.25 block average in 2010 tied the USC rally scoring era season record ... He had 5-plus blocks 5 times, hit .500-plus 5 times and was in double kill figures 3 times ... He missed some of 2009 fall practice because of a broken toe ... 2009: He was the first middle blocker off the bench as a first-year freshman in 2009 ... Overall while appearing in 17 matches (starting 3 times), he hit .405 with 40 kills, 41 blocks, 8 digs and 6 aces ... He hit .500-plus 6 times and had 5-plus blocks 5 times ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made the 2008 Volleyball Magazine All-American second team, Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list, All-CIF Division I first team, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Trinity League Co-MVP as a senior at Santa Margarita High in Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) ... He had 357 kills, 155 blocks and 11 aces in 2008 ... Santa Margarita reached the 2008 CIF Division I semifinals ... He made the 2007 All-Trinity League first team as a junior ... Current Trojan Tanner Jansen also prepped at Santa Margarita ... PERSONAL: He made the 18-and-Under All-Tournament team at the 2008 Junior Olympics as his club won the 18s gold medal ... He was on the 16-and-Under All-Tournament team at the 2006 Junior Olympics as his club won the 16s bronze medal ... He is co-president of USC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... He is a business accounting major at USC with a B average (3.27 GPA) ... He made 2011 MPSF All-Academic ... Birthdate is April 20, 1990.
Career single-match highs: 14 kills (Hawaii, 2011), 3 digs (UCLA, 2009, UC Irvine, 2010, UC Irvine and UCLA, 2011), 11 blocks (Long Beach State, 2009) |
