2006: VanAntwerp, for the second straight season, was one of two Jaguar women to compete in every game of USA’s 29 matches...Also for the second straight season, she led the team in digs (338) and digs per game (3.28)...Her digs per game tally also ranked ninth in the Sun Belt...Entering her senior season, she ranks seventh on USA’s all-time digs chart with 852 for her career...Earned all-tournament honors at the Jaguar Classic after posting a pair of double-double performances (10 kills, 13 digs vs. Southeastern Louisiana and 10 kills, 21 digs vs. Samford)...Against Birmingham Southern (9/15), VanAntwerp set a new career-high in digs with 25.
2005: Only Lady Jag to compete in all 103 games for USA...Led the club in digs (300), digs per game (2.91), service aces (47) and service aces per game (0.43)...Her service aces per game tally ranked tied for sixth in the conference...Entering her junior season, VanAntwerp ranks third on USA's career chart for digs per game with 2.78...Had season-best 13 kills and 20 digs at Samford (9/20).
2004: Competed in 22 (82 games) of South Alabama’s 24 matches as a true freshman...Started a majority of the matches at the libero position... Recorded 45 kills and was second on the team in digs with 214 (2.61 per game)... Registered first career double-double in 3-1 victory at Troy (Nov. 6) with 11 kills and 14 digs... Set career-high in digs with 20 versus Spring Hill on Oct. 27.
High School: Lettered three years in volleyball for Centennial HS in Champaign, Ill....Missed most of her senior season due to a shoulder injury...Led the Chargers to three-straight Regional Championships in 2001-03...Named Big 12 Conference Scholar Athlete all three years...As a junior, named to Big 12 All-Conference and All-State Special Mention...Also named the News Gazette’s all-area team (First team) and runner-up for Player of the Year...Received IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award in 2002 and 2003...As a junior, set the school record for career digs (535) and ranked third in aces with 103 for her career.
Club: Played four years of club level ball for the Illini Elite in Bloomington, Ill...Helped 18 year old team qualify for nationals in her third year after her 17-year old team finished fifth at the AAU tournament in Orlando, Fla. the season before...Was teammate of Olympic team member and Stanford star, Ogunna Nnamani.
Personal: Shannon Marie VanAntwerp...Born in Champaign, Ill...Has one younger brother...Favorite movie is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off...Favorite musical group is The Dave Mathews Band... Celebrity she would most like to meet is comedian Dane Cook...Chose USA over UNC-Greensboro, Austin Peay and Tennessee-Chattanooga...Favorite class is Kinesiology...Major is Exercise Science.
