2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)
Totaled four appearances, including two starts at the setter position … Handed out 8.80 assists to go along with 1.30 digs and 0.40 kills per set … Distributed eight assists and tacked on two kills in season opener against Alcorn State (Aug. 26) … Produced first career double-double with career-highs, 36 assists and 10 digs, versus Arkansas-Little Rock (Sept. 2) during her first career start … Matched a career-best 36 assists and added two kills against Grambling State (Sept. 2) … Passed out eight helpers against Ole Miss (Oct. 23) during her lone SEC appearance.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010)
Made appearances in three matches as LSU’s back-up setter … Distributed 8.00 assists per set to go along with 1.50 kills per set … Handed out a season-high 16 assists over two sets during her LSU debut against Siena (Aug. 27) … Also ripped five kills on five swings and added two blocks against Siena … Tallied four assists versus Rice (Sept. 11) … Recorded 12 assists and two digs to finish off 3-0 sweep of Mississippi State (Oct. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Isaac Raphael at Winter Springs High School … LSU’s 2010 recruiting class ranked No. 27 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com … Distributed 1,028 assists and notched All-Central Florida First-Team honors in 2008 & 2009 … Named Seminole County Volleyball Player of the Year … Plays club volleyball for TVA Winter Springs … Garnered PrepVolleyball.com Academic All-America First-Team accolades … Member of National Honor Society , a finalist for National Merit Scholarship and an AP Scholar with Honor award recipient … One of 18 students in Florida to attend 2009 Governor’s School for Science, Mathematics and Space Technology at NASA.
PERSONAL
Full name is Shelby Kathleen Pursley … Daughter of David and Annette Pursley … Born on October 18, 1991 … Majoring in biological engineering … Also recruited by Illinois and Virginia.
CAREER HIGHS
Hitting Pct. (min. 5 kills): 1.000 vs. Siena (08/27/10)
Kills: 5 vs. Siena (08/27/10)
Attempts: 5, two times, last Alcorn State (08/26/11)
Assists: 36, two times, last vs. Grambling State (09/02/11)
Digs: 10, vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (09/02/11)
Service Aces: 2, vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (09/02/11)
Total Blocks: 2 vs. Siena (08/27/10)