University of San Francisco Athletics

2005 All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention(Volleyball) GENERAL CAPSULE: Emerged asa threat on the low block for USF after joining the basketball teamin time for West Coast Conference play... four-year letter-winneron the Dons Volleyball team... versatile athlete with anoutstanding work ethic. MISCELLANEOUS: Won the2006 Anne Dolan Award presented to USF's top femalestudent-athlete... named to the Dons 30th Anniversary Team,honoring the top-18 players in program history... named team MVP asa senior... finished her volleyball career with 355 blocks - goodfor fifth place in the career record books. 2005-2006SEASON (2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.9 bpg): Appeared ineight games during West Coast Conference play... scored firstpoints in the Green and Gold against San Diego (2/11/06), finishingwith four points and three rebounds in first extended action...also had a career-high four blocked shots against the Toreros...enjoyed strong game at Santa Clara (2/17/06) establishingcareer-highs with six points and 10 rebounds (six offensive)...scored six points on 3-for-4 from the field in the Dons WCCTournament semifinals appearance against Santa Clara (3/4),finishing with six points and three rebounds in 17 minutes.VOLLEYBALL CAREER - 2002-05 (811 Kills, 355 Blocks, .296attack %): Finished her standout volleyball career rankedfirst in attack percentage (.296), fifth in total blocks (355) andsixth in solo blocks (79)... Shorts established herself as one ofthe top middles in the elite West Coast Conference during hersenior campaign, ranking among league leaders in multiplecategories including hitting percentage (fourth), blocks (fourth)and points (ninth, 4.13)... averaged 3.13 kills on .357 hitting togo along with 1.18 blocks per game... her 138 blocks in 2005 werethe third most in a single-season in program history... a four-timetournament MVP (three as a senior)... a two-time WCC Player of theWeek... served as team captain as a junior and senior... competedon the Dons 2003 NCAA Tournament squad. PREPCAREER: Enjoyed an exceptional career at Mead HighSchool... four-year letter-winner for the Panthers in bothvolleyball and basketball... played club volleyball for the SpokaneSplash. PERSONAL: KeLicia Marie Shorts... goal forthe season is to lead USF to a West Coast ConferenceChampionship... chose USF for the coaching staff, campus and thefacilities... older sister, Kourtney, played basketball at USF(2003-05)... favorite quote is "Destiny is not a matter of chance,it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it isa thing to be achieved"... favorite sports hero is GeorgeRoumaine... favorite band is AC/DC; favorite food is mom'slasagna... parents are Dan and Jennifer Shorts... born May 4, 1984in Spokane, WA. STRAIGHT FROM TANYA HAAVE:"KeLicia's athletic experience and leadership as a volleyballplayer at USF the past four seasons will be a huge bonus for ourteam in the post this year. She was instrumental in last season'ssuccess at the WCC Postseason Tournament and the momentum shehelped create will carry over into this season!"