University of San Francisco Athletics

General Capsule - Emerged as a team leader lastseason... looks poised for a strong senior season... oustandingblocker with solid footwork, great instincts... ability to both hitand block at very high level. Miscellaneous -Enters final season on the Hilltop ranked ninth in solo (48) andtotal blocks (217). 2004 Season - Showed signs ofemerging as a dominant force in the middle for the Dons...shattered career-bests in virtually every meaningful category,including kills (2.74), attack percentage (.288), service aces(23), digs (0.71) and blocks (1.2)... more than doubled killsoutput of first two seasons on the Hilltop with 296 in 2004...earned tournament MVP honors at the TCU Molten Horned FrogInvitational, averaging 3.86 kills on .535 hitting to go along with1.29 blocks, 1.00 digs and 1.14 aces en route to her first WestCoast Conference Player of the Week honor... erupted for acareer-high 23 kills on .381 hitting to go along with seven blocksin a win at Gonzaga (10/9)... matched a career-high with eightblocks at Portland (10/10)... reached 16 kills twice against UCDavis (9/3) and Nevada (11/26)... posted first career double-doublewith 12 kills and a career-high 12 digs against Gonzaga(11/5/04)... matched a career-high with eight blocks (two solo)against #16 Santa Clara (10/15)... reached double-digit kills in 17matches, including a string of six consecutive and hit .400 orbetter eight times... tallied 13 matches with five or moreblocks... ranked fifth among WCC blocks leaders and was eighth inattack percentage... earned all-tournament honors at the FresnoState Invitational and the Pacific Banker's Classic. 2003NCAA Tournament - Tallied four kills on .400 hittingwithout an error against Pacific... played in two games against theTigers in USF's first NCAA match. 2003 Season -Made solid contributions for USF as a sophomore... talliedseason-high six kills on six attempts against UMKC (9/6)...collected four kills and three blocks against Gonzaga (10/11)...recorded five kills, two digs and tied a career-high with eightblocks (two solo) against #5 Pepperdine (11/1). 2002 Season- Showed signs of developing into a dominating middlebefore slowed by injuries... hit .421 with nine kills and fiveblocks in second collegiate match at Cal State Northridge (8/30)...hit a career-high 10 kills and five blocks against North CarolinaA&T (8/31) and matched it with a nearly identical performanceat Gonzaga (10/12)... set a career-high with eight blocks againstIPFW (9/12)... shared team lead in blocks per game (0.84)... rankedsecond on the team in solo blocks (15); third in attack percentage(.199). Prep Experience - Enjoyed an exceptionalcareer at Mead High School... four-year letter-winner for thePanthers in both volleyball and basketball... played clubvolleyball for the Spokane Splash. Personal -KeLicia Marie Shorts... goal for the season is to lead USF back tothe NCAA Tournament... chose USF for the coaching staff, campus andthe facilities... favorite quote is "Destiny is not a matter ofchance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waitedfor, it is a thing to be achieved"... favorite sports hero isGeorge Roumaine... favorite band is AC/DC; favorite food is mom'slasagna... parents are Dan and Jennifer Shorts... born May 4, 1984in Spokane, WA. Coach Nelson On Shorts - "KeLiciashould emerge this season as one of the best, if not the bestblocker in the conference and really take over games at the net.I'm looking for her to put up some big numbers in both blocking andhitting. I know she set some big personal goals as well and I thinkshe has the ability to reach those goals. I'm really looking forher to have a premiere season."