Mo Shortal

Mo Shortal

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

High School:
St. Joseph's

Height:
6-0

Position:
Graduate Assistant

2006 - Had a kill to end game one of the Rhode Island match and added a block ... had three kills on only four swings with one block and one dig versus Duquesne ... had four kills and one block against George Washington ... had the game-ending kill in all three games versus the Colonials ... contributed a dig and an assist in the Charlotte match ... had two blocks, one dig and one kill against La Salle ... had three kills and a block against Oakland ... chipped in two kills and a block in the Jacksonville State contest ... recorded a kill against Creighton ... came off the bench against LSU and had five kills on only 10 swings and a .400 hitting percentage ... chipped in a dig and a block against Northern Illinois ... sparked the offense against Western Illinois with seven kills and a .357 hitting percentage ... also added two blocks against WIU.

2005 - Appeared in 19 matches for the season ... was credited with three kills, four blocks and three assists in the Duquesne match ... had a season-high eight kills with two digs and two blocks against Xavier ... added five kills and two assists versus Dayton ... started the Dayton match and contributed four kills, a career-high six assists and three blocks ... had four kills on nine swings with three blocks against La Salle ... had seven kills on only 12 attempts with two blocks in the Washington State match ... was in on a career-high six blocks against Middle Tennessee State ... chipped in four kills in the Oakland match ... chipped in three kills in the Eastern Michigan match ... had three kills and a dig versus Valparaiso ... notched three kills and two blocks at Kansas ... was a big boost off the bench against Bradley by hitting .727 with eight kills on 11 swings without an error ... also had four blocks against BU.

2004 - Played in the early portion of the season, but missed the conference season due to injury ... came back to play in the C-USA Tournament ... had a season-high 8.5 points at Butler with four kills, two aces, one solo block and three block assists ... contributed two kills, two digs and a block versus IUPUI ... had five kills and one block in the College of Charleston contest ... added a solo block with two assists in the UW-Milwaukee match ... had four kills on only six attempts in the Murray State match ... had three blocks, two digs and a kill at Indiana ... chipped in four kills and two blocks versus Oregon State.

2003- Played in 25 matches and 51 games ... played well, especially in conference play ... 21 of 27 kills came in C-USA matches ... had two kills off the bench against Southern Miss ... played in one game in the Tulane match ... dug one ball and had one assist in the East Carolina match ... registered one dig at Charlotte ... had two kills, five digs, three assists and two blocks in the Louisville match ... added a kill, one dig and one block against Cincinnati ... was impressive off the bench at DePaul with a career-high nine kills on just 19 attempts ... had two kills, two blocks and one dig versus UAB ... registered five kills against USF with six digs and four assists ... provided a spark off the bench at TCU with seven digs ... had an assist and one block versus Memphis ... took one swing and had one block against UT-Martin ... had one swing in the Western Kentucky match ... played in one game of the Indiana match ... had a kill in her only attempt against New Mexico ... took advantage of extensive playing time against Western Illinois with four kills on 10 swings without an error ... had her first career kill against Arkansas with two assists ... came off the bench to play in two games against Purdue.

At St. Joseph's - Four-year standout with the Angels ... led St. Joseph's to a No. 5 ranking, the district title and a 28-8 record as a senior ... finished her final year with 187 kills, a .356 hitting percentage, 53 blocks and 164 digs ... won three letters as a forward on the Angels' girls basketball team ... averaged 6.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg with 56 assists and 36 steals for a team that reached the Missouri 5A state championship game.

Shortal's Career Stats

Year Games Kills Attack % Assists Aces Digs Blocks Points
2003 51 27 .080 17 0 23 12 33.0
2004 39 30 .205 19 3 12 15 41.5
2005 53 62 .226 18 1 18 35 81.0
2006 28 29 .154 1 0 6 10 34.0
Totals 171 148 .209 55 4 59 72 189.5

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