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  Shannon Krug
Shannon Krug

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.

High School:
Doherty HS

Height:
6-0

Position:
S

Birthdate:
08/14/1986

Experience:
2L

Fast Facts: Developed into one of the top setters in the conference freshman year ... preseason all-conference pick in 2006 ... ranks ninth at Utah all-time in assists (1,423) ... confident and technically sound ... runs the offense exceptionally well ... performs well under pressure ... knowledge and experience an added benefit to the team.

2006: Participated in 21 matches, totaling 38 sets ... dished out 373 assists, averaging 9.82 assists per set ... also came up with 5 digs, averaging 1.53 digs per set ... contributed 22 block assists at a 0.58 blocks per set ... recorded nine matches over 20 assists ... distributed a season-high 44 assists and had a seaon-high six blocks at Wyoming on Oct. 14.

2005: Started in all 32 matches and appeared in 121 games ... averaged 0.56 kills, 11.76 assists, 1.94 digs and 0.74 blocks per game ... recorded 1,423 assists, the second-best single-season mark at Utah ... set attack that hit .237 for the season and .241 in conference play ... posted six double-doubles on the season ... tallied career highs with a double-double of 75 assists and 19 digs against UNLV (11/18) ... had double-doubles with 62 assists and 10 digs against New Mexico (9/24), 49 assists and 11 digs at Wyoming (10/7) and 52 assists and 11 digs at home versus Wyoming (11/11) ... recorded 64 assists in upset victory over then-No. 17 Santa Clara ... 62 helpers against New Mexico (9/24) ... ... turned in nine matches with 50 or more assists and three with 60-plus assists ... recorded a career-high six kills in upset victory over then-No. 12 BYU (11/4) ... had four matches with five kills ... posted a career-high six blocks at Colorado State (10/9) ... tallied five or more blocks three times.

High School: Four-year starter at Doherty ... twice named first team all-state, All-Colorado team and all-area ... named Player of the Year as a senior ... led Doherty to state title in 2003 and to second-place finishes in 2002 and 2004 ... four-time academic letter winner ... graduated with a 3.95 cumulative grad-point average.

Club Team: Played for the Colorado Juniors ... all-region five years in a row ... named one of the top 50 prospects in the nation.

Personal: Majoring in psychology and sociology ... born Aug. 14, 1986 ... parents are Denise and Carl Krug ... full name is Shannon Leigh Krug ... favorite movie is Cool Runnings ... favorite TV show is Friends ... favorite musician in Eminem ... favorite meal is steak and mashed potatoes ... favorite midnight snack is cheese and crackers ... favorite sport other than volleyball is baseball ... favorite saying is "No what if's" ... lists ability to bend like Gumby as something nobody knows about her ... lists Hallmark movies as hobby ... aspires to be a psychologist at a juvenile detention center ... greatest athletic influence is mom.

KRUG, Shannon

Season GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G 2005.. 121-32 68 0.56 39 210 .138 1423 11.76 20 0.17 58 235 1.94 0 2 88 90 0.74 9 39 134.0 1.11 TOTAL. 121-32 68 0.56 39 210 .138 1423 11.76 20 0.17 58 235 1.94 0 2 88 90 0.74 9 39 134.0 1.11