Shannon Pitsch Class: Senior Hometown: Oak Brook, Ill. High School: Fenwick Height: 5-9 Position: Setter

Co-captain ... holds school record for assists in a season (1199) ... ranks fourth in career assists (1791).

2006: Appeared in all of the squad's 113 games, the only player to do so ...started 31 of 32 matches ... tallied a school record 1,199 assists, 37 service aces and 239 digs and 35 blocks ... amassed 50+ assists on eight occasions and had 40+ assists 14 times ... posted a new career high with 59 assists at Navy ...tied career best for service aces with four in that match as well, a total she reached three times during the season ... reached double figures in digs eight times, good for eight double-doubles (assists/digs) ... registered a career-best 20 digs against Holy Cross ...had a career-high seven kills at Fairfield and hit a season-best .375 (7-1-16) ... totaled a career-high four blocks (0-4) versus New Hampshire ... was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team after averaging 9.29 assists per game and 3.14 digs per game over two tournament matches.

2005: Saw action in 110 out of a possible 114 games ... registered 592 assists, 176 digs, 38 service aces and 26 kills on the season ... recorded season-bests with 38 assists, two blocks and five at Colgate to go along with 12 digs ... hit .444 at Lehigh with five kills ... posted a season-high four service aces against St. Francis (N.Y.) and matched the total at Lafayette ... totaled a season-high 15 digs against Colgate ... had 31 assists, three service aces and nine digs at Stony Brook. High School: Played four years of volleyball, three with the varsity, at Fenwick High School ... two-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection ... two-time Pioneer Press All-Area Team ... team captain as a senior ... three-year starting setter who led the team to the top 16 in the state as a junior ... team finished with best record in school history at 28-8 ... also played for five seasons with national power Sports Performance Volleyball Club ... helped two teams qualify for the USAV Junior Olympic Championships (2003 and 2005) ... Illinois State Scholar.

Personal: Daughter of David and Starr Pitsch ... born Aug. 9, 1987 in Oak Brook, Ill. ... has an older brother, David, who played on the tennis team at DePaul ... father played four years of baseball and one season of basketball at Northern Illinois ... Dean's List student and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member... majoring in English and history.