Career:
After three seasons in the program, she played in 86 matches and totaled 277 sets of action ... Ranks 19th on the program's all-time list in blocks per set (0.68 bps) ... 18th on the school's all-time chart with 177 block assists. 

Junior (2015):
Closed out the year by playing in 36 matches and registering 123 sets of play ... Second on the team and third in the UAA with a .391 attack percentage (197-41--399) ... Second on the Eagles' scoresheet and 11th in the UAA in blocks average (0.65 bps) ... Seven matches of five or more total blocks ... Led or shared for team honors in total blocks on 10 occasions ... Established a career high and was second on the team with 11 kills, and hit .846 (11-0--13), in a 3-1 victory over Defiance (Sept. 5) ... Tied her career high with 11 terminations, ending the match with a hitting effort of .733 (11-0--15), in a 3-1 outcome over Franklin and Marshall (Sept. 18) ... Tied teammate Jessica Holler for match honors with a career-high tying seven total blocks (1-6) in a 3-1 decision over No. 1 Calvin College (Sept. 4) ... Hit .500 on the strength of seven kills with no errors in 14 attempts, and was second on the team with five blocks (0-5) vs. Hendrix (Nov. 14) in the NCAA Mount Berry Ga., Regional Final ... Hit .532 (28-3--47) over four matches (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6), helping Emory to a 4-0 slate ... Totaled seven successful attack attempts and hit .636 (7-0--11) in a 3-0 triumph vs. No. 17 Clarkson (Oct. 31) ... Led the team in hitting percentage (.413, 21-2--46) and was second in blocks average (0.77 bps) in the team's three NCAA Tournament matches ... Topped the team with five blocks (0-5) and chipped in seven kills vs. No. 10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 19). 

Sophomore (2014):
Saw action in 27 matches and finished with 94 sets of play ... Second on the team and fifth among UAA players in blocks average (0.83 bps) ... Averaged 1.13 kills per set ... Led or shared for team honors in total blocks in seven matches ... Helped the Eagles to a 3-1 victory over No. 21 UW-Whitewater (Sept. 12) with a team-leading seven blocks (0-7) and four terminations ... Tied for the team lead with four blocks (0-4) vs. Hope College (Nov. 24) in the NCAA Championship match ... First of two career-high nine-kill performances saw her pace the squad in that department, while hitting .600 (9-0--15), in a 3-0 verdict over Agnes Scott (Sept. 26) ... Chalked up a team-high tying nine kills, finishing with a .389 attack percentage (9-2--18), and tied for the club's lead with three blocks (0-3) against Huntingdon College (Oct. 14) ... Came up with six blocks (0-6) in a 3-2 decision over Chicago (Sept. 20) ... Tied for the team lead with eight kills in a 3-0 win over Sewanee (Sept. 28) ... Hit .667 on the strength of six kills with just miscue in seven attempts, and chipped in a team-high three blocks (0-3) in a 3-0 triumph vs. Transylvania (Sept. 12) ... Second on the team with five blocks (0-5) in aiding in a 3-0 win over No. 15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 6) ... Played in all five sets in Emory's 3-2 win over No. 23 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Sept. 26) and totaled eight successful attack attempts and four blocks (0-4).

Freshman (2013):
Appeared in 23 matches and registered 60 sets of action ... Concluded the year hitting .299 (79-21--194) and her 0.40  aces-per-set average topped the team ... Second on the squad with a season-high tying seven kills and hit .600 (7-1--10) in a 3-0 decision victory over Emory and Henry (Sept. 20) ... Played in all four sets of a 3-1 triumph vs. Wellesley (Sept. 21) and contributed seven terminations, a hitting effort of .462 (7-1--13), four digs and two block assists ... Chalked up six successful attack attempts and a season-high tying four blocks (0-4) in  a 3-0 win vs. NYU (Oct. 5) ... First collegiate action came against Johns Hopkins (Aug. 31) where she played in all three sets of a 3-0 decision, finishing with with four kills, seven digs and four blocks (0-4) ... Helped the Eagles to a 3-0 victory over Case Western (Oct. 6) with five kills, four service aces and two blocks ... Big effort in a 3-0 outcome over Covenant College (Sept. 21), registering six kills en route to a .600 attack percentage (6-0--10), four digs and a season-high five service aces with that total ranking as the second-highest total turned in by an Eagle during the season ... Hit .500 or higher in five straight outings (Sept. 21-27), posting an attack percentage of .576 (32-2--52) in that stretch ... Came through with three aces in the squad's 3-0 win over SUNY-Cortland (Nov. 1). 

High School:
Four-year varsity starter at Vernon Hills High School … Was coached by Abbie Gutzmer … Three-time pick to both area and conference teams … All-Lake Country honoree her final three seasons … Chalked up 211 kills, 46 blocks and 76 digs as a senior in helping her squad to a berth in the regional semifinals … Closed out her career as the program's all-time leader in kills (658) and service aces (141) … Finished second all-time at VHHS with 200 total blocks … All-Academic Award recipient throughout her high school career … Competed on the track team as a freshman and sophomore and was an all-state performer in the high jump both seasons ... Plays club volleyball for Rolling Thunder where she is coached by Spencer Kaszuba … Rolling Thunder finished 6^th in the Open Division at the Northern Lights Qualifier in 2012 and earned bids to Nationals in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Personal:
Born September 30, 1994 ... Daughter of Tim and Andrea Nugent.


Stats

Shannon Nugent Career-High Kill Matches

Quote:
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