Shipley named to all-tourney team at USA Junior National Volleyball Championship
Alex Shipley (second from the right) was named to the all-tournament team at USA Volleyball Junior National Championship.
Michael MacEachern
Sports Information Director
7/13/2010 12:15:40 AM
RENO, Nev. - Savannah College of Art and Design incoming freshman
Alex Shipley was recently named to the All-Tournament Team at the 31st annual USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championship.
Shipley, a 5-foot-11 middle blocker from Mason, Ohio, helped lead her Cincy Classics 18-Red team to a third-place finish in the National Division.
SCAD earned its fifth trip in the past six seasons to the NAIA National Championship when the Bees won the 2009 The Sun Conference Tournament. The Bees went 28-8 last season and tied the university record for wins in a season. SCAD opens the 2010 season Aug. 27 at the Point Loma Nazarene University Tournament in San Diego.