Bradley University Athletics

Honors & Awards

• 2015 Charles Orsborn Award
• First-Team All-MVC (2015)
• MVC All-Defensive Team (2015)
• MVC All-Tournament Team (2014)
• Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete (2015 & 2014)
• Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week (4-15-15)
• MVC Honor Roll (2015)
• Bradley AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 & Spring 2015)

2015 Season (Senior): 2015 Charles Orsborn Award winner … First-Team All-MVC … Honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete … MVC All-Defensive Team … One of two players in school history with 30 or more RBI in two seasons … Led the team with seven home runs and tied for the lead in the Valley with three triples … Had a .289 average and was second on the team with 37 RBI … In MVC play, she hit .382 with six doubles, three triples and five home runs while tying the school season record with 24 RBI in conference action … Career-best 37 RBI tied for the sixth best season total in school history … Her seven home runs tied for the seventh-best season total at BU … Had 15 two-out RBI … Had a season-best 12-game hit streak and collected hits in 20 of the last 24 games … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the MVC Tournament matchup with Illinois State … Holds Bradley career record for games played at 215, breaking the school mark in the final home game of her career … Led the team with 13 multi-RBI outings and had 14 multi-hit contests … Posted a .421 on base percentage and .685 slugging percentage in Valley play … Was 5-for-8 against conference foes with the bases loaded and hit .400 with runners on in conference games … Ended her career in the top 10 in school history in several categories, including: at bats (6th – 580), hits (9th – 159), home runs (T6th – 13), RBI (5th – 97), hit by pitch (6th – 12) and assists (3rd – 381). 

2014 Season (Junior): Honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete … MVC All-Tournament team … Hit .444 with a double and home run during Bradley’s title run, including a three-run homer in the championship game victory against Loyola …Third on the team with a career-best .302 average and career-high 31 RBI … Hit .309 in MVC play … Had a team-best .419 average with runners in scoring position while tying for team-high honors with 18 two-out RBI … Third on the team with 14 extra-base hits … Tied for team-lead with 10 multi-RBI games …  Second on squad with 14 multi-hit games … Posted a .400 batting average with two outs … Had a then career-best seven-game hit streak, which included the opening game of the NCAA Tournament, in which she hit .565 (13-for-23) with two doubles, one homer, four runs scored and 10 RBI … Went 4-for-4 with three runs scored against Pacific, finishing a home run short of the cycle … Her 31 RBI rank 10th among Bradley season marks … Two of her five home runs came off MVC Pitcher of the Year Brittney Gardner of Loyola … Helped spark a Bradley rally with a two-run homer in the seventh inning to break up a Loyola shutout bid and help the Braves rally for a 3-2 victory … Was 2-for-3 with a RBI double and walk against Missouri in the NCAA Tournament opener.

2013 Season (Sophomore): Has started all but two games in her first two seasons ... Was tops among Bradley infielders with a .977 fielding percentage ... Boasted a team-best 10 two-out RBI ... Hit .288 with runners on base ... Drove in the game-winning run in a 2-1 win against 13th-ranked Arizona ... Tied for sixth on the team with 16 RBI ... Drove in a career-high four runs in a 6-3 win at Saint Louis.

2012 Season (Freshman): Took over the starting spot at second base and was one of three players on the roster to start all 51 games ... Was fifth on the team with 16 runs scored and tied for fifth with 13 RBI ... Had a team-best .349 batting average with runners on base ... Hit .341 with runners in scoring position ... Had a bases loaded triple and was 3-for-4 in the win against Nevada ... Went 5-for-7 with two runs scored in the doubleheader at Wichita State ... Hit .409 (9-for-22) with two doubles, two RBI and six runs scored in the final eight games of the season ... Tied for the third on the team with nine multi-hit games.

High School: Helped her team to three sectional championships and her squad was ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation according to ESPN each of her four years ... The Monarchs boasted an impressive 109-8-1 (.928) record in her four prep seasons ... Two-time first-team all-conference selection ... Also garnered second-team all-area honors from the San Jose Mercury News each of her last two seasons ... Hit .370 with 21 runs and 31 RBI as a senior ... Was a .349 hitter as a junior with 12 runs and 10 RBI ... Led the Monarchs to four consecutive conference titles ... Also lettered in field hockey, earning second-team all-conference honors.

Personal: The daughter of Richard and Kelly King, Shannon was born in San Jose, Calif. ... Has a younger sibling: Spencer ... Majored in biology medical technology.