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2024 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

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Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

23 Sadie Shipman

  • Hometown Austin, Texas
  • Class Senior
  • Prev School Stephen F. Austin
  • Height 5-6

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (THROUGH 2023-24 SEASON)

  • Career Record: 28-41
  • Seventh most wins in the #2 position in program history (16)

AS A SENIOR (2023-24): Appeared in every match (35) for the second consecutive year...Saw time in the #1 (5-11) and #2 (11-8) spots with a total of four different partners...Opened the season with Sedona Sherman, going 8-15...Played a match each with Hannah Glick and Allie Cataldo, going 0-2 combined...Finished out the year on a tear in the #2 spot, going 8-2 in her final two matches playing alongside Hawley Harrer...Picked up a huge upset alongside Harrer over Boise States #2 pairing that hadn't lost in their previous ten matches...Had match clinching victories over Sacramento State (Apr. 13), Pacific (Apr. 20) and Santa Clara (Apr. 26).

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23): Appeared in all 34 matches during her first season as a Gael, going 12-22...spent time in all of the first four spots in the lineup, with 14 matches each in the twos and fours...spent most of the year with Genevieve Bane (18 matches), and won six matches with each Bane and Allie Cataldo...her first win as a Gael came against her previous school (Stephen F. Austin) in Hawaii on February 24...earned five WCC wins on the year.

PREVIOUS TO SAINT MARY'S: Transfers to the Gaels after spending her first two collegiate seasons at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches...went 20-24 over her two years Lumberjacks, going 10-12 both seasons...spent time primarily in the fours and fives, and last season, she went 8-8 in the fives, playing with three different partners...was a standout in the classroom while at Stephen F. Austin, holding the highest spring sport GPA as a freshman and sophomore...graduated from McNeil High School in Austin, Texas, and was named All-Academic during both of her varsity seasons.

Favorite volleyball memory: Playing against LSU’s undefeated 3s pairs and only losing by 4 points.
Favorite holiday: Halloween
What do you love most about Saint Mary’s: How much it makes me feel at home and how happy I am with this program
Favorite thing about SMC Volleyball: The chemistry and the environment 
Favorite food or meal: Soup
Top-3 favorite songs: Lady Of Namek by Tory Lanez, Cheesin’ by Cautious Clay, and 24k Magic by Bruno Mars
Favorite Movies: Hair Spray, NOPE, Spenser Confidential, The Dark Knight
Personal Hobbies: Painting, exploring new places, and playing video games
One thing everyone should do in their lifetime: Do something that moderately scares you
Describe yourself in one word: Curious

Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2022-23Junior

    5'6"
    23
  • 23

    2024Senior

    5'6"
    23