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Western New Mexico University Athletics

Athlete Awards

Student-Athlete of the Week

Shannon Rich

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/29/2015
  • Sport
    Volleyball
  • Bio
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Rich was named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week after a solid week both offensively and defensively.
Rich continued her tear as she led the team in kills (37), hitting percentage (.552) and blocks (10), in leading WNMU to a 3-0 road trip. She had at least 12 kills in every match, going for a high of 13 against South Dakota Mines. She hit .500 or better in all three matches posting a high of .611 against Black Hills State. Of her 10 total blocks, seven came solo as she had three solo blocks against both South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State. In addition she also had two assists, two service aces and four digs. She averaged 3.36 kills and 0.91 blocks per set. 

She is amongst the leaders in the RMAC in several categories including second in hitting percentage (.310) and 14th in blocks per set (.84). As a team, the Lady Mustangs lead the RMAC in digs per set (17.74), match win-loss percentage (.769) and opposition hitting percentage (.136).


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3/29/2022 Patricio Larrea Men's Tennis
3/23/2022 Caini Wang Women's Tennis
3/23/2022 Brendan Lock Men's Tennis
3/10/2022 Janae Ruiz Softball
3/1/2022 Joey Geary Men's Golf
2/28/2022 Zyan Smith Women's Basketball
2/21/2022 Jonathan Vega Men's Tennis
2/21/2022 Livia Leite Women's Tennis
2/14/2022 Valeria Enriquez Women's Golf
2/14/2022 Adam Niles Men's Golf
2/7/2022 Laryssa Morales Softball
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1/31/2022 Zyan Smith Women's Basketball
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