2007-08 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Shennette Sheffield
- Position:
- F/C
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
As a freshman, 2006-07: Saw action in 20 games, making seven starts on the season ... saw the court for the first time at the UCF Holiday Classic, playing 19 minutes while pulling down six rebounds against Georgia State ... finished third on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game ... led the team with 27 blocks, which also ranks as the sixth-best performance in UNF single season history ... her 27 blocks would have ranked fifth in the conference if she had competed in enough games ... blocked 23 shots in conference play, averaging 1.44 blocks per game, which ranked third in the Atlantic Sun ... scored nine points and pulled down seven rebounds to go along with two blocks in the Lady Ospreys' home opener against Hofstra ... led the squad with five rebounds against Gardner-Webb on Jan. 6 ... pulled down three rebounds, two on the offensive end in 12 minutes of action in the team's first meeting with Jacksonville ... pulled down four offensive rebounds and five overall, while hitting 2-of-4 free throws in the team's first meeting with Kennesaw State ... tied for the a team high with eight rebounds to go along with four blocks -- setting career highs in both categories -- against Mercer on Jan. 25 ... had a pair of blocks and three offensive rebounds against Stetson in 24 minutes of action off the bench on Jan. 27 ... pulled down four rebounds, including two on the offensive end in a one-point win at Campbell ... tied her career high with nine points, while finishing tied for the team lead in rebounds and blocking a pair of shots at Virginia on Feb. 6 ... scored three of her five points in the final two minutes against Kennesaw State on Feb. 15, forcing a tie late in the game ... pulled down four rebounds and had a pair of blocks against ETSU on Feb. 17 ... hit the go-ahead shot with a minute to play at Mercer before blocking a potential game-winning shot underneath the basket as time expired.
High School: 2006 honors graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, where she played for coach Bernie Ferriel as a senior ... also played for coaches Kayola Knight (9th and 10th grade) and Art Lobbe (11th grade) ... was named an honorable mention all-district selection her final three years ... was named a member of the 2006 Broward County All-Star team, a member of the 2005 Breakdown All-Tournament Team, named a 2006 Coral Spring Fling All-Star and was selected as her team's most valuable player as a senior ... averaged 6.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a junior ... during her senior season she averaged 8.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.7 blocks a game ... most memorable high school game came against Northeast High as a junior when she scored 16 points and pulled down 19 rebounds ... also played volleyball and ran track, helping lead both teams to state titles her junior year ... attended the prestigious Breakdown Camp at the University of Miami in 2005.
Personal: Majoring in criminal justice ... born Jan. 28, 1988, in Daytona Beach, Fla. ... hometown is Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... daughter of Rosalind Osgood ... is one of nine children (five brothers, three sisters) ... mother played basketball at Florida A&M and brother played basketball at Nova Southeastern ... has three other relatives who played college basketball and a cousin, Antwon Young, who plays football at Villanova ... future ambition is to own a faith-based youth home and orphanage.
