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Jersey Number 12
Shantel Starling
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Toms River, NJ
- High School:
- Donovan Catholic
Career Record
Career Accolades
Sophomore (2026)
Freshman (2025)
High School
Personal
| Year | Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | Court 4 | Court 5 | Total |
| 2025 | - | - | - | 4-7 | 7-6 | 11-13 |
| 2026 | 17-15 | 1-1 | - | - | - | 18-16 |
| Total | 17-15 | 1-1 | - | 4-7 | 7-6 | 29-29 |
Career Accolades
- 2026 CUSA All-Conference First Team
- 2025-26 CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2026 CUSA Pair of the Week (April 21)
- 2025 CUSA All-Freshman Team
- 2025 CUSA Pair of the Tournament
- 2025 Owlspys All-Freshman Team
- 2024-25 CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- Two-time CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2024-25, 2025-26)
Sophomore (2026)
- 2026 CUSA All-Conference First Team
- 2025-26 CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2026 CUSA Pair of the Week (April 21)
- Finished tied for fifth on the team with an 18-16 record in 2026, including a season-best 17-16 record on court one and going 1-1 on court two
- Produced a season-best record of 18-16, pairing up with Denisse Morgenstern
- Posted a team and season-best 17-15 pair record on court one, in addition to going 1-1 on court two
- Earned ranked wins against No. 6 TCU, three over North Florida, at No. 16 and twice at No. 17, and No. 19 Washington
- CUSA Pair of the Week on April 21, after she went 4-0 in flight wins at the Alki Beach Invitational against Oregon, No. 19 Washington, Portland, and Boise State
- Had flight wins at the CUSA Championship over (8)-seed Tarleton State and (4)-seed South Florida
Freshman (2025)
- 2025 CUSA All-Freshman Team
- 2025 CUSA Pair of the Tournament
- 2024-25 CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2024-25 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Finished the season with an 11-13 record, where she tied seventh on the team
- Had a 7-9 pair record with Sydney Schroder, where they went 4-3 on court 5 and 3-6 on court 4
- Went 3-1 at the CUSA Tournament, with the championship-clinching win against (2)-seed Tulane in the
- championship game
- Earned ranked flight wins against No. 4 USC and No. 14 Washington
High School
- 2025 CUSA All-Freshman Team
- Played three seasons of varsity indoor volleyball as an outside hitter on Donovan Catholic, which is one of the top high school volleyball teams in New Jersey
- Played on the swim team her senior year
- Competed in the USA high-performance program before she started high school
Personal
- Her mother is from Argentina, and her father played professional basketball there
- Both her mother and sister have played volleyball, and her sister Sharon played indoor at Rutgers-Newark
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