University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Sunni Sheppard
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School:
- Brandon HS
- Prev School:
- Houston
2025 (Junior): Named to 2025 Third Team All-Conference Team . . . Ranked third in the conference in digs per set with 4.40 and finished with 449 total . . . Set a Southern Miss rally-scoring era record for most digs in a match with 39 on Nov. 8 against Troy . . . Reached 1,000 career digs at Southern Miss on Nov. 14 against Marshall . . . Played in all 29 matches last season as Libero . . . Recorded double-digit digs in 28 matches.
2024 (Sophomore): Named to 2024 Second Team All-Conference Team . . . Led the conference in digs per set with 5.21 and total digs with 557 . . . Earned Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 15 . . . Played in all 29 matches last season as Libero . . . Finished with 569 digs . . . Finished 13 matches with 20+ digs and four matches with 30+ digs . . . Earned her career-best of 36 digs on Oct. 3rd against Arkansas State . . . Ranked among the nation's best in digs per set for multiple consecutive weeks.
2023 (Houston): Made collegiate debut against Southern Miss on Aug. 26 . . . Played one set in one match . . . Recorded one dig against the Golden Eagles . . . Season highs: 1 dig.
High School: Attended Brandon High School in Brandon, Miss. . . . Four-time State Champion . . . 2022 AVCA Second Team All-American . . . Posted 2,008 digs in her preps career, adding 915 kills, 343 service aces and 800 assists . . . MHSAA Tournament MVP in 2022 . . . 2020 Clarion Ledger All-State Team selection.
Personal: Daughter of Ashley and Scott Sheppard . . . Has two siblings, Bailey and Colby . . . Father, Scott, played baseball for Mississippi College from 1987-1988.
2024 (Sophomore): Named to 2024 Second Team All-Conference Team . . . Led the conference in digs per set with 5.21 and total digs with 557 . . . Earned Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 15 . . . Played in all 29 matches last season as Libero . . . Finished with 569 digs . . . Finished 13 matches with 20+ digs and four matches with 30+ digs . . . Earned her career-best of 36 digs on Oct. 3rd against Arkansas State . . . Ranked among the nation's best in digs per set for multiple consecutive weeks.
2023 (Houston): Made collegiate debut against Southern Miss on Aug. 26 . . . Played one set in one match . . . Recorded one dig against the Golden Eagles . . . Season highs: 1 dig.
High School: Attended Brandon High School in Brandon, Miss. . . . Four-time State Champion . . . 2022 AVCA Second Team All-American . . . Posted 2,008 digs in her preps career, adding 915 kills, 343 service aces and 800 assists . . . MHSAA Tournament MVP in 2022 . . . 2020 Clarion Ledger All-State Team selection.
Personal: Daughter of Ashley and Scott Sheppard . . . Has two siblings, Bailey and Colby . . . Father, Scott, played baseball for Mississippi College from 1987-1988.
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