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2011 SEASON (Senior): Played in 31 matches making 31 starts at libero ... named Summit League three straight weeks to end her career earning Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 and Nov. 14 and won the honor outright on Nov. 7 ... totaled 686 digs on the season setting a new single-season school record ... ranked second and 10th in the Summit League in digs (5.81 dps) and service aces (0.25 sa/s) in all matches ... her 5.81 digs per set also ranked eighth nationally ... ranked third in the league in digs (6.00 dps) and 10th in aces (0.27 sa/s) in conference-only matches ... named to the IUPUI Hampton Inn All-Tournament Team ... posted double-digit digs in 29 of 31 matches ... tallied her eighth straight 20-plus dig effort with 31 digs and 22 digs at Oakland (11/11) and IPFW (11/12), respectively ... the 31 digs against the Golden Grizzlies was her sixth 30-plus dig effort of the season ... posted 20-plus digs in six straight matches from Oct. 22 to Nov. 8, which included three 30-plus dig efforts ... became IUPUI’s single-season digs leader with 34 digs against Western Illinois (11/5) surpassing Erin Jones’ record of 612 set in 2005 ... became IUPUI’s all-time digs leader with 42 digs, her second 40-plus dig effort of the season, against South Dakota (10/29) moving her past Erin Jones as IUPUI’s all-time digs leader ... became the second player in IUPUI history and the fourth in Summit League history to surpass 2,000 career digs with 26 against Valparaiso (10/25) ... posted third 30-plus dig performance of the season with 34 digs at Oral Roberts (10/22) ... set a new single-match school record with 44 digs in a five-set win over Oakland (10/11), which also was the most digs in a Summit League match during the season ... reached 20-plus digs for the ninth time of the season with 23 digs vs. North Dakota State (10/14) ... collected seventh 20-plus dig performance with 23 at South Dakota (9/30) ... posted third consecutive 20-plus dig match with 21 vs. IPFW ... led all players with 29 digs against South Dakota State (9/16) ... came up just short of 30 digs with 28 in a five-set win over William and Mary (9/9) ... also added a season-high four service aces and two assists against the Tribe ... eclipsed 20 digs with 33 in a four-set loss to Eastern Michigan (9/4) ... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor List for the spring semester ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2010 SEASON [Junior]: Second-team all-Summit League selection after leading the team and the conference in digs in all games … surpassed 1,500 digs for her career in the season-finale against Western Illinois, becoming the first junior in program history to reach that milestone … averaged 5.13 digs per set this season, ranking her second on the Jaguars single-season digs per set chart and 34th nationally … collected double-digit digs in 27 of 30 matches, including five 30-plus dig efforts en route to 554 digs, which placed her fourth on IUPUI’s single-season digs chart … ranked third in Summit League-only play with 4.84 digs per set … named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 7 after posting 7.4 digs per set in five matches, which included a 36-dig effort vs. Wright State placing her third in the IUPUI record books for most digs in a match.

2009 SEASON [Sophomore]: Anchored IUPUI's box row from the libero position, leading the Jaguars with 543 digs ... 4.81 digs per set was 49th in the country and second in The Summit League ... 543 digs led the conference ... In Summit League, paced the conference with 363 digs and 5.19 digs per set ... Appeared in all of IUPUI's 30 matches and 113 sets ... Was just one of two Jaguars to do so in 2009 ... 543 digs was the fourth-highest single-season total in IUPUI history ... Earned Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honors three times, leading all Summit League defensive player honorees ... Picked up the award on Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and Nov. 16 ... Tallied double-digit digs in 29 consecutive matches until the season finale vs. IPFW ... Went above the 20-dig mark on 10 occasions ... Set a new career high with 37 digs at Western Illinois on Nov. 14 ... Dig total at WIU was the second-highest, single-game dig total in The Summit in 2009 ... Led the Jaguars with 31 service aces ... Ranked ninth in The Summit with 0.27 service aces per set ... Tallied 5 service aces in IUPUI's three-set win over Chicago State on Aug. 28 to record a new career best ... Her 6 assists in the Jaguars' Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational championship match set a new career high as well ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for both the fall and spring semesters ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team and on the Commissioner's List for Academic Excellence. 

2008 SEASON [Freshman]: Displayed versatility throughout her first collegiate season, collecting 409 digs to go along with 238 kills ... Played in 120 of IUPUI’s 121 sets on the year (lone missed set came on Sept. 5 at Memphis) ... Finished second on the team in both digs and kills ... Versatility was the best by a Jaguar since Michell Sobocinski in 2004, who had 429 digs and 439 kills ... Hit .128 for the season, tailing off over her final eight contests ... 409 digs rank 19th in IUPUI single-season history ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational ... Recorded double-doubles in all three matches - 18 kills/19 digs versus Evansville, 10 kills/10 digs versus Jacksonville State, and 13 kills/17 digs versus Tulsa ... Finished the year with 8 double-doubles ... Established career highs in kills (18) and attempts (54) in her first collegiate match, on Aug. 30 versus Evansville ... Led IUPUI with 31 service aces ... Tallied 4 service aces versus Iona on Sept. 6 ... Recorded 10 or more digs on 22 occasions ... Tallied career-high 26 digs on Oct. 10 versus North Dakota State ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for both the fall and spring semesters ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Starred at Plainfield High School, where she was named to the Indianapolis Star’s 2007 Super Team after finishing 10th in the state with 5.1 kills per game for the Quakers ...  Selected The Star’s Metro West Player of the Year, as well as being a Second Team All-State selection ...  Finished 15th in the state in digs with 5.5 digs per game ... Four-time All Mid-State Conference selection ... Named to The Star’s Metro West Second Team in 2005 and 2006 ... Led the Quakers to a sectional championship in 2004 ... High honor roll member at Plainfield ... Played for the Circle City Volleyball Club. 

PERSONAL:  Shari Bernhardt ... Birthday is January 31, 1990 ... Daughter of Solomon and Sandra Bernhardt ... Enrolled in University College.