2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Carrie Shephard
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Steele, Mo.
- High School:
- South Pemiscot
2015-16: Played in 15 games … Averaged 0.7 points, 0.5 assists and 0.3 rebounds per contests … Finished with 11 points, 11 assists, five rebounds and a steal … Entered the scoring column in five contests … Shot 36 percent (5-for-14) from the field … Averaged 1.4 points and 0.5 rebounds during nonconference action … Notched a season-high three points vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/16) … Tied career-highs with two rebounds and a steal vs. SIU Edwardsville (11/24) … Drained lone 3-pointer vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/16) ... Saw action in six SEC contests and in the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Texas (3/21).
2014-15: Saw reserve action in 13 games ... Missed 17 games during the middle of the season with a stress fracture in her shin ... Averaged 1.2 points and 6.2 minutes per contest ... Scored a season-high seven points vs. UNLV (11/21) in the Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... Season-best two steals vs. Loyola Chicago (12/3) ... Played a season-high 16 minutes vs. Southeast Missouri (11/17) ... Shot 6-for-10 from the floor, 1-for-2 from 3-point range and 2-for-7 from the foul line ... Participated in the Athletes in Action Ultimate Training Camp in Fort Collins, Colo., following the season.
High School: Named Miss Show-Me Basketball for South Pemiscot High School in Steele, Mo. ... Two-time Class 2 Player of the Year ... McDonald's All-American nominee ... Four-time all-conference selection ... Three-time all-state, all-district and all-region honoree ... Earned Basketball Stars of America Player of the Year honors ... Named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association All-Tournament Team and the U.S. Junior Nationals Gateway Challenge All-Star Team ... Led her team to conference, district and sectional titles as a sophomore ... Averaged 35 points per game during her junior season, once scoring a career-high 51 points in a game ... Led her team to Conference and District Championship titles in her senior season ... All-conference, all-district volleyball player ... Named all-conference on the softball diamond ... Participated in band, Student Activity Council, Mu Alpha Theta and Honor Society Trio.
Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1995 in Kennett, Mo. ... Daughter of Stephen and Edna Shepard ... Majoring in Accounting ... Enjoys playing Xbox, eating and making people laugh ... Chose Mizzou over Nebraska, Missouri State, George Mason and Southeast Missouri.
