Barry University Athletics

SHANNA AT A GLANCE: Quick guard ... Returning starter at the point guard but can also play shooting guard ... High basketball IQ ... Great defender ... Excellent passer ... Can drive and shoot from beyond the arc ... Good leader ... Wanted the ball in critical situations ... Take-initiative type of player.

 

SENIOR (2011-12): Averaged 9.4 ppg ... Ranked 47th in country in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.63) ... Finished career No. 2 in school history in three-pointers made (149) ... Finished career ranked third all-time in assists (337) ... Scored in double figures in 12 games, including her final four as a Buccaneer ... Scored 21 points in win over No. 9/14 Rollins (2-22-12) ... Had 8 assists and 10 points in win at Lynn (2-8-12) ... Had career-best nine assists as Buccaneers clinched share of Sunshine State Conference regular-season title with win over Saint Leo (2-25-12) ... One of driving forces in Barry's run to a co-SSC regular season title.

 

JUNIOR (2010-11): Played in all 27 games, including 26 starts leading the Bucs with 33 minutes per game...Finished second on the team in scoring averaging 11 points per game...Scored 10 or more points 17 times, including a season-high 24 points on Jan. 29 in a 72-69 heartbreaker at Tampa...Also led the team in both assists (101) and steals (48)...Had a 1.58 assist:turnover ratio to lead the team...Helped the Bucs set the school record for fewest turnovers in a season (401 breaking the mark of 467 set on 2007-08)...Bucs ranked first in the conference and the south region and 20th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (14.9)...Member of the Athletic Director's List (3.2-3.499 GPA) in the Fall as well as a member of the Dean's List (3.5-3.999 GPA) in the Spring semester...Named to the SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll for the third straight season.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Played in 30 games, making 29 starts at the point for the Bucs as they reached the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history ... Second on the team with 9.0 points per game and led the team with 3.3 assists per game ... Scored in double-figures 11 times, including 21-point games against Minnesota-Moorhead on Dec. 18 and Florida Tech on Feb. 17 ... Had a career-high seven assists in a 63-55 win over Rollins on Feb. 10 ... Her 80.6 free throw percentage ranks fourth in school history for a season ... Ranked 8th in the conference with a 1.1 assist/turnover ratio ... Earned spots on the Dean's List in the fall and Athletic Director's List in the spring to claim a spot on the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Played in all 28 games with 4 starts ... Avergaed 4.6 points per game ... Fourth on the team with 36 assists ... Third on the team with 32 steals ... Scored a game-high 17 points against Florida Tech on Feb. 28 ... Member of the SSC Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll ... Member of Barry University's spring Athletic Director's List.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter under coach Scott Allen at Paul VI Catholic High...Led the Panthers to to back-to-back state titles in 2007 and 2008...Averaged 10 points, four assists, four rebounds and six steals per game as a senior co-captain... Selected to the All-Tournament team after leading the Panthers to the 2008 Virginia Independent Schools Girls’ Basketball Association title...Also earned All-Region and All-State honors...Defensive whiz who holds the PVI school record with 12 steals in a single game... One of the top 20 prospects in the state of Virginia.

PERSONAL: Daughter of George and Joanne Suttington … Has one brother, Sean...Psychology major.