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STARKVILLE, MS - September 09, 2022 - Mississippi State Outside Hitter Shania Cromartie (#4) during the match between the Houston Cougars and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, MS. Photo By Mike Mattina

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Shania Cromartie

Position:
OH
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School/Previous School:
Leon
Hometown:
Tallahassee, Fla.

Honors and Awards
2021 SEC Player of the Week • Sep. 27, 2021
2021 SEC Offensive Player of the Week • Sep. 27, 2021
2021 Honorable Mention of the South Region • Dec. 7, 2021

2022 (Junior)
Appeared in 24 matches and 91 sets … Had a total of 250 kills, 183 digs, 23 blocks and 271 points on the season … Played in 91 of team’s 108 sets and 24 of 28 matches with 23 starts … Registered 9 double-doubles during the season … Had a season-best 20 kills and 21.5 points against Oklahoma (Sept. 3) … Had 13 kills and 6 digs to start conference play against Georgia (Sept. 21) … Totaled 33 kills and 30 digs in the Arkansas series (Oct. 1-2) … Combined for 24 kills and 25 digs during the Texas A&M series (Oct. 7-8) … Tallied 13 kills and 12 digs versus Ole Miss (Oct. 26) … Had 12 kills and 10 digs at LSU (Oct. 29) … Totaled 15 kills, 11 digs and 3 blocks for the Tennessee series (Nov. 19-20) … Had 21 kills and 22 points for the Missouri series (Nov. 25-26) to finish out the season.

2021 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 29 matches and 109 sets … Had a total of 275 kills, 253 digs, 25 blocks and 308 points on the season … Played in 109 of team’s 125 sets and 29 of 31 matches with 29 starts … Registered 8 double-doubles during the season … Combined 13 kills, 11 digs and 14.5 points at Houston (Sep. 3) … Helped Mississippi State get a win over Oklahoma (Sep. 10) with 10 kills, 13 digs and 14 points … Totaled 25 kills, 10 digs and 25.5 points to help get Mississippi State its first ever win at No. 17 Florida (Sep. 24) … Had a combined total of 17 kills, 9 digs and 18 points versus South Carolina (Oct. 13) … Combined 24 kills, 20 digs and 26 points in the series sweep against Texas A&M (Oct. 23-24) … Had 16 kills, 16 digs, 21 points and 3 blocks against No. 24 Tennessee (Nov. 14).

2020-21 (Freshman)
Season: Made collegiate debut during second match of Ole Miss series (Feb. 12).

Fall (2020): Missed fall season due to injury.

Spring (2021): Appeared in 10 sets over five matches.

Prior to College
High School: Lettered four seasons at Leon High School under head coach Angie Strickland…Led Lions to Class 6A state championship as a senior to cap four straight state final four appearances…Tallied 1,229 kills, 1,038 digs and 141 aces during her career…Named a first-team All-Big Bend performer her first three seasons…As a senior, was selected All-Big Bend Player of the Year and Florida Dairy Farmers Class 6A Player of the Year…Earned Under Armour/AVCA and PrepVolleyball.com All-America honors following outstanding senior season…Led Big Bend area in kills (394), finished No. 4 in digs (304) and No. 10 in aces (45)…Boasted a .352 hitting percentage…Collected 18 kills in 2019 state championship match…Helped Lions to a No. 25 national ranking by MaxPreps…Was named a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com ahead of her final season…As a sophomore, was named Leon’s offensive and defensive player of the year, respectively…Also earned team’s defensive player of the year award as a freshman…Was a decorated track & field athlete at LHS…Won high jump state championship as a junior and senior…Helped 4x400m relay team set school records three straight years from 2016-18, and finished fourth in the state in 2016.

Club: Played for Tallahassee Juniors Volleyball Club under head coach Angie Strickland…Helped club qualify for nationals in 2013, 2014 and 2018.

Personal
Born Shania Rickaela Cromartie on October 17, 2001 in Tallahassee, Florida…Daughter of Ricky and Sylvia Cromartie…Has two older sisters, Shaunbria and Shamiria…Uncle, Antonio Cromartie, played 11 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection…Majoring in kinesiology.