2017 - 2018 INDIANA
VOLLEYBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MELANI
SHAFFMASTER
SETTER/RIGHT-SIDE HITTER
NEW CASTLE HS
NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
SOPHOMORE
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-3
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
456
KILLS
952
ASSISTS
219
DIGS
101
BLOCKS
“Melani Shaffmaster absolutely destroyed us. She served us off the court. They don’t win a state championship without her.”
Jason Young
Hamilton Southeastern High Head Coach

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-3 sophomore setter and right-side hitter led the Trojans to a 34-6 record and the Class 3A state championship this past season. Shaffmaster amassed 456 kills, 952 assists, 219 digs, 101 blocks and 74 service aces. The MaxPreps National Sophomore Volleyball Player of the Year, Shaffmaster has already recorded 1,863 assists, 758 kills and 469 digs in her prep volleyball career.

Academic Achievement


Shaffmaster has maintained a weighted 3.95 GPA in the classroom. She has verbally committed to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Minnesota beginning in the fall of 2020.

Exemplary Character


A member of her school’s student council, Spanish club and Renaissance Leadership committee, Shaffmaster also organized a health and beauty supply drive for New Castle’s Christian Love Help Center. “Melani Shaffmaster absolutely destroyed us,” said Jason Young, head coach at Hamilton Southeastern High. “She served us off the court. They don’t win a state championship without her.”