BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Volleyball head coach Travis Hudson has announced the signing of prep standout Shannon Keck, who inked her National Letter of Intent to play for the Lady Toppers on The Hill next fall. A middle hitter from Newark, Ohio, Keck will add even more depth to the lethal WKU offense.
SHANNON KECK // NEWARK, OHIO // NEWARK CATHOLIC H.S. // MIDDLE HITTER
Shannon Keck, a native of Newark, Ohio, played her high school career at Newark Catholic, leading the Green Wave to four-straight league championships. Most recently in 2019, Keck led her squad to an appearance in the OHSAA State Semifinals after Newark Catholic locked up a regional championship.
In her senior campaign, Keck was tabbed the Division IV Player of the Year after the Green Wave won their first district title since 2015 and first in Division IV since 2014. For the second-consecutive season, Keck was tabbed first-team All-District after earning second-team recognition as a sophomore. The WKU signee was also a three-time first-team All-LCL selection. Additionally, Keck earned All-Tournament Team status at the Golden Spike Toledo event three-straight seasons to close her prep career.
As a senior, Keck registered 227 kills while operating at a .346 hitting percentage. Defensively, she tallied 101 blocks to go along with 122 digs across 71 sets played.
Across her career, Keck racked up 773 kills and a .294 hitting clip. She posted 202 solo blocks and 359 total stuffs to go along with 75 aces.
Keck also competed for Newark Catholic's basketball team, earning honorable mention All-District status.
Why she chose WKU – "I chose WKU because it felt different to me; the campus is beautiful and the many academic opportunities are very promising, especially for someone like me who is unsure of their major. Every person I met was very genuine and welcoming, never once did I feel like I didn't belong. For those reasons - and many more - I chose to further my education at Western Kentucky University."
Hudson on Keck – "Shannon brings some much-needed physicality to the team's size. She's a big kid, a big middle that's still fairly inexperienced. I think her best days are ahead of her still; we have a pretty good track record here of developing high-level middle hitters and I certainly think she has the skill set to turn into one of those. Shannon's size and athleticism certainly stood out to us during recruiting but what really impacted us was Shannon Keck the person when we met her. She's a really terrific kid and she'll be a great teammate. Shannon's super coachable and just one of those kids that you know you're going to be glad you have in your gym every day."
How to Follow the Lady Toppers: For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU.
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