Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...Aspires to be a athletic trainer or physical therapist...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient as a freshman.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in eight matches with five starts...Played in 24 sets...Averaged 1.04 kills per set and totaled 25 kills...Recorded career-high nine kills in first career start at South Dakota State...Had a .035 hitting percentage...Hit a career-high .346 at South Dakota State...Recorded 58 digs and averaged 2.42 digs per set...Recorded three matches with double-digit digs...Recorded career-high 17 digs at South Dakota State...Totaled one block vs. Arizona State...Averaged 1.19 points per set...Also totaled three aces and three assists.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in three matches vs. Bethune-Cookman (twice) and at CSU Bakersfield...Played in six sets...Totaled three aces and averaged 0.50 aces per set...Recorded two aces in the first of two matches vs. Bethune-Cookman and one at CSU Bakersfield...Also recorded one dig in first career match vs. Bethune-Cookman...Averaged 0.17 digs per set.
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Four-year starter and two-year team captain at Monument Valley HS...Named 2014 Arizona Volleyball Small Schools Player of the Year by azcentral...Two-time MaxPreps Player of the Year and 2014 Navajo Times Volleyball Co-Player of the Year...Three-time Navajo Times All-Star Volleyball Team selection...Also named to Arizona Republic All-Arizona Volleyball First Team, AIA Volleyball Division III Section I First Team and Player of the Year in 2014...Named to PrepVolleyball.com's 2014 All-American "Special Mention" list...Totaled 329 kills, 286 digs, 85 blocks and 58 aces as a senior...Averaged 3.7 kills and 3.2 digs per set in her final season...Helped team win Division III state championship in 2014...Also was three-year starter in basketball...Named to AIA All-Section Basketball Second Team in 2013-14...Also played for Shonto Starlings Volleyball Club...3.75 high school GPA...Ranked sixth in high school class...Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Ohiyah Marie Shirley was born April 14 in Glendale, Ariz....Daughter of Nicole and Peter Shirley...Two younger sisters, Oniyah and Maste, and one younger brother, Moses...Hobbies include hiking, playing basketball and pow wow...Lists most memorable athletic moment as becoming a Division III state champion because it's a weekend she'll never forget and will always cherish...Chose NAU because of the great coaching staff and welcoming team and the campus is comforting.
