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  Shana Palencia

Shana Palencia

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Glendale, Calif.

High School:
Hoover

Position:
Driver

Team co-captain along with Valentina Rozas ... ranks eighth on career assists list (80) ... ranks seventh on career sprints won list (38) ... ranks 10th on career shots list (316).

2009: Saw action in 31 games with 31 starts ... passed 100 career goals ... fourth on team in goals (49) and points (87) ... third on squad with 38 assists ... tied for fifth on team with 38 steals ... 13 multiple-point games, including career-high five goals vs. Cal Baptist ... 14 points over season's final five contests ... six games with at least five points ... posted at least one steal in 12 of final 14 games ... earned team's Lynn Kachmarik Award for unwavering commitment and a selfless generosity to teammates ... CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week (March 30).

2008: Sixth on team in goals (42), fifth in points (66) and fourth in assists (24) ... scored at least one point in 33 of 36 games ... earned team's Most Improved Award ... one of eight Bison to play in all 36 games ... third on team with 58 steals ... second on squad with 16 sprints won ... reached 100 career points in second-to-last game ... 14 multiple-goal outings ... season-high four points on four occasions.

2007: Made immediate impact as a freshman ... started 16 of final 21 games after coming off the bench early in the year ... sixth on team in goals (18) and points (36) ... tied for fifth on squad with 18 assists ... tallied season-high two goals four times ... recorded season-high two assists twice ... nine multiple-point games, in cluding season-high four in 13-6 win over Iona ... third on team with 38 steals ... registered season-high three goals six times, including three consecutive on midseason trip to California.

Before Bucknell: Graduated from Hoover High School in 2006 ... earned three letters in water polo and four in swimming ... water polo team MVP three times ... first-team all-area and All-Pacific League as junior and senior ... team captain as junior and senior ... Second Team All-Pacific League as a sophomore ... two-year captain of swimming squad ... four-time Second Team All-Pacific League swimmer ... played on same club team as classmate Valentina Rozas. Personal: Shana Marie Palencia ... born May 20, 1988 in Los Angeles, Calif. ... daughter of Janet and Eddy Palencia ... has one brother, Ian ... majoring in political science.

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