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Melani Shaffmaster
6′3″New Castle, IN
Melani Shaffmaster
Hometown: New Castle, Indiana
Professional Career:
Orlando Valkyries 2025
AON Amazones (Greece) 2024-25
College Career:
University of Minnesota (2021-2024)
  • All-Big Ten First Team (2022;2024)
  • All-Big Ten Second Team (2023)
  • Only Gopher to hit 5,000 assists, 1,000 digs, 300 kills and 300 blocks in her career
  • No. 6 all-time in assists at Minnesota (5,091)
  • No. 8 all-time in digs at Minnesota (1,479)
High School Career:
  • Prep Volleyball’s No. 16 recruit on the Senior Aces list
  • Indiana’s Gatorade Player of the Year (2017; 2019)
  • Named an All-American from 2015-19
Personal:
Majored in Accounting and Finance