2014 INDOOR (JUNIOR): Played in 26 matches … registered 87 digs and recorded 1.38 digs per set … collected a season-best 16 digs at Southeastern La. (9/25) .. also finished in double figures against Houston (9/19) with 10 digs … served up a pair of aces against McNeese (10/25) and at Lamar (10/30) … earned the Islanders Strength award … garnered a spot on the Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll.   

2013 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE): Led the Islanders in Southland play with 4.44 digs per set (4th SLC), while playing in 27 matches … finished second on the team with 3.57 digs per set … collected a career-best 34 digs at Southeastern La. (10/12), just three digs short of tying the Islanders' all-time single match record for a four-set match … served up a season-match high of four aces vs. McNeese State (11/2) … earned Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week during the week of Oct. 14.

2012 INDOOR (FRESHMAN): Played in 19 matches, starting in seven of them, and played in 47 sets … tallied 88 digs, averaging 1.87 digs per set … recorded eight assists and five aces … posted a career-high 13 digs and two aces vs. Central Arkansas (9/13) … registered a season-best four attacks and one kill vs. McNeese State (11/10).  

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Cinco Ranch High School in Katy, Texas, for coach Tammy Laurence … was named First Team All-District 19-5A following her senior season ... earned Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association All-Star and team MVP in her final season for the Cougars ... played softball for two seasons before focusing on volleyball during her final two years.

PERSONAL: Born Shayla Lauren Maldonado on March, 29, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas ... parents are John and Jalayn Maldonado ... has one younger sister ... major is kinesiology.