UNC Greensboro

At UNCG

2006: Named Southern Conference Player of the Year and first team All-Conference...placed on the NCCSIA All-State Team as well as Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region second team...earned SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player...named to the Soccer Buzz Magazine’s Elite Team of the Week (11/7) and SoCon November Athlete of the Month...appeared in 19 games and started 17 for the Spartans...first on the team in scoring with 23 points on seven goals and nine assists...finished second in the league in goals and in assists...tied for first on the team in assists and second on the team in game-winning goals and total goals scored...scored game-winning goals in a 1-0 victory Wofford (9/29)...had the game-winning goal, a penalty kick and an assist in the 3-1 win over Furman (11/5)...tallied five points (2g,1a) on two separate occasions...dished out three assists in the 4-2 victory over Furman (10/21)...was a perfect 2-2 on penalty kick attempts...recorded 45 shots including 23 shots on goal...averaged 1.21 points per game, good for second in the league...tabbed a tri-captain in 2006...led the Long Island Fury to the Women’s Premier Soccer League title this past summer...scored a goal in the semifinal round against San Diego.

2005: Named to Soccer Buzz Magazine’s All-Southeast Region third team after starting all 18 matches that she appeared in during her junior season...also earned first team All-Southern Conference accolades for the second straight season...Donovan tallied seven points on two goals and three assists...she scored UNCG’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Old Dominion (9/4) and scored the game winner in the 3-0 win over Georgia Southern (10/16)...picked up an assist in three out of four games midway through the season...compiled 19 shots.

2004: First team All-Southern Conference selection...anchored the back line for the Spartans...named tournament MVP at the UNCG adidas Women’s Soccer Classic...also named to the OSU Nike Invitational All-Tournament team...named all-state by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Directors Association.

2003: Named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year...named to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) University Division All-State Team...selected to the All-Southeast Freshmen Team by Soccer Buzz...second on the team in assists with seven...assisted on all three of UNCG’s goals against Penn (9/14)...named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team.

High School: Earned five letters for head coach Marty Hearney at Hale Hollow Hills East HS...named all-county and all-league as a junior...all-state nominee as a senior...named all-county, all conference and all-league as a senior...scored 22 goals and had 42 assists in her high school career...team captain as a senior...helped team to league championships from 8th grade though her junior season...also competed for the HBC Fury as a midfielder/defender for nine years...also played six years for the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program.

Personal: Shannon Marie Donovan...born July 14, 1985 in Mineola, NY...daughter of Susanne and Glenn Donovan...undecided on a major...has two sisters, Jennifer was an All-American in the steeplechase at Boston College and Katelynn is a sophomore on the women’s soccer team at American University.