- “I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because of the people. I fell in love with the team, as well as campus, on my overnight visit. I love the location, the weather, and the small class sizes. It was the perfect fit for me.”
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Arcadia University, St. Mary’s (Md.), and Bloomsburg University
Career Highs
Goals: NA
Assists: NA
Points: NA
Ground Balls: NA
Caused Turnovers: NA
Draw Controls: NA
2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
Freshman (2017): Did not appear in a contest as a freshman due to injury.
Before VWC: Named team MVP as a senior at Garden Spot High School… Earned the Spartacus Award as a junior as well as the best defensive award her sophomore campaign… Garnered the best defensive award for the field hockey team as a freshman… Honor roll all four years… Member of the student council as a junior and senior… Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Doug and Becky Wright… Has a brother, Tyler, and a sister, Samantha… Father, Doug, played volleyball at Penn State-Hazelton… Mother, Becky, played basketball at UNC-Asheville.
Get to Know Shelby
- Enjoys spending time with family, traveling the world, and reading
- Fan of pro lacrosse players Kyle Hartzell and Paul Rabil, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Carolina Panthers
- Favorites include TV series, “Grey’s Anatomy,” and the novel “Pride and Prejudice,” and anything by James Patterson
- Self-description in 10 words or less: “northern born, truly southern preferring boots, biscuits ‘n’ gravy, and beaches”
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: “my teammates that have become my best friends and family”
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period, it would be: “the real life Pocahontas, who was born in Virginia and was a princess because she is part of my history and she did good things that helped change the world”
- People might be surprised to know: “I have an abnormal fear of stinkbugs and being buried alive”
- It’s the year 2030 and I am…: “a pediatric doctor in a hospital that just found the cure for cancer”
