Aki Shurelds
3 Aki Shurelds
  • Height:
    5'6"
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    South San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School:
    Lick-Wilmerding
  • Position:
    G
Bio

Aiming to fulfill great potential by putting together a more-complete season, according to the coaching staff.

2014-15: Typically one of the first players off the bench, appearing in 24 games overall with three starts … Averaged 3.7 points … Scored season-best 13 points against Centre (Dec. 30) … Reached double figures two other times, including when she made 4-of-9 3-pointers for 12 points at Mount St. Joseph (Dec. 16).

Prior to Wooster: Four-time all-conference selection and two-time MVP as standout basketball player at Lick-Wilmerding High School … Led Lady Tigers to a 26-4 record and conference championship, as well as North Coast Section Div. 4 Tournament quarterfinals as a senior … First player in program history to score over 1,000 points for a career (1,127) … Voted all-city twice … Appeared in 2011 edition of the Best Basketball Players of AAU.

Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1996 … Daughter of Marquette Shurelds … Cousin of two-time Ohio Mr. Basketball Greg Simpson and professional basketball player Clay Tucker (Turkish Basketball League) … Has not yet declared a major.

 
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Wooster Unable to Close Out Hiram, Falls in Overtime

Scots' game-winner in regulation off the mark

January 27, 2016

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Wooster Falls at DePauw Despite Strong Second Half

Scots hold Tigers to 26 second-half points

January 23, 2016

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Croxton Connects on Six 3-Pointers in Wooster's Loss at Allegheny

Sophomore transfer finishes one 3-pointer shy of matching single-game program record

January 20, 2016

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Closing Stretch Pushes Oberlin Past Wooster

Hancher passes Panepento to move into fourth on all-time scoring list

January 13, 2016

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Wooster Drops Conference Road Tilt at Rival Wittenberg

Hancher scores team-high 15 points

January 9, 2016

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Game-Winner Bounces Off Rim as Scots Drop Non-Conference Finale

Hancher records first career double-double

December 30, 2015

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Wooster Falls to Undefeated Bluffton in Non-Conference Action

Scots have two big runs in third period, but lights-out shooting by Beavers propels Bluffton to win

December 18, 2015

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Big Third Period Pulls Case Western Reserve Past Wooster

Hancher scores team-high 16 in 73-58 loss

December 2, 2015

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Wooster Improves to 4-0 After Another Exciting Finish to Cap Nan Nichols Classic

Gibbs (MVP) and Hancher earn spots on all-tournament team

November 22, 2015

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Two Key Runs Help Wooster Top Alma in Thriller at Nan Nichols Classic

Fighting Scots erupt for 14-0 run in the third period

November 21, 2015

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Hancher Surpasses 1,000 Points, Defensive Pressure Helps Propel Wooster Past Geneva

Hancher now the eighth in program history to hit 1,000 milestone

November 18, 2015

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2015-16 Season Outlook: Wooster Eyes Rapid Improvement, as It Enters a New Era

Wooster plays its first four contests at home.

November 5, 2015