DAVIS, Calif. — Shkhinah Tindsley, a Northern California native who played her true freshman season at the University of Utah in 2019, has signed a grant-in-aid to compete for UC Davis beginning with the 2021 campaign, Head Coach
Dan Conners announced on Thursday.
Tindsley, who prepped at Merrill F. West HS in Tracy, Calif., grows the Aggies' incoming class of standout student-athletes to five,
joining the four high school commits announced on May 22. Tindsley, who did not compete for the Utes in 2020-21, will have three years of eligibility remaining with UC Davis.
"We are excited about Shkhinah joining the UC Davis volleyball program," Conners said. "She has the experience of being a part of a top 15 program and will bring that experience with her. She adds depth to our middle position and has the ability to play the game high above the net. We are thrilled that Shkhinah is now an Aggie and we are looking forward to working with her!"
Two seasons ago, Tindsley appeared in eight matches at Utah as a true freshman, finishing with a combined eight kills and 11 blocks while hitting .375 on the year. She finished with a season-high two kills in matches against in-state rival Utah State and Pac-12 Conference foe Oregon State, while collecting a season-high four blocks against UC Davis at the La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Wolverine Invitational hosted by Utah Valley on Sept. 6 of that same season.
Prior to her stay in Salt Lake City, Tindsley was a two-year letter winner in volleyball for the Wolf Pack at West HS as a junior and senior, while also competing for the track and field team as a freshman and sophomore. She helped her school to 49 combined wins in her two prep seasons on the court, finishing third in the Tri-City Athletic League both years.
Tindsley was an all-league first team selection as a junior and was named the Stockton Record Player of the Year after collecting 289 kills, hitting .396, and recording 141 blocks. As a senior, she was the league's co-MVP and an All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section first team honoree, slamming 432 kills, hitting .375, and collecting 134 blocks. She played club for three seasons for the Pacific Coast VBC.
2020-21 UC DAVIS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL COMMITMENTS
Name (Height, Position, Hometown / High School / Previous School, Club Team)
Maddie Gleason (6-2, MB, Redwood City, Calif. / Notre Dame Belmont HS '21, Rage Westside)*
Alexa Hogan (6-1, MB, Inglewood, Calif. / Palisades Charter HS '21, Actyve VBC)*
Tory Holmes (6-0, OPP, Newport Beach, Calif. / University HS '21, Unity VBC)*
Julia Ng (5-5, DS/L, Foothill Ranch, Calif. / Trabuco Hills HS '21, Saddleback VBC)*
Shkhinah Tindsley (6-3, MB, Tracy, Calif. / West HS '19 / University of Utah, Pacific Coast VBC)
* denotes previously announced commitment
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