Sheila Ogden

Ogden was a four-year starter and four-time All-AMCC choice for the Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team from 2006-09. She led the Lions to a 94-36 overall record and an unprecedented 34-3 mark in conference play during her career. Ogden helped Behrend capture its first and only ECAC Championship in 2008. She was a four-time All-AMCC honoree, earning first-team accolades her final three seasons and Team MVP her sophomore year. Ogden knocked down 1,161 career kills and still ranks third all-time.

She had a break-out freshman season, ranking second in the AMCC in hitting percentage and was third on the team with 244 kills. Ogden earned All-AMCC Honorable-Mention honors and led the team to an undefeated 9-0 mark in conference play. The Lions finished 29-4 and advanced to the ECAC Tournament, the first of three appearances in her four-year career.

In 2007, she continued to rank in the Top 10 in the conference in hitting percentage, kills and blocks per game. Ogden was fourth with a .270 attack percentage, seventh in kills per game (3.15) and eighth in blocks per game (0.81). She had her season bests in kills (315), digs (102) and blocks (82). Ogden helped the Lions advance to the AMCC semifinals and finish with an 18-12 overall record and 8-1 mark in the conference. She rightfully earned the Team MVP Award and was elevated to All-AMCC First Team.

The following season, Ogden was a part of Behrend women’s volleyball history with the program’s first and to-date only ECAC South Championship. Despite falling to Frostburg in the AMCC Championship match, the Lions won nine of their final 10 matches to claim the ECAC Title. Ogden repeated on the All-AMCC First Team and ranked sixth in hitting percentage (.247) and was seventh in kills per game (2.81).

In her last season, she recorded 294 kills and claimed yet another spot on the All-AMCC First Team. Behrend advanced to their third ECAC Tournament in four years. Ogden nearly got to the top of the AMCC statistics in hitting percentage, ranking second (.318) and 10th in kills per game (2.58). She graduated with the third-best kills in program history behind a pair of her teammates and is fifth in overall blocks (308) and sets played (441).