Shaniqua Steele Class: Junior Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. High School: Susquehanna Township Height: 5-3 Position: OF B/T: L/R

2008: Started all but three of the team's games which tied a team high, and finished third among starters with a .289 batting average ... tallied three RBIs and a double on the year, as well as six stolen bases and seven sacrifice hits... had nine games with two or more hits ... was 3-for-4 in second game of doubleheader against Mount St. Mary's (Mar. 4) ... recorded second 3-hit game against Long Island (Mar. 16) ... scored three times in a 2-for-4, one-RBI game against Coppin State (Apr. 2) ... recorded a season-high four hits against Mount St. Mary's (Apr. 9) ... finished the day 6-for-8 with an RBI in doubleheader against Georgetown (Apr. 16) ... was 2-for-4 against James Madison (Apr. 27).

2007: Saw playing time in 23 games, with five starts ... batted .214 with a double and a triple ... stole one base and recorded two sacrifice hits ... drove in a run on a sacrifice and scored against Morgan State (Mar. 11) ... tripled and scored vs. UMBC (Mar. 21) ... was 1-for-1 with an RBI double against Mount St. Mary's (Apr. 4).

Prep: 2006 graduate of Susquehanna Township High School... Four year varsity letterwinner in softball... Named to the All-Star First Team 2003-06... Served as team captain for the Indians senior season... Member of the varsity cheerleading squad for two years... Competed with the Susquehanna Township Girls Softball Association for three years and the Cumberland County Magic travel squad for four seasons... Competed with Coast to Coast Stars, an International softball team, in Hawai'i during the summer of 2005... Outstanding Spanish student.

Personal: Full name is Shaniqua Latrice Steele... Born on Feb. 17, 1988... Daughter of Bobbi Jo Ross... Has two younger siblings, Tyler and Tishawna... Enjoys dancing, swimming, shopping and watching television... Majoring in administration of justice.