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Molly Shaw:
 
Molly Turner Shaw
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ken Delgado
Birth Date June 23, 1996 (29 years old)
Home Town Naperville, IL
Resides Redondo Beach, CA
Height 5'8"
College Grand Canyon University
Web Site mjaway.com/
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 3rd (4 times) $67,838
   AVP 3rd (4 times) $67,838
International 1st (4 times) $80,200
   FIVB 1st (4 times) $80,200
NORCECA 1st (5 times) $5,500
   NORCECA 1st (5 times) $5,500
Overall 1st (9 times) $153,629
 
Bio Bits

Beach Bits:
Shaw's second event ever was played on her 20th birthday (in San Francisco 2016). Then in 2017 in Seattle she played in her first AVP main draw on her 21st birthday and again played in Seattle on her 22nd birthday. In 2022 she advanced from a Futures event in Poland on her 26th birthday.
Entering the 2026 season Shaw has had four thirds (with four different partners) and seven fifths (with seven different partners) on the AVP Tour (including Tour Series). Her only partners with whom she has had both a third and a fifth are Madelyne Anderson and Kelly Cheng.

2025: Shaw formed a partnership with Kelly Cheng and the duo placed third and fifth in their two AVP tournaments. They competed in the AVP League for the Miami Mayhem, ending the regular season with a 4-4 match record before losing in the quarterfinals of the League Championship. Shaw and Cheng played nine World Tour events, winning an Elite event in Brazil after defeating four Brazilian teams. The duo also placed fourth three times and added three fifths including in the World Championships in Australia.
2024: Shaw again played six AVP events with four different partners. She had a best of fifth twice, both on the Tour Series, once with Michelle Shaffer and once with Piper Ferch. On the World Tour Shaw played four times and had podium finishes each time. Shaw and Chloe Loreen won a gold in a Futures event, then in three Challenge events alongside Toni Rodriguez won a silver, a bronze and a gold, all after advancing from the qualifier. Shaw and Loreen won gold medals in both NORCECA tournaments they played.
2023: Shaw played six AVP tournaments with four different partners. She advanced from the qualifier to place fifth with Madelyne Anderson, then that duo placed third in Hermosa Beach. Shaw played one tournament with her former collegiate beach partner, Aleksandra Wachowicz, finishing in 13th place. Shaw ended the season with a fifth place finish on the Tour Series with Abby Van Winkle. Shaw played three World Tour events, losing in the qualifier each time, playing twice with Anderson and once with Van Winkle. On the NORCECA Tour Shaw won a silver with Lexy Denaburg and then won a gold with Deahna Kraft.
2022: Shaw reunited with Jessica Foster, playing in the first five AVP tournaments with a best of fifth in a Tour Series event. Shaw played the next five AVP events with three different partners. She had a best of seventh in Manhattan Beach with Torrey Van Winden, a 13th with Carly Skjodt, and a best of third in a Tour Series event with Kaitlyn Malaney. Internationally Shaw competed in six events, with three alongside Jessica Foster and three with Madelyne Anderson. Shaw and Foster won a bronze medal in a Futures event after advancing from the qualifier, then Shaw and Anderson won a gold medal in a Futures event after playing in the qualifier and also won a silver medal in a Challenge event. Shaw and Anderson won their only NORCECA event together.
2021: Shaw began the year with her first AVP semifinal, placing third in Atlanta alongside Terese Cannon for the first time. She then placed 17th in Manhattan Beach with Macy Jerger, then had a seventh in the season finale with Cannon in Chicago. Shaw and Cannon advanced from the qualifier of an FIVB one-star event and won a silver medal.
2020: Shaw and Katie Hogan played in all three AVP events in Long Beach, losing in the qualifier each time.
2019: Shaw played nine AVP events, with the first three coming alongside Jessica Foster. The duo placed ninth in the season opener but then lost in the next two qualifiers. She then played five times with Brittany Tiegs, and in their first outing they won three qualifier matches in Seattle and placed fifth. They had a best of seventh in their remaining four tournaments. Shaw competed on the FIVB Tour for the first time, losing in the qualifier with Jessica Foster.
2018: Shaw and Cassie House played six times on the AVP Tour and Shaw played once with Bailey Bars, losing in the qualifier. Shaw and House lost in their first two qualifiers and then advanced the next four times, getting three 13ths and a seventh in Hermosa Beach. Shaw  played one NORCECA tournament with Falyn Fonoimoana won a gold despite being seeded 19th.
2017: Shaw played four AVP events with Mackenzie Ponnet, playing in the qualifier each time. They advanced twice, finishing in 13th place both times.
2016: Shaw played her first pro beach volleyball event in Seattle when she was 19 years old, losing in the qualifier with Samantha Cash. She then played two more AVP qualifiers with Morgan Martin but did not advance to the main draw in either one.

College: Shaw played four years of beach volleyball at Grand Canyon University. She played with Emilee Erichsen on court two as a freshman, ending with a 5-9 record. Shaw continued to play on court two as a sophomore, finishing with an 18-8 match record alongside Aleksandra Wachowicz. As a junior she compiled a 22-3 match record with Tjasa Kotnik on court one, setting the school record for highest single season win percentage, and was named AVCA Beach Volleyball All-American. As a senior was chosen as AVCA Beach Volleyball Honorable Mention All-American after going 14-15 on court one with Hannah Towne. When she left GCU Shaw ranked second in program history in individual wins (55) and matches played (95) and owned the record for most career dual wins (49) and dual matches played (83).

Personal: Formerly Molly Turner, she married fellow pro beach player James Shaw in September 2023. After being cut from her high school indoor team, Shaw switched to the sand, where she was a U-18 National Beach Volleyball Champion. Days after graduating from college she moved to California to pursue her dream of playing on the AVP Tour.
 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 17th 19th 21st 25th 29th 31st 33rd 45th 57th
2016 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 186.0 100th 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2017 AVP 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,000.00 388.0 70th 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2018 AVP 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $5,300.00 877.0 42nd 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
2019 AVP 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 $12,350.00 1,810.0 23rd 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $5,000.00 0.0   0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 AVP 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 $7,562.50 808.0 17th 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 AVP 10 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 $15,300.00 8,034.5 9th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 AVP 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 $9,000.00 5,021.5 28th 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 AVP 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 $3,325.00 4,267.0 7th 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 AVP 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 $8,000.00 2,208.0 60th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  52
(151st)
0 0 4 0 7 5 11 $67,837.50
(104th)
23,600.0   9 2 6 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 17th 19th 21st 25th 29th 31st 33rd 45th 57th
2019 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 50.0 518th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2021 FIVB 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $413.35 90.0 294th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 FIVB 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 $5,377.84 1,050.0 127th 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2023 FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 330.0 247th 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 FIVB 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 $13,000.00 1,340.0 86th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 FIVB 9 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 $61,500.00 3,720.0 15th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  24
(631st)
4
(63rd)
3 2 3 3 0 2 $80,291.19
(246th)
6,580.0   1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 17th 19th 21st 25th 29th 31st 33rd 45th 57th
2018 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 100.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 160.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 NORCECA 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 $1,500.00 304.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 NORCECA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,000.00 560.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  6
(169th)
5
(10th)
1 0 0 0 0 0 $5,500.00
(45th)
1,124.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  82
(280th)
9
(76th)
4 6 3 10 5 13 $153,628.69
(202nd)
31,304.0   10 2 6 1 2 4 1 1 2 1 2
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 9/30/2018 NORCECA Punta Cana Falyn Fonoimoana 19 $1,000
2 7/17/2022 FIVB Ciro Marina Madelyne Anderson 13 € 500
3 10/2/2022 NORCECA Punta Cana Madelyne Anderson 3 $1,000
4 12/10/2023 NORCECA San Salvador Deahna Kraft 9 $1,000
5 4/12/2024 FIVB Pirae Tahiti Chloe Loreen 3 $500
6 5/14/2024 NORCECA Juan Dolio Chloe Loreen 2 $1,000
7 6/16/2024 NORCECA Managua Chloe Loreen 2 $1,000
8 12/1/2024 FIVB Nuvali Toni Rodriguez 2 $5,000
9 9/21/2025 FIVB Joao Pessoa Kelly Cheng 9 $20,000
 

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