Hempstead, NY - Each week, leading up to the 2019 Hall of Fame Dinner on June 17, GoHofstra.com will feature one of the five individuals and one team being inducted in the Class of 2019. Today we feature former Hofstra Volleyball great Shellane Ogoshi.
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"You've been a role model for every volleyball student-athlete that has ever played at Hofstra and anyone that's played against Hofstra," commented legendary former Hofstra Volleyball Head Coach Fran Kalafer. "You've been an inspiration to anyone that has ever seen you play and compete. Congratulations on your many accomplishments and may your success continue throughout your life."
Ogoshi was a volleyball student-athlete at Hofstra from 2004 to 2007 and is one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history.
A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Ogoshi was the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 2004, the CAA Player and Setter of the Year in 2005, and the CAA Setter of the Year in 2006. She was also a three-time All-CAA First Team selection and was named to the CAA Silver Anniversary Team.
An AVCA All-Region pick in 2005, Ogoshi recorded a program-best 4,597 assists during her career and ranks second at Hofstra with 1,660 digs. She ranks fifth all-time in CAA history in assists and is 10th in digs.
Ogoshi was part of the Pride's 2006 CAA Championship team that won the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament match.
In addition to her outstanding on-court performances, Ogoshi also excelled in the classroom and was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. Her No. 4 jersey was retired in 2008, making her one of 26 Hofstra student-athletes to earn that distinction.
Ogoshi graduated with a degree in international business and finance in 2007 and then earned her MBA in finance in 2015.
She served one season as an assistant coach at Hofstra before becoming the head coach at Long Island University-C.W. Post in 2009. In Ogoshi's seven seasons (2009-15) at Post, she led the Pioneers to a 142-92 record.
The all-time winningest coach in program history, Ogoshi's tenure at C.W. Post included five NCAA Tournament appearances and an NCAA Division II East Region title in 2013.
After leaving CW Post, Ogoshi returned to Hawaii to continue her work in the financial planning field. She was a wealth planning associate at UBS from September 2016 through October 2018 before taking on a position as a financial advisor at Raymond James.
