Shelby Roe has never been a numbers person.

Ask her how many points she had in a game, and most times she has to think or ask someone to even remember. A perfect case in point is the season opener this year against Ohio University-Chillicothe.

Roe, a senior at Ohio Christian University and former Madison standout, hit a 3-pointer early in the game as the horn sounded. As head coach Mandy Wray walked onto the court, Roe became a little confused.

“I was like, ‘What did I do, are you taking me out,” Roe said, recalling the moment. “Coach said, relax, you just broke the career scoring record.”

Assistant coach Brenda Carter presented Roe with the game ball. Carter had held the record with 1,132 points.

“It is cool to have that, but I had no idea I was close to it,” Roe said after finishing 20th in the nation in scoring with 344 points (14.4 per game). “My dad and brother did. They get excited about stats, but when I hear about it. When I know about it, I think too much and when I do that I make mistakes. I am better when I can just have fun and play.”

Having fun and playing has never been a problem for Roe at OCU. What she never thought of was the success she would have when she entered the school four years ago.

“Honestly, I knew I would work hard,” Roe said after scoring 33 points in her career finale against Arlington Baptist College in the fifth-place game in the NCCAA national tournament. “I didn’t think I would have a bad career, but I never expected to have the career I had. It is a blessing to be leaving that legacy behind.”

The two-time National Christian College Athletic Association All-American and three time selection to the NCCAA National all-tournament team, said some of the credit goes to Madison coach John Rossi.

“I loved him as a coach,” Roe said of Rossi. “He played everyone, but he would let you play until you were tired and then would take you out for a breather. Being in that culture helped me out a lot come game time at college.”

When she left for college, everyone told her to enjoy the time because the time goes so fast.

“Everyone told me that, and I didn’t think it would,” Roe said. “But it feels like yesterday I was a freshman living in the dorms and I woke up and it was gone.

“I have been an athlete my whole life, but basketball never defined me, my Christianity defines me,” Roe added. “Basketball has been a part of my entire life … I don’t think it has sunk in (that I have played my last game). I am definitely always going to be around basketball … it will never be far from my hand.”