 During his college years Shipalane was a member of the highly successful Michigan Bucks USL Premier Development League team.With the Bucks, Shipalane scored the winning goal in the 2006 PDL championship game, lost in the final of the 2007 PDL Championship game, and won the PDL regular season title in 2008.In total, he scored 11 goals in 49 appearances over three seasons with the team.