Stephanie Samedy Explained

Stephanie Samedy
Fullname:Stephanie Samedy
Nationality: United States
Birth Date:September 27, 1998
Height:188cm
College:University of Minnesota
Position:Opposite
Currentclub: Imoco Volley Conegliano
Years1:2017–2021
Team1: Minnesota
Years2:2021–2022
Team2: SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Years3:2022
Team3: Wealth Planet Perugia Volley
Years4:2023
Team4: Imoco Volley Conegliano
Years5:2023–
Team5: SigortaShop (tr)
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1: United States U18 Team
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2: United States

Stephanie Samedy (born September 27, 1998) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for Italian Series A1 team Imoco Volley Conegliano. She played collegiately at the University of Minnesota.

Personal life

Samedy is from Clermont, Florida and played volleyball at her high school, East Ridge. She was the first volleyball athlete in her high school's history to sign with a NCAA Division I program when she signed with Minnesota.[1] She was named an Under Armour All-American and was the 2016-17 Florida Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year, recording 424 kills, 189 digs, and 25 blocks during her senior year.[2] She played on the youth and junior USA national teams, and won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.

Career

College

Samedy became the first player in Minnesota's history to earn AVCA First Team All-American honors as a freshman. In her freshman season, she led the team with 478 kills. In her sophomore season, she was again selected as a First Team All-American, and again led the team with 359 kills. As a junior, she was named a second team All-American and led the team with 353 kills. She ended her career as a five time AVCA All-American at the University of Minnesota. She was eligible to receive the award five time due to the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] She is one of only two five time All-Americans in NCAA history.[4] Samedy helped Minnesota to a conference championship in 2018 and an NCAA Final Four appearance in 2019.[5]

Samedy was named the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2020 and 2021. She finished her career as only the second player in conference history to surpass 2,000 kills and 1,500 digs. She was named First Team All-Big Ten all five seasons, one of only two players in conference history to do so.[6]

Professional clubs

Awards and honors

Clubs

College

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reaching new heights. dailycommercial.com. 2022-06-20.
  2. Web site: Minnesota’s Stephanie Samedy Wins 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award® for Women’s Volleyball. seniorclassaward.com. 2022-06-20.
  3. Web site: Stephanie Samedy and Airi Miyabe set to return for extra season with Gophers volleyball. mndaily.com. 2022-06-20.
  4. Web site: 2021 AVCA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS. avca.org. 2022-06-20.
  5. Web site: Minnesota Wins 2018 Big Ten Volleyball Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20230824010329/https://bigten.org/news/2018/11/17/womens-volleyball-minnesota-wins-2018-big-ten-volleyball-championship.aspx. dead. August 24, 2023. Big Ten Conference. 2022-06-20.
  6. Web site: Minnesota Volleyball: Stephanie Samedy Named Big Ten Player of the Year. The Daily Gopher. 2022-06-20.