Stephanie Samedy

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Stephanie Samedy
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Samedy in 2022
Personal information
Full nameStephanie Samedy
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1998-09-27) September 27, 1998 (age 26)
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
College / University University of Minnesota
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current club Flag of Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2021 Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota
2021–2022 Flag of Germany.svg SSC Palmberg Schwerin
2022 Flag of Italy.svg Wealth Planet Perugia Volley
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
2023– Flag of Turkey.svg SigortaShop (tr)
National team
2015 Flag of the United States.svg United States U18 Team
2022– Flag of the United States.svg United States
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Indoor Volleyball
Pan-American Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hermosillo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Ponce
Pan American Cup Final Six
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santo Domingo
FIVB U18 World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Lima Team

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.

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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 an 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. [2] 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. [4] 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

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