2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Stephanie Williams
- Position:
- OH
- Hometown:
- Eastlake, Ohio
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Notre Dame - Cathedral Latin
- Height:
- 6-0
Career Highlights
ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient (2019)
AVCA East Coast All-Region Honorable Mention (2019)
All-ACC Second Team (2019)
4x All-ACC Academic Team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
3x AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2016, 2017, 2018)
3x AVCA East Coast All-Region Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
3x All-ACC First Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
ACC Player of the Week (2018)
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019)
Helped the Panthers earn their third consecutive ACC Championship with a perfect 18-0 record in conference play … Part of Pitt’s fourth consecutive NCAA Second Round appearance … AVCA East Coast All-Region Honorable Mention … Program’s first four-time All-ACC selection … ACC’s only four-time selection in 2019 … First All-ACC second team honor … Became one of just three Panthers in program history to record more than 1,300 kills and 1,000 digs in a career … Moved into the program’s top five all-time for career kills and attempts … Ranks in the program’s top 10 for career service aces and digs … Second on the team with seven double-doubles … Third on the team with 2.75 kills per set … Led the Panthers with .34 service aces per set, ranking third in the ACC … Picked up a career-high 23 digs against Georgia Tech (Nov. 8) … Panther Challenge All-Tournament Team (Aug. 31) … Preseason All-ACC selection (Aug. 9).
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018)
Part of the Panthers’ first outright ACC Championship, the second consecutive title for the program … Helped the team to its third appearance in as many years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating Iona in the opening round at Petersen Events Center before falling to Michigan in the second round … Became the program’s first three-time All-American and three-time member of the All-ACC first team … Cracked the top 10 for career kills at Pitt, reaching 1,177 … Recorded the 1,000th kill of her career in the Panthers’ sweep of Virginia … Had a season-high 17 kills against Louisville … Recorded double-figure kills in 12 matches and had three double-doubles, each with kills/digs … Fourth on the team with 2.56 kills and 3.14 points per set … Had a season-high hitting percentage of .579 at Wake Forest, recording 11 kills on 19 attempts with zero errors … Third on the team with 2.08 digs per set … Dug a season-high 16 balls in the NCAA Tournament Second Round against Michigan … Posted a career-high seven blocks against Kennesaw State … Had a season-high three service aces in the Panthers’ ACC Championship-clinching win at Florida State … Named to Preseason All-ACC Team … Earned ACC Co-Player of the Week honors (Oct. 22).
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017)
Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC Championship, claiming the title after defeating Virginia to end the regular season … Helped the team to their second appearance in two years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State … Earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America, AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team and All-ACC First Team accolades for the second consecutive season … Named to the Preseason All-ACC Team … Earned All-ACC Academic Team honors … Recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs in a loss to No. 3 Washington … Added 12 kills in a loss to No. 25 Iowa State … Notched 13 kills and a .462 hitting percentage in a landslide victory against Dayton … Registered a season high 21 kills in a victory against ETSU … Had 10 kills in a win over Cleveland State … Logged 12 kills and 12 digs for her second double-double of the season in a win over Syracuse … Recorded double-double number three of the year after tallying 12 kills and 12 digs in a win against Boston College … Posted 15 kills and a .433 hitting percentage in a landslide victory against Virginia … Charted 11 kills in a win against Virginia Tech … Finished with 15 kills in a win at Florida State… Recorded 14 kills in a victory against Miami … Notched 14 kills and a .429 hitting percentage in a win against Syracuse … Registered 10 kills and nine digs in a landslide victory against Boston College … Logged 10 kills in a loss against Louisville … Tallied a double-double at Notre Dame, recording 13 kills and 11 digs in addition to four service aces … Recorded 11 digs, 11 kills and four service aces at home against Miami en route to another double-double … Posted 14 kills and three aces against Florida State at home … Recorded double-digit kills with 12 against Duke at home … Put up three service aces and 12 kills at Clemson … Dominated at Georgia Tech with a 16-kill performance, while also notching four aces and five digs … Posted double-digit kills at Virginia Tech with 10 … Recorded 15 kills against Virginia in the Panthers’ final game of the regular season, including the game-winning kill that gave Pitt its first ACC Championship … Tallied her seventh double-double of the season against VCU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament with 12 kills and 10 digs … Recorded 12 kills and 10 digs in a loss to No. 1 Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, tallying her eighth double-double … Finished the season with 377 kills, 259 digs and a team-high eight double-doubles.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016)
Part of the first Pitt volleyball team to reach the NCAA Tournament in 12 years and the first to advance to the second round in 13 years ... Returned from injury to earn AVCA Division I All-American Honorable Mention recognition ... Named to the AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team ... Recognized as a First Team All-ACC player ... Named MVP of the UCSB Thunderdome Classic ... Named the MVP of the Panther Invitational Tournament ... Awarded First National Bank Athlete of the Week honors during the week of Sept. 6 ... Recorded 467 kills, the ninth-most in Pitt history ... Finished the NCAA tournament with 29 kills, 10 assists and 22 digs ... Recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs in a win over Virginia ... Logged another double-double with 15 kills and 15 digs in a triumph over Syracuse ... Had 22 kills and 12 digs against Georgia Tech ... Notched 14 kills, 11 digs and four assists in a huge conference win over No. 8 North Carolina ... Tallied 13 kills and 11 digs in a shutout win over Louisville ... Charted 17 kills and 12 digs in a win at Miami ... Had 19 kills and 10 digs against Duke ... Registered 19 kills and 16 digs in a crucial conference win at Virginia Tech ... Exceeded 20 kills in a win over Georgia Tech where she had 21 kills and 11 digs ... Logged 54 kills in the Panther Invitational, including a season-high 25 kills against American, followed by 21 in a win over No. 22 Michigan ... Had her first 20-kill game of the season against UC Santa Barbara where she also added 13 digs ... Finished the season with 467 kills, 308 digs and a team-high 16 double-doubles.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Redshirted her freshman year after a season-ending injury nine games in ... Finished Nebraska Invite with 20 kills, 21 digs, and eight total blocks ... Tallied 22 kills, 19 digs, and five total blocks throughout the Pitt/Duquesne Invitational, including a career-high 12 digs against Colgate ... Recorded her first career double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs against South Carolina ... Posted seven kills, two digs, and two block assists against Western Michigan.
HIGH SCHOOL
As a senior, named First Team All-Ohio, North Coast League Player of the Year and team MVP at Notre Dame – Cathedral Latin ... Led team to its first state championship in school history ... Named First Team All-North Coast League and First Team All-District for three consecutive seasons.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Vickie and Gary Williams ... Has a brother, Brian.
