Bio

Stephanie Samedy (born September 27, 1998) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a opposite hitter for Italian Series A1 team Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia. She played collegiately at the University of Minnesota. 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. She was named an Under Armor 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. She played on the youth and junior USA national teams, and won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.