Gophers volleyball senior Stephanie Samedy was named Big Ten Player of the Year on Thursday after finishing the regular season with a conference best 4.11 kills per set.
Gophers' Stephanie Samedy earns Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Year award
The senior from Florida is the seventh Gophers player to win the award, and two other teammates joined her on the Big Ten's first team.
April 9, 2021 at 5:08AM
Samedy and teammates Regan Pittman and Taylor Landfair were named first team All-Big Ten. Adanna Rollins was named to the second team, and Landfair and Melani Shaffmaster were named to the Big Ten all-freshmen team.
Samedy, from Clermont, Fla., had seven double doubles this season, including a 28-kill, 26-dig masterpiece against Purdue. She is the seventh Gophers player to receive Big Ten Player of the Year honors, and the first since Samantha Seliger-Swenson in 2018.
The Gophers (15-2) received the No. 3 overall seed in the 48-team NCAA tournament, and their next match will be April 15 in Omaha against the winner of Georgia Tech and Lipscomb.
A former Gophers player, Taylor Landfair, helped top-ranked Nebraska hand No. 16 Minnesota its third consecutive loss.
