Stephanie Voelckers

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Hamburg, Germany

College: Hartford

Height: 5-10

Experience: TR

General Capsule - Joins USF track team after turning in a dominating four-year career on the volleyball court... an exceptional athlete, should adapt and contribute on the track for the Dons. 2004 Season (At USF) - Became one of just a handful of Division I players to surpass 2,000 career kills, finishing her standout career with 2,053... tallied a season-high 27 kills against #16 Santa Clara (10/15/04) and Gonzaga (11/5/04)... led the team in kills (3.94) and was second in digs (3.36)... elevated her game in the elite WCC, averaging 4.3 kills and 3.5 digs... recorded 429 kills and 366 digs on the season, both totals good for eighth on the single-season charts... two-time WCC Player of the Week... four-time all-tournament selection... ranked fourth among league leaders in kills (3.94), eighth in points (4.27)... All-WCC First Team selection... earned District VIII CoSidan All-Academic Second Team honors. 2003 Season (At Hartford) - Earned third consecutive All-America East First Team honors after ranking second among league-leaders in kills (488)... led the Hawks in kills, attempts (1,255) and digs (363) during junior campaign... recorded 20 or more kills in 12 matches and failed to record 10 only four times... posted 19 double-double (kills/digs) nights and had four 20-20 matches... season-high 26 kills against Iona (9/14)... enjoyed strong night against Albany (10/24) with 23 kills on .273 hitting to go along with 22 digs and four aces... registered season-high 23 digs against LaSalle (9/13)... named District I CoSIDA All-Academic Second Team. 2002 Season (At Hartford) - Ranked ninth among Division I leaders and led the America East with 5.36 kills per game... led the conference with a career-high 606 kills, the second best single-season tally in program history... led the team in kills, digs (369), and service aces (40)... turned in a season-high 29 kills against Quinnipiac (9/27) and matched it against Binghampton (10/19) on .278 hitting to go along with 23 digs... posted a season-high eight aces against Maine (10/25)... tallied a season-high 25 digs against Albany (11/16)... recorded 20 or more kills in 18 matches and failed to reach 10 kills just twice... registered 18 double-double (kills/digs) nights with five 20-20 contests... earned America East Player of the Week selection... 2002 Quinnipiac Invitational MVP... captured all-tournament honors at the 2002 Colgate White-Eagle Tournament... earned First Team All-America East honors for the second straight season. 2001 Season (At Hartford) - Named 2001 America East Conference Rookie of the Year after erupting for one of the strongest seasons in Hartford volleyball history... averaged 5.50 kills on .244 hitting to go along with 2.96 digs and 0.7 blocks per game... set program single-game records with 39 kills at Albany (10/28) and 38 digs against Princeton (9/22)... team and conference leader with 515 kills and finished among Division I leaders in kills per game... also led the team with 272 digs and 60 total blocks... tallied 13 double-doubles (kills/digs), including extremely rare 30-30 performance against Princeton (9/22), finishing with 34 kills on .439 hitting and 38 digs... also surpassed 30 kills against Albany (10/13) finishing with 33... America East Player of the Week and a Rookie of the Week selection. Club Career - Club team Schwerin won the 1996 German club championship... played in the regional league in Germany finishing first in 1997... vice-German champion in 1994... competed for the German Youth National Team in 1995. Personal - Stephanie Voelckers... completed undergraduate coursework in business, marketing and French... parents are Angelika and Holger Voelckers... born June 29, 1980 in Schwerin, Germany.