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Samedy Named First Team All-American; Pittman & Landfair Honorable Mention
4/21/2021 11:30:00 AM | Volleyball
Stephanie Samedy has garnered American Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-America honors, announced today by the AVCA. Samedy is now a four-time All-American, including three on the first team. Regan Pittman and Taylor Landfair were also named AVCA All-America honorable mentions.
Samedy, a right-side from Clermont, Fla., is a four-time All-Big Ten selection and was named the 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year. Samedy was also named the recipient of the Senior CLASS award, which is chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I women's volleyball coaches, national volleyball media, and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I women's volleyball. Samedy is the second student-athlete from the University of Minnesota to win the Senior CLASS Award. The AVCA North Region Player of the Year was a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week and also garnered AVCA National Player of the Week award once this season. Samedy was the first Gopher since 2011 to accomplish 20 kills and 20 digs in a match and had 20-plus kills in five matches this season. She also led the Gophers in kills and points 10 times. She averaged 4.11 kills per set in Big Ten play and finished the year with 4.15 kills per set and averaged 4.69 points per set when she had 295 kills and 333 points. Samedy finished her senior year with 1,485 career kills, which ranks 10th all-time in Gopher history. Samedy has led the Gophers in kills all four years.
Pittman garners her third AVCA All-America honor as a Gopher middle blocker. A three-time First-Team All-Big Ten selection, the Spring Hill Kansas native was a Senior CLASS Award first-team selection. A Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week once this season, Pittman had three matches where she amassed double-digit blocks. She finished the season averaging 1.48 blocks per set. Pittman finished her red-shirt senior season with 502 career blocks. She also accumulated a .356 career hitting percentage and had 902 career kills. She ranks eighth all time in career blocks and tied for third in career hitting percentage.
Landfair, an outside hitter, was named a First Team All-Big Ten selection as a true freshman. The Plainfield, Ill., native was also named to the Freshman All-Big Ten team. The AVCA North Region Freshman of the year averaged 3.03 kills per set and ranked second on the team in kills (212). She led the Gophers in match kills five times this year and held double-digit kills 11 times. She was also named Big Ten Freshman of the Week two times this season.
Samedy, a right-side from Clermont, Fla., is a four-time All-Big Ten selection and was named the 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year. Samedy was also named the recipient of the Senior CLASS award, which is chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I women's volleyball coaches, national volleyball media, and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I women's volleyball. Samedy is the second student-athlete from the University of Minnesota to win the Senior CLASS Award. The AVCA North Region Player of the Year was a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week and also garnered AVCA National Player of the Week award once this season. Samedy was the first Gopher since 2011 to accomplish 20 kills and 20 digs in a match and had 20-plus kills in five matches this season. She also led the Gophers in kills and points 10 times. She averaged 4.11 kills per set in Big Ten play and finished the year with 4.15 kills per set and averaged 4.69 points per set when she had 295 kills and 333 points. Samedy finished her senior year with 1,485 career kills, which ranks 10th all-time in Gopher history. Samedy has led the Gophers in kills all four years.
Pittman garners her third AVCA All-America honor as a Gopher middle blocker. A three-time First-Team All-Big Ten selection, the Spring Hill Kansas native was a Senior CLASS Award first-team selection. A Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week once this season, Pittman had three matches where she amassed double-digit blocks. She finished the season averaging 1.48 blocks per set. Pittman finished her red-shirt senior season with 502 career blocks. She also accumulated a .356 career hitting percentage and had 902 career kills. She ranks eighth all time in career blocks and tied for third in career hitting percentage.
Landfair, an outside hitter, was named a First Team All-Big Ten selection as a true freshman. The Plainfield, Ill., native was also named to the Freshman All-Big Ten team. The AVCA North Region Freshman of the year averaged 3.03 kills per set and ranked second on the team in kills (212). She led the Gophers in match kills five times this year and held double-digit kills 11 times. She was also named Big Ten Freshman of the Week two times this season.
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