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2013 Volleyball Roster

9 Stephanie Arnold

  • Position Middle Hitter
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Oregon
  • Hometown Oregon, Wisc.

Biography


2013 ... All-Ohio Valley Conference ... CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America ... CoSIDA Academic All-District V ... OVC Defensive 'Player of the Week' (10/28/13) ... Toledo Blue/Gold and Drake Bulldog All-Tournament Teams ... started in all 30 matches during her fifth season as a Panther... had a standout campaign as she set five different career highs over the course of the year... including nailing 18 kills off 36 attacks for 21 total points at SEMO... hit a blistering .810, with 17 putdowns and zero errors, in EIU's sweep at Murray State, which now ranks as the second-best all-time attack by any Panther... while actually ranking as the top mark ever by a full-time EIU hitter... she also hit .789, again with zero miscues, in EIU's home rout of TSU... registered 15+ kills in five matches and five-or-more blocks in 10 contests, while also notching 15+ points nine times as well... she hit .450 or better seven times over the course of the season, including a trio of contests with zero hitting errors... EIU Top 10 Rankings:  Finishes her Panther career as one of the top blockers to ever don EIU blue... owns numerous Top 5 marks for individual season blocking numbers... sits at No. 2 for total stuffs and assisted roofs and tied for 3rd for all-time attack % (.268) during the current OVC-Era (1996-Present)... while now owning the fifth best all-time arm during the entire DI era... OVC Top 10 Rankings: Ranked 2nd in both hitting % and blocks-per-set for OVC-only matches... while ranking 4th and 2nd, respectively, in same categories for the entire season ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Medal of Honor  award recipient.

2012 ... OVC Defensive 'Player of the Week' (10/15/12) ... 2012 OVC Scholar-Athlete ... CoSIDA Academic All-District V ... saw action in 30 matches over the season, leading her squad with a .285 attack and 91 block assists ... also set new career-high marks in seven statistical categories... including drilling 14 kills off 30 attacks for 15.5 points in a crucial four-set win at JSU ... hit a career-high .529 vs. IUPUI... nailed a new personal-best 11 blocks as the Panthers won at Murray State as EIU set a new four-set block record with 18 total roofs ... her ten block assists versus the Racers rank tied for seventh best in the EIU single-match record books ... registered five-or-more blocks in eight contests to up her career tally to 21 all-time ... led, or tied, for match-high block numbers in 17 matches throughout the season ... twice hit over .450 in a match ... EIU Top 10 Rankings: 7th and 9th in career solo and assisted blocks, as well as 3rd for blocks-per-set during the OVC-era... OVC Top 10 Rankings: 4th in hitting % (.312) and blocks (1.11) for OVC-only contests ... 6th in hitting (.285) for the regular-season ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Medal of Honor  award recipient.

2011 ... OVC Defensive 'Player of the Week' (11/7/11) ... returned to the court following a redshirt season... her 75 total blocks ranked second on the squad, while her 17 solo stuffs led all Panthers... went on to set career-highs in six different stat categories, with most coming against OVC rival JSU... including hitting 11 kills off 30 attacks as the Panthers snapped a 12-match losing streak to the Gamecocks and won on the road at JSU for the first time ever... also finished with 10 blocks to set a new personal high in a tough five-set loss to JSU at home... that kill-block double-double was the first in her Panther career, and the first such performance by an EIU player since 2004... she hit a season-high .526 at EKU with 10 kills off 19 attacks and zero errors... recorded five or more blocks six times to up her career tally to 13 all-time... led her squad in single-match blocks 11 times over the course of the year... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Medal of Honor kudos.

2010 ... As a true sophomore, Steph utilized a medical redshirt season following an ACL injury and surgery ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Medal of Honor award recipient.

2009 ... Saw action in 21 contests as a true freshman, wearing a #19 jersey... nailed nine kills, off 28 attempts, at EKU... was nearly unstoppable at eventual OVC champ JSU, as she slammed seven kills, via 12 attacks, with zero errors to register a .583 clip... that marked the best hitting average by a Panther, with at least ten attacks, the entire season... her 70 total roofs (1.11 bps) ranked her as the second-best blocker in the OVC for the entire season... tallied five or more blocks seven times, including registering eight blocks in three contests ... led all Panthers with 11 total solo stuffs, nailing a pair in three seperate matches... OVC Top 10 Ranking: 2nd in blocks in the regular season... OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Medal of Honor kudos.

HIGH SCHOOL ... Earned seven total letters as a member of the volleyball, track & field, and basketball squads at Oregon High School... all for coach Stan Eddy... was named team captain of her volleyball squad in both her junior and senior seasons... Oregon earned Regional Championships in those same two years as well... she participated in the state track & field meet her freshman year, running as a member of the 1600-Meter Relay unit... member of the National Honor Society... played for the Capital Volleyball Academy in club action.

PERSONAL ... No. 1 sports highlight was “getting the game-winning block to advance my high school team to sectionals”... her parents have been the major influence in her sports career “because they have always pushed me to do what I love”... admires former Oregon HS alum Lisa Stone, who is currently coaching the Wisconsin Badger women’s basketball squad, “because she is a great coach”... her late father was a member of the Wisconsin basketball team.

OFF THE COURT WITH STEPHANIE ... Steph earned a degree in biological sciences (pre-med) ... as well as minors in both chemistry and Spanish... daughter of Amy Campbell... born on November 9... currently riding in a Grand Prix GT... also wishes she could have brought her bed from home with her to EIU... she chose EIU, "because it isn’t too far from home and the people here are incredibly nice"... also enjoys playing badminton... enjoys watching former EIU athlete Tony Romo, perform... loves to dine on beef stew, cheese curds, pasta... her hidden talent includes being able to make a "mean fruit pizza"... her favorite quote is "“my better is better than your better”... her advice to a younger athlete would be "to keep a positive attitude as it makes all the difference"... her goals at EIU have been "to finish school, win stuff and hope to become a bilingual orthopedic surgeon."





 

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2009Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    19
  • 9

    2010Sophomore

    Middle Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2011Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2012Redshirt Junior

    Middle Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2013Redshirt Senior

    Middle Hitter
    6'2"
    9
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