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Stef Jankiewicz

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Harrison HS
Hometown:
Farmington Hills, Mich.

2022 (Fifth Year - Beach)
• Competed at court five with Kylie Pitzak against Santa Clara in the season-opening match
• Also exhibitioned in matches with Pitzak and Camille Lee

2021 (Fifth Year - Indoor)
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Started all 31 matches at setter as a graduate transfer
• Finished Pac-12 play averaging 10.99 assists per set, which ranked third in the Pac-12
• Ranked 36th nationally in assists per set at the end of the season
• Guided Utah's offense to a 14.25 kills per set average that was first in the Pac-12 and eighth nationally
• Led Utah with 10.55 assists per set, totaling 1,129 assists
• Tallied the second-most aces on the team with 31 aces
• Posted 2.49 digs per set, which ranked third on the team
• Totaled 10 double-doubles and six matches of 50+ assists
• Posted season-high 52 assists vs. UCLA and season-best 17 digs against Colorado
• Majored in psychology

Prior to Utah (Illinois State)
2020 (Senior Year)
• Named the Missouri Valley Conference Setter of the Year, became the first player in league history to earn the award twice in her career after receiving the honor in 2018
• Ranked in the top 40 in NCAA Division I in assists (728) and assists per set (10.87)
• Accumulated 4,808 assists in her career, which ranks third all-time in ISU program history and 13th in Valley history.

2019 (Junior Year)
• Made an appearance in 31 matches for the Redbirds, covering 120 sets
• Placed on the All-MVC First Team, while earning the league’s tournament MVP award after helping ISU secure the championship and the Valley’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
• Earned an AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention for the second-straight year
• Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
• Paced the Redbird offense, dishing out a team-leading 1,330 assists – the second-most in the Valley
• Moved into fifth all-time at ISU in career assists (4,079)
• Ranked in the top-25 in the NCAA in total assists and assists per set (11.07)
• Accumulated the fourth-most digs (311) on the team, averaging 2.59 per set
• Notched a four-set career-high seven kills in an upset win of No. 14 Illinois (9/13) behind a .600 hitting percentage
• Matched a career-high with 21 digs and 64 assists at Bradley (10/4)
• Turned in a career-high six blocks in a win against Loyola (11/29)
• Tallied 15 double-doubles
• Finished the season with the third-most blocks (75).

2018 (Sophomore Year)
• Started all 35 matches for the Redbirds as the team’s setter, covering 115 sets
• Named ISU’s second MVC Setter of the Year, after being named the league’s Freshman of the Year in 2017
• Garnered All-MVC First team laurels, while earning a spot on three all-tournament teams throughout the season at Georgia, Butler and nationally-ranked Washington State
• Moved into ninth all-time at ISU in career assists (2,750), becoming the second-fastest setter in program history to reach the top 10
• Led the team in assists (1,301)
• Posted 14 double-doubles, including 10 in conference play
• Helped set up an ISU offense that hit at a .250 clip for the season, aiding in six Redbird hitters’ efforts to average over 2.00 kills a set
• Turned in a top-15 assists per set average (11.31) in all of NCAA Division I
• Named an AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention
• Hit at a .241 clip, registering a season-high seven kills in a five-set win at Evansville (10/27)
• Dished out a season-high 54 assists in wins against Valparaiso (10/12) and Evansville (10/27)
• Delivered the second-most service aces (24), including three against Furman (8/24), McNeese (9/8) and Evansville (10/27)
• Tallied the second-most digs (289), collecting a season-high 17 at Drake (10/6)
• Finished the season with 57.0 blocks, registering a season-high five at Drake (10/6).

2017 (Freshman Year)
• Started all 35 matches for the Redbirds as a true freshman, covering 131 sets
• Named Illinois State’s seventh Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
• Garnered second-team all-conference laurels, while earning a spot on the MVC All-Freshman Team
• Named MVC Freshman of the Week five times, making her one of four Valley players in league history to earn freshman of the week honors five times or more
• Led the team in set assists with 1,449 – the most since Erin Lindsey tallied 1,453 in 2007
• Her 1,449 assists ranks sixth all-time in a single season in ISU program history
• Ranked third all-time among freshmen in digs (351), fifth in service aces (32) and second in set assists (1,449)
• Tallied a season-high five kills against Florida State (8/26), Drake (9/29) and UNI (10/27)
• Reached at least 60 assists in two matches, with a season-high 64 coming against Florida State (8/26)
• Registered a trio of service aces against UC Irvine (9/2)
• Tabulated 18 double-doubles with a season-high 21 digs against Missouri State (9/22)
• Finished the season with 61 blocks, including a season-high four blocks on five occasions
• Tallied a season-high eight points against UC Irvine (9/2).

Harrison HS: Four-year starter for the volleyball team … earned all-state honors final two seasons … named an all-region pick her final three seasons … earned all-conference and all-area status all four years … served as a team co-captain all four years … named a Michigan Miss Volleyball nominee as a senior … named a Michigan Prep Zone Player to Watch as a senior … recognized in Detroit News Top 10 Volleyball Players as a senior … tallied 514 kills, 476 digs and 84 aces as a senior … registered 1,650 career kills … earned Soph 79 high honor from PrepVolleyball.com as a sophomore … active in the club ranks as well, helping her team win the Windy City USAC Girls Junior Volleyball National Qualifier in the 16 Open division in 2015 … member of National Honor Society … member of Spanish National Honor Society … selected for International Baccalaureate World Programme.