2010 Volleyball Roster
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Stephanie Minnerly
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Martin
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
A strong-willed competitor who enters this season more determined than ever to make significant contributions and close out her career on a high note...Adds good size to the front row and provides healthy competition...Her strengths are her blocking and her quick arm swing, as well as her experience with the program as a fifth-year senior...Has an All-American work ethic, is consistently one of the hardest working athletes on the team...Refuses to quit or give in and is willing to endure the most challenging drills and compete to the very end...Also quickly shakes off setbacks and does an excellent job getting in position for the next ball...Is a happy-go-lucky person who brings a carefree and cheerful attitude, as well as a calming influence to the court.
MINNERLY'S HONORS
2012
MVP - Yale Classic
Texas A&M Most Improved Player
2012 (SENIOR)
Started all 31 matches and played in 96 of 115 sets...Was the recipient of the? Texas A&M Most Improved Player award at the conclusion of the season...Led Texas A&M to the championship title at the Yale Classic, where she was selected MVP after hitting .460 and averaging 2.60 kills and 2.70 points per set...For the season, ranked second on the team and 19th in the SEC with a .268 hitting percentage in all matches...Finished SEC play ranked second on the team and 14th in the league with a .283 hitting percentage...Hit .700 [15-1-20] at Missouri, tying for fifth in A&M records for highest hitting percentage in a single match with 20 or more attempts...Her .700 hitting percentage also tied for the season high in the SEC when taking 20 or more swings...Had a career-high eight blocks at Arkansas, the most blocks by an A&M player in 2012...Averaged 1.62 kills per set for the season...Posted double-figure kills in two matches, including a personal-best 15 kills in her career performance at Missouri...The fifth-year senior earned her bachelor’s degree in December 2011.
2011 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 15 matches and 19 sets...Led or tied for the lead in blocks three times...Averaged 0.58 blocks and 0.84 kills per set.
2010 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Returned to the lineup and started every match and played in every set at the middle blocker position after missing most of the 2009 season with a knee injury...Led or tied for team-high honors in blocks in 15 matches...Finished the year ranked second on the team with 1.03 blocks per set for the full season...Also averaged 1.03 blocks per set in Big 12 matches to rank second on the team and ninth in the Big 12...Tallied a career-high seven blocks (1 solo, 6 assists) in a five-set loss to Missouri...Hit .227 and averaged 1.58 kills per set in all matches and hit .223 with 1.58 kills per set in conference matches only...Had a career night with 10 kills, 13.5 points and a .375 hitting percentage (min. 10 kills) in a five-set loss at Oklahoma.
2009
Received a medical hardship waiver for the season from the NCAA after suffering a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament early in the first set against Northern Iowa in the third match of the season...Had appeared in the starting lineup for the first time in her career in the season opener against Iona...Went on to start the next two matches before suffering the injury.
2008 (FRESHMAN)
Was one of three freshmen who graduated early from high school and enrolled at A&M in January...Spent the spring rehabbing after having shoulder surgery in November of her senior year of high school...Saw limited action in the fall season, appearing in two matches and two sets overall...Made her first official appearance on the court in the third set of a three-set sweep against Southern Mississippi on Sept. 12...Other appearance was as a server near the end of the third set in A&M's final home match, a 3-0 victory against Texas Tech on Nov. 26.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Lettered three years at James Martin High School, teaming with then-future A&M teammate Chelsea Ringel...Led the Warriors to a 108-26 (.806) record during her career, including a state title...As a sophomore, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Co-Newcomer of the Year helped lead Martin to the 2005 state title and was named to the state all-tournament team...Named to the 8-5A all-district team as a junior, and as a senior she was named to the academic all-state team and was all-state honorable mention...Also was named the 2007 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Co-Outstanding Attacker of the Year...Played club for Texas Advantage and placed third in the Gold Division at the 2006 Junior Olympics and fifth at 2007 JOs...Also a standout basketball player, helped lead Texas Express AAU team to a national championship in 2003...Most memorable athletic moment of high school career is winning state.
PERSONAL
Stephanie Elizabeth Minnerly is the daughter of Scott and G Minnerly...Has a younger sister, Katalin, who is a freshman on the Georgia Southern volleyball team...Her mom played basketball at UTA...Stephanie began playing volleyball at the YMCA at the age of 11 and began playing club at age 14...Also excelled in basketball and won a national title with her AAU select team, but chose to concentrate on volleyball because she found it more enjoyable...Chose to attend A&M because, "I fell in love with the traditions and environment"...Hobby is collecting rocks...A two-time Champs/Texas A&M Athletics Scholar Award recipient...Graduated in December 2011 with a bachelor's degree in university studies with a concentration in business and minors in sports management and psychology...Is currently pursuing a second ?degree, a bachelor's of science in agricultural leadership and development, and is scheduled to graduate in May 2013...Career ambition is to work in the field of business...Born January 24, 1990, in Arlington, Texas.?
MINNERLY UP CLOSE
- Favorite class subject: psychology
- Favorite quote: "Far from what I once was but not yet what I am going to be."
- Favorite volleyball player: Laura Jones
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Dirk Nowitzki
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Dallas Mavericks
- Favorite website: Pinterest
- Favorite app: "I'd cap that"
- Favorite type of music and musical artist: Rap!
- Favorite food: Mexican
- Favorite TV show: Law and Order SVU
- Favorite book: anything Chelsea Handler writes
- Favorite movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: hitting
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: basketball
- Favorite thing about A&M: the traditions
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Midnight Yell
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Bleeding Love
- Favorite piece of advice: Don't take candy from strangers
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: my mom
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: graduating from A&M
- The person I would most like to meet: Dirk Nowitzki
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Jessica Biel
- The most famous athlete I have met: David Beckham
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Garth Brooks
- When I was little, I dreamed of being an: actress
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: jump out of a plane!!
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: True Life: I'm Addicted to Cake
- I can't believe I watch this show: Keeping Up With the Kardashians
- Few people know that: my biggest fear is cockroaches
- My most prized possession: my Aggie ring!
- Most memorable athletic moment: defeating Texas in three sets in 2010
- After I graduate, I plan to: go to grad school
- My dream job is: being the next Woman vs. Food contestant on TV
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