Stephanie Jansma

Position:
S
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lancaster, N.Y.
High School:
Lancaster Central

Junior Season: Appeared in all 117 games as the Tar Heel setter • Ranked fifth in the ACC in assists per game with 11.37 per contest • Tallied a team-high 16 double-doubles on the year • Set season highs in assists and digs at Wake Forest Nov. 14 with 65 helpers and 23 digs • Had 50 or more assists in nine matches • Recorded a block in 29 of 31 matches, with a career-best nine against Clemson Sept. 22 • Finished the season with 1,331 assists, 297 digs, 197 kills and 23 service aces all of which were personal single-season bests • Named MVP of University at Buffalo Classic • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

Sophomore Season: Played in all 112 games for the Tar Heels at setter • Recorded 12 double-doubles on the season, including season highs of 63 assists and 27 digs in the win over Wichita State Sept. 9 • Her 27 digs against the Shockers were also a career high • Topped 50 assists eight times on the season • Finished the campaign with 1277 assists and an 11.40 assist average, good for sixth in the ACC • Had a career-high five blocks in the win over Clemson Nov. 10 • Named to the All-ACC Academic team.

Freshman Season: Appeared in 19 matches at setter, finishing with 459 assists on the season • Tallied a career-high 68 assists in the win at NC State Oct. 4 • Topped 50 assists in three straight matches from Oct. 4-Oct. 8, wins over NC State, Florida State and Miami • Recorded two double-doubles on the year - Sept. 3 at San Francisco (35 assists, 14 digs) and Oct. 21 at Maryland (29 assists, 11 digs) • Also had a career-high four blocks in the USF match.

Prep: 2004 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year • Team was a three-time state runner-up before claiming the title in 2004 • Three-time All-Western New York • Ranked in the top 50 in the class of 2005 and named a high school All-America by Prep Volleyball • Captain of her high school team as a junior and senior • Named Business Student of the Year four times • Vice-president of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Plans to major in business • Lists Lauren Taylor as the athlete she most admires • Lists barbeque chicken wings as her favorite food and "Superbad" and "Batman Begins" as her favorite movies • Lists country line dancing as her hobby and "The Office" as her favorite TV show • Lists her father as the greatest influence on her athletic career • Stephanie Julia Jansma is the daughter of Pamela and Michael Jansma • Born Sept. 9, 1987 in Buffalo, N.Y.