CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Four-time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week (8/28/23; 9/15/25; 9/29/25; 11/10/25)
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2024)
• The Joust Tournament MVP (2025)
• Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown All-Tournament Team (2023)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2023, 2024)

 

2025 SEASON (AS A JUNIOR)

Started all 28 matches...One of only two players to play in all 112 sets during the season...Averaged career bests for digs (4.10) and aces (0.22) per set...Ranked fourth in the Big Sky in digs per set...Three-time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week…Recorded 25 digs while helping the Viking defense hold Sacramento State to .191 hitting in a four-set loss to the Hornets (11/14)...Nearly had a double-double with 26 digs and nine assists in the Vikings’ four-set loss to Northern Arizona (11/8)...Recorded 18 digs and six assists in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Northern Colorado (11/6)...Reached 1,000 career digs in the third set of the Vikings’ match against Idaho State (11/1)...Totaled 29 digs in the Vikings’ reverse sweep win over Idaho (10/25)...Recorded the first double-double of her career with 13 digs and 10 assists in the Vikings’ five-set loss to Montana (10/18)...Tied her career high with 30 digs in the Vikings’ five-set win over Montana State (10/16)...Helped hold Montana State (9/27) to an opponent season low .128 hitting while recording a match-high 12 digs in the Vikings’ first road sweep of the Bobcats since 2017...Set a three-set season high with 19 digs in the Vikings’ 3-0 win over Idaho State (9/25)...Recorded 19 digs in the Vikings’ five-set loss to Oregon State (9/20)...Named MVP of The Joust Tournament after leading the Vikings to their first 3-0 tournament record since 2021...Recorded 16 digs and seven assists during the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Cal State Fullerton (9/13)...Set a career high with six aces to go with 14 digs in the Vikings’ five-set win over San Francisco (9/12)...Nearly had a double-double with 25 digs and nine assists in the Vikings’ five-set loss to San Francisco (9/5)...Recorded 15 digs, five assists and two aces in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Long Beach State (9/4)...Led the Vikings with 19 digs to go with five assists and three aces in their season-opening five-set loss to Jacksonville State (8/29).
 

2024 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE)

Ranked eighth in the Big Sky with 3.31 digs per set...Recorded 10+ digs in 15 of the team’s 28 matches, and 20+ digs in four matches...Averaged 3.31 digs and 0.21 aces per set during the season...Played in 97 of 99 sets while starting all 28 matches...Tied her career high with four aces to go with 12 digs in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Idaho (11/2)...Set a new career high with 30 digs while leading the Vikings to a season’s best performance defensively in their 3-1 win over Eastern Washington (10/31)...Recorded a then-season high with 23 digs in the Vikings’ loss at Weber State (10/26)...Set a three-set season high with 19 digs in the Vikings’ loss at Idaho State (10/24)...Recorded a three-set season high of 13 digs in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Northern Arizona (10/12)...Set a season high with 22 digs in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Montana (9/28)...Recorded back-to-back aces during the Vikings’ match against No. 12 Oregon (9/18)...Posted 12 digs and an ace in the Vikings’ first win of the season, a 3-1 victory over Butler (9/15)...Recorded 12 digs and two aces in the Vikings’ five-set loss at San Diego State (9/6)...Topped 20 digs for only the second time in her career, recording 21 against Nevada (9/1).
 

2023 SEASON (AS A FRESHMAN)

Finished the year ninth in the Big Sky with 3.67 digs per set...Recorded 10+ digs in 18 of the 25 matches she appeared in...Totaled 334 digs (3.67 per set), 15 aces (0.16 per set) and 96 assists (1.05 per set) during the season...Led the Vikings with 15 digs to go with four assists and an ace in the team’s 3-1 win over conference leader Sacramento State (11/10)...Totaled 10 digs and seven assists in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Eastern Washington (11/4)...Recorded 17 digs in the Vikings’ 3-0 loss at Northern Colorado (10/28)...Finished with 16 digs and five assists in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Montana (10/21)...Recorded 17 digs in the Vikings’ 3-2 reverse sweep of Montana State (10/19)...Set a new career high with 24 digs in the Vikings’ 3-0 loss to Weber State (10/14)...Finished with 17 digs and six assists in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss to Idaho State (10/12)...Tied her career high with 19 digs in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss at Sacramento State (9/29)...Recorded 13 digs, seven assists and an ace in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Oregon State (9/16) that completed a season sweep of the Beavers...Made her return from an injury that forced a three-match absence in the Vikings’ 3-0 road sweep of Oregon State (9/14)...Filled the stat sheet with 10 digs, six assists and four aces while helping the Viks hold the Beavers to .090 hitting in their 3-0 road sweep...Helped hold Cal to just .143 hitting despite the team’s 3-1 loss to the Bears (9/1)...Named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after helping lead the Vikings to a 2-1 record at the Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown (8/25-27)...Led all players with 19 digs in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of San Diego State (8/27)...Recorded 19 digs and eight assists in her first-ever match as a Viking, the team’s 3-1 loss to Kansas State (8/25).
 

RIDGEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Earned second-team all-league honors within the Greater St. Helens League (GSHL) as a junior in 2021…Was a GSHL honorable mention as a sophomore…Captained her varsity team as a junior and senior…Won a 2A state title with her team as a freshman in 2019…Placed second at the 2A state tournament as a junior in 2021…Won back-to-back GSHL conference and district titles as a freshman and sophomore while placing second as a junior.
 

CLUB

Played nine years of club ball, split between Excel NW and Adidas NW Jrs…Won a 12's CEVA regional championship with her Excel NW 12 Rox team in 2016…Took second place at 14's CEVA regionals with her Excel NW 14 Rox team in 2019.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS

Daughter of Suzanne and Kevin Stepaniuk…Has a sister, Emilea Stepaniuk, who currently plays volleyball at Colorado…Lists ceramics and pottery as hobbies/interests…Hopes her future career can contribute to society and help those in need in some way…Plans on majoring in pre-law with a possible minor in psychology.