2013: First Team All-SCIAC... One of Oxy's go-to hitters... Named All-Tournament Team in the Elmhurst College Invitational with nationally ranked teams... Had 20 kills and hit .349 against Hendrix... recorded four block assists against Linfield... had four service aces against Schreiner... had six kills on nine attempts and four aces against Caltech... registered eight kills at Whittier on Sept. 24... recorded eight kills and assisted on a block vs. #5 Cal Lutheran on Sept. 27... registered nine kills, five digs and four block assists in a 3-2 comeback win over Pomona-Pitzer on Sept. 28... recorded 11 kills and two blocks vs. #21 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Oct. 4... notched 17 kills, three block assists and three digs in a 3-1 win at Redlands on Oct. 5... matched her season-high 20 kills in a 3-2 win over Chapman (Oct. 8) while adding five digs and three block assists... tallied 11 kills and six block assist vs. UC Santa Cruz on Oct. 12... registered eight kills and three block assists vs. La Sierra on Oct. 12... paced Oxy offense with nine kills on 13 attempts (.692) in a 3-0 sweep of Caltech (Oct. 15) to go along with three service aces and two digs... led the Oxy offense in a 3-0 sweep of Whittier (Oct. 19) with a match-high 14 kills to go along with four service aces, five digs and one block... registered 15 kills, two service aces and four digs vs. Pomona-Pitzer on Oct. 25... dominated in her final home game, knocking down a match-high 20 kills, blocking five total attempts and adding three digs in a 3-0 sweep of Redlands on Nov. 1... put away a match-high 24 kills and blocked seven attempts (also match-high) in a 3-2 win at Chapman in the final game of her career
2012: Had two kills, three service aces, and three digs against Grinnell on Sept. 8...recorded 12 kills and 8 digs at Chapman (Sept. 14)...went perfect 4-for-4 on attack attempts at Caltech (Sept. 15)...posted 10 kills and 2 service aces at Whittier (Sept. 21)...recorded 7 kills versus Cal Lutheran (Sept. 22)...registered game-high 12 kills and 13 digs to go along with 2 service aces versus Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 25)...registered 9 kills, 2 digs, and a block versus La Verne (Sept. 29)...had 8 kills, an assist, 3 digs, and a block vs. CMS on Sept. 29....posted 7 kills at La Verne (Oct. 6)...registered four kills and a block vs. Whittier on Oct. 9...posted 10 kills and a block at Cal Lutheran (Oct. 12)...had season-high 15 kills and and 5 blocks vs. Chapman (Oct. 16)...notched seven kills, four digs, and two blocks vs. Cal State San Marcos (Oct. 19)...registered nine kills, two assists, four digs, and a block vs. UC Santa Cruz (Oct. 20)...recorded six kills, served up six aces, and had six digs in a sweep of Mills College (Oct. 20)...posted six kills and two blocks vs. West Coast Baptist (Oct. 23)...
2011: As a sophomore, Gann had a total of 273 kills, and 124 digs in the 34 overall matches she played in. She had a high of 22 kills in an early match against St. Thomas (Minn., Sep 17).
2010: As a freshman outside hitter, Gann was fifth in SCIAC in kills with an average of 4 per set. She was second on her team in kills, with a total of 374. She was awarded SCIAC Freshman of the year, Second-Team All-SCIAC, and AVCA All West Region Honerable mention team.
High School: Stephanie Gann played four years of varsity volleyball at Annie Wright School in Tacoma, Washington. She earned two coach’s awards, M.V.P., and most improved player throughout her high school career. She made the First Team All League her sophomore, junior, and senior years. Senior year, Gann was honored as the League M.V.P. and made the First Team All State. Junior and senior year, Gann was team captain for both her club and school teams. For the past two years she has been nominated as Athlete of the Month. Gann also made the Regional High Performance Team in the summer of 2008 and 2009 where she competed at international tournaments held in Tucson, Arizona. She played club ball for Angela Spoja’s Edge U18’s.
Personal: Gann was born in Monterey, California on September 4th, 1992. She has an older sister, Sarah Gann, who attends St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington. Gann says the thing she loves most about volleyball is the intensity of the competition during games, and the friendships she builds with her teammates. Her biggest athletic thrill was at the State Qualifier tournament where her school team beat the defending state champs not just in games, but also in determination and passion. Her favorite TV shows include “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Office”. Her favorite food is bread and butter.
Q & A with Stephanie Gann
Q: Why did you choose Occidental?
A: It felt "right." I could see myself going to Oxy. I loved the vibe of the students.
Q: Favorite Movies:
A: Gladiator
Q: Favorite Music:
A: 30 Seconds to Mars
Q: Favorite Foods:
A: Thai and seafood
Q: Favorite Sport:
A: Kickball
Q: Favorite Teams/Athletes:
A: Seattle Sounders and Seahwaks/ Michael Phelps
Q: Favorite TV Shows:
A: The Office and Grey's Anatomy
Q: Favorite Quotes:
A: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It's our light, not our darkness that frightens us most." Marianne Williamson
Q: If you could visit anywehere, where would it be? Why?
A: Thailand-it's fascinating, the culture and the FOOD
