2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Stevenson, Anna
Jersey Number 11
Anna Stevenson
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- High School:
- Laurens
- Hometown:
- Laurens, S.C.
- Prev School:
- Auburn
Bio
2021: Anna Stevenson was named as an AVCA First Team All-American. She was named to the All-Louisville Regional team, the AVCA All-East Region Team and the All-ACC First Team. She was a member of the US Collegiate National Team and is now a member of the US National Team NVL. Among NCAA Division I Active Career leaders, she is ranked No. 13 in total blocks with 519, No. 123 in blks/set. In this season, she is ranked nationally in NCAA Division I in No. 13 in Blocks/set (1.35), No. 7 in hitting percentage (.427), No. 19 in total blocks (150).  She is a three-time ACC Player of the Week and an All-Cardinal Invitational and All-Sun Devil Tournament selection.  She had 18 matches with double digit kills and had a season high 8 blocks against Wisconsin in the Final Four as well as at Arizona State, Had 12 total blocks in the two matches against No. 3 Pitt. She notched 13 kills in the Duke, Pitt, Virginia Tech matches and had season high 3 aces versus Duke. Leads the ACC in hitting percentage, No. 5 in blocks and No. 10 in points. She hit .432 against Top 50 opponents with a season high of .750. A strong server, she had serving runs of five against Missouri, six vs. Florida State, seven vs. Duke.  In 2020, she was First Team All ACC, All-Region and Second Team All-American.
NCAA Tournament Stats: 6K, .308 HP, 4 Blks vs. UIC; 7 K, .385 H%, 3 Aces, 5 blocks, 1` Dig vs. Ball St.; 9 K, .467 H%, 4 blocks vs. Florida; 13 K, .391 H%, 10 blocks, 2 digs vs. Georgia Tech, 12 K, .360 H%, 1 ace, 1 digs, 8 blocks vs. Wisconsin.Â
2020: Anna earned Second Team All-American honors after establishing herself as one of Louisville’s most potent weapons, both offensively and defensively. She played in all 61 sets and has 145 kills, hits .406, with 10 aces, 26 digs and 68 blocks. She was named to the All-ACC First Team. She was named to the First Team All-East Region. Over the summer of 2021, she was named to the US Collegiate National Team. She is ranked No. 10 in the nation in hitting percentage and No. 34 in blocks. She had her best match against Pitt and Florida State where she had 13 kills apiece, adding nine blocks at FSU. Against San Diego, she had seven kills, two digs and six blocks, adding five blocks against Washington in the Sweet Sixteen match. An outstanding student, Anna was named as a Dean's Scholar (Fall 2020, Spring 2021), made the Dean's List (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021), was a member of the Red and Black Scholar (Spring 2020, Spring 2021), the AD Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021) and the 2020 ACC Honor Roll.
2019:  Anna Stevenson started all but one match in 2019 at middle blocker. and earned second team All-ACC honors. Hitting .273, she had 14 matches of .300 hitting or better, highlighted by her 14-3-28 (.393) effort against No. 2 Texas that sent UofL to its first Elite Eight. At Syracuse, she hit .600 (13-1-20) and a sizzling .857 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Samford (12-0-14). She had two aces against Xavier and a total of 12 assists. She far and away led the team in blocking, with a total of 140, 40 more than the next Cardinal. She had a season-high 10 at Boston College and was never held blockless by an opponent. She had nine at Notre Dame, and eight apiece at home against Virginia and Pitt. She had seven at Cincinnati and versus NC State. Anna is a Red and Black Scholar, on the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team and is a member of the ACC Honor Roll.
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2018 at Auburn: Anna Stevenson joined the University of Louisville volleyball roster as a transfer from Auburn University. Her .90 blocks/set average ranks tied for eighth all-time on Auburn’s career records list and she set a new Auburn single-season record in 2018, averaging 1.15 blocks/set. Her 91 total blocks in 2018 ranks seventh, while her 18 solo stuffs finished tied for second on the season list. She played in 22 matches with 21 starts and was fourth on the team with a 2.14 kills/set average, tallying 169 kills on the year. Her .269 hitting percentage was third on the squad and she had seven matches with double-digit kills. She tied her career high in kills in two different matches with 13 vs. High Point and at Ole Miss along with notching two 12-kill performances – at No. 25 Alabama and versus Mississippi State. Her 1.19 blocks/set mark vs. SEC opponents came in third in the league. She recorded back-to-back nine-block performances to reach a career high at Mississippi State and at Ole Miss. She finished with seven blocks vs. Ole Miss and had six blocks in three other matches. She notched a season-best .625 hitting percentage (11-1-16) against Arkansas. She went 8-0-15 vs. Eastern Illinois for a .533 mark. Her honors also included being named to the 2018 War Eagle Invitational All-Tournament Team.
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2017 at Auburn: As a freshman, she played in 26 matches in 89 sets at middle blocker for the Tigers and was fourth on the team with 188 kills and a 2.11 kills/set average. In all, she had six double-digit kill performances and led the squad with 61 blocks, having 12 solo stuffs and 39 block assists for a .69 blocks/set average. She totaled a career-best 13 kills and eight blocks in her home state as Auburn topped South Carolina in four sets and had 12 kills and five blocks vs. South Alabama, She finished with 12 kills at Texas A&M, adding six kills and a .667 hitting percentage at Georgia Tech in her first career start. She had seven kills on 14 swings for a .500 clip versus nationally-ranked Kentucky. She was named to the 2017-18 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Prep: She played high school volleyball at Laurens District 55 and was a member of Upward Stars Volleyball Club and was named to the 2016 Under Armour High School All-America Third Team as well as being a PrepVolleyball Senior Ace. She helped 18U team win the 2016 AAU National Title and was the 2016 Index Journal Player of the Year. She was named to the 2015 AVCA Phenom list and made the 2016 All-State squad. She was a three-time All-Region selection and a four-time team Most Valuable Player (2013-16).
Personal: Daughter of Valerie and Rodney Stevenson. Born July 8, 1999. Major is sports administration
Favorites
Athletes: Rhamat Alhassan and Dustin Watten
Hobbies: Reading and watching volleyball
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Talladega Nights
TV Show: The Office
Food: Any casserole ever, chocolate chips and yogurt
Class: Women's Studies
Book: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Favorite movie quote: "Chip, I am all jacked up on Mountain Dew!" -- Talladega Nights
Words that describe her: Relatable, awkward, nice, pretty funny, excited
Best advice: Stop thinking and just play
Why she chose UofL: She loved the middles and felt connected to the team. She loved how knowledgeable the staff is, team culture, and the program speaks for itself.
Best part of being an athlete: Being able to do what I love
Favorite place to visit: Home
Hype songs: Anything Piper Roe plays in her car
What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: Her honesty and her passion about this program
Biggest thrill in sport: A good comeback
Person with the biggest influence on her athletic career: Alex Wilharm
Post-college ambition: Play pro for as long as possible and then coach volleyball at the college level.
Hidden talent: I can recall just about any point from any game I have ever played because I rewatch matches over and over.
Career Highs (At Louisville)Â Â
Kills: 14 vs. Texas 12/13/19
Assists: 3 vs. Dayton 9/1/19
Aces: 3 vs. Duke 3/14/21
Digs: 5 vs. Arkansas 10/28/18
Total Blocks: 10 vs. Boston College 11/1/19
NCAA Tournament Stats: 6K, .308 HP, 4 Blks vs. UIC; 7 K, .385 H%, 3 Aces, 5 blocks, 1` Dig vs. Ball St.; 9 K, .467 H%, 4 blocks vs. Florida; 13 K, .391 H%, 10 blocks, 2 digs vs. Georgia Tech, 12 K, .360 H%, 1 ace, 1 digs, 8 blocks vs. Wisconsin.Â
2020: Anna earned Second Team All-American honors after establishing herself as one of Louisville’s most potent weapons, both offensively and defensively. She played in all 61 sets and has 145 kills, hits .406, with 10 aces, 26 digs and 68 blocks. She was named to the All-ACC First Team. She was named to the First Team All-East Region. Over the summer of 2021, she was named to the US Collegiate National Team. She is ranked No. 10 in the nation in hitting percentage and No. 34 in blocks. She had her best match against Pitt and Florida State where she had 13 kills apiece, adding nine blocks at FSU. Against San Diego, she had seven kills, two digs and six blocks, adding five blocks against Washington in the Sweet Sixteen match. An outstanding student, Anna was named as a Dean's Scholar (Fall 2020, Spring 2021), made the Dean's List (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021), was a member of the Red and Black Scholar (Spring 2020, Spring 2021), the AD Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021) and the 2020 ACC Honor Roll.
2019:  Anna Stevenson started all but one match in 2019 at middle blocker. and earned second team All-ACC honors. Hitting .273, she had 14 matches of .300 hitting or better, highlighted by her 14-3-28 (.393) effort against No. 2 Texas that sent UofL to its first Elite Eight. At Syracuse, she hit .600 (13-1-20) and a sizzling .857 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Samford (12-0-14). She had two aces against Xavier and a total of 12 assists. She far and away led the team in blocking, with a total of 140, 40 more than the next Cardinal. She had a season-high 10 at Boston College and was never held blockless by an opponent. She had nine at Notre Dame, and eight apiece at home against Virginia and Pitt. She had seven at Cincinnati and versus NC State. Anna is a Red and Black Scholar, on the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team and is a member of the ACC Honor Roll.
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2018 at Auburn: Anna Stevenson joined the University of Louisville volleyball roster as a transfer from Auburn University. Her .90 blocks/set average ranks tied for eighth all-time on Auburn’s career records list and she set a new Auburn single-season record in 2018, averaging 1.15 blocks/set. Her 91 total blocks in 2018 ranks seventh, while her 18 solo stuffs finished tied for second on the season list. She played in 22 matches with 21 starts and was fourth on the team with a 2.14 kills/set average, tallying 169 kills on the year. Her .269 hitting percentage was third on the squad and she had seven matches with double-digit kills. She tied her career high in kills in two different matches with 13 vs. High Point and at Ole Miss along with notching two 12-kill performances – at No. 25 Alabama and versus Mississippi State. Her 1.19 blocks/set mark vs. SEC opponents came in third in the league. She recorded back-to-back nine-block performances to reach a career high at Mississippi State and at Ole Miss. She finished with seven blocks vs. Ole Miss and had six blocks in three other matches. She notched a season-best .625 hitting percentage (11-1-16) against Arkansas. She went 8-0-15 vs. Eastern Illinois for a .533 mark. Her honors also included being named to the 2018 War Eagle Invitational All-Tournament Team.
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2017 at Auburn: As a freshman, she played in 26 matches in 89 sets at middle blocker for the Tigers and was fourth on the team with 188 kills and a 2.11 kills/set average. In all, she had six double-digit kill performances and led the squad with 61 blocks, having 12 solo stuffs and 39 block assists for a .69 blocks/set average. She totaled a career-best 13 kills and eight blocks in her home state as Auburn topped South Carolina in four sets and had 12 kills and five blocks vs. South Alabama, She finished with 12 kills at Texas A&M, adding six kills and a .667 hitting percentage at Georgia Tech in her first career start. She had seven kills on 14 swings for a .500 clip versus nationally-ranked Kentucky. She was named to the 2017-18 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Prep: She played high school volleyball at Laurens District 55 and was a member of Upward Stars Volleyball Club and was named to the 2016 Under Armour High School All-America Third Team as well as being a PrepVolleyball Senior Ace. She helped 18U team win the 2016 AAU National Title and was the 2016 Index Journal Player of the Year. She was named to the 2015 AVCA Phenom list and made the 2016 All-State squad. She was a three-time All-Region selection and a four-time team Most Valuable Player (2013-16).
Personal: Daughter of Valerie and Rodney Stevenson. Born July 8, 1999. Major is sports administration
Favorites
Athletes: Rhamat Alhassan and Dustin Watten
Hobbies: Reading and watching volleyball
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Talladega Nights
TV Show: The Office
Food: Any casserole ever, chocolate chips and yogurt
Class: Women's Studies
Book: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Favorite movie quote: "Chip, I am all jacked up on Mountain Dew!" -- Talladega Nights
Words that describe her: Relatable, awkward, nice, pretty funny, excited
Best advice: Stop thinking and just play
Why she chose UofL: She loved the middles and felt connected to the team. She loved how knowledgeable the staff is, team culture, and the program speaks for itself.
Best part of being an athlete: Being able to do what I love
Favorite place to visit: Home
Hype songs: Anything Piper Roe plays in her car
What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: Her honesty and her passion about this program
Biggest thrill in sport: A good comeback
Person with the biggest influence on her athletic career: Alex Wilharm
Post-college ambition: Play pro for as long as possible and then coach volleyball at the college level.
Hidden talent: I can recall just about any point from any game I have ever played because I rewatch matches over and over.
Career Highs (At Louisville)Â Â
Kills: 14 vs. Texas 12/13/19
Assists: 3 vs. Dayton 9/1/19
Aces: 3 vs. Duke 3/14/21
Digs: 5 vs. Arkansas 10/28/18
Total Blocks: 10 vs. Boston College 11/1/19
VB: Highlights vs. Illinois
Sunday, September 07
VB: Highlights vs. St. John's
Monday, September 01
VB: Highlights vs. Morehead State
Sunday, August 31
Highlights: No. 4 Louisville Volleyball vs. Auburn
Saturday, August 30
