Stephanie Istvan

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Johnstown, Pa.

Selected to the 2004 Preseason All-ACC Team.

Scouting Istvan
An athletic, quick setter with great body control ... has excellent defensive skills.

2003
Earned team's Academic Award for the second consecutive season and made ACC Academic Honor Roll for the third straight year ... received AVCA All-East Region honorable mention honors after junior season, as well as the team MVP Award ... named MVP and member of the All-Tournament team at the Duke Classic in September ... played in 95 games and 26 matches, starting in the first 10 as a setter before moving to Libero ... led the team in digs with 384 (4.04 per game) ... second on the team with 442 assists with a 4.65 average per game ... recorded a career-high 34 digs, the second-highest single match total in school history against Maryland in the ACC Tournament on 11/21 ... recorded a career-high 64 assists against Marquette on 8/30 (the same game she led the team in service aces with three) ... one of seven Blue Devils to notch double digits in service aces, finishing the season with 11 ... posted over 20 digs on six occasions ... also tallied 12 kills and 15 blocks.

2002
Earned the team's Academic Award ... an ACC Academic Honor Roll selection ... named to the ACC All-Tournament Team ... played in 112 games and all 34 matches ... led Duke with 906 assists ... her 8.09 assists per game ranked ninth in the ACC ... was second on the team with 35 service aces and third with 307 digs ... also recorded 31 kills and 21 blocks ... notched 44 assists and career-high 21 digs at Maryland on 11/3 ... tallied 47 assists, 13 digs and three blocks at Virginia on 10/29 ... hit .571 with career-high five kills, 36 assists, 19 digs and one service ace against Maryland on 10/4 ... had 19 assists, three service aces and three blocks against against Georgetown on 9/21 ... had 46 assists, 20 digs, two service aces and one block against North Carolina A&T on 9/17 ... set career high with 54 assists, along with two kills and 13 digs, on 9/13 against American in the Duke Classic ... recorded 26 assists, 11 digs and .667 attack percentage on 9/7 against Indiana State in Pittsburgh Classic ... had 23 assists and 10 digs against High Point on 9/3 ... tallied 24 assists and 10 digs on 8/31 at Loyola Marymount.

2001
Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... saw action in 18 games and seven matches after missing part of the season while recovering from an ACL injury suffered in high school ... notched 129 assists, seven kills, two service aces, 33 digs and two blocks ... tallied 15 assists and 11 digs against USC in the NCAA Tournament on 12/1 ... had two kills, 26 assists and five digs against Florida State on 11/17 ... hit .750 with three kills, 29 assists and nine digs on 10/27.

Prior To Duke
A 2001 graduate of Richland High School in Johnstown, Pa. ... member of the National Honor Society ... won a total of 15 varsity letters over four years including four in volleyball, basketball and track and three in softball ... named to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 in 2000 ... named Pennsylvania Gatorade State Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000 ... named All-State first-team in volleyball in 1999 and 2000 seasons ... second-team All-State in volleyball in 1998 ... All-State track first team in 2000 ... All-State fourth team in basketball in 2000 ... selected All-District from 1998-2000.

Personal
Born Stephanie Ann Istvan on October 27, 1982, in Johnstown, Pa. ... Parents are Bernard and Sandra Istvan ... Brother Dave played football at Johns Hopkins ... Brother Kevin played baseball at Frostburg State ... Biology/Pre Med major ... Chemistry minor.