Steffi Sooter

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
Aptos
Hometown:
Watsonville, CA

Sam Crosson on Steffi Sooter:
"Steffi comes to Cal Poly from the University of Minnesota where she played libero. Her quickness on the court, her collegiate experience, and her ability to pass and defend at a very high level make her a very valuable asset to our program."

2012 (JUNIOR)
Played in 30 matches and 103 sets as a junior transfer … Averaged 3.17 digs per set and was credited with three total kills… She recorded 326 digs with 15 matches of 10 or more… Season-high of 28 digs came against Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 20…. Added a match of 27 digs against Pacific (Nov. 10)… Two more matches of 20 or more; 23 against UC Santa Barbara and 22 against Utah Valley…. Served up 15 aces during the season, recording a season-high three twice; UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton… Dished out 25 assists on the season with three coming against Cal State Fullerton…

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
As a sophomore, Sooter played in 25 matches and 81 sets at the University of Minnesota… She averaged 1.94 digs per set while committing only 10 reception errors for the season… As a freshman she played in 91 sets and averaged 2.12 digs per set…

APTOS HS
At Aptos High School she played libero where she was named the Most Valuable Player of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League by league coaches… She also received Junior of the Year and Sophomore of the Year honors the two previous seasons… Aptos finished undefeated in SCCAL play in 2009 and reached the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals… As a senior, Sooter recorded 953 digs and tallied 87 service aces… Also collected 601 digs her junior season for a total of 1,554 in her final two seasons at Aptos High School… Played club volleyball for the Vision 18 Gold Volleyball Club out of Los Gatos…

PERSONAL
Born Steffi Christina Sooter on July 11, 1992 in Clovis, CA… Daughter of Steve and Sonya… Majoring in communications at Cal Poly…