Stephanie Anderson '13

Athlete - Basketball, Volleyball

Stephanie Anderson ‘13 was a force to be reckoned with on the court who also embodied a positive team spirit and led by example. She played four years of basketball, four years of volleyball, and one year of soccer in high school. As a junior, she won the Ginger Newton Jacobi ‘73 Female Athlete of the Year Award, the Principal's Award, and the Yale Book Award. Her senior year, she earned Whitfield’s Scholar Athlete and St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete in 2013.

First and foremost, she was a powerhouse basketball player. Her sophomore year, she averaged 17.6 points a game for a total of 439 points that season and shot 39.1% for 3-pointers, 76.6% for free-throws, and averaged 8.4 rebounds per game. Junior year, she scored 438 points with a 40.7% 3-point percentage, and averaged 6 rebounds per game. 

Senior year, Stephanie scored 561 points, averaging 21.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 steals, and 2.7 assists per game. She scored her 1,500th point in her senior season for a career total of over 1,700 points. She was voted one of the Top 10 area players by Prep Athlete of the Week in January 2013. She was a 2013 McDonald's All-American nominee and All-State selection as a senior.

At Whitfield, Stephanie was also a key contributor to the varsity volleyball program during her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons as a 6-rotation outside hitter. As a self-described "non-volleyball player," she worked tirelessly to become one of the better outside hitters in the St. Louis area and reached an uncommon level for someone who didn't play year-round.  In her junior season, Stephanie led the team in kills/set (3.34) and attack percentage. In her senior season, Stephanie again led the team in kills/set (2.82). Moreover, in her sophomore year the 2010 team finished 27-5, won a district championship, and advanced to the Class 2 State Quarterfinals. In her senior year, the 2012 team won a district title and advanced to the state sectionals. She was also named to the All-District First Team her senior year and earned Academic All-State. 

Stephanie went on to be a leader on The University of Chicago’s women's basketball team as she pursued a degree in psychology. During her freshman year, she played in 23 games averaging 3.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. In her sophomore year, she averaged 5.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and a team-best 2.1 steals per game, started 14 out of the 23 games in which she played, and was Honorable Mention All-UAA (University Athletic Association). In her junior year, she started 20 of the 25 games in which she played, averaged 8.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, led the team in free-throw percentage (.789), and ranked second on the team in both steals (48) and blocks (18). She was also Honorable Mention All-UAA. Her senior year, she started all 27 games, averaged 6.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, and was named UAA Defensive Player of the Year.

At the end of her time at Whitfield, she was 4th in Whitfield history in free-throw percentage (77.8%) and 6th in steals (167).

Stephanie currently lives in Chicago and works as a physical therapist with a pelvic floor specialty.