Courtney Stewardson Class: Senior Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn. High School: Apple Valley Height: 5-10 Position: Setter

Junior Year (2006) Appeared in all 30 matches and 99 games during the season...named the Southern Conference Player of the Week by leading Furman to three straight 3-0 wins in conference action and recording 94 assists, seven kills, five service aces, 16 digs and eight blocks on the week...orchestrated a Furman offense that led the Southern Conference in efficiency, finishing the season ranked first in overall hitting percentage (.253) and hitting percentage in conference matches (.275)...finished second in the conference with 12.46 assists per game...tenth in the league in service aces with 0.38 per game...led the SoCon in set assists in conference matches with 12.71 per game...tied for third in the league with 0.43 service aces per game in conference action...topped 60 assists in a single match on six different occasions, including a career-high 69 assists against East Tennessee State on September 19...racked up 68 assists against UNC Greensboro on September 15...recorded double-digit digs on seven different occasions, including a career-high 20 defensive saves on September 1 against Central Florida...set a new career-high with six service aces at Elon on October 31.

Sophomore Year (2005) Furman's primary setter for most of the season...totaled 64 assissts in Nov. 12 match against Appalachian State...recorded season-best three aces in matches against Winthrop, Georgia Southern, Elon and Appalachian State...season-best 16 digs on Oct. 25 against Chattanooga, when she also tallied 61 assists...set and then tied career-best in kills in final two matches of the season, notching eight winners against Georgia Southern and Appalachian State...put up five blocks in the Oct. 29 match against Georgia Southern...had more than 40 assists in 14 matches...ranked fourth in the SoCon in assists per game (10.55)

Freshman Year (2004) Shared setting duties with Molly Rybak, recording a team-best 814 assists in the regular season...also ranked fifth in the Southern Conference with a 10.57 assists per game average...posted 21 blocks on the season, including a season-high four against Chicago State Sept. 17...had a season-best 15 digs in Oct. 10 match against Georgia Southern and seven kills in four separate matches...also had a season-high 62 assists in Furman's Oct. 1 match versus The Citadel...recorded double-digit digs in five matches with two or more blocks on five occasions.

High School Led her Apple Valley High Team to two top-five state finishes...named all-state, all-conference and team Most Valuable Player as a senior...also named Most All-Around Player on two occasions...hit .300 as a senior...played club volleyball for the Minnesota Ones...lettered in Yearbook.

Personal Courtney Marie Stewardson was born September 11, 1985, in Apple Valley, Minnesota...daughter of Jim and Peggie Stewardson...majoring in health and exercise science.