What could possibly bring someone from a small city in southern Mississippi all the way to Arizona? For fifth-year senior Stephany Purdue, it was beach volleyball — but beach volleyball hasn't always been her sport of choice.
At the age of 10, Purdue picked up indoor volleyball, and later played on a club team high school. After being recruited while playing in Colorado, she moved from Phoenix to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to continue her career as an indoor volleyball player at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she started all four years as an outside hitter.
“It was the right place for me," Purdue said.