PORTLAND, Ore. --- Tani Stephens will join the Portland Pilots beach volleyball team this spring as a graduate transfer after having completed her undergraduate career at Washington State University. Stephens majored in sport science and was a part of WSU's 2013 recruiting class, which was ranked the 14th-best in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com.
"Tani Stephens is a fantastic young lady, and a terrific beach volleyball player," said head coach Brent Crouch. " She's performed well in tournaments throughout the Northwest, and has experience on AVP tour. She comes from a Cougar team that finished 24th nationally, and was part of the class that turned the program around.