Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Athletics Announces The 2026-27 Hall of Fame Class
09.10.26 | Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Athletic Department
This marks the first all-female induction class at Xavier.
CINCINNATI --- Xavier University Athletics is proud to announce the outstanding three-member 2026-27 induction class for the Xavier University Athletics Hall of Fame, which will bring the total number of members in the Hall of Fame to 169. This year's impressive class includes Samantha B. Dewey ('19) from soccer, Suntana L. Granderson ('07) from basketball and Stephanie A. Vorherr ('13) from volleyball. This marks the first time Xavier will induct an all-female Hall of Fame class.
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The trio will be honored at halftime of the women's basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 6 with the induction event to follow later that day. More details on the Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be announced at a later date as well as possible additional tie-ins to other events during the 2026-27 school year.
Samantha Dewey, a 2019 United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American, earned a long list of other honors during her impressive career. Dewey, a four-time BIG EAST Conference honoree, was a two-time All-BIG EAST First Team, one-time All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection as well as a 2019 USC All-East Region First Team selection. She led the squad on offense in each of her four full seasons. Â
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Dewey's 25 points, including four game-winners, in 2018 marked the most for a Musketeer since 2003 and her nine goals were the most for a Musketeer in over 10 years. She also earned a spot on the 2018 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Â
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Dewey led the Musketeers in her redshirt senior year of 2019 to their first BIG EAST regular season title, first BIG EAST Tournament title, and first NCAA match win, while collecting a program-best 17 wins. In that redshirt senior year, she led Xavier with 30 points on 13 goals, four assists and four game-winners. Her 13-goal season ranks as the fourth most in a single season in program history. She finished her career with 103 points on 40 goals and 23 assists.Â
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Dewey signed a professional contract in Spain following her graduation.Â
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Suntana Granderson, a three-time All-Atlantic 10 Conference honoree, lettered four years in basketball, helping lead Xavier to an Atlantic 10 Championship in the 2006-07 season. She was a key part of three straight WNIT appearances in her first three seasons before earning an NCAA berth her senior year. Xavier posted an 86-40 record during her time on the team.
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Granderson made the 2025-26 All-Atlantic 10 Second Team as a senior after averaging 13.5 points per game and shooting 34.0 percent from three-point range. Granderson made the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team as a junior in the 2024-05 season with 14.9 points per game and 33.5 percent shooting from behind the arc. She was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team in 2002-03 after a season where she averaged 10.0 points per game.
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Granderson is ranked 11th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,520 career points, averaging 12.4 per game over her career. She finished her career and is still ranked third in three-pointers made (265) and 10th in steals (156).
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Suntana Granderson, who is known now by her married name Suntana Anderson, coached Marian University women's basketball to the 2026 NAIA National Championship.
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Stephanie Vorherr, a former standout at Cincinnati's Mother of Mercy High School, was a two-time AVCA All-American Honorable Mention Team selection (2010 and 2012) and AVCA All-Region honoree (2010 and 2012) during her decorated four-year Xavier career. Vorherr was a three-time Atlantic 10 Libero of the Year honoree from 2009-11, earned Atlantic 10 Second Team honors three times from 2010-12 and was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 2009.Â
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Vorherr, a two-time captain, holds the school record for single-match digs (46), season digs (603) and career digs (2,152). She ranks in the top 10 for single season digs in all of her four years, including the second-best mark at 558. All told, she has her name in the Xavier record book nine times. Her class at Xavier posted an 82-44 (45-14 A-10) record during her time on the team, and she helped lead the Musketeers to three straight A-10 Tournament Runner-Up finishes in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
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Stephanie Vorherr, who is known now by her married name Stephanie Elwell, received strong HOF recommendations to the selection committee from current Xavier head coach Christy Pfeffenberger and former head coach Mike Johnson.Â
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The trio will be honored at halftime of the women's basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 6 with the induction event to follow later that day. More details on the Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be announced at a later date as well as possible additional tie-ins to other events during the 2026-27 school year.
Samantha Dewey, a 2019 United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American, earned a long list of other honors during her impressive career. Dewey, a four-time BIG EAST Conference honoree, was a two-time All-BIG EAST First Team, one-time All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection as well as a 2019 USC All-East Region First Team selection. She led the squad on offense in each of her four full seasons. Â
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Dewey's 25 points, including four game-winners, in 2018 marked the most for a Musketeer since 2003 and her nine goals were the most for a Musketeer in over 10 years. She also earned a spot on the 2018 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Â
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Dewey led the Musketeers in her redshirt senior year of 2019 to their first BIG EAST regular season title, first BIG EAST Tournament title, and first NCAA match win, while collecting a program-best 17 wins. In that redshirt senior year, she led Xavier with 30 points on 13 goals, four assists and four game-winners. Her 13-goal season ranks as the fourth most in a single season in program history. She finished her career with 103 points on 40 goals and 23 assists.Â
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Dewey signed a professional contract in Spain following her graduation.Â
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Suntana Granderson, a three-time All-Atlantic 10 Conference honoree, lettered four years in basketball, helping lead Xavier to an Atlantic 10 Championship in the 2006-07 season. She was a key part of three straight WNIT appearances in her first three seasons before earning an NCAA berth her senior year. Xavier posted an 86-40 record during her time on the team.
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Granderson made the 2025-26 All-Atlantic 10 Second Team as a senior after averaging 13.5 points per game and shooting 34.0 percent from three-point range. Granderson made the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team as a junior in the 2024-05 season with 14.9 points per game and 33.5 percent shooting from behind the arc. She was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team in 2002-03 after a season where she averaged 10.0 points per game.
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Granderson is ranked 11th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,520 career points, averaging 12.4 per game over her career. She finished her career and is still ranked third in three-pointers made (265) and 10th in steals (156).
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Suntana Granderson, who is known now by her married name Suntana Anderson, coached Marian University women's basketball to the 2026 NAIA National Championship.
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Stephanie Vorherr, a former standout at Cincinnati's Mother of Mercy High School, was a two-time AVCA All-American Honorable Mention Team selection (2010 and 2012) and AVCA All-Region honoree (2010 and 2012) during her decorated four-year Xavier career. Vorherr was a three-time Atlantic 10 Libero of the Year honoree from 2009-11, earned Atlantic 10 Second Team honors three times from 2010-12 and was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 2009.Â
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Vorherr, a two-time captain, holds the school record for single-match digs (46), season digs (603) and career digs (2,152). She ranks in the top 10 for single season digs in all of her four years, including the second-best mark at 558. All told, she has her name in the Xavier record book nine times. Her class at Xavier posted an 82-44 (45-14 A-10) record during her time on the team, and she helped lead the Musketeers to three straight A-10 Tournament Runner-Up finishes in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
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Stephanie Vorherr, who is known now by her married name Stephanie Elwell, received strong HOF recommendations to the selection committee from current Xavier head coach Christy Pfeffenberger and former head coach Mike Johnson.Â
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