Born in San Diego, California to Carol and David Ochs, Stephanie attended Patrick Henry High School where she played on the varsity soccer team all four years.

As a senior, she was named first-team All-CIF, while leading her team to the CIF Semi-finals and an Eastern League championship.

She scored two game-winning goals against Iowa and San Francisco and tallied two assists in a win against Idaho State).

She was named first-team All-WCC, second-team All-NSCAA and helped the team finish second in the prestigious West Coast Conference to earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

She added in seven assists for a team-best of 23 points and helped the Toreros earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.

[citation needed] Ochs was selected in the first round (first overall) of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft by the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.

[6] In January 2014, the Washington Spirit traded Ochs to the newly formed NWSL expansion team, Houston Dash for Danesha Adams.

[citation needed] Ochs came back from her ACL injury fully rehabbed and signed with Houston Dash for the 2016 season.