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Mary Ashley Stevenson Season 2023-24

#20
PositionF
Height6-2
YearFreshman
HometownNew York City, N.Y.
2023-24 / AS A FRESHMAN
• 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Media), All-Freshman Team (Media/Coaches), Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
• Appeared in 34 games, starting 33
• Averaged 9.7 points, 5.1 rebounds while shooting 41.4% from the field
• Shot 81.7% from the line (85-104)
• Added to Big Ten’s highest freshman scoring output of 23.5 points per game, third highest in program history and highest at Purdue in 30 years
• Twice tabbed the Big Ten Freshman of the Week
• Set a career high with 25 points against Illinois (Feb. 5)
• Tallied one double-double, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Valparaiso

NOTABLE
• McDonald's All-America Game nominee
• Runner-up for New York Miss Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023
• No. 97 player in the nation, four-star prospect with a 91 grade from ESPN HoopGurlz
• No. 101 player in the nation, No. 13 forward, with a 20 rating from Dan Olson Basketball Report
• Named Elite 150 by Prospect Nation
• Tabbed the No. 3 player in New York by Prep Girls Hoops
• Played in the WHO’S NXT? All-American Games
• Invited to the U16 and U17 US National Team trials
• Participated in the 2021 and 2022 Wooten Top-150 Camp
• Three-time state champion, two in New York as a junior and senior and one in South Carolina as a sophomore
• Guided the Dalton School to back-to-back NYSAIS titles
• Back-to-back New York State Sportswriters Association State Player of the Year (Class B&C) in 2021-22 and 2022-23
• Elected team co-captain as a sophomore at Cardinal Newman and a junior and senior The Dalton School
• Tabbed First Team All-Ivy League and Basketball Coaches of New York Player of the Year as a junior and senior
• Garnered South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) First Team All-State, All-Region and North/South All-Star Team honors in 2020-21
• Named to the SCISA All-Tournament Team as a sophomore
• Tabbed All-Ivy League First Team, NYSSWA Fifth Team All-State, BCANY First Team All-State and BCANY Top-50 as a freshman

PREP
• Played freshman, junior and senior campaigns at The Dalton School in New York City
• Guided The Dalton School to NYSAIS State Championships in 2021-22 and 2022-23
• Finished career with 2,552 points and 1,575 rebounds in 125 career games
• Posted an 80-12 overall record in four years of high school
• Set The Dalton School record for boys or girls with 53 points in a 75-70 win over Staten Island Academy on Feb. 1, 2023, scoring her team's final 31 points 
• Recorded 24.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game as a senior in third straight championship run
• Tabbed to the Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Underclassmen Watch List
• Averaged 24.2 points, 10 rebounds, 2. Steals, 3.8 assists and one block per game in 2021-22
• Played sophmore season at Cardinal Newman, totaling 17 points and 13.3 rebounds per game
• Won the SCISA State Championship in 2020-21
• Went for 16.6 points, 13 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per game as a freshman
• Ran cross country and played lacrosse for The Dalton School

PERSONAL
• Full Name: Mary Ashley Stevenson
• Birthdate: Feb. 22, 2005
• Birthplace: Fort Mill, S.C.
• Major: Communications
• Parents: Gary and Ashley Stevenson
• Ashley played basketball at Wofford from 1994-97
• Siblings: Will Stevenson, Alex Stevenson, Casey Stevenson, Kevin Stevenson
• Will is a member of the Johns Hopkins men's basketball team 
• Casey was a basketball manager and an operations assistant with Duke Men's Basketball
• Kevin played soccer at Duke, reaching the NCAA Tournament four times and winning the ACC in 2005