Mary Ashley Stevenson

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Career Accolades

  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year - Media (2024)
  • All-Big Ten honorable mention - Media (2024)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2024)
  • USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13, 2024)
  • Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 2, 2024; Feb. 12, 2024)

As a Freshman (2023-24 at Purdue)

  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year - Media
  • All-Big Ten honorable mention - Media
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team - Coaches and Media
  • USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13)
  • Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 2; Feb. 12)
  • Appeared in all 34 games, starting 33
  • Averaged 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 27.9 minutes per outing
    • One of nine major conference freshmen in the country with those scoring and rebounding averages
  • Shot 41.4 percent from the floor (121-of-292) and 81.7 percent at the line (85-of-104)
    • Finished seventh nationally in free throw percentage among qualifying freshmen
  • Led all Big Ten rookies with 11 games of at least seven points and seven rebounds
  • Finished as one of two first-year players in Purdue history with more than 300 points (329) and 150 rebounds (174)
  • Scored a career and game-high 25 in a 77-72 overtime victory over Illinois (2/5)
    • Highest-scoring performance by a Purdue freshman since 2010-11
  • Led the Boilermakers with 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting at No. 14 Indiana (2/11)
  • Had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Valparaiso (12/3)

Prior to College

  • A 2023 graduate of The Dalton School
  • A four-star talent, rated the No. 97 player in the Class of 2023 by ESPN HoopGurlz
  • Played her freshman, junior and senior campaigns at The Dalton School in New York City
    • Averaged 24.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game as a senior in 2022-23
    • Averaged 24.2 points and 10.0 rebounds as a junior in 2021-22
    • Averaged 16.6 points and 13.0 rebounds as a freshman in 2019-20
  • Guided The Dalton School to NYSAIS State Championships in 2021-22 and 2022-23
  • Was at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, S.C. as a sophomore in 2020-21
    • Averaged 17 points and 13.3 rebounds per game and won the SCISA State Championship
  • Finished 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
    • Scored her team's final 31 points
  • Elected team co-captain as a sophomore at Cardinal Newman and a junior and senior The Dalton School
  • Back-to-back New York State Sportswriters Association State Player of the Year in 2021-22 (Class B) and 2022-23 (Class C)
  • Runner-up for New York Miss Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023
  • 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
  • Played in the WHO’S NXT? All-American Game in 2023
  • Invited to USA Basketball U16 (2021) and U17 (2022) National Team trials
  • Participated in the 2021 and 2022 Wooten Top-150 Camp
  • Ran cross country and played lacrosse for The Dalton School


Personal

  • Born in Fort Mill, S.C.
  • Parents are Gary and Ashley Stevenson
    • Ashley played basketball at Wofford from 1994-97
  • Has four older brothers, Will, Alex, Casey and Kevin
    • 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
  • Just the third undergraduate transfer in Stanford women's basketball history and second during the Spring 2024 cycle (Tess Heal)