2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
McKenna Stephens
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Uniontown, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Lake (Michigan State)
- High School:
- Lake
2017-18 SEASON
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors
• Played in all 32 games, starting in 31
• Led the team in 3 pointers with a total of 34
• Was the second highest rebounder with an average of 6.3 rebounds per game.
• Had the second highest total assists with 74 assists throughout the season.
• Was the teams third highest scorer with an average of 9.9 points per game.
2016-17 SEASON
• Played in all 32 games and made 31 starts, while ranking second on the team in minutes played (915)
• Shot team-best 37.1-percent from the three-point arc (26-for-70)
• Third on team in scoring (8.9 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg)
• Tallied 14 double-digit scoring games and four double-digit rebounding games
• Totaled 42 assists, 30 steals and eight blocks
• Posted three double-doubles
• Recorded first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 7)
• Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and scored 15 points against Ohio (Feb. 18)
• Scored a career-high 20 points and shot 4-for-6 from the three-point arc at Akron (Feb. 11)
• Scored 18 points and shot 3-for-4 from the three-point arc against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 8)
• Finished the season with 11 points and 8 rebounds in WNIT game at Michigan (March 16)
• Recorded a career-high five assists at Buffalo (Feb. 4)
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors
2015-16 SEASON
• Missed the first five games of the season then appeared in the remaining 24 with 19 starts
• Averaged 6.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game
• Scored a season-high 19 points in MAC Tournament first round game at Eastern Michigan
• Averaged 24.8 minutes per game on the court
• Recipient of the Tony and Suzie Lee Thomas Endowed Athletic Scholarship
2014-15 SEASON
• Sat out until end of Fall semester in compliance with NCAA transfer bylaws
• Played 22 games with three starts
• Averaged 4.9 points and 2.8 rebounds on the season
• Also had six steals and seven blocks
2013-14 SEASON
• Transferred to Kent State from Michigan State, where she was on a softball scholarship, at the beginning of Spring 2014 semester
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Totaled more than 1,000 career points at Lake High School to become the 5th-highest all-time scorer
• Named Third Team All-State and district Player of the Year after her senior season
• Averaged 13.6 points, six rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a senior
• Led team to a record-best 21-2 record and first-ever league title as a junior
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Will and Wendy Stephens
• Has two siblings, Mason and Abby
• Her mother played basketball at Akron
• Graduated with public health degree from Kent State in Spring 2017
• Pursuing master's degree in criminology/criminal justice
