Women's Basketball Signs Forward Abbigail Stevens For 2023-24
5/8/2023 3:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Women's Basketball has announced the signing of 5-11 sophomore forward Abbigail Stephens for the 2023-24 campaign.Â
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The daughter of Wendy and Will Stephens, Abbigail is originally from Uniontown, Ohio but spent the past two seasons at Purdue Fort-Wayne.Â
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Stephens is a stretch-four type player who has a high basketball IQ and has the ability to create her own shot.Â
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In Horizon League action, Stephens averaged 6.9 minutes per game  with a .436 shooting percentage from the field (17-39), and 1.1 rebounds per game.Â
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Against Youngstown State and Cleveland State, the two best teams in the Horizon League last season, Stephens averaged 9.6 points per game, including a 66-percent mark from three-point land. She pulled in four rebounds over the three games.Â
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She scored 14 points in the only meeting against YSU and dropped in 11 points and four points in the two regular season matchups with Cleveland State.Â
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Stephens attended Lake High School for the first three years where she averaged 14 points per game and nine rebounds where she was selected to the All-Federal League Team.Â
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In her Lake High School career, she accumulated 620 points, 408 rebounds, and 95 assists and was named her team's Most Valuable Player.Â
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Abbigail played her final season of high school basketball at Archbishop Hoban leading her team to the Division I Sectional title. In the title game, Stephens dropped in 13 points to help clinch a spot in the district semifinals. Â
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She intends to major in Criminal Justice at Southeast Missouri.
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The daughter of Wendy and Will Stephens, Abbigail is originally from Uniontown, Ohio but spent the past two seasons at Purdue Fort-Wayne.Â
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Stephens is a stretch-four type player who has a high basketball IQ and has the ability to create her own shot.Â
Â
In Horizon League action, Stephens averaged 6.9 minutes per game  with a .436 shooting percentage from the field (17-39), and 1.1 rebounds per game.Â
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Against Youngstown State and Cleveland State, the two best teams in the Horizon League last season, Stephens averaged 9.6 points per game, including a 66-percent mark from three-point land. She pulled in four rebounds over the three games.Â
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She scored 14 points in the only meeting against YSU and dropped in 11 points and four points in the two regular season matchups with Cleveland State.Â
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Stephens attended Lake High School for the first three years where she averaged 14 points per game and nine rebounds where she was selected to the All-Federal League Team.Â
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In her Lake High School career, she accumulated 620 points, 408 rebounds, and 95 assists and was named her team's Most Valuable Player.Â
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Abbigail played her final season of high school basketball at Archbishop Hoban leading her team to the Division I Sectional title. In the title game, Stephens dropped in 13 points to help clinch a spot in the district semifinals. Â
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She intends to major in Criminal Justice at Southeast Missouri.
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