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A physical force inside, Beth McDonald-Stevens ruled the paint during her four years as an IUP forward, when the Indians averaged 20 wins per season and twice qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament.
She led her team in scoring (11.4) and rebounding (8.9) in 1998-99 as IUP won PSAC West and East Region championships, advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament quarterfinals for the first time ever and finished with a 26-6 record, the most wins in program history to that point. McDonald-Stevens earned All-PSAC honors that season and was selected to the East Region all-tournament team due in large measure to a perfect 20-point performance in the title game against Shippensburg: She did not miss a shot from the floor or the foul line.
McDonald-Stevens’ contributions a year later helped IUP again reach the NCAA tournament and finish 24-5, at the time a school record for winning percentage (.828). She concluded her career with 1,202 points—good for 15th place in school history—and is still ranked in IUP’s all-time top 20 in 12 other statistical categories, including rebounds, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, blocked shots and steals. A communications media major, McDonald-Stevens was a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete.
A stay-at-home mom, she lives in Indiana with her husband, Greg, and their children, Lillian (11) and Brayden (9).
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