Lee Stephens Class: Senior Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: Mount Notre Dame H.S. Height: 5-8 Position: Guard

2008-09: Consenus first team All-Southern Conference selection in voting by league head coches and media -- the first Paladin to garner consensus first team all-league honor since Jen Nadalin in 2004-05...earned starts in all 30 games and paced the team in scoring (15.5 ppg) and steals (68)...finished second in the SoCon in scoring, trailing only Chattanooga's Shanara Hollinquest (16.5 ppg)...scored 466 points to give her 878 for her career, leaving her 122 points shy of becoming the 18th player in Furman history to score 1,000 points...steals tally was fourth best in the SoCon...ranked second on the squad and eighth in the league in assists (91)..drained a 120-of-143 free throws (83.9 percent) to rank third in the SoCon in free throw percentage...along with teammate Melissa Liebschwager ranked 1-2 among league players in minutes played, averaging 36.1 mpg...paced Furman in scoring in 15 contests and reached double figure points in 25 of the Paladins' 30 games...poured in a career high 34 points (10x14 FGs, 11x12 FTs), the 10th highest single game tally in Furman history, in season-opening, 82-68 victory over Clemson in Greenville...followed that up with a 17-point, 5-assist, 3-rebound performance in 71-30 rout of UNC Asheville in Greenville to capture SoCon Player of the Week honors...was also named league student-athlete of the week -- the first of two such honors during the campaign...later tallied 34 points (11x19 FGs, 9x12 FTs) against Western Carolina, also in Greenville...scored 28 points, including 24 in the second half, and matched a career high eight rebounds in a road win over Charleston Southern (78-68)...tallied 26 versus Wofford in Spartanburg (69-60 win)...notched a career high eight assists versus Winston-Salem State (69-52 win)...delivered the game winning basket with three seconds to go in overtime in Furman's eventual 66-63 triumph over UNC Greensboro...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

2007-08: Played in 29 games and earned starts in 11 contests...averaged 22.6 minutes per game...scored at a 9.0 points per game clip to rank second on the team...tallied double digits 11 times and went for 20-plus on four occasions...was the team's high scorer in nine games...rang up 24 points against Wofford against in Spartanburg...topped that performance three days later against Charleston Southern, recording 27 points and eight rebounds in a 71-56 win in Greenville....notched 20 points, seven rebounds, and six assists in a 94-83 overtime loss at Western Carolina...ranked second on the team in 3-point shooting percentage (39.2 percent, 40x102)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

2006-07: Played in all 31 games and started in 13...averaged 17.9 minutes and 4.9 points per game...scored in double digits in six outings, including a season high 14 points against Francis Marion (57-33 win)...selected to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School: 2006 graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School...coach was Scott Rogers...helped lead Mount Notre Dame squads to Ohio Division I state championships her sophomore and senior seasons...program finished as state runner-up her junior year... sophomore team ranked as high a No. 2 nationally by USA Today, junior squad 15th nationally, and senior team 16th...three-time all-state tournament selection...earned first team all-city and 2006 GGCL Player of theYear...starred in club basketball for the Cincinnati North Gold under Scott Stertmeyer...member of the U-15 USJN national championship team in 2003...National Honor Society secretary.

Personal: Lee Nicole Stephens was born August 6, 1987, in Cincinnati, Ohio... daughter of Gary and Marcia Stephens...carries a 3.38 grade point average in accounting and Spanish.