| CORVALLIS, Ore. – It is common knowledge that Callie Stevens and 3-pointers go hand-in-hand, but now the number three can also be associated with the number of times the senior has been voted the Cascade Conference Player of the Year. Stevens became the first player in Cascade Conference history to earn the honor three times, announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Stevens leads a group of three LC State players on the All-Cascade Conference team, joining fellow senior Maddie Holm and junior Ellie Sander. Stevens and Holm each cap their careers as three-time First-Team All-Cascade Conference honorees, while Sander earns the honor for the first time after being named honorable mention last season.
This is the fourth year in a row LC State has had the CCC Player of the Year, doing so in each season as a member of the conference. Kiara Burlage earned the honor in 2021. Stevens joined LC State Hall of Famer Jasmine Stohr last season as the only Warrior Women’s Basketball player to earn multiple conference Player of the Year honors.
The Puyallup, Wash., native will go down as one of the best scorers in program history. Stevens ranks fourth in the conference in scoring average (17.4) and has 10 20-point games under her belt this season. She has scored at least 20 in the last four contests and tallied a career-high 38 points earlier this season. Stevens ranks in the CCC’s top-10 in field goal percentage (.463), assists per game (3.1), steals per game (1.8) and free throw percentage (.768). She has amassed 522 points so far this season and is shooting .362 from 3-point range. The team-leader in 3-pointers made (84) also has 92 assists and 54 steals this season.
Stevens was voted the Cascade Conference Player of the Week four times this season and 11 times in her career. This is the third time being voted First-Team All-Cascade Conference.
“Callie Stevens continuous to excel on the basketball court. She is a dominant scorer and can score at a variety of different levels,” Head Coach Caelyn Orlandi said. “She is a true ‘go get a bucket’ player. Callie gets the best defender on the other team every game and takes on the challenge with sheer confidence. Callie has spent more time on the Dr. Dish then anyone ever has and our shooting machine should be named after her. I am excited for Callie and excited for this program. We have never had a three-time Player of the Year and it’s very exciting that Callie will be remembered for that.” |
