Goshen College

AT GOSHEN:
2018-19: Played in 16 games and made 13 starts ... after being out of the lineup for close to two months, returned to score 13 points in penultimate game 2/13 vs. Taylor and 11 in finale 2/16 at Spring Arbor ... season-high point total was 14 on 10/30 at Aquinas when she was 9-of-10 at the foul line ... sank two triples 11/28 at Bethel and three 2/13 vs. Taylor ... made 4 field goals 12/1 at Indiana Wesleyan before setting season high with 5 in each of final 2 games ... grabbed season-high 9 rebounds in season opener 10/27 vs. Holy Cross ... had 7 or more caroms 5 times ... best offensive-board total was 5 on 12/5 vs. Grace ... posted 2 steals on 3 occasions ... season-high 2 assists twice ... blocked a shot in season finale.
2017-18: Started 25 games and came off the bench for a 26th ... third on the team with 8.6 points per game and led the team with 6.7 rebounds ... opened her season with 16 points 11/8 vs. Michigan-Dearborn, then followed it with a season-high 18 vs. Great Lakes Christian 11/14 ... shot 6-of-10 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the foul line in that game ... scored in double figures 8 times ... hit season-high 7 field goals in 17-point showing 12/28 vs. Saint Xavier ... added 3 three-pointers 1/17 vs. Huntington ... hit double figures in rebounding five times, maxing out at 13 on 1/20 vs. Marian ... posted a team-high 3 double-doubles ... recorded 3 assists 12/20 vs. Michigan-Dearborn ... 3 steals 1/3 vs. Spring Arbor in a birthday present for coach Miller.
2016-17: Played in 29 games and made 13 starts ... scored in double figures four times, including 15 points in season opener 10/28 at Holy Cross ... later scored 17 on 11/5 at IU East ... posted career high with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting 1/14 at Taylor ... hit a 3-pointer in that game for the second consecutive contest ... made season-high 8 free throws 1/4 at Spring Arbor ... also hit 5 foul shots 11/4 vs. Brescia ... grabbed exactly 9 rebounds twice, 11/5 at IU East and 11/16 vs. IU Northwest ... had six games with at least 5 boards, but never had exactly 7 ... first career 3-assist game 1/18 at Huntington ... recorded a pair of steals twice.
2015-16: Appeared in 11 games off the bench as a freshman ... scored first career points 12/15 vs. Adrian ... added 2 free throws 1/30 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene for first scoring in conference ... finished season 3-for-4 from the foul line ... season-high 4 rebounds came 11/6 vs. Trinity Christian ... also posted first block in that game.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Don Helmick at Cascade High School … four-year varsity letterwinner and three-year all-conference and all-county pick … won the Tater Award … all-state honorable mention … scored more than 500 career points and finished among the top five scorers in school history … also a four-year varsity softball player, winning all-county recognition … played volleyball … was a peer tutor, on the honor roll, and College Summit mentor.

PERSONAL:
Born on October 6 … parents are Dustin Stein and Tina Merrick … has two siblings, Lillie Stein (18) and Messer Merrick (3) … chose Goshen because “it was a small area like where I grew up, everyone on campus is super friendly and you’re always making new friends, and the teammates you have become family as you all work together for one goal … it’s already like a second home for me” … little-known personal fact is “I love all animals” … admires Tim Garver “because of the role he played in my life – he always believed in me when no one did and made me not only the player but the person I am today” … best athletic moment was “winning conference in basketball all four years.”

QUICK FACTS:
MAJOR: Biology/Pre-Veterinary
FUTURE GOALS: Become a vet and specialize in large animals
HOBBIES: Hanging out with family and friends, playing sports, and playing with animals