Linda Stepney

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norfolk, Va.
High School:
Lake Taylor HS

At West Virginia (2014-15):

Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Paced West Virginia with 175 assists and finished the year with 242 points, 157 rebounds, 69 made field goals, 24 made three-pointers, 52 steals and 10 blocks in 38 games and 1,312 minutes played
Ranked second in the Big 12 with a 2.97 assist/turnover ratio, third with 35.1 minutes played per game, fourth with 4.6 assists per game and 15th with 1.4 steals per game
Finished the year seventh nationally with a 2.97 assist/turnover ratio and 61st with 4.6 assists per game
The assist/turnover ratio of 2.97 ranks seventh in the Big 12 Conference record book
Boasted 11 double-figure scoring affairs in her final season
One of six players to have played in a school-record 38 games in a season
Joins Averee Fields and Bria Holmes as the all-time single-season record holder with 38 starts
Logged 1,312 minutes for fourth-most in a season at West Virginia
Her 175 assists sit 10th in a single-season
Completed her career 661 points, 457 assists, 346 rebounds, 197 field goals, 123 steals, 57 three-pointers and 26 blocks in 137 games and 3,530 minutes played
Finished second in program history with 137 games played and 131 career starts
Sits sixth all-time with 457 career assists
Matched a career-high with five field goals in 36 minutes, scoring 13 points vs. Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 15)
Dished out a team-leading nine assists with 0 turnovers, scoring six points and pulling in six rebounds vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 17)
Had 10 assists in the win over Fairfield (Nov. 29)
Against Coppin State (Dec. 6), she scored eight points, dished out seven assists, reeled in six rebounds and collected four steals in her 100th career start
Had her first career and only double-double with 13 points and 11 assists against IPFW on Dec. 13
Set a new career mark with 12 assists vs. Saint Francis (Dec. 29)
Scored a season-best 16 points, making five field goals and hitting three triples at Texas Tech (Jan. 28)
Matched a season-best with seven rebounds vs. Kansas (Feb. 10)
Led WVU with 14 points versus Iowa State, matching career-highs in field goal attempts (9) and three-pointers made (3)
Posted 11 points, dished out seven assists and logged a career-high 43 minutes in the win over No. 24 Texas (March 1)
Dished out seven assists and grabbed seven boards in the win over Texas Tech (March 6)
Reached ninth double-digit game of the year with 14 points against Hampton (March 24)
Scored 11 points, pulled in four rebounds and snatched four steals in 43 minutes vs. Villanova (March 29)
Against UCLA (April 4), she scored 10 points and swiped three steals

At West Virginia (2013-14):

Recorded a team-leading 107 assists, while limiting turnovers to 41 as starting point guard
Averaged 3.1 assists per game, the 11th-highest average of all Big 12 players
Recorded a 2.6 assist/turnover ratio, the second-best in the league
Appeared in all 35 games, starting 34
Averaged 23.9 minutes, 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, respectively
Led WVU in scoring, with 16 points, and rebounding, with seven rebounds, in WVU's win at Iowa State on Jan. 15
Had four games scoring in double figures, including a career-best 17 points in WVU's win over Oklahoma on Jan. 18
Is one of only six players in program history to make 10-of-10 free throws in a game at the WVU Coliseum, converting a career-high 10-for-10 against Oklahoma on Jan. 18, 2014
Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against TCU to co-lead WVU in rebounding on Feb. 16
Had a season-best seven assists in WVU's win over Kansas State on Feb. 8
Totaled 179 points, 116 rebounds and 23 steals

At West Virginia (2012-13):

Starting point guard with 59 consecutive starts, including all 31 games this season
Averaged 23.2 minutes per game
Led WVU with 86 assists, averaging 2.8 per game, including 42 in league play
Averaged 2.33 assists per game in Big 12 play
Recorded a career-best 10 assists in the win over Appalachian State, the last time a WVU player recorded 10 assists in a game was on Jan. 20, 2010 when Sarah Miles had 10 at USF
Led WVU’s rebounding efforts with a career-high six boards against Baylor
Put up a career-best four blocks against TCU
Recorded 94 points, 73 rebounds, 86 assists and 20 steals in 718 minutes

At West Virginia (2011-12):

Named to the All-Big East freshman team
Recorded the second-most assists for WVU with 89
Had at least one assist in 30 games
Was most accurate from beyond the arc, leading WVU with a 48.1 3-point field goal percentage (13-27)
Had a career-best 14 points, including 3-for-3 from 3-point range, in the win over No. 14/12 Louisville
Recorded three games with scoring figures in double digits
Missed the first game of the season after sitting the previous 10 weeks with a stress fracture
Played in 33 games, earning 28 consecutive starts as a true freshman

In High School:

Ranked among the top-100 girls basketball players in the country as she was No. 56 by Blue Star Report and No. 68 by ESPN HoopGurlz
A first team all-district, all-tidewater and second team all-state honoree at Lake Taylor
Named to the 2009-10 MaxPreps All-American Honorable Mention list
Led Lake Taylor in scoring, a team that finished 30-1 and won the group AAA Virginia state title in 2010
Lake Taylor ranked No. 1 in the state by South Hampton Roads and the Associated Press AAA polls and ranked 22nd in the nation, winning seven games by more than 50 points
Scored 17 points in the state championship game win over Princess Anne
Reached the 1,000-point milestone
A McDonald’s All-American nominee
Earned Virginia AP AAA All-State first team honors her junior season
Played for Boo Williams’ AAU Elite alongside fellow teammate Crystal Leary
Leary and Stepney have played basketball together since they were 11 years old