AT PROVIDENCE: 2002-03 ... Played in 33 games for the Friars as a junior tallying 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) and finishing fourth on the team in scoring ... Had nine multiple point games including three two goal games against Maine (11/10/02), Boston College (12/07/02) and Brown (2/12/03) ... Netted three game-winning goals this season against Findlay (11/17/02), Brown (2/12/03) and New Hampshire (2/22/03) ... Finished the season tied for second in the nation with three shorthanded goals in 2003 ... Awarded the HOCKEY EAST Sportsmanship Award (3/14/03) ... Named a 2002-03 Second Team HOCKEY EAST All-Star ... 2001-02 ... Played in 36 games as a sophomore and finished tied for third in scoring with 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) ... Tied for team lead with nine multiple-point games in 2002 ... Notched three points (two goals, one assist) in wins over St. Cloud State (1/19/02) and Quinnipiac (2/9/02) ... Named ECAC Player of the Week (1/21/02) ... Posted team's top plus/minus rating with a +24 in 2002 ... 2000-01 ... Played in all 35 games as a freshman ... Was third on the team in scoring with 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 2001 ... Led the Friars with four game-winning goals in 2000-01 ... Posted a career-high four points (two goals, two assists) in a 9-0 win over Vermont (11/25/00) ... Assisted on both goals as the Friars defeated New Hampshire, 2-1 (12/3/00) ... Tallied one goal and one assist in a 3-1 win against Mercyhurst (1/27/01) ... Also notched the game-winner with 34 seconds remaining to give the Friars a 4-3 victory over Northeastern (2/17/01) ... Named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team as she finished third in the league in rookie scoring with eight goals and 11 assists (19 points) ... Recipient of the team Coaches' Award, presented to the player who excelled beyond expectation ... One of 300 athletes chosen to attend the 2001 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference out of 1,084 candidates.
BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Earned letters in hockey, volleyball, badminton and fastball at Virden Collegiate Institute ... Two-year captain of Team Manitoba ... Led the Brandon Lady Wildcats to a silver medal at the Western Shield ... Named MVP of the Westman Winter Hockey League ... Captained the volleyball team in 2000.
PERSONAL:
NAME: Darlene V. Stephenson
BIRTHDATE: December 3, 1981
FAMILY: Daughter of Don and Laura Stephenson; has three sisters, Pam, Sandy and Val.
MAJOR: Social Science
HOBBIES: Swimming, cooking, candlemaking
CAREER HOCKEY STATISTICS
YEAR GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GWG
00-01 35 14 19 33 4/8 2 0 4
ECAC 24 8 11 19 2/4 - - -
01-02 36 13 15 28 2/4 1 0 1
ECAC 21 6 11 17 1/2 1 0 0
02-03 33 18 12 30 2/4 6 3 3
HE 14 9 6 15 0/0 3 1 1
TOTAL 104 45 46 91 8/16 9 3 8
Conf. 59 23 28 51 3/6 4 1 1
