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Cornell University Athletics

2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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31 Stephanie Umeh

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Notre Dame Academy
  • Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.

Biography

As a senior (2019-20)

• Appeared in 21 games as a senior, including 11 Ivy League contests.
• Averaged 6.6 minutes per game.
• Made first collegiate start against Princeton on March 7.
• Averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest.
• Scored a season-best nine points against NJIT on Nov. 16, adding five rebounds.
• Posted five points, five rebounds (four offensive), and two steals in Cornell’s historic road win over Harvard on Feb. 29.
• Filled the stat sheet against Dartmouth on Feb. 15, tallying five points, four rebounds, two steals, and a career-high two assists.

As a junior (2018-19)

• Saw action in 23 games, including 13 Ivy League contests, as a junior.
• Played an average of 4.3 minutes per game.
• Averaged 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.
• Finished the year with eight steals.

As a sophomore (2017-18)

• Saw a significant jump in playing time, appearing in 24 games, including 13 Ivy League contests.
• The first forward off the bench seven times.
• Finished the season with 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
• Averaged 8.0 minutes per game, seeing 12 minutes vs. Princeton and 9 vs. Colgate.
• Led Cornell in scoring once with a season-high 12 points vs. Princeton on Feb. 16.
• Led the Big Red in rebounding once with a season-high nine boards vs. Colgate.
• Scored in double-digits four times this season.

As a freshman (2016-17)

• Saw action in two games during her rookie season, playing against Colgate and Delaware State.
• Grabbed one rebound vs. the Hornets.

Prior to Cornell

• Lettered four times in basketball at Notre Dame Academy and was a four-time first-team All-Mission League selection.
• Earned her team’s Most Improved Player award as a freshman and was named the team’s MVP in each of her final three seasons.
• Was a first-team All-CIF selection in 2015 and 2016, and was an All-State Girls Basketball nominee those same seasons.
• Was named the Maxpreps Player of the Week on Feb. 15, 2016.
• Lettered three times in volleyball.
• Was a three-time first-team All-Mission League selection and a two-time first-team All-CIF selection in volleyball.

Personal

• Stephanie Chizaram Umeh is the daughter of Patrick and Madeleine Umeh and she has a younger brother and sister.
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Statistics

Season:
2019-20

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    45
  • 45

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    45
  • 31

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    31
  • 31

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    31