West Central’s McKenzie Stone signs with DWU women’s basketball

MITCHELL, S.D. – The sixth member of the class of 2016 for the Dakota Wesleyan University women's basketball team has signed to play next year, as head coach Jason Christensen continues to add to one of his best groups in six years with the program.

McKenzie Stone signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers next season, Christensen announced Thursday, bringing the class to six signees.

"McKenzie is having a tremendous senior season and has really elevated her game," Christensen said. "It is encouraging to see her shooting the way she is and we are extremely blessed that she has chosen to continue her athletic and academic career at Dakota Wesleyan."

The 5-foot-7 Hartford, S.D., native averaged 15.3 points per game as a junior, while hitting 45 percent of her field goals and 31 percent of her 3-pointers. She added 209 rebounds and 69 steals for the West Central Trojans, helping her team to an 18-4 record and a conference title.

As a junior, Stone was named the West Central Team MVP and to the All-State Third Team, while picking up First Team All-Conference honors. She was named to the All-Conference Second Team after her sophomore season. Stone competed in softball for four years and track and field for two in addition to basketball at West Central.

In the classroom, Stone is a member of the National Honor Society, the 'A' Honor Roll and sits in the top 10 percent of her class. She is the daughter of Bernie and Rebecca Stone and plans to major in Biology and Business at DWU.