mad about hoop Madeline Kenney Mary Ashley Stevenson feels right back at home in Columbia’s tournament chase By Madeline Kenney Published Nov. 13, 2026, 6:56 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results.
Make New York Post a Preferred Source Columbia forward Mary Ashley Stevenson shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. AP Photo/Ishika Samant Maybe there’s some truth to the old proverb that all roads lead back to Rome.
In Mary Ashley Stevenson’s case, though, Rome is the Big Apple.
Stevenson’s basketball journey took her through two prominent basketball programs, across different conferences and time zones. Her stops — one year at Purdue and two at Stanford — helped shape her into the person and player she is now.
But as she enters her senior season and first year at Columbia, Stevenson finds herself exactly where she was always supposed to be: home.
