Rachel Stein Class: Junior Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario High School: Lisgar Collegiate Institute Height: 5-11 Position: Goalie Experience: 2V

Ended her junior year with 225 career blocks, which ranks fourth all-time in Maryland history ... career block percentage of .516 ranks third in school history.

As a Junior (2012): Played in 10 games, including six starts ... had seven blocks in the season-opening win over Marist (1/28) ... posted a season-high eight blocks in a 17-2 win over Fresno Pacific (3/17) ... matched that block total in a victory over Salem International (4/6).

As a Sophomore (2011): Played in 13 games, with eight starts ... member of the CWPA Women's Varsity Scholar-Athlete Team ... ranked second on the team in blocks (70) ... ranked first on the team in block percentage (.507) ... posted a season-high 11 blocks vs. Wagner (2/19).

As a Freshman (2010): A member of both the ACWPC All-Academic and CWPA Women's Varsity Scholar-Athlete teams ... played in 27 games, with two starts ... ranked second on the team in blocks (110) ... ranked second on the team in block percentage (.495), a mark that is fifth on the Terps' single-season chart ... posted a career-high 13 blocks vs. Bucknell (3/28).

Before Maryland: A highly-decorated athlete ... selected for the Ontario Provincial Junior Women's team (18 and under) in 2005 and 2007-09 ... member of the 2008 Canadian National Junior Women's Team (18 and under) ... a member of the Ottawa Titans water polo club for six years ... led club team to second-place finishes in 2006 and 2007, and first-place showings in 2008 and 2009 in the 18-and-under provincial tournament ... club team also had strong showings (sixth in 2007; fourth in 2008; fifth in 2009) in the 18-and-under national tournament ... also a member of the track and field and swimming teams in high school ... finished fifth in the 2007 National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association (NCSSAA) tournament in the shot put ... improved to third the following season ... won the 50-meter breaststroke at the 2008 NCSSAA competition.

Personal: Parents are Penny and Hurd Stein ... father is a periodontist ... has an older sister, Blair ... had a 4.0 GPA in high school ... earned the outstanding academic achievement award from grades 9-12 ... has served as a volunteer water polo referee ... has also been a camp counselor at Adventures in Sciences and Engineering day camp ... majoring in materials science and engineering.