#15 Maria Olsthoorn Forward • Fr. • 6-1 Newburgh, Ind./Castle

Prep Career: Helped lead Castle High School team to an IHSAA Class 4A
Championship in 2005 … Earned second-team All-State honors for Coach
Wayne Allen … Named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2005 … Recorded
the most rebounds in school history … Selected to participate in the annual
Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series making her the first girl’s basketball player
in Castle’s history to play in the event.

Personal: Born Maria Renae Olsthoorn on Dec. 17, 1987 to Larry and Marlene Olsthoorn in Jefferson, Iowa … Father Larry played basketball at the University of Evansville … Teammate of sophomore Leah Phillips at Castle High School … Enjoys reading and plans of majoring in nursing.