Biography
Roosevelt (2025-26):
• Named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Defensive Player of the Year and a Second-Team All-GLIAC selection after leading the conference in steals (115) and steals per game (4.32).
• Set Roosevelt single-game steal record (11) at SVSU (1/31), recorded single-season steals record (115), and set the career steals record (290) to hold all major steals records in Lakers history.
• Ranked second nationally in steals (115) and led Division II in steals per game (4.32).
• College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) 2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team selection.
• Also ranked second in the GLIAC in blocks per game with 1.36 and is sixth in the conference in rebounds at more than seven per contest.
• Three-time Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, earning the honor five times in her career.
• Named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
• Matched career-high 22 points vs Michigan Tech (12/4).
• Finished career with 504 rebounds.
Roosevelt (2024-25):
• Started in 26 of 27 games played, averaging 11.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game
• Totaled 88 steals for an average of 3.26 per game while shooting 37.2 percent (102/274) from the field and 76.5 percent (101/132) from the free throw line.
• Scored a career-high 22 points at Mo.-St. Louis (11/8).
• Posted season-best 13 rebounds with 14 points against Grand Valley St. (1/20).
• Tallied 21 points, two blocks, and five steals at Purdue Northwest (2/10).
• Grabbed season-high nine steals and 13 points against Wayne St. (Mich.) (2/17).
• Notched 15 points and 11 rebounds at Davenport (2/27).
Roosevelt (2023-24):
• CCAC Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Honorable Mention.
• Starting in 22 of 25 games played, averaging 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.
• Scored in double figures in 12 games.
• Had 87 steals for an average of 3.48 per game, while shooting 34.2 percent (76/222) from the field and 84.7 percent (61/72) from the free throw line
• Scored a season-high 18 points vs Governors State (1/24)
• Contributed 18 points and six steals against Olivet Nazarene (1/31).
• Recorded 13 points, five steals, and three blocks at Trinity Christian (2/3).
• Tallied a season-high eight steals along with 10 points vs Judson (2/21).
• Had 12 points and 11 rebounds at Indiana Northwest (2/27).
High School:
• 2022-2023: First-Team all-conference, reached 1000 career points, set single-season steals school record (155).
• 2021-2022: Named Co-Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-Conference, helped Sun Prairie to Big 8 co-conference championship, broke record for number of 3-pointers in a game (8).
• 2019-2020: Honorable Mention and all-conference selection.
• Career highs: 31 points, 11 steals, 10 rebounds
• National Honor Society member, also Black Student Union, AVID, and Jack & Jill member.
Personal:
Full Name: Marie Claudinette Outlay
Parents: Christina & Terrell Outlay
Siblings: Kristian, Micah, Zora
Major: Sports and Exercise Sciences
Why Marie chose Detroit Mercy:
I loved everything about it: the campus, the coaches, the team, and the location.
