2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
FMU: First-year player at FMU.....Fills the needs of the team....Left-handed, big, combo guard that excels both on and off the ball.....Possesses a high basketball IQ....Has a savvy that comes from developing in a top prep program.....Can shoot consistently from the outside, making her a player that you can’t walk away from whether she has the ball or not.....Will look to her for some immediate contributions this season....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring)....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring).
PERSONAL:
- Born Alexis Nicole Sexton in Columbia, MD
- Graduate of Lexington High School, where she played for coach Molly Goodrich
- Named to the Top-5 Seniors in Class 5A for 2021-22 by the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association
- As a senior, averaged 16.2 points, 4.6 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.1 steals per game
- Wildcats went 20-4 and made the state tournament after being ranked sixth in the 2021-22 preseason state AAAAA poll
- Helped team to its fourth straight region title
- Score 1,197 career points
- As a junior, averaged 18.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game, while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 72.3 percent at the foul line
- 3-time All-State and All-Region selection
- Tabbed as her region’s Player of the Year in 2021.
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Played club ball with the South Carolina Hornets
- Nickname is Lex
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Teacher/Coach or Engineer
- How you got your nickname: I’ve always gone by Lex because it’s easier to say on the court
- Favorite Superhero: Superwoman
- Favorite Athlete: Sue Bird
- Favorite Sports Teams: Seattle Storm and Wyoming WBB
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Ozark
- Favorite Food: Chicken, any kind
- Favorite Vacation Spot: The mountains (NC, WV)
- Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift
- Favorite Thing About FMU: The family environment, the people I’m surrounded with, and the small class sizes so I get more individual teaching
- Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Getting coffee and trail running
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Do the little things/dirty work on the court that no one wants to do and learn to play my role to the best of my ability
- Why you first chose your sport: Basketball was always thought of as the “hard” sport out of the normal girls sports and I wanted to try to be the best at it
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Missing shots continuously, trying to not think negative about yourself when you mess up
Statistics
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