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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

11 Alex LaPorta

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Highland
  • Hometown Highland, Ill.
  • Major MBA

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Points:
37 at McKendree (2/13/20)
Rebounds: 17 twice in 2018-19
Assists: 10 vs. Newman (2019-20)
Steals: 5 three times, last vs. Maryville (2/13/21)
Blocks: 2 three times, last vs. Davenport (2019-20)
Three-Point Field Goals: 2 twice, last at Quincy (1/21/21)

2017-18 All-GLVC Freshman Team
2018-19 All-GLVC Second Team
2019-20 All-GLVC Second Team
2020-21 All-GLVC First Team
2020-21 WBCA Honorable Mention All-America

2021-22 (CoVID senior)
  • Enters season seventh in career scoring (1,243), second in rebounding (927), third in steals (162) and sixth in assists (316)
  • Also ranks sixth in career free throws made (259) and third in free throw attempts (387)

2020-21 (senior)
  • Became program's first All-American since 1989 by earning honorable mention honors from the WBCA
  • First Team All-GLVC
  • Only GLVC player to rank in the top six in scoring, rebounding and assists, averaging a career-best 17.3 points (sixth in the league), 8.2 rebounds (sixth in the GLVC) and 4.8 assists (fifth in the league)
  • Scored her 1,000th career point in win at William Jewell
  • Scored in double figures in 18 of 20 games, including seven games of 20 points or more
  • Recorded six double-doubles
  • Scored season-high 29 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out seven assists in win over Missouri S&T
  • Finished with 26 points, 16 rebounds and four assists at Lewis
  • Academic All-GLVC
 
2019-20 (junior)
  • Second Team All-GLVC selection
  • Led team with 13.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game
  • Ranked sixth in the GLVC in rebounds per game, 10th in assists per game and 16th in scoring
  • Pulled down 265 rebounds, which ranks fourth on the program’s single-season charts, and snagged 57 steals, which is tied for eighth
  • Recorded 10 double-doubles
  • Narrowly missed a triple-double with 11 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds against Newman
  • Poured in 37 points on 15-of-28 shooting, while grabbing 16 rebounds and adding four assists and three steals in overtime win at McKendree
  • Made 14-of-19 field goals in win over William Jewell, while netting the game-winning free throws to finish with 32 points
  • Recorded 19 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in win over UIndy
  • Academic All-GLVC

2018-19 (sophomore)
  • Second Team All-GLVC selection
  • Led GLVC in rebounding with 10.1 boards per game, which also ranked 31st in NCAA DII
  • Pulled down 263 total rebounds, which ranked 58th in NCAA DII, is fourth all-time on program's single season charts and is the most by a sophomore in program history
  • Also averaged 11.5 points, 2.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game
  • Totaled 57 steals, tying seventh most in a single season in program history, while also ranking seventh in the GLVC
  • Scored in double figures in 17 games, including a season-high 20 against Purdue Northwest
  • Pulled down double digit rebounds in 14 games, including a career-high 17 twice (vs. McKendree and vs. Truman)
  • Finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in win over Southwest Baptist
  • Snagged a career-high five steals in win over Oakland City, while adding 15 points and 11 rebounds

2017-18 (freshman)
  • Named to GLVC All-Freshman Team
  • Set a freshman rebounds record with 236
  • Third in the GLVC with 8.7 rebounds per game
  • Averaged 8.0 points, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game
  • Had 13 double figure rebounding games
  • Pulled down a season-high 15 boards in loss at nationally ranked Drury, while adding 10 points
  • Recorded nine double-doubles, including five in the first six games of the season
  • Scored a season-best 17 points in collegiate debut to go with 13 rebounds in win over Davenport
  • Dished out seven assists and snagged 12 rebounds in win over Quincy
  • Academic All-GLVC

High School (Highland) 
  • Two-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Honorable Mention All-State honoree
  • Two-time First Team Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) selection
  • Twice selected to the Belleville News-Democrat All-Area Team
  • Named Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Week several times and selected to various all-tournament teams
  • As a senior, averaged 13.8 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.15 assists per game
  • Pulled down 426 total rebounds, second most in the St. Louis area -Helped team to a 29-4 record, which included conference and regional championships
  • As a junior, averaged 10.4 points and 11 rebounds per game… team was 31-5 as a junior – the best record in school history – and included regional, sectional and super sectional championship
  • The team was the first in program history to qualify for state, where the Bulldogs placed third

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2021-22Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'0"
    11