2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kayla Alexander
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Milton District H.S.
- Hometown:
- Milton, Ontario
General:
Drafted with the eighth pick of the first round of the 2013 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars ... At the conclusion of her career, was Syracuse's career leader in points (2,024), blocks (350), field goals (736), free throws made (552), free throws attempted (750) and games played (140, tied) ... Ranks second at SU in career rebounds (970) ... At the end of her career, she held SU single season records for scoring (573, 2012-13), blocks (96, 2011-12) and field goals (151, 2012-13) ... 31 career double-doubles.
Senior Year (2012-13): game-by-game statistics
Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention ... All-BIG EAST First Team ... Won the women's basketball award and Female Athlete of the Year at the 2013 'Cuse Awards ... Recorded a double-double (22 pts, 11 rbs) against Villanova (3/2) in a career-high 48 minutes, giving her 12 double-doubles on the season … Recorded the 29th double-double of her career, scoring 24 points and grabbing 16 rebounds at No. 2 Notre Dame (2/26) … Had 11 points and four rebounds at USF (2/23) … Had a team-high 19 points and eight rebounds against Pittsburgh (2/16) … Notched her ninth double-double of the season, with 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds at Georgetown (2/12) … Led SU with 23 points, five blocks and nine rebounds at Cincinnati (2/5) … Scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Providence (2/2) … Notched her eighth double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Seton Hall (1/30) … Notched six points to make her the all-time leading scorer in Syracuse women’s basketball history with 1,791 points at Villanova (1/26) … Scored 14 points and recorded five rebounds at St. John’s (1/23) … Led the Orange with 24 points and 17 rebounds in her 26th double-double of her career against DePaul (1/15)... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after having a team-high 10 points and 12 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season against Georgetown (1/12) … Led SU with 20 points and five rebounds, shooting 6-for-8 from the foul line at Marquette (1/5) … Led SU with 18 points and seven rebounds on 8-for-15 shooting against Washington State (12/21) … Led the Orange with 20 points and 13 rebounds in her 24th double-double of her career against Loyola (12/8) … Tallied a career-high 34 points and recorded 13 rebounds in her 23rd career double-double against Wagner (12/4/12) … Had a team-high 27 points and six blocks at Dartmouth (11/29) … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (11/26) … Led SU with 18 points and nine rebounds, including six offensive, against Virginia (11/24) … Recorded 14 points and shot 6-6 from the foul line against Georgia Tech (11/23) … Notched 20 points, seven rebounds and eight blocks at St. Joseph’s (11/20) … Recorded her third-straight double-double and third straight game leading the team with 26 points and 13 rebounds at Cornell (11/16) … Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (11/19) … Led the team for the second game in a row in points (19), rebounds (12) and blocks (3) in her second double-double at Maine (11/13) … Became SU’s all-time leader in blocks with 246 after notching eight and tallied a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds against FDU (11/11)
Junior Year (2011-12): game-by-game statistics
Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and Preseason All-BIG EAST Team ... WNIT All-Tournament Team ... Earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the week of Nov. 21, Nov. 28 and Jan. 23 ... Started all 37 games, finishing 19th in the nation and first in the BIG EAST with 2.6 blocked shots per game ... Was second on the team and 10th in the conference with 14.8 points per game and ninth in the conference with 7.5 rebounds per game ... Averaged 16.2 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game during the WNIT, and pulled down a tournament record 22 offensive boards ... At James Madison in the WNIT semifinals, tied a program postseason record with 29 points, and set a SU postseason record with 12 field goals; also pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the tournament and 11th of the season ...At Temple in the third round of the WNIT, tied a program postseason record with 29 points, and set a SU postseason mark with six blocks ... At Drexel in the second round of the WNIT, had a game-high 16 points and added 11 boards ... versus Providence in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament, scored 15 points and had 10 boards ... Against Georgetown, had 11 points and a season-high eight blocks ... At DePaul, one of four players in double figures with 17 points ... Against Marquette, had a game-high 23 points ... At No. 20 Louisville, registered 20 points and 12 boards ... At Providence, had 10 points on a perfect 6-of-6 night from the line and had a game-high eight rebounds ... At Seton Hall, had a game-high 23 points and added eight rebounds (seven offensive) ... Against St. John’s, scored 22 points (21 in the second half) and added a game-high nine rebounds and four blocks ... Vs. Colgate, was one of three players in double-figures with 12 points on 6-of-15 shooting ... Against Niagara, scored 20 points on a career-high 20 field goal attempts and added 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season ... Vs. Xavier, had 15 points and 10 rebounds ... Against Coppin State, had six points, nine rebounds and three blocks ... Vs. BYU, scored 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting in 31 minutes ... Vs. Arizona, scored 13 points and pulled down 11 rebounds ... At Boise State, recorded five offensive rebounds and 17 points on 7-16 shooting ... At Binghamton, had a career high 33 points on 12-of-14 shooting and pulled down 10 boards ... Against Buffalo, scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds ... Against Lafayette, had her second straight 20-point game and added 17 rebounds, including a career-high 11 offensive boards ... Against St. Francis (Pa.), she had 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and an 8-of-10 performance from the line ... Against Long Beach State, had 14 points and nine rebounds.
Sophomore Year (2010-11): game-by-game statistics
Freshman Year (2009-10): game-by-game statistics
Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshmen Team ... Finished first on the team with 69 blocks and third with 10.8 points per game ... Against VCU in the WNIT, led the team with 19 points and four blocks in a career-high 28 minutes ... Against Harvard in the WNIT, led the team in scoring for the second consecutive game with 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field to go along with 8-of-8 from the free-throw line ... Against Connecticut in BIG EAST Tournament, led the team in scoring with 11 points and seven rebounds ... Against Providence in BIG EAST Tournament, was one rebound shy of registering a double-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and five blocks ... Against West Virginia, set a career high with five steals ... At Louisville, set a career high with six blocks ... At Providence, was one of three players to score in double-figures with 14 points ... At South Florida, shot 5-of-8 from the floor and was one of five players to score in double-digits with 11 points ... Against Rutgers, shot 3-of-4 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line en route to scoring 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds and five blocks ... Against Brown, scored 12 points, while also registering four blocks ... At Seton Hall, scored 18 points in 19 minutes ... Against New Hampshire, recorded her first double-double with a team-best 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, including a career-best nine offensive boards ... Against Rider, had four blocks ... Against Delaware State, shot 6-of-11 from the floor and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line for a team-high 17 points ... Against Dartmouth, had 11 points and four rebounds ... Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for her performance at Ohio, where she made 4-of-8 field goals, registered three blocks, and scored 13 points ... Against Wagner, she shot 8-of-14 from the field and scored a career-high 23 points ... Against Butler, shot 5-of-5 from the floor and 8-of-8 from the foul line to score 18 points ... Against Alabama State, had three blocks and two steals ... Against Presbyterian, had a team-high eight rebounds and was one of six players to score in double figures with 14 points ... Against Fairleigh Dickinson, she had nine points and eight rebounds in her collegiate debut ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... Selected to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
High School
2008-09 city champions and team MVP ... Won a national championship with Team Ontario in 2008 ... Played on the Under-18 Canadian National Team in 2008 ... Rated the No. 87 prospect in the country by Blue Star Basketball Report.
Personal
Kayla Alexander ... Born January 1991 ... Daughter of Joe and Audrey ... Has one brother and one sister ... Majoring in social studies education, French and history.
Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2009-10 36-0 679/18.9 136-251 .542 0-0 .000 115-164 .701 86-88 174 4.8 72-0 5 60 69 20 387/10.8
2010-11 35-35 894/25.5 185-337 .549 0-0 .000 147-192 .766 105-138 243 6.9 83-1 1 87 91 23 517/14.8
2011-12 37-37 900/24.3 204-412 .495 0-0 .000 139-186 .747 143-133 276 7.5 99-2 11 94 96 23 547/14.8
2012-13 32-32 927/29.0 211-407 .518 0-0 .000 151-208 .726 151-126 277 8.7 72-1 10 55 94 20 573/17.9
TOTAL 140-104 3400/24.3 736-1407 .523 0-0 .000 552-750 .736 485-485 970 6.9 326-4 27 296 350 86 2024/14.5
