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20 Lexie Sparks
Lexie Sparks
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Trenton, Ohio
  • High School:
    Kings
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    8.1
  • fg %
    39.0
  • 3pt %
    28.8
  • ft %
    79.4
  • reb/g
    2.6
  • a/g
    0.8

Bio

Prep: Four-year letterman in basketball at Kings High School 

Personal: Daughter of Kimberly and Jody Sparks ... Majoring in business administration with a minor in sport management

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50
  Total Conference
Games 23 17
Games started 0 0
Minutes 362 289
Minutes per game 15.7 17.0
FG 69-177 55-137
FG Pct 39.0 40.1
3PT 21-73 15-51
3PT Pct 28.8 29.4
FT 27-34 21-26
FT Pct 79.4 80.8
Off rebounds 25 15
Def rebounds 34 27
Total rebounds 59 42
Rebounds per game 2.6 2.5
Personal fouls 29 23
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 19 17
Turnovers 21 17
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 1.0
Steals 16 14
Blocks 7 7
Points 186 146
Points per game 8.1 8.6
Points per 40 min 20.6 20.2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 - 15 2-9 22.2 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 - 14 4-8 50.0 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 11
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 - 15 2-11 18.2 1-8 12.5 2-2 100.0 7
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 - 6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 - 15 7-9 77.8 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 16
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 - 9 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 - 9 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 - 11 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 10
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 17 6-9 66.7 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 15
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 19 4-12 33.3 1-5 20.0 2-3 66.7 11
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 18 5-8 62.5 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 20 5-12 41.7 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 13
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 19 4-9 44.4 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 11
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 17 1-8 12.5 0-2 0.0 6-6 100.0 8
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 19 8-12 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 18
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 16 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 6
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - 20 1-9 11.1 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - 20 4-10 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - 20 2-7 28.6 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 0 11 1-7 14.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - 16 3-7 42.9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 10 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - 25 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 15 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 9

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 - 15 3 0 3 0 0 1 0
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 - 14 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 - 15 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 - 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 - 15 0 1 1 3 1 1 1
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 - 9 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 - 9 5 0 5 0 1 0 0
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 - 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 17 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 19 1 3 4 2 0 1 0
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 19 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 17 2 1 3 1 1 2 1
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 19 1 2 3 0 1 1 0
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 16 0 4 4 1 1 1 1
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - 20 3 1 4 0 2 1 0
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - 20 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - 20 2 6 8 2 1 0 0
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 0 11 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - 16 1 2 3 0 2 0 1
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 10 2 0 2 0 1 2 0
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - 25 0 2 2 3 1 0 2
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 15 0 0 0 0 4 1 1

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 - 1 - -
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 - - - -
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 - - - -
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 - 0 - 3.0
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 - 1 - -
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 - 0 - -
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 2 - 2.0
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 1 - -
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 3 - -
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 3 - -
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - 1 - 2.0
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - 2 - 2.0
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 0 1 0 -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - 0 0 0.0
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - 2 - 3.0
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 2 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 23 15.7 3.0-7.7 0.9-3.2 1.2-1.5 8.1
2020-21 9 8.3 1.4-4.3 0.4-0.9 0.9-1.1 4.2
2021-22 24 15.5 3.3-7.9 0.6-1.9 1.9-2.2 9.2
2022-23 23 17.9 3.3-7.4 0.2-1.1 1.5-2.1 8.3
Total 79 15.4 3.0-7.3 0.6-1.9 1.5-1.8 8.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 23 0 362 69-177 39.0 21-73 28.8 27-34 79.4 186
2020-21 9 0 75 13-39 33.3 4-8 50.0 8-10 80.0 38
2021-22 24 0 372 80-189 42.3 15-45 33.3 45-54 83.3 220
2022-23 23 17 411 75-170 44.1 5-26 19.2 35-48 72.9 190
Total 79 17 1220 237-575 41.2 45-152 29.6 115-146 78.8 634

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 23 362 15.7 7.6-19.6 2.3-8.1 28.8 3.0-3.8 20.6
2020-21 9 75 8.3 6.9-20.8 2.1-4.3 50.0 4.3-5.3 20.3
2021-22 24 372 15.5 8.6-20.3 1.6-4.8 33.3 4.8-5.8 23.7
2022-23 23 411 17.9 7.3-16.5 0.5-2.5 19.2 3.4-4.7 18.5
Total 79 1220 15.4 7.8-18.9 1.5-5.0 29.6 3.8-4.8 20.8

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 23 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.3
2020-21 9 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.0
2021-22 24 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.2
2022-23 23 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.0
Total 79 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 23 0 25 34 59 19 21 16 7
2020-21 9 0 4 8 12 1 6 2 0
2021-22 24 0 35 75 110 23 23 9 4
2022-23 23 17 25 47 72 18 29 18 0
Total 79 17 89 164 253 61 79 45 11

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 23 2.8 3.8 6.5 2.1 2.3 1.8 0.8
2020-21 9 2.1 4.3 6.4 0.5 3.2 1.1 0.0
2021-22 24 3.8 8.1 11.8 2.5 2.5 1.0 0.4
2022-23 23 2.4 4.6 7.0 1.8 2.8 1.8 0.0
Total 79 2.9 5.4 8.3 2.0 2.6 1.5 0.4

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 23 15.7 3.0-7.7 0.9-3.2 1.2-1.5 8.1
Conference 17 17.0 3.2-8.1 0.9-3.0 1.2-1.5 8.6
Exhibition 1 14.0 4.0-8.0 3.0-7.0 0.0-0.0 11.0
Location            
Home 9 16.6 3.7-8.6 1.0-3.6 1.3-1.6 9.7
Away 14 15.2 2.6-7.1 0.9-2.9 1.1-1.4 7.1
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 6 17.7 4.8-8.8 1.3-3.3 1.7-1.8 12.7
Losses 17 15.1 2.4-7.3 0.8-3.1 1.0-1.4 6.5
Month            
November 2 15.0 2.0-10.0 0.5-6.0 2.0-2.0 6.5
December 6 11.2 3.0-5.8 1.2-2.7 0.3-0.7 7.5
January 8 18.5 3.8-9.2 1.1-3.4 1.8-2.4 10.4
February 7 16.7 2.4-6.9 0.6-2.6 1.0-1.0 6.4

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 23 0 362 69-177 39.0 21-73 28.8 27-34 79.4 186
Conference 17 0 289 55-137 40.1 15-51 29.4 21-26 80.8 146
Exhibition 1 - 14 4-8 50.0 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 11
Location                    
Home 9 - 149 33-77 42.9 9-32 28.1 12-14 85.7 87
Away 14 0 213 36-100 36.0 12-41 29.3 15-20 75.0 99
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 6 - 106 29-53 54.7 8-20 40.0 10-11 90.9 76
Losses 17 0 256 40-124 32.3 13-53 24.5 17-23 73.9 110
Month                    
November 2 - 30 4-20 20.0 1-12 8.3 4-4 100.0 13
December 6 - 67 18-35 51.4 7-16 43.8 2-4 50.0 45
January 8 - 148 30-74 40.5 9-27 33.3 14-19 73.7 83
February 7 0 117 17-48 35.4 4-18 22.2 7-7 100.0 45

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 23 362 15.7 7.6-19.6 2.3-8.1 28.8 3.0-3.8 20.6
Conference 17 289 17.0 7.6-19.0 2.1-7.1 29.4 2.9-3.6 20.2
Exhibition 1 14 14.0 11.4-22.9 8.6-20.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 31.4
Location                
Home 9 149 16.6 8.9-20.7 2.4-8.6 28.1 3.2-3.8 23.4
Away 14 213 15.2 6.8-18.8 2.3-7.7 29.3 2.8-3.8 18.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 6 106 17.7 10.9-20.0 3.0-7.5 40.0 3.8-4.2 28.7
Losses 17 256 15.1 6.2-19.4 2.0-8.3 24.5 2.7-3.6 17.2
Month                
November 2 30 15.0 5.3-26.7 1.3-16.0 8.3 5.3-5.3 17.3
December 6 67 11.2 10.7-20.9 4.2-9.6 43.8 1.2-2.4 26.9
January 8 148 18.5 8.1-20.0 2.4-7.3 33.3 3.8-5.1 22.4
February 7 117 16.7 5.8-16.4 1.4-6.2 22.2 2.4-2.4 15.4

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 23 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.3
Conference 17 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
Location                
Home 9 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.1
Away 14 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.4
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 6 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.3
Losses 17 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.3
Month                
November 2 2.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
December 6 1.2 1.0 2.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.2
January 8 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.3
February 7 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.6

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 23 0 25 34 59 19 21 16 7
Conference 17 0 15 27 42 17 17 14 7
Exhibition 1 - 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Location                  
Home 9 - 11 16 27 10 7 10 1
Away 14 0 14 18 32 9 14 6 6
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 - 6 12 18 8 6 6 2
Losses 17 0 19 22 41 11 15 10 5
Month                  
November 2 - 4 2 6 0 1 1 0
December 6 - 7 6 13 6 4 3 1
January 8 - 7 12 19 6 6 8 2
February 7 0 7 14 21 7 10 4 4

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 23 2.8 3.8 6.5 2.1 2.3 1.8 0.8
Conference 17 2.1 3.7 5.8 2.4 2.4 1.9 1.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 2.9 0.0
Location                
Home 9 3.0 4.3 7.2 2.7 1.9 2.7 0.3
Away 14 2.6 3.4 6.0 1.7 2.6 1.1 1.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 6 2.3 4.5 6.8 3.0 2.3 2.3 0.8
Losses 17 3.0 3.4 6.4 1.7 2.3 1.6 0.8
Month                
November 2 5.3 2.7 8.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0
December 6 4.2 3.6 7.8 3.6 2.4 1.8 0.6
January 8 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.6 1.6 2.2 0.5
February 7 2.4 4.8 7.2 2.4 3.4 1.4 1.4

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