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20 Lexie Sparks
Lexie Sparks
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Trenton, Ohio
  • High School:
    Kings
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Psychology/Criminal Justice
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    8.3
  • fg %
    44.1
  • 3pt %
    19.2
  • ft %
    72.9
  • reb/g
    3.1
  • a/g
    0.8

Bio

Senior (2022-23): Played in 23 games and made 17 starts, tied for second-most on the team...Made first career start on Nov. 15 at Ohio Wesleyan...Led the team in scoring during four games...Finished fourth on the team in scoring by averaging 8.3 points per game...Averaged 9.0 points per game over an 11-game stretch from Dec. 3-Jan 14 and made 10 starts during that period...Missed two games in mid-January before coming off the bench for the last two games of the month...Started the remaining six games and posted double figures three times...Totaled a season-high 15 points on Feb. 4 at Transylvania

Junior (2021-22): Played in all 23 games ... Third on the team in points per game with 9.2 and tied second in rebounds per game with 4.6 ... Finished second on the team with four blocks ... Named to the HCAC All-Academic Team.

Sophomore (2020-21): Played in nine games ... Scored 38 points, averaging 4.2 per game ... Recorded 12 rebounds, two steals, and an assist ... Named to the HCAC All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2019-20): Played in 23 games ... Scored 186 points, averaging 8.1 per game, good for second-most on the team ... Recorded 59 rebounds, 19 assists, 16 steals, and seven blocks. 

Prep: Kings High School (2019) in Kings Mills, Ohio...Four-year letter winner in basketball at Kings High School.

Personal: Full name is Alexandria Sparks...Born in Fairfield, Ohio...Daughter of Kimberly and Jody Sparks ... Majoring in psychology and criminal justice...Favorite athlete is Sabrina Ionescu

Single-Game Highs
Points: 21 (vs. Earlham, 2/15/22)
Rebounds: 9 (2x)
Assists: 3 (4x)
Steals:
 4 (vs. Franklin, 12/3/22)
Blocks: 2 (at Bluffton, 2/19/20)
FG Made: 9 (vs. Earlham, 2/15/22)
3FG Made: 3 (vs. Kalamazoo, 12/1/19)
FT Made: 9 (at Hanover, 1/29/22)

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82
  Total Conference
Games 23 14
Games started 17 11
Minutes 411 260
Minutes per game 17.9 18.6
FG 75-170 50-108
FG Pct 44.1 46.3
3PT 5-26 4-19
3PT Pct 19.2 21.1
FT 35-48 22-33
FT Pct 72.9 66.7
Off rebounds 25 15
Def rebounds 47 27
Total rebounds 72 42
Rebounds per game 3.1 3.0
Personal fouls 44 33
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 18 11
Turnovers 29 21
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.5
Steals 18 14
Blocks 0 0
Points 190 126
Points per game 8.3 9.0
Points per 40 min 18.5 19.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 - 18 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 10
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 17 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 - 18 3-10 30.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 9
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 - 18 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 19 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 12
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 21 4-11 36.4 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 10
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 17 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 22 5-11 45.5 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 13 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 16 6-9 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 12 4-8 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 9
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 12 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 16 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 20 6-11 54.5 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 - 19 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 10
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 - 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 26 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 21 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 20 6-9 66.7 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 15
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 11 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 11 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 24 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 30 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 12

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 - 18 1 4 5 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 17 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 - 18 2 1 3 2 0 1 0
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 - 18 2 3 5 0 1 1 0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 19 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 21 2 3 5 0 3 2 0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 17 1 1 2 2 1 1 0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 22 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 13 2 1 3 0 3 0 0
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 16 1 2 3 0 2 1 0
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 12 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 12 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 16 1 0 1 1 3 1 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 20 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 - 19 2 6 8 1 1 0 0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 - 10 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 26 1 4 5 3 2 0 0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 21 0 3 3 3 1 0 0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 20 1 0 1 0 4 2 0
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 11 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 24 4 5 9 0 1 1 0
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 30 2 2 4 0 2 2 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 3 0 -
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 - 1 0 -
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 - 4 0 0.0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 5 1 1.0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 2 0 0.0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 0 0 2.0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 2 0 0.0
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 1 0 -
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 0 0 0.3
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 3 - -
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 - 2 0 1.0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 - - - -
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 - - - -
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 4 0 1.5
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 4 0 3.0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 2 0 0.0
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 1 0 -
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 2 0 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 17.9 3.3-7.4 0.2-1.1 1.5-2.1 8.3
Conference 14 18.6 3.6-7.7 0.3-1.4 1.6-2.4 9.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 18.0 3.4-7.7 0.1-1.1 1.6-2.1 8.5
Away 13 17.8 3.2-7.2 0.3-1.2 1.5-2.1 8.1
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 9 19.2 3.7-8.2 0.1-0.9 1.7-2.2 9.1
Losses 14 17.0 3.0-6.9 0.3-1.3 1.4-2.0 7.7
Month            
November 4 17.8 2.8-7.8 0.2-1.0 1.5-1.5 7.3
December 7 17.1 3.6-8.4 0.4-2.0 1.3-1.7 8.9
January 6 17.2 3.3-6.7 0.0-0.8 1.3-1.8 8.0
February 6 19.5 3.2-6.7 0.2-0.5 2.0-3.2 8.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 23 17 411 75-170 44.1 5-26 19.2 35-48 72.9 190
Conference 14 11 260 50-108 46.3 4-19 21.1 22-33 66.7 126
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 7 180 34-77 44.2 1-11 9.1 16-21 76.2 85
Away 13 10 231 41-93 44.1 4-15 26.7 19-27 70.4 105
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 9 8 173 33-74 44.6 1-8 12.5 15-20 75.0 82
Losses 14 9 238 42-96 43.8 4-18 22.2 20-28 71.4 108
Month                    
November 4 1 71 11-31 35.5 1-4 25.0 6-6 100.0 29
December 7 7 120 25-59 42.4 3-14 21.4 9-12 75.0 62
January 6 3 103 20-40 50.0 0-5 0.0 8-11 72.7 48
February 6 6 117 19-40 47.5 1-3 33.3 12-19 63.2 51

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 23 411 17.9 7.3-16.5 0.5-2.5 19.2 3.4-4.7 18.5
Conference 14 260 18.6 7.7-16.6 0.6-2.9 21.1 3.4-5.1 19.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 180 18.0 7.6-17.1 0.2-2.4 9.1 3.6-4.7 18.9
Away 13 231 17.8 7.1-16.1 0.7-2.6 26.7 3.3-4.7 18.2
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 9 173 19.2 7.6-17.1 0.2-1.8 12.5 3.5-4.6 19.0
Losses 14 238 17.0 7.1-16.1 0.7-3.0 22.2 3.4-4.7 18.2
Month                
November 4 71 17.8 6.2-17.5 0.6-2.3 25.0 3.4-3.4 16.3
December 7 120 17.1 8.3-19.7 1.0-4.7 21.4 3.0-4.0 20.7
January 6 103 17.2 7.8-15.5 0.0-1.9 0.0 3.1-4.3 18.6
February 6 117 19.5 6.5-13.7 0.3-1.0 33.3 4.1-6.5 17.4

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 2.0 3.1 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.0
Conference 14 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.8 1.5 1.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.7 1.6 1.0 0.0
Away 13 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.0
Losses 14 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.0
Month                
November 4 1.3 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.0
December 7 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.4 1.6 1.3 0.0
January 6 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.0
February 6 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.7 1.5 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 23 17 25 47 72 18 29 18 0
Conference 14 11 15 27 42 11 21 14 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 7 12 20 32 7 16 10 0
Away 13 10 13 27 40 11 13 8 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 9 8 13 18 31 7 11 7 0
Losses 14 9 12 29 41 11 18 11 0
Month                  
November 4 1 5 10 15 4 1 2 0
December 7 7 7 10 17 3 11 9 0
January 6 3 5 15 20 7 8 1 0
February 6 6 8 12 20 4 9 6 0

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 2.4 4.6 7.0 1.8 2.8 1.8 0.0
Conference 14 2.3 4.2 6.5 1.7 3.2 2.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 2.7 4.4 7.1 1.6 3.6 2.2 0.0
Away 13 2.3 4.7 6.9 1.9 2.3 1.4 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 3.0 4.2 7.2 1.6 2.5 1.6 0.0
Losses 14 2.0 4.9 6.9 1.8 3.0 1.8 0.0
Month                
November 4 2.8 5.6 8.5 2.3 0.6 1.1 0.0
December 7 2.3 3.3 5.7 1.0 3.7 3.0 0.0
January 6 1.9 5.8 7.8 2.7 3.1 0.4 0.0
February 6 2.7 4.1 6.8 1.4 3.1 2.1 0.0

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