Briefly...
Alex Cowling enters her junior season with the Lions... missed all but six games in 2010-11 due to foot injury but granted medical redshirt... fastest player in LMU history to reach 1,000 career points... 2009-10 First Team All-WCC after setting LMU single-season scoring record (526 points)... 2008-09 WCC Newcomer of the Year... 2008-09 WCC All-Freshman Team... 2008-09 Honorable Mention All-WCC... enters 2011-12 season ranked 10th in scoring in school history... already over halfway to school's record for career points...
At LMU...
2010-11...
Preseason All-WCC... WCC Player of the Week (Nov. 22)... Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Westside Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team... averaging 22.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg on 45.6% shooting over season's first six games before foot injury caused her to miss the rest of the season... scored in double figures in all six games, including three in a row of 27 or more (Nov. 19-26)... posted two double-doubles... equaled career-high with 31 points on 11-for-16 shooting while pulling down 11 rebounds and swiping four steals in win at Cal Poly (Nov. 19)... reached 1,000 career points with double-double of 28 points and 14 rebounds at Sacramento State (Nov. 22)... had 27 points and eight rebounds in win over Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 26)... posted 19 points and nine boards in victory over Long Beach State (Nov. 15)... scored 18 points in season-opener at Idaho State (Nov. 12)... had 12 points vs. Georgia (Nov. 27)...
2009-10... First Team All-WCC... Preseason All-WCC Team... set LMU single-season scoring record (526 points)... WCC co-Player of the Week (Nov. 30)... Jesuit Basketball Spotlight Honor Roll (Jan. 18)... Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Westside Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team... led WCC in scoring with 17.3 ppg average (second-best in LMU history)... set single-season record for field goals made (202) and became second player in school history to shoot over 50% from the field in consecutive seasons (50.8%)... added team-high 7.1 rpg... averaged 20.4 ppg and 7.8 rpg in WCC play... led LMU in scoring in 18 games... scored in double figures 27 times, including 12 20+-point performances... notched six double-doubles... posted career-high 31 points at San Francisco (Feb. 13)... had double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds at Portland (Feb. 20)... had double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds vs. Saint Louis (Nov. 27)... had double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds vs. Saint Mary's (Feb. 27)... posted double-double of 19 points and 11 boards vs. San Francisco at WCC Tournament (March 5)... had 14 points and 10 rebounds at Long Beach State (Nov. 16)... put up 11 and 11 at San Diego (Jan. 28)... scored 25 points vs. Santa Clara (Feb. 11)...
2008-09...
WCC Newcomer of the Year... WCC All-Freshman Team and All-Conference Honorable Mention... WCC Player of the Week for Dec. 8... Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Westside Holiday All-Tournament Team... played in all 30 games and started six times... led WCC in shooting percentage at 56.9%, 12th-best in the nation and the only freshman in the top-50... seventh-highest scoring average in country among freshman and tops in the WCC... averaged 13.4 ppg and 6.2 rpg... grabbed a team-best 98 offensive rebounds... set LMU freshman class record with 401 points and 13.4 ppg scoring average... went for then-career-highs of 19 points and 12 rebounds (seven offensive) for first career double-double vs. Long Beach State... career-high 26 points on 11-for-12 shooting vs. UNLV... second career double-double vs. Boise State with 25 points and a career-best 15 rebounds... scored 19 points and pulled down 12 boards for third career double-double vs. San Francisco... three straight 20-point performances with 24 points at Santa Clara, 22 vs. Gonzaga, and 24 vs. Portland... led the Lions in scoring in the WCC at 14.2 ppg... team's top scorer in seven of the 14 WCC contests... season-high 38 minutes, four three-pointers, and four assists vs. Portland...
High School...
A 2008 graduate of St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School in Vallejo, CA...a four year letterwinner for coach Dr. Rodney Faucet...a 2nd team All-American selection as a senior...named East Bay Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and she was the Contra Costa Times Player of the Year as well as the Sports Focus NCS Player of the Year...was an All-CIF Division 4 her last two years...an All-State selection her sophomore, junior and senior years...named Bay Shore Athletic League MVP...a four year All-Bay Shore Athletic Conference, All-Bay Area and All-City selection...the captain of her team her junior and senior seasons...averaged 25.2 points and 12.1 rebounds per game her junior year...
Personal...
Alexandra Kristen Cowling was born January 27, 1990... the daughter of Kathy and Larry Cowling... has three sisters... Stephanie, the oldest, participated in Track and Field at Cal Berkeley and another sister Dominique plays volleyball at UC Riverside... also has a younger sister, Mikayla... also considered attending Cal Berkeley... chose LMU because of its strong emphasis on academics and athletics... majoring in urban studies...
