Alex Cowling Class: Sophomore Hometown: Benicia, CA High School: St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS Height: 5-11 Position: Guard/Forward Experience: 1V

Briefly...
Alex Cowling enters her second season with the Lions... 2008-09 WCC Newcomer of the Year... 2008-09 WCC All-Freshman Team... 2008-09 Honorable Mention All-WCC...

At LMU...
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...is undecided on a major...