CAREER: Finished WKU career as one of the most prolific scorers that the program has seen. Finished 7th in school history in points per game and 11th in career scoring despite missing more than half of the 2013-14 season due to injury... Finished career 10th in school history in field goals made, ninth in field goal attempts and 9th in minutes played per game.
SENIOR (2014-15): 2014-15 WBCA All-American Honorable Mention Selection... 2014-15 WBCA All-Region selection... 2014-15 Conference USA All-Conference First Team... WBCA/Allstate Good Works Team Nominee... Senior CLASS Award Candidate... Named National High-Major Player of the Week on Dec. 8, 2014 by CollegeSportsMadness.com... Named to All-Tournament Team of 2014 Hofstra Thanksgiving Tournament... 2014-15 Conference USA Championships Most Outstanding Player... Govan opened the C-USA Championships with a 21-point performance against Charlotte, scoring WKU's first eight points of the game in her return to postseason play for the first time since 2012-13... Followed that with 17 points against Old Dominion, including two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to secure a 61-59 victory... Had 22 points in the title game, hitting free throws with 22.8 seconds remaining to erasea one-point deficit and then adding two more with 0.4 remaining to secure the win... Played in first NCAA Tournament game of career against Texas and had 20 points and four rebounds. Hit three three-point field goals in the game with Texas in Berkeley, Calif... Had 20 points in WNIT championship game at Mississippi State... Had 20 points at Louisville in November... Recorded 22-points against Ole Miss in early December in a dominant win over the Rebels... Converted on 17-of-29 three-point attempts during the month of January, including starting 10-of-10 from behind the three-point arc in the first four games... Graduated in December 2014.
JUNIOR (2013-14): Preseason Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year... Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team... Preseason Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year by CollegeSportsMadness.com... Preseason Mid-Major All-American Second Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com... Played in 11 games before missing the remainder of the season with a stress fracture in her left tibia... Scored in double figures in all 11 games... Scored season high 21 points in 27 minutes on Nov. 19, 2013 in win at SEMO... Scored 17 points, including game winning basket near the buzzer to cap a 16-point comeback win, against Georgetown in the Puerto Rico Classic in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Dec. 21, 2013. Finished the event with 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game average, hitting 17-of-32 field goal attempts inside the three-point arc in the conest... Had at least two assists in every game, including four games with at least four assists... Had five games with at least three steals... Her 16.5 points per game came in just 27.9 minutes per game... Registered 14 points and three rebounds against fourth-ranked Louisville in E.A. Diddle Arena on Nov. 27, 2013... Became the 34th member of WKU's 1,000 point club on Dec. 7, 2013 on a free throw with 2:05 remaining in the game with Ball State. It was her 20th point of the game. With the free throw, she reached the 1,000 point mark in just 71 games, the seventh quickets in program history.
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): 2013 Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team... Her 20.3 points per game average ranked as the fourth most by a player in program history... Her 671 points rank as the sixth most in a single season in program history... Govan became the 21st player in the combined history of Lady Topper Basketball and Hilltopper Basketball to reach the 600-point mark in a single season and the 10th Lady Topper to reach the mark... Govan is the second sophomore in Lady Topper Basketball or Hilltopper Basketball history to reach the 600-point mark in a season while just the sixth player to reach the mark as a freshman, sophomore or junior... Finished season ranked 15th in the nation in scoring, 79th in field goal percentage and 107th in free throw percentage... Scored 40 points in an 82-80 win over North Texas on Dec. 29, 2012 in E.A. Diddle Arena, one of just 14 40-point performances in the nation during the 2012-13 season and one of just three by a sophomore... Govan became the fourth player in school history to reach the 40 point mark in a game, joining Crystal Kelly (42 points vs. ULM on Feb. 23, 2008), Natalie Powers (41 vs. Middle Tennessee on Feb. 1, 2001) and Brenda Chapman (40 points vs. Murray State on Jan. 21, 1978) as those who have reached the 40-point plateau... Govan's 40 points were the most by a player in the Sun Belt Conference in 2012-13 and first 40-point game since the 2010-11 season... Govan became the 14th player to post 34 points or more in a game in school history, ranking her among the top 10 single-game performances in school history. Govan finished with 16 field goals, the second most in a game in school history. Govan became the 11th player to post 14 field goals or more in a game in school history, ranking among the top 10 single-game performances in school history. Govan became the first player to score 20 points or more in a half since March 2010 when she had 24 points in the first half of the game... Two-time selection as Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 4, 2012 and Jan. 7, 2013)... Scored 32 points in a 84-81 win at Troy on Dec. 1, 2012... Scored 31 of WKU's 64 points in a 64-61 win over FAU on Feb. 13, 2013, hitting 14-of-25 shots in the game... Averaged 24.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game during 2013 WNIT, including 25 points and 11 rebounds against East Carolina... Hit three-point field goal in final seconds of regulation to force overtime against East Carolina on March 21, 2013... Named 2012-13 Sun Belt Conference Preseason All-Conference Third Team Selection.
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Finished freshman campaign ranked third on the team in scoring, averaging 6.6 points per game... Also led the squad with 58 assists, and was second with 42 steals... Played in all 30 games in her first year on the Hill, starting 17 times... In collegiate debut, scored seven points in 25 minutes off the bench against Towson on Nov. 12, 2011. Also had seven rebounds and a game-high five assists... Had 11 points, five rebounds, and four steals at Northwestern on Nov. 15, 2011 in her first career start, playing 30 minutes... Scored 22 points in two of the final three games of the season, including a 22-point performance against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 26, 2012 and a 22-point, five steal performance against ULM on March 3, 2012.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-region honors as a senior after averaging 23.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for Stevens High School ... Also dished out 2.9 assists and collected 3.8 steals per contest ... Named to the TABC all-region team, as well as the San Antonio Express-News 2011 Super Team ... Was a 2011 McDonald's High School All-America nominee ... Scored 16.9 points and collected 9.5 rebounds per game as a junior, knocking down 30 percent of her shots from three-point range... Scored a career high 38 points in an overtime loss to John Jay High School during her senior season.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 30, 1993... Full name is Alexis Ja'Lisa Govan... Daughter of Author and Stella Govan... Both mother and father work in the Air Force... Has interest in going to law school upon completion of undergraduate degree or playing career.
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