2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster

Sophia  Aleksandravicius
Jersey Number 21

Sophia Aleksandravicius

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Position:
    Forward
  • High School:
    School of the Holy Child
  • Hometown:
    Pound Ridge, N.Y.
2012-13 Highlights
•Leaves Davidson as one of its best players ever, holding numerous all-time and single-season records.
•Honored with the SoCon Female Athlete of the Year Award, the first female at Davidson to earn the prestigious award.
•Earned team's MVP and H.E.A.R.T Award during senior year.
•Honored with the Davidson Athletic Department's Rebecca A. Stimson Award, given to the top female athlete.
•Named 2012-13 SoCon Player of the Year and Defender of the Year, the second straight season swept both league awards.
•Named to the All-SoCon First Team media and coaches teams, the first Wildcat in program history to be named to both first teams three years in a row.
•Three-time SoCon Player of the Week, Jan. 8, Jan. 28, Feb. 19, and was a five-time player of the week for career.
•Named SoCon Player of the Month for January and February and a four-time player of the month for career.
•Named to the SoCon All-Tournament First Team after averaging a double-double (19.3 pts / 11.7 rbs), shooting 57.5 percent and blocking 14 shots in Davidson’s run to the SoCon Finals.
•Named Full Court Mid-Major All-America Honorable Mention.
•Named College Sports Madness Mid-Major Second Team.
•Named College Sports Madness Southern Conference Player of the Year and First Team.
•Named College Sports Madness SoCon Preseason Player of the Year.
•SoCon Preseason Player of the Year and preseason all-league pick.
•Awarded the Team's MVP and H.E.A.R.T. Award.
•Led the SoCon in scoring (16.5), rebounding (9.9), defensive rebounding (7.4 per game -258) and blocks (2.9 per game-102)
•Ranked 10th in the nation in blocks per game and 11th in double-doubles.
•Registered program’s first-ever triple-double Feb. 16 at home vs. Furman (20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks- moved over 300 for career). Picked up half of the 20 points at the charity stripe by going a career-best 10-for-13.
•Set a new single-game record with the 10 blocks, breaking own record from 2011-12.
•Set 7 all-time school records, including points (1,878), rebounds (1,143) and blocks at 339.
•The only women’s player and just the third basketball player at Davidson to have over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
•Set 6 new single-season school records, breaking four of own single-season records, including points (577), field goals (223), free throws (128) and blocks (102).
•Tallied 20 double-doubles in 2012-13 and finished career with 50, both school records.
•Scored in double figures 31 times during senior year and finished with 104 in career.
•Registered nine 20-point outings and finished with 28 for career and one 30-point outing to give her two in career.
•Recorded 22 double-digit rebounding games as a senior and finished with 56 for career.
•Finished ranked in the top-10 all-time in the SoCon record book in: points (10th), scoring (14.8- 9th), field goals (5th), field goal attempts (4th), free throws (9th), free throw attempts (10th), rebounding (4th) and blocks (10- 2nd-best single game, 102- 2nd-best in single season, 339- 1st).
•Set program SoCon Tournament bests in: blocks (single-game 5 twice, 14 for tournament), rebounds (single-game 13 in quarterfinals vs. UNCG, 35 for tournament), points (58) and made field goals (23).
•Picked up 21 points and 11 boards in a semifinal win vs. Elon, then registered 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in the championship game vs. Chattanooga.
•Registered 14th double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to go with four blocks in an overtime win at UNCG. Hit the tying bucket in the closing seconds of regulation to force overtime.
•Scored 20 of a game-high 26 points in the second half in leading Davidson to a home win vs. Wofford.
•Registered 19 points and 10 rebounds, while breaking the program’s career made free throws mark with a 7-for-8 performance for 326 in career during a road win at Georgia Southern. In addition, crossed the 1,000-rebound mark in the road win.
•In 100th career start, hit the 20-point mark with 22 points, 18 coming in the second half to help Davidson comeback at Western Carolina, and added 11 rebounds.
•Carried Davidson to a 77-62 home win vs. Elon with 21 points and a season-high tying 15 rebounds.
•Pocketed a career-best seven steals in a home win vs. Samford.
•Made 600th career field goal, shooting 8-for-12 for 16 points vs. Chattanooga at home.
•Set the program record for career points with four at Furman, Jan. 15, to give her 1,514.
•Tallied 900th career rebound on way to seven boards and a team-best 12 points with three steals at No. 13 Tennessee.
•Moved past Carolyn Kirsch to set the program’s all-time rebounding mark with 11 rebounds in a win at Gardner-Webb, Dec. 13.
•Hit the 30-point mark with a 30-point, 15-rebound performance vs. High Point. Hit a career-best 13 field goals in the win.
•Registered first double-double of season with 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. Northern Illinois as part of preseason WNIT.
•Opened senior campaign with a game-high 15 rebounds to go with nine points at North Caorlina in first round of preseason WNIT •SoCon preseason Player of the Year pick for second straight season as well as being named to the preseason all-league team.

2011-12 Hightlights
•Had a stellar junior season, earning the SoCon Player of the Year and Defender of the Year by the coaches. Was the league’s preseason pick to start the season.
•Named to the Media and Coaches All-SoCon First Teams for second time.
•Became first Wildcat to earn SoCon Player of the Month twice (November and January) as well as garnered player of the week.
•Earned Team Defensive Player of the Year honors
•Led the SoCon in rebounding (8.9 rpg) and blocks (2.9 bpg), while ranking 11th in the nation in blocks per game. Three rebounds (285) away from tying the single-season Davidson record for rebounds set by Mercedes Robinson in 2008-09.
•Became the latest member of the 1,000-point club, 15th overall, with 12 points in a win vs. Georgia Southern, Dec. 17.
•Reached the double-digit mark in points 29 times, including hitting the 20-point mark six times.
•Registered 11 double-doubles to push career mark to 34. Also had 12 games with 10-plus rebounds for 30 in career.
•Broke own school record for blocks in a game with nine vs. Furman, Jan. 30. Nearly registered a triple-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds in that game.
•Poured in a season-high 25 points points and had nine rebounds in Davidson’s WNIT contest at James Madison, Mar. 15.
•Dropped in 13 points to go with nine rebounds in SoCon semifinal contest vs. Samford, Mar. 4
•Recorded 30th career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in guiding the ‘Cats to a 63-39 home-finale win vs. Wofford.
•Carried the Wildcats to their 14th league win with a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds at UNCG
•Scored 13 points, all in the second half, in helping Davidson erupt for a season-best 50 points in the half for a 78-51 win at Elon.   
•Rattled off a 13-game scoring double-figure streak, which came to an end at College of Charleston, Feb. 4.
•Registered a double-double (15 pts/10 rbs) to go with five blocks to help lead Davidson to a 56-52 win against Chattanooga, Jan. 23.
•Guided Davidson to a big road win at Appalachian State, Jan. 15, with a monster double-double game. Tallied 17 points, a career-best 20 rebounds and blocked seven shots, including ASU’s final shot, in a 55-52 victory. A career-high 17 of the rebounds were on the defensive end and the junior registered a double-double in the second half alone on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
•Led Wildcats to 58-45 home win vs. Western Carolina with sixth double-double on 10 points and 12 rebounds, Jan. 13.
•Registered fourth double-double on a season-high 23 points and 10 rebounds in a home win vs. Elon.
•Earned third double-double of season (18 pts/11 rebs) to go with a career-high six assists in leading Davidson to an 81-68 road win at Radford, Dec. 22.
•Hit the 20-point mark for 15th time in career, leading Davidson to a SoCon-opening win at Western Carolina, Dec. 3.
•Picked up 50th career double-figure scoring game at Duquesne with a team-high tying 12 points, Nov. 27.
•Tallied first double-double of season at High Point on 22 points (10-of-15 shooting) and 12 rebounds, Nov. 18.
•Hit the 20-point mark in first game of season at Clemson and just missed a double-double with a game-best nine rebounds.

2010-11 Highlights
•Enjoyed an outstanding and record-setting sophomore campaign.
•Named to the Media and Coaches All-SoCon First Teams.
•Named to the All-State First Team, second year in a row earned a spot on the all-state team.
•Earned Team MVP honors after leading the team in points (16.5) and rebounds (9.0), both ranking third and second, respectively, in the league.
•Reached the double-digit mark in points 27 times, including hitting the 20-point mark nine times and the 30-point mark once.
•Had eight double-doubles and 10 games overall with 10-plus rebounds.
•Finished tops in the league in blocks (95) and was ninth in the nation in blocks per game (3.1).
•Set the Wildcat single-season (95) and career records for blocks in second year, while also setting the Wildcat single-season records for points (511) and made field goals (192) and free throws (123), while finishing second in total rebounds (278).
•Poured in a combined 34 points in two SoCon Tournament games, including a game-high 23 points in leading Davidson to a 69-53 first-round win vs. CofC. Tied a Wildcat single-game tournament record with four blocks in the win and matched a program-best with 12 total free throws in the two games.
•Tallied eighth double-double (12 points/11 rebounds) in a win vs. Wofford, Feb. 27.
•Hauled in a game-high 10 boards, the third consecutive double-digit rebounding game on Feb. 21 vs. Furman.
•Put name atop the all-time record books in blocks with a pair on Feb. 19 vs. Georgia Southern to set the record with 134 for a career. Also had 20th career double-figure rebounding game by matching career-best of 16 boards to go along with 12 points for a double-double in the win.
•Added yet another double-double with a 13-point and 13-rebound performance at Samford, Feb. 14.
•Reached the 20-point mark for eighth time with a 25-point output on 10-of-16 shooting at Chattanooga, Feb. 12.
•Registered back-to-back double-doubles for the second time on year with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds (11 on defense) at Furman, Feb. 9.
•Recorded fourth double-double of season at College of Charleston, Feb. 7, with game highs of 26 points and 14 rebounds, hitting a personal-best 12 field goals on 21 attempts.
•Saw 13-game string of scoring in double figures snapped vs. Western Carolina, but still hauled in a season-high 14 rebounds (six on offense) in a nine-point win, Feb. 5.
•Pushed double-figure scoring streak to 13 straight with a 17-point outing at Appalachian State, Feb. 2, and added four blocks.
•Set the single-season blocks record when the second-year player swatted away three Longwood Lancer shots on Jan. 28 for 62 blocks.
•Tallied a 20-point outing in guiding the ‘Cats to a one-point win at UNCG, Jan. 25.
•Registered third double-double of season – game highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds – getting it in the first half at Wofford, Jan. 22, while also dishing out a season-best four assists and swatting away four shots.
•Hit 6-of-13 field goals and went 7-for-8 at the free throw line for team-high 19 points in a career-best 39 minutes vs. Appalachian State, Jan. 19.
•Paced the ‘Cats with a game-high 21 points and eight boards, while picking up four blocks including 100th of career in guiding Davidson to a 71-62 triumph vs. Samford, Jan. 16.
•Filled the stats-sheet with 16 points and eight boards in guiding Davidson to its biggest win in the all-time series vs. Coll. of Charleston, Jan. 3.
•Clipped the 20-point mark for sixth time in career with a game-best 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting, while swatting away five shots and matching career-high with five steals in a 67-61 defeat to Princeton, Dec. 29.
•Carried the ‘Cats to a home win vs. Radford by lighting up the nets for a career-high 31 points, 21 of them in the second half as the sophomore hit 11 field goals and swished home a personal-best nine free throws to go along with nine boards and six blocks.
•Made UTSA Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team with a strong weekend, clipping the 20-point mark twice, including a 23-point outing on a personal-best 11 made field goals vs. North Texas, while swatting away a single-game school-record seven shots vs. the Mean Green. Finished the two-game tourney with a combined 43 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks, and shot a sizzling 61.3 percent from the floor.
•Picked up first double-double of the season in Davidson’s home-opener vs. William & Mary, leading the ‘Cats to a 22-point win with 14 points and a game-best 13 rebounds, while swatting away five shots.
•Reached the double-digit mark for the first time of the season with 18 points (16 in the first half) to go long with three assists, three steals and three blocks in at Arkansas, Nov. 14.

2009-10 Highlights
•One of the top freshmen in the SoCon, was named to the All-Freshmen Coaches Team.
•Garnered spot on NCCSIA All-State Second Team with Alex Thompson.
•Given the team's Rebounding Leader Award after averaging a team-high eight boards a game.
•Finished second on the team with an even 12 points per game average and tallied 11 double-doubles (nine vs. the SoCon), second-most in the league.
•Record four straight double-doubles in wins over Newberry, UNC Greensboro, Elon and Longwood, and then three straight in wins vs. Western Carolina, Wofford and UNCG.
•Ranked third in the league in rebounding (8.0), tops on the team.
•Registered five blocks in a game three times, while 49 total blocks were third-most in a single season.
•Scored in double digits 17 times in first year, hitting the 20-point mark four times.
•Opened collegiate career by scoring in double figures at Nebraska with 10 points off the bench and pulled down a team-best eight rebounds, while registered first two career blocks.
•Just six games into collegiate career, had a monster contest at Furman to open league play. Recorded first double-double with a team season-best 28 points and hauled in 13 rebounds. Scored 13 of the 28 points in the first half.
•Had a stellar game in the Wildcats’ home opener, Dec. 7, registering second double-double in a three game span with 19 points and a new team- and season-best 16 rebounds (14 on defense) vs. Appalachian State.
•Clipped the 20-point mark for the second time with a 26-point effort off the bench in leading Davidson to a 90-68 win vs. Wofford, Dec. 13. Hit 10 of her 19 field goals, setting a season-high.
•Dished out a season-high five assists to go along with nine points and eight rebounds in the Wildcats’ overtime win vs. Samford.
•Picked up 14 points and 10 rebounds, seventh double-double of the season, at College of Charleston.
•Reached the 20-point plateau for the third time this year, while getting eighth double-double (22 points/10 rebounds) in a win over Western Carolina, Jan. 25.
•Busted out of a mini-slump with 11th double-double of season at Chattanooga, by dropping in 16 points to go along with 13 boards off the bench and added a season-best tying five blocks.
•Pocketed a season-high four steals vs. Georgia Southern, Feb. 22.
•Closed out first year with a team-best tying 17 points vs. Furman in the SoCon Tournament.

High School Notes
•Closed out prep career averaging a double-double (23.9 ppg and 12.5 rpg), and finished with 1,640 career points for an average of 17.3 ppg.
•Joined the 1,000-point club as junior prepster after averaging a double-double, 18 points and 20 rebounds per game. In addition, dished out an average of six assists to earn her second straight team MVP and all-league honors.
•McDonald All-American and one of the best players in NYS top-50.
•Guided team to the Fairchester League Title in 2007-08, and was also chosen MVP of the Westlake Tournament for the second year in a row.
•The New York native twice lead her AAU team to the nationals (2005 & 2006).
•Also lettered in volleyball and tennis during her prep career.
•The three-sport star garnered team MVP honors junior campaign in volleyball and was picked for all-league team.
•Excelled in academics as well, earning a spot on the academic all-state team as a junior, and being honored with superior achievement in math and history.
•Was a member of the National Honor Society and Athletic Advisory Group.


ALEKSANDRAVICIUS' CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP-GS FG-A FG% 3G-A 3G% FT-A FT% Off-Def Reb Avg Ast B S Pts Avg
2009-10 29-17 137-330 .415 12-47 .255 61-89 .685 70-163 233 8.0 21 49 20 347 12.0
2010-11 31-31 192-411 .467 4-13 .308 123-149 .826 96-182 278 9.0 50 95 53 511 16.5
2011-12 32-32 178-399 .446 1-10 .100 86-114 .754 74-211 285 8.9 47 93 50 443 13.8
2012-13 35-35 223-475 .469 3-10 .300 128-164 .780 89-258 347 9.9 61 102 60 577 16.5
Totals 127-115 730-1,615 .453 20-80 .250 398-516 .771 329-814 1,143 9.0 179 339 183 1,878 14.8
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