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2008-09 Women's Basketball

51 Alyssa VanderWal

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Allendale, Mich
  • Highschool Allendale HS

Biography

Junior (2007-08): Led the GreatLakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in field-goal percentage(.670) and average blocked shots per game (2.12)...Field-goalpercentage of .670 ranks second on LSSU's all-time single-seasonlist...Also led LSSU in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and was ranked 11th inthe GLIAC in that category...Started 20 of 26 contests, averaging22.1 minutes per game...Scored a career-high 18 points during a65-68 loss to Wayne State (1/12)...Had double-doubles against WayneState (1/12) and in a 61-59 win over Saginaw Valley State(1/24)...Was named to the GLIAC All-Academic team...Finished theyear ranked sixth academically among LSSU student-athletes andsecond among juniors with a 3.9 grade point average.

Sophomore (2006-07): Led theLakers in fied-goal percentage and blocked shots...Was rankedeighth in the GLIAC in average blocked shots per game (0.81)...Tiedher career high in scoring with 12 points during a 65-58 victoryover Northern Michigan (1/4)...Notched a double double in a 74-73win over Ferris State (12/18)...Was named to the GLIAC All-AcademicTeam...Finished the year ranked fourth academically among LSSUstudent-athletes with a 3.98 grade point average.

Freshman (2005-06): Appeared inall 29 games and earned two starts...Was the Lakers' top scorer andrebounder coming off the bench...Recorded her first career doubledouble in a 70-54 victory over Mercyhurst (1/21)...Scored in doublefigures in four outings and contributed six or more rebounds ineight games.

Prep: Averaged 17.3 points, 12rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game for the four-time Class B districtchampion Allendale Falcons...Captained Allendale's conferencechampionship team in 2004...Was an 80 percent free-throw shooter asa senior...Earned All-OK Silver Conference honors in 2003 and‘04...Received All-Detroit Free Press Class B and GrandRapids Press All-Area honorable mention...Was named most valuableplayer at Freedom Baptist High School as a sophomore and led thesquad to River Valley Conference and Class D district titles...Anhonor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Randalland Janice VanderWal...Majoring in nursing.

Career Statistics:

SeasonG.P.PointsP.P.GFG-FGA3FG-3FGAFT-FTAAsst-TORebs.
2005-06291364.745-910-146-557-18122
2006-07271013.737-620-127-394-1473
2007-08262035.379-1180-045-6116-30162
Career8244013.7161-2710-2118-15527-62357

 

 

 

 

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