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Women's Basketball

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Adam Pearson, USD
Bailey Zubke, USD Athletics
Bailey Zubke, USD Athletics
Adam Pearson, USD
Kiah Pieters
Aaron Mercado
Kiah Pieters
Aaron Mercado
Madisen Martinez

41 Alexi Hempe

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool TPLS Christian Academy
  • Hometown Fredericksburg, Va.

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • Summit League Commissioner's List (2020-21, 2022-23)
2024-25
One of three Coyotes to start in every game this season... led the Coyotes and ranked 40th in the NCAA in three-pointers (79)... finished third on the team in points (335) and rebounds (113)... scored a career-high 26 points, including eight made threes, at Denver (1/2)... had a season-high eight rebounds at St. Thomas (2/22)... scored 20+ points in five games and in double figures in 16 games.

2023-24
One of seven Coyotes to appear in all 36 games, making six starts...averaged 5.6 points, 2.8 rebounds per game...recorded 13 points and six rebounds against UNI (11/29)... grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Denver (1/25)...matched a season-high 13 points against UT Martin (12/16) and Northern Arizona (3/26)...finished third on the team with 58 assists...named to Summit League honor roll.

2022-23
One of six Coyotes who competed in all 30 games and earned 18 starts during the season, her first since recovering from an injury … had a career-high 18 points including four 3-pointers in her first game back … finished as the team’s third-leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 7.9 points and 4.5 rebounds … scored 16 first-half points in a road win at Bradley near the start of the season (11/16) … scored 14 points – all in the second quarter – of a home win against North Dakota at the start of Summit League play (1/5) … notched her first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in a blowout win against Oral Roberts during the opening week of Summit play (12/21) … scored in double figures nine times during the season … totaled 36 assists and 15 steals … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Redshirted due to injury … a member of the Coyotes’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team … a part of the Coyotes’ regular season and tournament Summit League titles … made the Summit League honor roll.

2020-21
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament title for the second-straight year and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season … saw the floor in 17 of 25 games, missing the end of the season due to injury … scored 41 points and grabbed 25 rebounds … recorded a pair of double-digit games … notched 10 points and four boards at Kansas City (3/8) … added a 10 point performance in game one with Oral Roberts (2/20) … was clicking with a total of 19 points, 10 boards and three assists in the Oral Roberts series (2/20, 2/21) before a season-ending injury … grabbed a career-high seven boards against the Golden Eagles (2/21) … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Member of the first team in Summit League history to go undefeated en route to a Summit League regular season crown and capture the Summit League Tournament trophy … the Coyotes went 30-2 and defeated Summit foes by more than 30 points per game in 19 meetings … ranked for a Summit League record 12 weeks in the Associated Press poll and 16 weeks in the USA Today Coaches poll … finished the season No. 17 in the Associated Press and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches polls … limited to 11 games due to injury … scored 30 points while shooting 47.8 percent from the floor … did not miss a 3-point attempt during Summit League play, making 6-of-6 behind the arc … scored a season-high six points twice during league play, back-to-back against Denver and Omaha … added five points against Montana … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Named the 2017 Division 5A Conference 15 Player of the Year at Stafford High School ... spent two seasons at Stafford prior to transferring to TPLS Christian Academy ahead of her junior year ... scored more than 2,000 points during her prep career ... a two-time all-Conference 15 first team player ... averaged 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals during her senior year ... played for Team Loaded during the AAU season.

Personal
Daughter of David and Rebecca Hempe ... biomedical engineering major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2019-20Freshman

    Forward
    5'11"
    41
  • 41

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11"
    41
  • 41

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    41
  • 41

    2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    41
  • 41

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    41
  • 41

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    41