2025-26 Women's Basketball
Biography
2024-25 (Sophomore): Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 27 of the Eagles 30 games, starting in four across her sophomore season … Scored a career high 8 points against Lehigh (2/8) … Twice during the season hit a career high five assists, against FDU (11/8) and at Boston U. (2/22) … Finished the season with a career-high 93 points and 37 assists, as well as 31 rebounds.
2023-24 (Freshman): Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 24 games in her first season with the Eagles … Scored 40 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and had 13 assists … Tallied a career-high six points four times across the season against George Mason (11/22), Delaware (11/29), Towson (12/10), and Lehigh (1/3).
High School: Played for Coach Michaela Reedy at Plainfield North and was a four-time varsity letter winner and team captain junior and senior year (2022, 2023) … Holds the school record for three pointers in a game (10), three pointers in a season (109), three pointers in a career (238), assists in a game (13), assists in a season (135), assists in a career (328), and points in a season (533) … Finished her senior season averaging 18.4 ppg, 5.0 apg, and 4.0 rpg … Also is part of the team that holds the school record for most wins in a season … Earned first-team all-conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Played for the Illinois Lady Lightning with Coach Mike Seberger … Accolades include: 2023 Herald-News All-Area First team, 2023 IBCA All-State Honorable Mention, 2023 SPC West All-Conference MVP, and 2022 and 2023 Plainfield North Offensive MVP … Was part of the 2021, 2022, and 2023 SPC West Division Championship teams … In 2020 with Montini Catholic High School, crowned the IHSA Class 30 Regional Champions, the Sectional Champions, the Super-Sectional Champions, and reached the State Playoffs, finishing in third place overall.
Personal: Parents are Melesio and Paige … Father Melesio played baseball at Eastern Illinois and coaches U16 and U17 Select Basketball teams for the Illinois Lady Lightning … Grandfather, Dick Parker, played quarterback at Eastern Illinois University and is in the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame … Was a member of the High Honor Roll and the National Honor Society, and earned the 5.0 award at Plainfield North … In her spare time, Lexi enjoys spending time with family and friends … She also coaches third and fourth grade basketball teams at Illinois Lady Lightning and enjoys volunteering her time with the special needs community; she is a volunteer coach for the Plainfield Angels Baseball League which provides opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities to play baseball, regardless of their abilities.
Why She Chose American: “I chose AU because eventually the ball is going to stop bouncing, and I know I am going to receive an amazing education and build relationships that are going to be found valuable in the future.”
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