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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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5 Lexy Koudelka

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Nevada HS
  • Hometown Nevada, Iowa

Biography

2021-22: Appeared in eight games and started in one during her senior campaign, averaging 4.7 minutes played per contest ... had a season-best three points and two rebounds on Dec. 1 vs. Missouri Baptist ... subbed in to #15 Illinois State's NCAA Tournament First Round game vs. second-seeded Iowa at a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Mar. 18 ... member of the first ISU team to win a MVC Tournament title since 2008 and sixth team to go dancing at the NCAA Tournament in program history. 

2020-21: Played in all 24 games, getting the start in 14 and averaging 12.2 minutes played per game ... averaged 4.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest ... had season-highs in points (13) and rebounds (8) at Southern Illinois (Feb. 26), also playing in a season-best 24 minutes that game ... led the team in field goal percentage, shooting 57.5% (42-of-73) from the floor on the year ... totaled 104 points, 61 rebounds, 10 blocks, eight steals and six assists during the 2020-21 campaign ... helped ISU make their first postseason appearance in eight years at the WNIT, recording four points and four rebounds in the consolation final vs. UT Martin (Mar. 22).

2019-20: Played in all 29 games during the 2019-20 campaign, averaging 12.1 minutes per game ... totaled 132 points on the season, averaging 4.6 points per contest ... scored a career-high 21 points at North Dakota (Nov. 24) ... tallied double figures in two games; 21 points at North Dakota (Nov. 24) and 14 points at UNI (Feb. 20) ... finished the year with 72 rebounds, averaging 2.5 boards per game and grabbing a season-high nine rebounds at home versus Drake (Jan. 24) ... shot 53.8 (43-of-80) from the floor ... dished out 12 assists and had 15 steals, while leading the team with 11 blocks on the year ... postseason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Appeared in all 31 games and made 10 starts, averaging 14.4 minutes per game ... scored 138 points, averaging 4.5 per game ... set a career high of 20 points in game against Bradley (Feb. 22) ... also added her first career double-double at Bradley, grabbing 10 boards (Feb. 22), which was also a personal best ... finished the year with 94 rebounds, averaging 3.0 boards per game ... Went to the free-throw line 67 times, making 41 shots (.612) ... shot 40.7 percent from the floor, netting 48-of-118 ... dished out 11 assists and had eight steals and denied eight shots.

Nevada HS: Ranked No. 75 in the 2018 class by ESPN HoopGurlz ... listed as the 14th best center and ranked No. 72 overall by Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ... Iowa Girls' Coaches Association and Iowa Newspaper Association First-Team 3A All-State ... named Iowa Newspaper Association 4A First Team All-State ... IBCA Class 3A Player of the Year, 2018 Miss Iowa Basketball Finalist, 2018 McDonald's All-American Nominee ... broke several school records including, most points in a game (44), most points in a season (478), best field goal percentage in a season (.656), best career field goal percentage (.621), most free-throws made in a season (96), career 3-point percentage (.421), rebounds in a season (320), rebounds in a game (25), career rebounds (985), career double-doubles (49), season double-doubles (22), career triple doubles (1).

Personal: Daughter of Annette and Darry Koudelka ... majoring in Physical Education with hopes to be a P.E. Teacher and coach basketball ... she is one of eight .... her pregame ritual includes eating a Snickers ... her favorite Netflix series is Riverdale ... she can play the tuba and the trombone and her favorite athlete is Elena Delle Donne.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2018-19Freshman

    F
    6'1"
    5
  • 5

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    5
  • 5

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    5
  • 5

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'2"
    5