The athlete: Alexis joins the Lions as a freshman from Gilroy High School…has been playing soccer for 16 years…played field hockey in high school as well…played nine years of club soccer for the San Jose Tornados…hard worker…has a positive attitude.

The person: Alexis was born on September 30, 1991 to parent Malcolm and Kathy in Santa Rosa, California…"Lexi" has 3 older brothers…is majoring in Psychology at VU…likes to eat at "In-N-Out" and cookies n' cream ice cream…her favorite movie is "Remember the Titans" and TV show is "ESPN Classic"… roots for the San Francisco Giants and Joe Dimaggio…loves Christmas and Sundays…favorite Bible verse is Psalms 56:3…thinks that honesty is the most important characteristic for a person to have…most respects her dad because he shows that he can overcome anything with God…life has taught her to be humble in the beginning because it shapes character… soccer has taught her how to never give up and always be persistent…her career goal is to work as a counselor with cancer patients.

Her thoughts: I chose Vanguard because of the atmosphere, people, and the location.

Coach Dodge's comments: Alexis joined the team this fall after going through tryouts last spring. She worked hard enough to secure a roster spot.