Spalding University Athletics

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Spalding University's Alex Martin was named to the 2017 SLIAC Women's Basketball All-Conference First Team during the SLIAC Tournament over the weekend.

Martin, a sophomore from Louisville, Ky., earned first team honors after finishing the season ranked in the top-5 in five statistical categories. The guard was one of the top scorers in the conference ranking fourth in the SLIAC in points (213) and points per game averaging 13.2 per points per contest, while also shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc, which also ranked fourth in the league. Not just a scorer, Martin ranked fifth in the SLIAC in assists totaling 63 in conference play and 99 including non-conference play, while ranking fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7).