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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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1 Alaya Fitzgerald

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gilbert, Ariz.
  • Highschool Mesquite HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Academic All-Big Sky (2021-22)
  • 22nd member of the 1,000-point club at Portland State
 

2024-25 (AS A SENIOR)

Started all 27 of her game appearances, missing only one game during the season...Led the Vikings with 11.6 points per game...Also averaged 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 33.0 minutes played per game...Finished the regular season ranked 11th in the Big Sky in points, tied for 15th in three-pointers made and fifth in minutes played per game...Led the Vikings with 18 points to go with five assists, four steals and three rebounds in the team’s double-overtime loss to Idaho State (2/20)...Finished with 25 points, six assists and five rebounds in the Vikings’ loss at Northern Arizona (2/13)...Reached 1,000-career points while leading the Vikings with 17 points on 4-of-8 three-point shooting against Eastern Washington (2/8)...Filled the stat sheet with 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against Idaho (2/6)...Tied her career high with four makes on six attempts from three-point range while leading the team with 16 points against Montana (1/30)...Led the Vikings with 15 points thanks to a season-high eight free throws made in the Vikings’ home loss to Northern Arizona (1/18)...Scored eight of her 13 points in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ first conference win of the season, a 58-52 victory over Northern Colorado (1/16)...Scored 17 points to go with a career-high eight rebounds and four assists in the Vikings’ 60-56 road loss at Idaho (1/11)...Scored a career-high 27 points while tying her season highs for rebounds (5) and assists (5) in the Vikings’ overtime loss to Sacramento State (1/4)...Hit two go-ahead three-pointers in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ comeback win over UC Davis (11/30), including the one that gave the Vikings the lead for good with just over a minute left...Led the Vikings with 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range to go with five assists in their first win of the season, a 67-57 road victory at Seattle U (11/16)...Scored 15 points to go with four rebounds and four assists in the Vikings’ 62-56 road loss at San Francisco (11/12)...Opened the season with nine points, five rebounds and four assists in the Vikings’ loss to Hawai’i (11/9).
 

2023-24 (AS A JUNIOR)

Started all 24 games in which she competed this season, averaging 31.1 minutes played per game...Ranked tied for 10th in the Big Sky Conference with 1.67 three-pointers made per game...Averaged 8.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...Led the Vikings with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting overall in the Vikings’ 60-44 loss at Idaho (3/4)...Scored 14 points, all in the second half, to go with a season-high six rebounds in the Vikings’ 89-73 loss at Northern Arizona (2/17)...Set season highs for points (19) and assists (4) while tying her career high with four three-pointers in the Vikings’ 59-53 win over Idaho State (2/10)...Scored 13 points on 3-of-8 shooting from three-point range in the Vikings’ 71-50 loss at Montana State (1/27)...Led the Vikings with 14 points to go with three rebounds and three assists in the Vikings’ 71-54 loss to Northern Colorado (1/20)...Scored 15 points on 3-of-10 shooting from three-point range in the Vikings’ 73-65 loss to Northern Arizona (1/18)...Scored 10 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ 75-56 loss at Kansas City (1/3)...Scored a season-high 17 points while tying her career high with four three-pointers in the Vikings’ 61-55 loss to Idaho (12/30)...Made her return from an injury that kept her out of seven straight games, starting against Eastern Washington (12/28)...Recorded 11 points and a career-high five steals while going 3-of-5 from three-point range before going down with an injury in the third quarter of the Vikings’ 74-62 win over Warner Pacific (11/14)...Went into double figures for the first time of the season with 11 points in the Vikings’ 71-43 loss at San Diego (11/11).

2022-23 (AS A SOPHOMORE)

Started all 31 games during the season...Finished the year ranked sixth in the Big Sky Conference for free throw percentage (.835), 12th in minutes played per game (32.7) and 14th in assists per game (2.32)...Third on the team with 10.5 points per game...Scored 15+ points in eight of the team’s last 12 games of the season...More than doubled her three-point total from her freshman season, finishing with 42 makes on 34.4 percent shooting...32 of her 42 three-pointers came over the team’s last 16 games of the season...Finished with 16 points, four rebounds and five assists in the Vikings’ 77-65 quarterfinal win over Montana State at the Big Sky tournament (3/5)...Tied her season high with six rebounds while also scoring 12 points and adding three assists in the Vikings’ 73-58 win over Idaho State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament (3/4)...Scored a team-high 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting overall and 3-of-5 from three-point range in the Vikings’ loss at Sacramento State (2/27)...Led the Vikings with 15 points on 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range in the Vikings’ loss to Montana State (2/25)...Scored 15+ points for the fifth time in the past six games while finishing with 16 points in the Vikings’ loss at Weber State (2/18)...Scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half of the Vikings’ 60-55 win over Northern Arizona (2/11)...Led the Vikings with 16 points, eight of which came in the fourth quarter, while adding five assists in the Vikings’ 56-52 win over Northern Colorado (2/9)...Scored 11 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ 80-71 win at Eastern Washington (2/4)...Finished with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting overall and 3-of-6 from three-point range in the Vikings’ 77-70 loss at Idaho (2/2)...Scored half of the Vikings’ 48 points in a 48-47 win over Idaho State (1/21), the team’s first home win over the Bengals since 2011...Set career highs for points (24) and three-pointers (4) while shooting 7-of-10 from the floor against the Bengals...Totaled 12 points and five assists while going 5-of-9 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-point range in the Vikings’ 65-64 win over Weber State (1/19)...Finished with eight points, four rebounds and three steals in the Vikings’ 78-66 win over Northern Arizona (1/12)...Scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter, helping lead the Vikings to their first conference win since 2021 in a 53-43 victory over Idaho (1/7)...Finished with nine points, five rebounds and four assists in the Vikings’ 83-45 win over Evergreen (12/20)...Scored a season-high 18 points to go with five rebounds and five assists in the Vikings’ 65-59 loss at Pepperdine (12/3)...Hit four free throws in the final minute while scoring 10 points and adding a game-high five assists in the Vikings’ 62-60 win over Fresno State (12/1)...Scored a season-high 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting to go with two steals in the Vikings’ 71-61 loss at Boise State (11/20)...Led the Vikings with six assists to go with eight points and three rebounds in the team’s 80-73 overtime win at Seattle U (11/17)...Led the Vikings with six rebounds in the team’s 67-40 season-opening win over Warner Pacific (11/7).
 

2021-22 (AS A FRESHMAN)

Averaged 9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 27.8 minutes per game...Started 25 of her 26 appearances throughout the year...Finished the regular season ranked 15th in the Big Sky with 1.32 steals per game...Scored in double figures in 15 of the Vikings' 29 points, including 10 times in a 13-game stretch late in the season...Made her return to the starting lineup with 10 points, four assists and three rebounds in the Vikings’ 73-68 home loss to Idaho (3/2)...Led the Vikings in rebounds (5) and assists (5) while scoring 10 of her 12 points in the second half of the Vikings’ game at Northern Arizona (2/17)...Scored 14 of her team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ 73-62 road loss at Sacramento State (2/5)...Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds to go with 11 points in the Vikings’ 59-51 home loss to Northern Colorado (2/3)...Finished with 10 points and five rebounds in the Vikings’ home loss to Southern Utah (1/31)...Set or tied career highs for points (23), field goal percentage (.750), field goals made (9), three-pointers made (3), assists (8), steals (3) and minutes played (37) in the Vikings’ 79-68 loss to Northern Arizona (1/29)...Set a new career-high while tying another with six rebounds and three steals to go with six points in the Vikings’ 64-63 loss to Southern Utah (1/27)...Led the team in scoring for the third straight game, finishing with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting to go with three rebounds, one block and a steal in the Vikings’ road loss at Montana (1/20)...Totaled 13 points to go with three rebounds, two steals and a block in the Vikings’ road loss at Eastern Washington (1/17)...Led the Vikings with 15 points while tying her career-highs for rebounds (5) and steals (3) in the Vikings’ 70-58 loss to Sacramento State (1/15)...Totaled 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting in the Vikings’ 73-45 win over Simpson (12/19)...Finished with nine points and five rebounds in the Vikings’ 71-54 loss to Portland (12/12)...Scored 12 of a career-high 17 points in the second half as the Vikings erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit before falling late, 71-68 to Hawai’i (11/21)...Went 3-of-4 from three-point range against Hawai’i while adding a career-high five rebounds...Finished with 10 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals in the Vikings’ 80-52 win over Dixie State (11/12)...Scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting in her Viking debut while adding four assists, two rebounds and a steal in the team’s 87-64 win over Warner Pacific (11/9).
 

MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL

Nominated for Arizona Player of the Year as a senior...Selected to The Arizona Republic's All-Arizona girls basketball team...Surpassed 1,000 career points on a night she tied for a game high with 35 points...All-region player of the year as a junior…Three-time all-region first-team selection…Two-time 4A all-conference first-team selection as a junior and senior…Two-time MaxPreps player of the week, once as a junior and once as a senior.
 

CLUB/AAU

Most recently played for Mo Ballin Elite where her team has won its past two tournaments with her named tournament MVP…Played for Team Arizona from ninth to 11th grade…Played for Jump Athletic between seventh and eighth grade…Played for Team Legacy and AZ Phenoms from fourth to seventh grade.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS

Daughter of Patrick Fitzgerald and Liesha McElroy…Has two brothers, Patrick Fitzgerald, Jr. & Aliejah Fitzgerald, and one sister, Ariona Thompson…Lists dancing and hanging with her siblings as hobbies/interests…Majoring in applied health & fitness.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2021-22Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Junior

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2024-25Senior

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    1
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