Of Note: Served as a team manager for one-and-a-half seasons before walking on to the team in December of 2015 ... received a scholarship prior to the 2017-18 season
2018-19: Saw action in one game
2017-18: Played in 13 games, averaging 3.1 minutes per game ... averaged 0.5 points per game ... tied a career-high with three points at Marquette (Dec. 4) ... tied a career-best 1-of-1 from 3-point range at Marquette (Dec. 4)... hit 2-of-2 from the free-throw line at George Washington (Nov. 24) ... averaged 0.3 rebounds per game ... had one rebound in four games ... dished off her first assist at Purdue (Dec. 31)
2016-17: Played in 13 games, averaging 1.4 minutes per game ... averaged 0.8 points per game ... scored a career-high three points in three games ... shot a career-best 1-1 from 3-point range in two games ... hit 1-2 from the free-throw line vs. Indiana (Jan. 29) ... pulled down one rebound in four games ... averaged 0.3 rebounds per game
2015-16: Played in three games, seeing action for one minute against Penn State (Jan. 10), one minute at Ohio State (Feb. 4) going 100 percent (2-of-2) from the free throw line and one minute against Northwestern (Feb. 20)
High School: First-team all-conference as a senior ... second-team all-conference as a junior ... also a four-year letterwinner in track and field and dance team ... participant in the 2014 WBCA All-Star game
Personal: Parents are Patti and Dave Richardson ... ... mother Patti was a member of the Badger gymnastics team ... father played football at UW-Whitewater ... has one sister Brooke (24) ... sister Brooke was a member of the UW track and field team ... nickname is Lex ... major is rehabilitation psychology ... born Nov. 14
Career Highs
Points: 3 (4x; MR at Marquette, 12/4/17)
FG: 1 (5x; MR vs. Savannah State, 12/10/17)
FG Att: 4 vs. Savannah State, 12/10/17
FG %: 1.000 (1-1); (3x, MR at Marquette, 12/4/17)
3-pt FG: 1 (4x; MR at Marquette, 12/4/17)
3-pt FG Att: 2 (2x; MR vs. Savannah State, 12/10/17)
3-pt FG%: 1.000 (1-1) (3x; MR at Marquette, 12/4/17)
FT: 2 at George Washington, 11/24/17
FT Att: 2 (3x; MR at Iowa, 2/18/18)
FT %: 1.000 (2-2); (2x, MR at George Washington, 11/24/17)
Rebs: 1 (8x; MR at Minnesota, 1/18/18)
Assts: 1 at Purdue, 12/31/17
Stls: 1 (3x; MR at Minnesota, 1/18/18)
Blks:
Min: 8 vs. Savannah State, 12/10/17
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin because of the education, the atmosphere, and it's close to home."
Off the court with Lexy
Favorites - Spot on campus: Botany Garden; Movie: Legally Blonde; TV Show: Gilmore Girls; Athlete: Aaron Rodgers; Basketball Player: LeBron James; Sports team: Green Bay Packers; Ice Cream Flavor: Mint chocolate chip; Online/Phone Game: Candy Crush
First started basketball: kindergarten
My favorite thing about Wisconsin basketball is: the mentality that we are all a family
Before each game, I: send my mom a Snapchat in my uniform
Best UW road trip: when we went to Dave and Buster's in Minnesota
Favorite place to play (besides the Kohl Center): Michigan State
One word that describes the team: motivated
One word that describes me: passionate
My teammates say I am: funny (I hope)
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: get our nails done or go out to eat
What is your earliest basketball memory? In kindergarten, I dribbled all the way down the court and shot a layup … then realized I went the wrong way
Who inspires you and why? My mom and dad inspire me to be a better person every day because they have character and integrity that I aspire to have
What is your favorite Coach Tsip saying? “Let’s ratchet it up”
What are you most looking forward to this season? Seeing the team's improvement over the last year
Post-college plans: planning to attend graduate school to be a Doctor of Physical Therapy
The best thing about Madison is: all of the outdoor activities to do in the summer
Fantasy job/career: a princess
Persons most admired/role models: my mom and dad
This summer, I: took anatomy, traveled to Mexico, Colorado, and California, and applied to graduate school
I can’t live without: Mac n’ cheese
My secret addiction is: watching Gilmore Girls over and over again
Weird thing about me that almost no one knows: I love traveling, but I don't want to live anywhere other than the Madison area
The best sporting event I ever attended was: a Packer game where Jordy Nelson handed my sister the football he had just scored with
If I could live any place in the world it would be: Verona, WI
Non-athletic talent I would like to have is: singing
If you could live in any TV show, what would it be and why? Gilmore Girls because they are strong, independent women
My bucket list includes: doing an Ironman, go skydiving, and visit Greece
My "Bucky" list is: go paddle boarding on the lake and trying all of the food carts
Career goal: pediatric physical therapist
My favorite quote or motto is: “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”- Henry Ford
The best advice I have ever gotten is: do the right thing even when no one is watching
My worst habit is: eating lots of candy
What superpower would you like to have? being able to fly
What is your favorite place to travel to? Anywhere with a beach
How would you like to change the world? By positively changing one life at a time while being a physical therapist
What makes you laugh? Memes on Twitter
What are you passionate about? Helping others succeed
What food do you crave most often? Any sweet candy
What kind of things do you like to cook or bake? I don’t cook, but I like to bake lemon bars
If someone narrated your life, who would it be? Michael Scott from The Office
What do you love most about being a Badger?
"I love being a part of a much larger community of Badgers that have continued for so many years and can bring so many people together."
