Women's Basketball

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    Alexyz Vaioletama
    Alexyz Vaioletama

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Fountain Valley, Calif.
    High School:
    Mater Dei HS
    Height:
    6-1
    Position:
    Forward
    Experience:
    1V

    03/07/2013

    USC Women Lock In On Trip To Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinals

    Cassie Harberts tallies another double-double in a 64-57 win over Oregon State.

    03/05/2013

    USC Women Seeded No. 7 For 2013 Pac-12 Tournament

    Trojans take a two-win streak into Seattle for action at the Pac-12 Tournament; Open Thursday vs. OSU

    03/03/2013

    USC Women Wrap Regular Season On A Winning Note

    Trojans complete a winning road trip behind another double-double from Cassie Harberts.

    03/01/2013

    Trojans Turn It Around, Top Arizona 74-62

    USC gets big numbers from Christina Marinacci and Cassie Harberts to snap a losing skid.

    02/26/2013

    USC Women Wrap Regular Season In The Desert

    Trojans look to end Pac-12 regular-season play on a winning note at Arizona and ASU.

    01/20/2013

    AP Photos: Women's Basketball vs. Stanford

    AP Photos: Women's Basketball vs. Stanford

    12/29/2011

    USC vs. No. 4 Stanford - AP Photo Gallery

    USC vs. No. 4 Stanford - AP Photo Gallery

    THIS SEASON
    Athletic and talented, Alexyz Vaioletama enters her second season at USC as a force in the key with impressive leaping ability.

    2011-12 FRESHMAN SEASON
    Vaioletama appeared in 28 games and started eight as a true freshman... Averaged 4.5 points and was fourth on the team in rebounding with 5.1 per game... Also added 27 assists, 20 steals and nine blocks... Had a team-high 10 rebounds in win at UCLA and set her career high with 15 vs. UC Santa Barbara... Career-best 12-point games came at Texas A&M and vs. Oregon... Started the first three games of her career.

    NATIONAL TEAMS
    Vaioletama was invited to participate in the 2011 U.S. Under-19 team trials... Was a member of the USA U-16 National Team that won gold at the 2009 FIBA Americas tournament... Also competed for the U.S. U-17 team.

    HIGH SCHOOL
    Vaioletama was selected a A McDonald's All-American and earned All-CIF Southern Section honors out of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif.... Ranked as the nation's No. 6 forward and No. 14 overall player in the ESPNU Rankings Class of 2011... Also named to the 2011 Los Angeles Times All-Star Team, averaged 10.7 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior... Mater Dei won back-to-back CIF state championships... Played club for West Coast Premier and Irvine Sol... An honor student.

    PERSONAL
    Alexyz Anissa Vaioletama was born June 12, 1993 in Riverside, Calif.... The daughter of Vaovasa and Caroline Tuato... Has three brothers, Jonah and Marcus Tuato and Christian Petero... Her cousin Steve Francis played in the NBA... Favorite food is Hawaiian... Has always wanted to travel around the world, visiting Rome, Germany, New Zealand and Australia... Hopes to play basketball overseas after graduation... Majoring in communication and broadcasting.