2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster
Martha Alwal
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Worthington HS
- Hometown:
- Worthington, MN
CAREER HONORS
• All-SEC 2nd Team (Coaches) – 2015, 2013
• All-SEC 1st Team (AP & Coaches) – 2014
• SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year – 2014
• SEC All-Defensive Team – 2015, 2014
• All-SEC Honorable Mention (AP) – 2013
• CSpire Gillom Trophy Winner – 2013
• SEC All-Freshman Team – 2012
• SEC Player of the Week – 2013-2014 (12/16, 2/24)
• SEC Freshman of the Week – 2011-12 (11/16)
CAREER
Finished her career one of three players in SEC history (Florida’s Vanessa Hayden and LSU’s Sylvia Fowles the others) to record 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 blocks for her career… Just the second player in conference history to lead the league in blocks four-straight years… Finished her career the SEC active leader in blocks (328), rebounds (1,010) and double-doubles (35)… Third among current NCAA Division I players in blocks, 11th in blocks and 17th in double-doubles… Claimed the MSU record for career blocks (328), a total that is fifth in SEC history… Second in MSU history in career rebounds, becoming just the second Bulldog to eclipse 1,000 with 1,010… Finished her career ninth in school history in scoring with 1,328 points… Also sixth in made free throws (333), seventh in attempts (476), seventh in games played (124) and 10th in games started (92)… Set a new school record with 76 games as the team’s leading rebounder… Owns the MSU single-season blocks record (97 in 2013-14) as well as the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-best marks.
2014-15 (SENIOR)
Played in 28 games and started 13 contests… Missed the season’s opening five games recovering from preseason back surgery… Ranked second on the team with 9.5 ppg and topped the squad with 6.6 rpg… Upped her scoring to 11.0 ppg in SEC contests while grabbing 7.2 rpg… Shot a personal-best 54.3% from the floor... Topped the SEC in blocks with 2.5 per game overall and 2.3 in league play… Rated in the Top 20 in the SEC in scoring in conference games and ninth in rebounding… Started the season’s final 13 games, averaging 12.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in that stretch… Recorded her first double-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds against SE Louisiana... Tallied 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks at Louisiana-Lafayette... Contributed 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in State's SEC-opening win against No. 19 Georgia... Made her first start of the season and scored 14 first-half points in MSU's road win at Ole Miss... Scored 15 second-half points and grabbed 8 rebounds to go with 3 blocked shots at Auburn... Scored double figures for the third-straight game with 14 against Vanderbilt... Added her second double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Texas A&M... Scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to go with 2 blocks in MSU's double-overtime setback at No. 10 Kentucky... Tallied her 34th-career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds against Florida... Scored 12 points on 6 of 10 shooting and grabbed 6 rebounds to go with 2 blocks at No. 2 South Carolina... Tallied 9 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in MSU's regular-season finale win against Ole Miss... Tallied her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points, 10 rebounds against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament, becoming just the second Bulldog to eclipse 1,000-career rebounds... Set a school NCAA Tournament record with 6 blocks against Tulane in the NCAA Tournament opening round… Blocked 4 shots in the second round against No. 16 Duke.
Earned First Team All-SEC honors from the league coaches and Associated Press after leading the team and rating 12th in the SEC with 14.9 ppg… Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team for the second-straight year and the league’s co-defensive player of the year after rating third in the league with 8.8 rebounds per game and first in blocks with 2.7 per game… Ranked second in the SEC on the boards and first in blocks… Finished the year second in the league on the offensive glass, pulling down 3.4 per contest… Tied Chanel Mokango (2008-09) for MSU’s single-season blocks record with 97… Passed Sandra Butler (1982-83) for the season rebounding record with 317… Pulled down 12 double-doubles, third-most in the SEC… Averaged 14.2 points and a league third-most 9.1 rebounds in SEC contests… Posted a conference-most 45 blocks (2.8 per game) in SEC play… Led the Bulldogs in scoring 15 times and rebounds 21 times… Had 28 double-figure scoring games, including seven with 20-plus points… Started all 36 games, averaging 33.2 minutes per contest… Shot 49.2% (195-of-396) from the field and 148-of-215 (68.8%) from the free-throw line… Rated fourth in MSU annals with 148 made free throws and 215 attempts… Joined State’s 1,000-point club during a 16-point outing against Missouri in the SEC Tournament opening round… Had an SEC season-high 23 rebounds to go with 25 points in a home win against Ole Miss… Had the SEC’s best rebounding game for the third-straight season and became the first Bulldog since 1988 and the first SEC player since 2008 to record 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game… Earned SEC Player of the Week honors twice during the season… Claimed the first accolade Dec. 16 following a 19-point performance against Southern Miss… Also received the honor Feb. 24 after averaging 21.5 points, 19.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks against Alabama and Ole Miss… Tallied 18 points, 15 boards and a school fourth-most seven blocks against the Crimson Tide before capping the week with her 25-point, 23-rebound effort against the Rebels… Followed those efforts with a 12-point, 16-rebound showing against Kentucky… Contributed 17 points, 12 boards in the season’s first meeting against Ole Miss… Turned in 20 points in a home win against Georgia and 23 points, including the winning basket, against Vanderbilt… Opened the WNIT with 15 points against Tulane… Added 17 points, 15 rebounds against Southern Miss in the second round and 11 points, 11 rebounds in the Round of 16 win against Auburn… Selected to the Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks to lead MSU to the championship game… Tallied 25 points in the tournament opener against Grand Canyon… Scored 19 points and added eight rebounds and four blocks in a win against James Madison… Added eight rebounds and blocked three shots to become MSU’s career blocks leader in the championship tilt against MTSU… Had a run of three-straight games with 20-plus points, beginning with a 25-point, 15-rebound showing in front of friends and family at North Dakota State… Added 24 points, 10 rebounds versus Southeastern Louisiana and 22 points against Mississippi Valley State.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)
Claimed second team All-SEC honors and honorable mention league accolades from the Associated Press… Also won the 2013 Gillom Trophy as Mississippi’s top collegiate women’s basketball player after posting 12.1 ppg and 9.7 rpg... Shot 45.5% from the field and 78.9% from the line, a tally that rated second in the SEC and ninth-best in a season… Led the SEC with 16 double-doubles… Registered a double-double in league play, averaging 12.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game... Also topped the league with 9.7 rebounds per game… Pulled down 292 boards, fourth-most in MSU single-season history and the second-most by a sophomore… Also topped the SEC in blocks with a 2.6 per-game tally that was 17th-best in the nation… Rated fourth in State single-season annals and first in the sophomore record book with 78 blocks… Tallied eight blocks in a regular-season win against Alabama, the third-highest mark in school history, the most by a sophomore and an SEC season high2… Also swatted seven shots against Florida Atlantic, tying her for fifth-most in a game and the second-most by a sophomore… Scored 23 points and grabbed an SEC season-high 18 rebounds in a season-opening win against Houston… Averaged 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds in the three-game Hardwood Tournament of Hope in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico… Had a 21-point, 12-rebound effort against Troy… Posted back-to-back double-doubles against Florida (17 points, 12 rebounds) and LSU (17 points, 14 rebounds)… Backed up a 12-point, 10-rebound effort vs. No. 16 Texas A&M with a 23 points, 12 boards and five blocks in a home win against Ole Miss… Tallied 16 points, nine boards at No. 9 Tennessee… Recorded three-straight double-doubles against Arkansas, Missouri and Ole Miss… Had 15 points and 15 rebounds to go with her eight swats against Alabama… Wrapped the home slate with 12 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in a 50-38 upset of No. 11 Georgia… Tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale at Auburn.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after leading the SEC and rating 16th nationally with an MSU third-most 82 blocks… Averaged 5.4 points and an SEC sixth-most 7.2 rebounds… Led the SEC with 2.7 blocks per game and a 2.5 SEC average… Named SEC Freshman of the Week after recording a double-double with 10 blocks, a school- and Humphrey Coliseum-record, and 11 rebounds in her debut… Her 10-block effort was an SEC season high and tied for third in SEC annals... Followed that effort with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Xavier... Set an MSU rookie record and tied for fifth-most in a game with 22 boards against Alcorn State... Ten of those boards came on offense, the first Bulldog since 1988 to register double-figure offensive boards... Recorded her third double-double of the season against Mississippi Valley State, pulling in 12 rebounds while scoring 17 points... Hauled in 11 rebounds against Georgia and 14 to go along with seven points and six blocks against Arkansas... Scored 11 points while grabbing eight rebounds and blocking seven shots at Georgia... Grabbed 10 rebounds and scored seven points while blocking five shots against Ole Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped for Eric Linder at Worthington High School in Minnesota... Three-star player by HoopGurlz, the No. 16 center in the nation...Tabbed No. 20 in Minnesota by gprep.net... Named AAA All-State, All-Area, All-Southwest Conference and Minnesota AP All-State Honorable Mention following her senior season...Tabbed second team all-state by the Minnesota Basketball News...Named to the Minnesota AAA all-star team...Set a school record with 284 career swats...Scored 1,079 career points, an average of 15.8...Earned all-area honors for her play during the 2009-10 season... Was also a standout volleyball player for WHS.
PERSONAL
Born March 20, 1993... The daughter of Opothy and Abella Omot... Majoring in educational psychology.
