Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: Kevin Durant
In Her MP3 Player: Beyonce
Last Concert She Attended: Childish Gambino
Favorite Actor: Liam Neeson
Favorite Month: May
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Salmon
Favorite Outdoor Activities: Hiking & Rock Climbing
Favorite Purdue Building: Wiley Dining Court
Favorite Big City: Portland
Unique Travel Locale: Hawaii
Country She'd Like to Visit: Spain
Another Sport She Enjoys: Tennis
Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2011 Win vs. Colorado
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Lauren Herbers, Communication
Furry Friend: Chow, Chow-Chow/Lab Mix
SOPHOMORE / 2012 Academic All-Big Ten... Hairston started all 19 games, one of only two Boilers to do so... has now started the first 39 games of her college career as the only Purdue player to start every game the last two seasons... led the team and ranked seventh in the Big Ten with eight assists... also scored four goals, including the game-winner in the first two games of the season... setup seven goals in the span of four games, tallying two assists in three consecutive games during that stretch... while becoming the fifth player in program history to record an assist in four consecutive games, she was the first Boiler with three multi-assist games in the same season, much less in three straight games... goals included the game-winner against Toledo and the golden goal in the OT win versus Eastern Illinois during the season-opening weekend... after also scoring the lone goal in the in the 1-0 win at Toledo in 2011, she became the first player to score the game-winner in back-to-back season openers... also the first player to account for the Boilers' first goal in back-to-back years since 2002 and 2003... teamed up with Hadley Stuart for two goals in a span of 48 seconds against Toledo, a Purdue record until it was broken by Jordan Pawlik a week later... assisted on goals by Chinyelu Asher, Hadley Stuart, Jordan Pawlik and Taylor Niewoit... logged 90-plus minutes six times, going the distance against Nebraska, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State and Indiana... Purdue is 7-1-2 when she has scored a goal during her career.
FRESHMAN / 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 19)... Illini/Boilermaker Cup All-Tournament Team... Hairston started all 20 games, one of only four Boilers to do so... became the first freshman to start every game since 2008 and only the seventh to do so since 2000... ranked second on the team with six goals and four assists, scoring against Toledo, Colorado, Indiana State, Michigan State, Iowa and Northwestern... accounted for the game-winning goal in the first two victories of the year: the season-opener at Toledo and the first home night game against Colorado... became only the third freshman in program history to account for the team's first two game-winners... also accounted for a game-winner at Northwestern... with her goals against MSU in the Big Ten opener and Iowa, she joined Katie Leinert as the only players in program history to account for Purdue's first two goals of the conference season... became the sixth player in program history to score her collegiate debut, as well as the fifth freshman to account for Purdue's first goal of a season... assisted on Alexis Tryba's goal at Missouri, Hadley Stuart's second goal in the Indiana State win, Kellie Phillips' first goal in the rivalry win with Indiana and Phillips goal at Minnesota... recorded at least one shot in 18 of the 20 games... ranked third among the field players in minutes played, logging 90-plus minutes three times... played a season-high 102 minutes in the draw with Cal State Northridge... went the distance in her collegiate debut, the season-opening win at Toledo
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB Led her team in goals and points for three straights seasons as a First Team All-Portland Interscholastic League honoree for coach Tim Copeland... first team 6A all-state performer as a senior... helped her Bridlemile club team win the 2011 Oregon State Cup championship... played for regional championship teams at both the club and ODP levels... in track and field, won the 400 meters conference title at the junior varsity level and helped the 4x400 relay team reach the 2009 6A state finals
Biographical Information
Full Name: Alexandria Hairston
Major: Psychology
Parents: John & Paige (John played baseball at Southern University)
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