Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Greenville, S.C. |
High School: | Christ Church Episcopal |
Position: | G |
Major: | Molecular, cellular, and developmental biology |
Residential College: | Davenport |
CAREER: Has appeared in 19 games in her Yale career with five starts … In her freshman season, Latham played a total of 378 minutes, averaging 19.9 minutes per game … Scored 129 points, averaging 6.8 points per game … Shot 39-for-109 (.358) from the field, 8-for-25 (.320) from 3-point range, and 43-for-51 (.843) from the free-throw line … Recorded 53 rebounds, including 22 offensive rebounds and 31 defensive rebounds, averaging 2.8 rebounds per game … Tallied 31 assists, including a career-high 10 assists in her Yale debut, along with 17 steals and six blocks.
2012-13 Season: Missed entire season due to injury.
2011-12 Season: Appeared in 19 games with five starts … Missed nine games, including eight due to a concussion suffered during the game at Florida State on Dec. 28 … Averaged 6.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game … Finished second on the team in free-throw shooting percentage (.843, 43-for-51) … Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 20 after back-to-back 10-point games against Dartmouth (Feb. 17) and Harvard (Feb. 18) … Matched a career-high 12 points behind 8-for-9 from the free-throw line in the loss vs. Boston University on Dec. 7 … Recorded a career-high 12 points behind a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line in the win at Houston on Nov. 25 … Scored eight points and dished out a career-high 10 assists in her Yale debut vs. Holy Cross on Nov. 11.
At Christ Church Episcopal School: Captained the Cavaliers in her junior and senior seasons … Team’s Most Valuable Player in her junior and senior seasons … Led the Cavaliers to the South Carolina Class A state championship in 2009 and 2010 … Averaged more than 27 points per game in her senior season … Became first player in school history to record more than 2,000 career points … Earned selection to the All-Region, All-County First Team, and All-State teams in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … S.C. Coaches Association of Womens’ Sports A Player of the Year and All-Region Player of the Year in each of her final three seasons … Greenville County Player of the Year as a senior … Region 2-A Female Athlete of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Resident of Davenport College ... Daughter of Tom and Gina Latham ... Full name is Alexandra Hayden Latham ... Hayden's sister Katherine is a 2012 Yale graduate (Davenport College).