IRVING, TEXAS (November 28, 2016) -- Following the first win of the season for FIU on Sunday over Robert Morris, Panther freshman Alexis Gordon (Palm Bay, Florida / Covenant Christian HS) was named Monday the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, announced by the league office.
 
Gordon scored a season-high 21 points in her first career start last Tuesday night at home against Georgetown and was named to the All-Tournament Team of the FIU Thanksgiving Tournament on Sunday, following FIU's victory and overtime loss on Friday in Miami. Gordon nailed six three-point baskets, a team season-high, and added six assists in 39 minutes against the Hoyas on Tuesday. She played 44 minutes in the overtime loss to undefeated Weber State Friday, adding eight rebounds with her 16 points.
 
During the week, she was 10-for-23 (.435) from three-point range, and actually shot a higher percentage from three than from the field overall (.412) while averaging 39.7 minutes per game for the week. She is the team's leading scorer, averaging 12 points per game, also leading the squad with 14 made treys and a 42.4 percent clip from long range. She leads the team with 37.4 minutes per game through five contests.
 
Gordon's honor marks the first Freshman of the Week for the program since current Panther Kiandre'a Pound won the award on February 23, 2015.
 
FIU will travel to Tampa, Florida, to tangle with USF Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and at the FIU Football Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.