Lyde-Cajuste and Alexander Named Orange Scholar-Athletes of the Week
12/4/2012 2:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Senior forward Matt Lyde-Cajuste (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.) of the men's basketball team and senior center Kayla Alexander (Milton, Ontario) of the women's basketball team are the Syracuse University Orange Scholar-Athletes for the week of December 3, 2012.
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Lyde-Cajuste has seen action in four games this season, recording three rebounds. Last season, he played in ten contests for the Orange. He has been a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in two semesters at SU, and was selected to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2010. He is majoring in mechanical engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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Alexander is the leading the team in scoring and rebounding with 156 points and 68 rebounds, averaging 19.5 points per game. She has posted double-digit points in each contest in 2012, following a standout season in 2011, where she finished 19th in the national and first in the BIG EAST with 2.6 blocked shots per game.
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She has been a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester at SU and a member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team across all three years.
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She is dual majoring in French and social studies education in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education.
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Lyde-Cajuste and the #4/4 ranked men's basketball team will be in action on Thursday, Dec. 6 against Long Beach State at 8 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Alexander and the rest of Orange women's basketball team will face off against Wagner on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.Â
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Lyde-Cajuste has seen action in four games this season, recording three rebounds. Last season, he played in ten contests for the Orange. He has been a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in two semesters at SU, and was selected to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2010. He is majoring in mechanical engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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Alexander is the leading the team in scoring and rebounding with 156 points and 68 rebounds, averaging 19.5 points per game. She has posted double-digit points in each contest in 2012, following a standout season in 2011, where she finished 19th in the national and first in the BIG EAST with 2.6 blocked shots per game.
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She has been a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester at SU and a member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team across all three years.
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She is dual majoring in French and social studies education in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education.
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Lyde-Cajuste and the #4/4 ranked men's basketball team will be in action on Thursday, Dec. 6 against Long Beach State at 8 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Alexander and the rest of Orange women's basketball team will face off against Wagner on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.Â
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