Get to Know Lexi ...
At what age did you start playing soccer and how did you get into soccer?
- I started playing when I was three because my dad made me.
Is there any special meaning behind your name?
- My parents named me after a street sign.
What sport would you play if you did not play soccer and why?
- Volleyball, it looks fun.Â
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SENIOR – 2025
- All-Big 12 First Team
- United Soccer Coaches Forwards Watchlist
- Preseason All-Big 12 Team
JUNIOR – 2024
- United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Big 12 Tournament
- Big 12 All-Tournament Team
- CSC Academic All-District Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Started all 23 matches
- Led the team with nine goals
- Led the team in shots with 82; sixth most in a season in program history
- Recorded 38 shots on goal; seventh most in a season in program history
- Led the team in points with 21
- Tallied three assists
- Scored five game-winning goals, fourth most in a season in program history
- Logged 1,479 minutes; fifth on the team
- One of 11 Jayhawks to play over 1,000 minutes
SOPHOMORE – 2023
- CSC Academic All-District Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Appeared in all 18 matches (17 starts)
- Second on the team with seven points
- Attempted a team-high 46 shots, including 12 shots on goal
- Her three assists were tied for second on the team
- Tallied a season high in points (3) and shots (6) in a 3-0 vs. Arkansas State (Aug. 31)
- Scored a goal in a 4-1 win at Loyola Chicago
- Logged 1,269 minutes
- Played a season-high 90 minutes at Iowa State (Oct. 12)
FRESHMAN – 2022
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 4 + Oct. 28)
- Appeared in 20 matches (15 starts)
- Started the final 15 matches of the season
- Finished the season third on the team in goals (6) and points (15) and fourth in assists (3)
- Her six goals were the most by a Kansas freshman since Ashley Williams in 2012
- Tied for ninth-most goals (6) in the conference during the regular season, while her 15 points were tied for 10th
- Recorded 44 shots (second on the team), including 17 shots on goal (third on the team)
- Logged 1,191 minutes
- Played a season-high 75 minutes at Texas (Oct. 9)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended St. James Academy
- Leading goal scorer for her team in 2020
- Earned Class 5A All-State First Team honors
- Selected as All-EKL First Team
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Wendy and Rian Watts
- Has one sister, Sydney
- Mom, Wendy, played soccer, basketball and track at Baker University
- Dad, Rian, played soccer and inducted into the Hall of Fame at Baker University; drafted to the Wichita Wings professional soccer team
- Majoring in marketing