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CAREER
 
Concludes her Columbia career ranked No. 2 in school history in both career low scoring average (75.90) and career low scoring average vs. par (4.10) … Also ranked among school’s career leaders in par or better rounds (No. 4, six), finish percentage (No. 4, 67.8%), counting scores (No. 15, 46 counters), and birdies (No. 7, 109) … Ranked among season all-time leaders in scoring average, scoring average vs. par, par or better rounds, rounds played, birdies (No. 4 with 52, in 2021-22), par-3 scoring, and par-4 scoring … Has led the Lions in scoring average in two of her three seasons at Columbia … Her 68 in the first round of the Princeton Invitational ranks as the No. 3 lowest round in school history and her 142 at the 2019 Dartmouth Invitational ranks as the No. 3 lowest 36-hole score.
 
2021-22
 
As a senior, named a team co-captain … Season stroke average of 76.17 in 2021-22 ranks as the second-highest on the squad and as the eighth lowest in school history for a season … Her 52 season birdies rank fourth in school history for a season … Florio’s season-low of 68 and 4-under-par score at Princeton in 2021-22 ranks as the third lowest round in school history … Finished in 20^th place at Ivy League Championship (April 22-24) with a 16-over-par 74-78-80-232 … Placed eighth at the Ford Invitational (Feb. 26) with an eight-over-par 79-73-152 … Took 12^th at the Yale Invitational (Oct. 9-10) at 10-over-par 77-74-72-223 … Finished tied for eighth place at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 25-26) with a two-over-par 68-76-74-218 … Registered a seventh place finish in season opener at Boston College Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21) with a six-over-par 77-70-75-222.
 
2020-21
 
Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20
 
As a sophomore, led the Lions with a 74.80 stroke average (748 strokes in 10 rounds), top-5 finishes (1), top-10 finishes (1), and under par/par rounds (three) … Placed in the top-25 as an individual two times on year … Registered team’s low round score for the year, a career-low 70 at the Dartmouth Invitational … Registered team’s highest individual finish of the season, a third-place finish at the Dartmouth Invitational (Sept. 14-15) in which she shot a 72-70-142  … Topped the Lions in fall stroke average (73.43) … Also registered a 13^th place finish with a 71-73-76-220 (+7) at the Yale Intercollegiate (Oct. 4-6) … Placed 34^th at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 28-29) with a 76-76-152 (+8).
 
2018-19
 
As a first-year, led the Lions with a 76.18 stroke average (1,295 strokes in 17 rounds), top-10 performances (two) and top-25 performances (five) … Led Lions in the spring with a 76.00 stroke average … Tied for 13^th at the Ivy League Championship with a 14-over-par 77-77-76-230 … Led the Lions and finished in sixth place at the Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (March 16-17) after shooting a four-over-par 75-73-148 … Tied for 10^th at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational (Oct. 20-21) at 11-over-par 74-76-74-224 … Tied for fourth at the Richmond MatchUp (Oct. 13-14) at three-over-par 75-72-147 … Her 72 marked a season low round.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2018 graduate of Cranston West High School, where she played four years of girls and Co-Ed golf for Head Coach Joe Salimeno … Qualified for the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur … Four-time First Team All-State Girls selection … Four-time First Team All-State Co-Ed Golf Central Division honoree …. Won the 2017 Rhode Island Girls Golf State Championship as an individual with a 79, tied for sixth in the Boy’s State Championships, then won back-to-back junior events, the World Series of Golf and the New England Junior PGA Championship … Named the 2017 Providence Journal All-State Girls Golf Player of the Year … Two-time Cranson Herald Golfer of the Year (2016, 2017) … Earned 2017 Rhode Island Golf Coaches Association First Team All-State in boys division … Named a WPRI Hometown Hero … Three-year team captain … Earned 2016 AJGA Transmerica Junior Scholastic Honor Roll honors … Voted Golfer of the Year by the Cranston Herald as a sophomore … Placed sixth out of 121 in the Boy’s State Championship as a freshman … Member of the National Honor Society … Involved in a variety of community service activities including teaching religious education to third graders at her church and volunteering at the Girls Independent Golf League by mentoring and coaching young girls in Rhode Island Massachusetts … Home golf course is Alpine Country Club … Involved in a variety of community service activities … Involved with the Girl’s Independent Golf League, whose goal is to help make golf more fun for girls and facilitates more of a team experience for youth players … Began a leadership program at her high school entitled Mission I’m Possible, with the purpose to help empower and develop leadership skills in students throughout her community … Also served as a mentor and coach for a Sunday night girl’s golf league for girls ages 7-14.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Alexis Margaret Florio on June 11, 2000 in Providence, R.I. … Daughter of Peter and Denise Florio … Father graduated from Boston College and mother attended Bryant … Hails from an athletic family as her father played golf at Boston College and mother played both basketball and volleyball at Bryant … Nickname is Lex or Lexi … Hobbies and interests include yoga, travel, finding local eateries and new places … Writes lefthanded but plays golf righthanded … Began playing golf as a 12-year-old … Loves golf because each shot is different and one can play so many different courses, which allows an individual to travel to unique places … Favorite sports memory was playing in the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur … Favorite food is her mother’s gravy and calzones … Favorite sports figure: Tom Brady … Has completed a 200-hour Basic EMT course and is currently in the process of preparing for her national registry exam … Chose Columbia because of the opportunity to compete on the women’s golf team, play for Head Coach Amy Weeks and attend one of the greatest institutions in one of the greatest cities in the world … Fell in love with the campus the first time she visited … Committed to Columbia in March, 2018 … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in English and Comparative Literature.
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

	No.	No.	Avg.	vs.	Natl	Low	In	Par or	Fin.		Best
Season	Tour	Rds	Score	Par	Rating	Round	60s	Better	Pct.	Wins	Finish
2018-19	7	17.0	76.18	4.35	637	72	0	1	62.2%	0	4th
2019-20	4	10.0	74.80	3.10	443	70	0	3	70.4%	0	T3rd
2020-21	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021-22	9	24.0	76.17	4.33	622	68	1	2	70.3%	0	T5th
Career	20	51.0	75.90	4.10	--	68	1	6	67.8%	0	T3rd

 
2018-19 SEASON

Tournament Name	Date	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To Par	Finish
Princeton Invitational	Sept. 29-30	84	75	--	--	159	+15	T53rd
Bettie Lou Evans Invitational	Oct. 5-7	76	77	77	--	230	+14	T51st
Richmond MatchUp	Oct. 13-14	75	72	--	--	147	+3	T4th
Lady Blue Hen Invitational	Oct. 20-21	74	76	74	--	224	+11	T10th
FAU Winter WarmUp	Feb. 17-18	81	76	--	--	157	+13	T22nd
Low Country Intercollegiate	March 16-17	75	73	--	--	148	+4	6th
Ivy League Championship	April 19-21	77	77	76	--	230	+14	T13th

 
2019-20 SEASON

Tournament Name	Date	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To Par	Finish
Dartmouth Invitational	Sept. 14-15	72	70	--	--	142	-2	T3rd
Princeton Invitational	Sept. 28-29	76	76	--	--	152	+8	T34th
Yale Intercollegiate	Oct. 4-6	71	73	76	--	220	+7	T13th
FAU Winter Warm-Up	Feb. 10-11	81	79	74	--	234	+18	T53rd

 
2021-22 SEASON

Tournament Name	Date	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To Par	Finish
Boston College Intercollegiate	Sept. 20-21	77	70	75	--	222	+6	7th
Princeton Invitational	Sept. 25-26	68	76	74	--	218	+2	T8th
Yale Invitational	Oct. 9-10	77	74	72	--	223	+10	12th
St. John’s Invitational	Oct. 25	73	--	--	--	73	+2	T5th
Columbia Classic	Feb. 13-14	79	73	83	--	235	+19	T48th
Ford Invitational	Feb. 26	79	73	--	--	152	+8	8th
Low Country Intercollegiate	March 19-20	76	76	81	--	233	+17	T27th
Hoya Invitational	April 9-10	80	75	85	--	240	+24	T38th
Ivy League Championship	April 22-24	74	78	80	--	232	+16	T20th