{"id":17364,"date":"2019-11-22T14:53:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T19:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=17364"},"modified":"2021-03-01T16:04:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:04:12","slug":"shot-blocker-brings-international-experience-to-lady-sharks-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/shot-blocker-brings-international-experience-to-lady-sharks-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Shot Blocker Brings International Experience To Lady Sharks Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alise Markova, who traveled more than 5,000 miles to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/wbkb\/index\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Lady Sharks women\u2019s basketball team<\/span><\/a>, brings an abundance of international experience to Miami Dade College.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 6-foot-1 inch freshman forward played on Latvia\u2019s national team at the 2018 FIBA U18 Women\u2019s European Championship. She averaged 7.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a center and Latvia placed fourth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, Markova played on the FIBA U19 Women&#8217;s Basketball World Cup. She averaged 1.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17367\" style=\"width: 399px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alise-Markova-1.jpg\" alt=\"Alise Markova on the court.\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alise-Markova-1.jpg 1922w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alise-Markova-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alise-Markova-1-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alise-Markova-1-681x1024.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last Line Of Defense: Freshman forward Alise Markova is averaging 2.43 blocks per game for the Lady Sharks this season. <br \/>ALICE MORENO\/THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe feeling when you represent your country for a championship that huge, there are no words to describe it,\u201d Markova said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Markova, 19, didn\u2019t always have a natural inclination toward basketball. She didn\u2019t pick up a basketball until she was 10 but quickly fell in love with the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just couldn\u2019t live without it anymore. I had practices, games every day for the whole year,\u201d Markova said. \u201cWhenever I skipped them it felt like something was missing. It just became a part of me, of who I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After graduating from Rigas Long Distance High School in Italy in 2019, Markova said she drew interest from various schools such as New Mexico Junior College, Seward County Community College and Independence Community College both in Kansas, the University of Maine, Chicago State University, Central Michigan University and Wichita State University but decided to sign with MDC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had a lot of options but when I talked to [Lady Sharks] coach [Susan] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/more-than-just-a-basketball-coach\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Summons<\/span><\/a>, it was different than the other coaches,\u201d Markova said. \u201cShe cared about me and was actually interested in helping me become a better player.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the transition to America wasn\u2019t a seamless one for Markova. She missed her family in Latvia and was used to the cold weather, not the heat and humidity that Miami offers. Markova also wasn\u2019t accustomed to the style of basketball the Lady Sharks play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen we had the first game I was really lost. I didn&#8217;t understand what was happening because I played more combinations [in Latvia]. But here it&#8217;s more like one on one [defense],\u201d Markova said. \u201cIn the beginning, the first game definitely was my worst game. But now I think I do a great job adapting, and understand more so it&#8217;s way better now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Markova brings a diverse game to the Lady Sharks, who are 6-1. She is a solid rebounder, has a penchant for hitting three-pointers and plays tenacious defense, adding a shot blocking element to the squad. Markova showed off that skill in the preseason, blocking at least five shots in most of the team\u2019s five games, according to Summons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlise is extremely dependable. If you&#8217;re slacking off you know that she&#8217;s there to have your back. She&#8217;s a fast and aggressive shot blocker,\u201d said Lady Sharks forward Nazlah Morrow. \u201cShe&#8217;s consistent, even on her bad days she shows up, can knock down the three.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Lady Sharks first seven games, Markova is averaging 4.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.43 blocks per game and is shooting 40 percent from three-point range. She is ranked eighth in the country in blocks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe\u2019s quickly becoming a big name. She plays center at the five, we can swing her to the fourth spot, we can swing her to the three on the wing,\u201d Summons said. \u201cShe can play multiple positions, which makes her very dangerous to predict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At MDC, Markova is studying mass communications and hopes to write a book one day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like to go with the flow, so we\u2019ll see where life takes me,\u201d Markova said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks\u2019 next game is Nov. 26 versus Daytona State College at 5:30 p.m. at the Theodore R. 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