Defensive
Specialist
5-10 • Senior
Grafton, Ohio
Midview High
School
At Youngstown State
In her fourth season at Youngstown State... Versatile athlete...
Solid offensive and defensive player.
2008 | Junior
Appeared in 27 matches and played in 90 sets... started 14 matches - 12 at defensive
specialist and two on the right side... finished with 16 kills, five aces and one
bock assist for 21.5 points... had a career-high 177 digs, which ranked fifth on
the squad... her previous top total in digs was 28 as a sophomore... set a
career high with three aces against UIC (9/19)... reached double figures in digs
five times and had at least eight in nine matches... led the Penguins in digs
twice... her season high of 16 digs
came against Milwaukee (10/11)... had 15 digs a day later against Green Bay
(10/12)... her block assist came at Ohio State (8/30)... had a season-high four
kills twice - vs. Elon at the Robert Morris Invitational (9/12) and vs. UIC
(9/19)... had four assists at Pitt (10/14) and at Loyola (10/17) to tie her career
high.
2007 | Sophomore
Appeared in 28 matches with 13
starts... Played in 101 sets...
Recorded 34 kills, 25 assists and
302 digs... Averaged 2.99 digs per
game... Posted double-figures in
digs 13 times... Recorded 18 digs in
back-to-back matches against Butler
(9/14) and Wright State (9/15)...
Posted a season-high seven kills
with 15 digs against Canisius
(9/8)... Collected 19 digs against
Kent State (9/7)... Was credited
with 24 digs against Robert Morris
(9/1)... Tallied a career-high 29
digs against La Salle (8/24).
2006 | Freshman
Appeared on 15 matches with three
starts... Played in 29 games... Recorded 10 kills, 11 digs and five
blocks... Recorded three kills in a five-game win over Wright State
(11/4) against West Virginia (10/15)... Posted kills against IUPUI
(8/26), Butler (11/3), Cleveland State (11/10) and Milwaukee
(11/17).
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner at Midview High School and named team
captain as a senior... Named to the Lorain County All-Stars...
Earned Midview Most Valuable Player honors... Named first-team
All-Lorain County... Collected first-team all-district and West
Shore all-conference laurels... Also played basketball at Midview...
Helped Midview to the 2003 West Shore Conference title in 2003.
Personal
Recipient of the 2008-09 Dr. Irma J. D'Antonio Scholarship... Daughter of Carl and Brenda Leslie...
Has a sister, Cari, who played for YSU
from 2003-06... Major is nursing... Born 12/8/88. |