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Dana Leslie

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.

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