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Senior
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| Hometown:
Wilbraham, Mass.
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| High School:
Minnechaug Regional
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| Height:
6-4
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| Position:
Center
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2002-03 (Junior)
Played in 28 games with five starts…Played in 15 BIG EAST games…Averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest...Averaged 14.4 minutes per game…In conference games, averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds…Started all three NCAA Tournament games, collecting 15 points and eight rebounds…Scored a season-high 10 points against Seton Hall…Collected a season-high six rebounds at Purdue…Shot over 50 percent from the field and over 80 percent from the free throw line.
2001-02 (Sophomore)
Played in 21 games, including 10 BIG EAST games…Averaged 2.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 12.0 minutes per game…Set all new career highs during the season, including 11 points against Syracuse and six rebounds against West Virginia…Played 24 minutes against Tennessee and scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting…Scored in double figures once…Collected 12 blocks and nine assists.
2000-01 (Freshman)
Appeared in 17 games...Averaged 0.6 points and 0.7 rebounds per game…Appeared in all but three BIG EAST contests…Recorded her first collegiate points and rebound against Dartmouth...Made her first collegiate basket against St. John’s and grabbed three rebounds in eight minutes...Played a career-high 20 minutes at Georgetown...Against Notre Dame, matched up against her sister, Meaghan, then a senior forward for the Irish, for the first time ever in their basketball careers...In the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament against Connecticut, scored a career-high three points and grabbed two offensive rebounds in 18 minutes.
High School
A four-year letterwinner on the basketball team at Minnechaug Regional High…Earned Street & Smith Honorable Mention All-American honors as a senior…A member of the Minnechaug team that won the state championship in 1997, 1998 and 2000…Named most valuable player of the Western Massachusetts state championship as a senior…Served as Minnechaug’s team captain in her senior year…Averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks per game as a senior…Finished her career with over 1,200 points…Also a member of the Minnechaug soccer team…A four-time all-league selection…Named team most valuable player and most improved player.
Personal
Born on October 13, 1982 in Springfield, Massachusetts…Daughter of Molly and William Leahy…Has a sister Meaghan (24), who played basketball at Notre Dame, and a brother Patrick (20)… Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as a sociology major.
Leahy’s Career Highs – All Games
Points: 11 vs. Pittsburgh (2/16/02)
FG made: 4 vs. three opponents, most recently vs. Seton Hall (2/19/03)
FG attempted: 6 vs. Vanderbilt (3/24/03)
3-pt. FG made: None
3-pt. FG attempted: None
FT made: 6 vs. Miami (1/15/03)
FT attempted: 6 vs. Miami (1/15/03)
Off. Rebounds: 3 vs. four opponents, most recently vs. Syracuse (1/18/03)
Def. Rebounds: 5 vs. two opponents, most recently vs. Purdue (12/21/02)
Total Rebounds: 6 vs. three opponents, most recently vs. Purdue (12/21/02)
Assists: 3 vs. three opponents, most recently vs. Seton Hall (2/19/03)
Steals: 2 vs. two opponents, most recently vs. Syracuse (1/18/03)
Blocks: 4 vs. Pittsburgh (2/22/03)
Minutes: 35 vs. Old Dominion (3/22/03)
Leahy’s Career Highs – BIG EAST Regular Season Games
Points: 11 vs. Syracuse (2/20/02)
FG made: 4 vs. two opponents, most recently vs. Seton Hall (2/19/03)
FG attempted: 5 vs. Pittsburgh (2/16/02)
3-pt. FG made: None
3-pt. FG attempted: None
FT made: 6 vs. Miami (1/15/03)
FT attempted: 6 vs. Miami (1/15/03)
Off. Rebounds: 3 vs. three opponents, most recently vs. Syracuse (1/18/03)
Def. Rebounds: 3 vs. West Virginia (2/12/02)
Total Rebounds: 6 vs. West Virginia (2/12/02)
Assists: 3 vs. two opponents, most recently vs. Seton Hall (2/19/03)
Steals: 2 vs. Syracuse (1/18/03)
Blocks: 4 vs. Pittsburgh (2/22/03)
Minutes: 29 vs. West Virginia (2/12/02)
Leahy’s 2002-03 Season Highs
Points: 10 vs. Seton Hall (2/19/03)
FG made: 4 vs. Seton Hall (2/19/03)
FG attempted: 6 vs. Vanderbilt (3/34/03)
3-pt. FG made: None
3-pt. FG attempted: None
FT made: 6 vs. Miami (1/15/03)
FT attempted: 6 vs. Miami (1/15/03)
Off. Rebounds: 3 vs. two opponents, most recently vs. Syracuse (1/18/03)
Def. Rebounds: 5 vs. Purdue (12/21/02)
Total Rebounds: 6 vs. Purdue (12/21/02)
Assists: 3 vs. two opponents, most recently vs. Seton Hall (2/19/03)
Steals: 2 vs. Syracuse (1/18/03)
Blocks: 4 vs. Pittsburgh (2/22/03)
Minutes: 35 vs. Old Dominion (3/22/03)
