| Jennifer Leedham |
Height: 5'7" (1.70 m)Position: Point Guard College: Franklin Pierce (2009) Date of Birth: May 25, 1986 Nationality: British College Career: Career Highs Points 34 (2/17/07 at Merrimack) Rebounds 11 (3/14/08 vs Dominican) Assists 12 (1/8/09 vs Pace) Turnovers 11 (1/13/07 at SNHU) Blocks 2 (2x, last 1/17/09 vs New Haven) Steals 6 (2x, last 1/6/09 at St. Michael’s) 2008 - 2009: NE - 10 player of the week 1/19/09 Division II East Region Second Team All - NCAA Women's Basketball DII Tournament Team All NE - 10 Second Team NE- 10 Defensive Player of the Year Helped lead team to the Division II NCAA Women's Basketball Championship game averaging 12.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.3 apg, and 2.3 spg. Holds 2nd place in Franklin Pierce Record Books for Career Steals with 255. Stats. 2008 - 2009 Top games 3/27/09 vs. Minnesota State (Division II NCAA Championship): 31points (five 3's), 9 assists, 4 steals. Info. 1/14/09 at College of Saint Rose: 27 points 1/17/09 vs. University of New Haven: 22p, 7ass, 6 sts, 5 rebs 2/17/07 at Merrimack: 34 points 2008 - 2009 Season Highs Points 27 (1/14 at St. Rose) Rebounds 9 (1/29 at SNHU) Off. Rebs 2 (2x, last 3/6 vs AIC) Assists 12 (1/8 vs Pace) Turnovers 10 (12/30 vs Grand Canyon) Blocks 2 (1/17 vs New Haven) Steals 6 (1/6 at St. Michael’s) Double-Doubles 1 (1/8 vs Pace) 2007 - 2008: Northeast-10 All-Conference third-team selection. Assist average of 5.3 per game ranked 17th in Division II Women's Basketball. Served as co-captain as a junior. Started 32 of 33 games on the year. Was second on the team with 18 double-digit scoring games. Ranked second on the team in scoring (10.8 points per game) and assists (130). Also was the team's second leading rebounder, averaging 4.4 rebounds per game from the guard position. Had 18 points and seven assists versus Saint Rose (12/8). Led the team in scoring with a season-high 24 points in a win over Post (12/14), hitting 11 of her 14 attempts from the field. Posted 20 points, seven assists and two steals against Southern N.H. (1/12). Named to the All- Tournament team at the NCAA Northeast Regional after averaging 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals per game in three contests. Grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds to go along with two steals and two assists in the regional quarterfinal win over Dominican (3/14). Had 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals in the regional semifinal win over Stonehill (3/15). Scored 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added five assists and two steals in the Northeast Regional final against Holy Family (3/17). 2006 - 2007: Started all 28 games for the Ravens, leading the team with 117 assists and finishing second with 12.8 points per game. Finished second on the team in minutes (31.6 mpg) and steals (72). Scored in double-digits in 21-of-28 games. Scored 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added four steals and two assists in the season-opener against Saint Michael's (11/17). Recorded a season-high nine assists against C.W. Post (11/18). Hit 7-of-13 shots for 25 points with eight assists versus Bryant (11/26). Scored 17 points and added a season-high six steals and four assists against Saint Anselm (12/15). Hit 4-of-7 three-pointers on her way to 18 points against Bryant (2/6). Set a new career- high with 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 11-of-19 from the free-throw line, against Merrimack (2/17). 2005 - 2006: Scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds in her first career game against Saint Anselm (11/15), the first of eight consecutive double-digit scoring games to begin her career. Scored 14 points while dishing out seven assists and adding four rebounds against MSU Moorhead (11/26). Just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds against Salem International (12/10). Scored 12 points on a season-best 5-of-7 shooting versus Saint Anselm (1/10). Scored a season-high 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting versus Dominican (3/10). International Career: 2006: Great Britain Women's National Team Competed in the 2006 EuroBasket Division B Championship as captain of the team. Averaged 10.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.6 steals in 31.6 minutes per game over eight contests. Totaled 23 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in 40 minutes of action in win over The Netherlands. Had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists in win over Switzerland. Also played five games for the English National Team in 2004 U- 18 European Women's Championship qualifying games. Averaged 4.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.2 steals in 22.2 minutes per game. Aspires to rejoin the Great Britain women's national team and participate in the London Olympics in 2012. |