2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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5 Melissa Leet

5 Melissa Leet

  • Position:
    Center
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Palmer, Alaska
  • Major:
    Music Education
  • Highschool:
    Portage HS (Wis.)

Summary

Biography

2021-22 (Grad): Appeared in all 30 games with all 30 as a starter...Named to the Summit League's All-Defensive Team...Finished first in the Summit League in total blocks (67) and an average of 2.2 per game...Finished tied for 24th in the country for total blocked shots with 67...Finished tied for 24th in the country for blocked shots per game with 2.23...Finished tenth in the Summit League for rebounds with an average of 6.2 per game...Reached a career-high in blocks with nine against Oral Roberts (Jan. 20)...Pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Oral Roberts (Jan. 20)...Reached her initial single-game career high in points with 19 against Montana (Nov. 18) but beat that single-game career high by netting 22 points against St. Thomas (MN) to lead all players to a victory (Jan. 15)...Went 8-for-10 from the free-throw line against South Dakota (Jan. 29)...Earned first double-double with ten rebounds and 16 points at Detroit Mercy (Dec. 18)...Netted 17 points and secured ten rebounds against Denver (Jan. 8) to earn her second double-double of the season...Secured 13 double figure games.

2020-21 (Senior): Made 17 appearances with five starts...Finished third in The Summit League in total blocks (18)...Recorded season high 18 points at South Dakota State (Jan. 23)...Scored 13 points at Wisconsin (Dec. 13)...Blocked four shots at North Dakota State (Dec. 16).

2019-20 (Junior): Made 20 appearances with nine starts...Missed 10 games with hand injury, sustained in practice prior to the Omaha game in Grand Forks (Jan. 9)...Finished third in The Summit League in total blocks (51) and led all players with 2.5 per game...Despite missing 10 games, finished 60th in the country blocks; ranked amongst the top-5 in total blocks and blocks per game in the nation prior to injury...Stuffed three-or-more shots 11 times...Led the nation in blocks (28) entering Thanksgiving trip to South Carolina...Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds at Arizona to lead all players in the game (Nov. 5)...Recorded first career double-double at South Carolina State (Nov. 29), recording 13 points and 11 boards...Scored 15 points with seven blocks at SMU (Dec. 9)...Made return to the lineup versus South Dakota State (Feb. 20), scoring six points in the effort...Blocked four shots at No. 18/12 South Dakota (Feb. 27)...Contributed eight points at Omaha (Feb. 27) to aid in UND's final win of the season...Made a pair of three-pointers at Milwaukee (Dec. 21)...Had an inside-out presence at SCSU, dishing four assists (Nov. 29).

2018-19 (Sophomore): Appeared in 26 games off the bench...Finished third on the team in blocks...Recorded season-bests in points(9), field goals (4), rebounds (6), assists (3), blocks (4) and minutes (20) versus Omaha (Jan. 9)...Also accounted for nine points at Fort Wayne (Feb. 28)...Sunk two treys at Illinois State, finishing with six points (Nov. 14)...Dished three assists at South Dakota State (Feb. 9).

2017-18 (Freshman): Played in 22 games in an increasingly significant role off the bench...After logging just 2.5 minutes per game in the first half of the season, finished the final 15 games averaging over 10 minutes a contest...Scored first career points at Weber State, going 4-for-8 from the floor and adding a career-high seven rebounds (Jan. 13)...Later, had an 11-point outburst against Idaho (Jan. 27), hitting a pair of threes...Rejected three shots at Montana State (Feb. 1)...Tallied 16 blocks for the season...Academic All-Big Sky...Earned first varsity letter. 

Before UND: A 2017 graduate of Portage (Wis.) High School...Earned 10 varsity letters as a prep combined in basketball, track, tennis and volleyball...Ranked in the top five in the state in blocks at over four per game as a senior...Her 86.1 free-throw percentage was in the top 10 in the state...Three-time all-conference honorable mention.

Personal: Daughter of Chuck and Karen Leet...Music Education major...Father played basketball at South Dakota School of Mines while mother was a basketball athlete at Wisconsin-Whitewater...Plans on becoming a band director in her career.

SINGLE GAME HIGHS THROUGH 2021-22:
Points: 22 at St. Thomas (MN) (Jan. 15, 2022)
Rebounds: 13 at Arizona (Nov. 5, 2019)
Assists: 6 at Detroit Mercy (Dec. 18, 2022)
Steals: 4 vs. Montana (Nov. 18, 2022)
Blocks: 9 at Oral Roberts (Jan. 20, 2022)
FG Made: 10 at St. Thomas (MN) (Jan. 15, 2022)
FG Attempts: 16 vs. Montana (Nov. 18, 2022)
3FG Made: 2 (4x) last at Oral Roberts (Jan. 20, 2022)
3FG Attempts: 5 at Illinois State (Nov. 14, 2018)
FT Made: 8 vs. South Dakota (Jan. 29, 2022)
FT Attempts: 10 vs. South Dakota (Jan. 29, 2022)

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2017-18Freshman

    Center
    6'5"
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Sophomore

    Center
    6'5"
    5
  • 5

    2019-20Junior

    Center
    6'6"
    5
  • 5

    2020-21Senior

    Center
    6'6"
    5
  • 5

    2021-22Senior

    Center
    6'6"
    5