2002-03: A first team All-NCC selection... second straight season being selected to the NCC Wells Fargo Finals All-Tournament team... played in all 32 games for the Sioux, starting in a career high 28 of them and averaged 23.5 minutes per game... her 6.9 rebounds per game led the team and ranked her seventh in the conference... ranked third on the team scoring 12.9 points a contest, which placed her 11th in the conference... set three career highs: points scored (26), field goals (12) and field goals attempted (17) in UND’s 95-75 win over Nebraska-Omaha (2/1/03)... also played a career high 38 minutes in the 91-84 overtime loss to North Dakota State... tied three other career highs; 3-point field goals (3 vs. Southwest State, 11/23/03), 3-point field goals attempted (4 vs. Northern Colorado, 3/4/03) and assists (7 vs. Northern Colorado, 3/4/03)... recorded two double-doubles on the season, scoring 12 and pulling down 14 rebounds against MSU, Mankato (1/10/03) and a 26-point, 15-rebound performance against Nebraska-Omaha (2/1/03)... scored in double-digits in 25 of the 32 games she played in... scored 20 or more points in four games including a 24-point effort in the NCC Wells Fargo Finals Championship game against South Dakota State.
2001-02: Honorable mention All-NCC... NCC Wells Fargo Finals All-Tournament team... played in all 29 games, starting 25 times and averaging 23.1 minutes per game... finished third in scoring (10.4 ppg) and second in rebounding (6.2 rpg)... shot 51.2 percent for the season to rank second on the team... shot 15-of-40 (.375) from 3-point range and 73.4 percent from the free throw line... finished second behing Mary Perrizo with 76 assists... shot 58.6 percent at home, including games of 7-for-9 against MSU, Moorhead (12/21/01), 6-for-7 against MSU, Mankato (1/19/02) and 8-for-10 against Morningside (2/8/02)... hit 8-of-8 free throws versus Morningside (2/8/02) and 10-of-12 against South Dakota State in the regular season finale... had four double-figure rebounding game, with a season-high 16 against Augustana (2/22/02) and 15 in the Wells Fargo Finals semifinal win over North Dakota State (3/1/02)... had a career-high seven assists in home win over St. Cloud State (1/18/02)... scored in double figures 17 times, with highs of 24 versus Morningside (2/8/02), 21 versus MSU, Moorhead (12/21/01) and 20 against Nebraska-Omaha (12/30/01)... finished third in the NCC (league play) in field goal percentage (.511), ninth in free throw percentage (.783) and 12th in rebounding (6.7 rpg).
2000-01: Played in 32 games coming off the bench, averaging 12.5 minutes per game... averaged 3.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... played a season-high 20 minutes versus South Dakota State (12/8/00)... had season-highs in assists (five) and steals (four) against Minnesota-Crookston (12/21/00)... had a season-high 13 points versus Central Oklahoma (11/25/00)... hit four-of-five field goals, three-of-three 3-point field goals and two-of-two free throws in that game... grabbed seven rebounds against MSU, Mankato (2/16/01)... had six rebounds three times.
High School: A 2000 graduate of Minnetonka High School... four-year basketball letterwinner... three-year All-Classic Lake Conference selection... team MVP as a senior... all-state as a junior and senior ... a Minnesota Basketball News third team All-State selection... played in the Minnesota State High School All-Star game... averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game, shooting 52 percent from the field as a senior... led MHS in scoring, rebounding, steals and minutes played... Minnetonka High Athlete of the Year in 2000... also a three-year soccer letterwinner and two-year track and field letterwinner... earned all-conference honors in track and field, placing third in the conference in the long and triple jump.
Personal: Born June 2, 1982... daughter of Gordon and Martina Leighton... a physical education major.
