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  Leah Eggleton
Leah Eggleton

Player Profile
Hometown:
Fairfield, Ohio

High School:
Fairfield

Height:
5-3

Position:
Midfielder

Birthdate:
07/18/1984

Experience:
4L


EGGLETON AND THE FALCONS: Helped the Falcons to the 2004 MAC Tournament title, and both the regular-season and tourney titles in 2005 ... BGSU advanced to the NCAA Championships each year ... part of the senior class that won 44 games at BG, by far the most wins over a four-year span in the history of the program ... helped the Falcons to four consecutive appearances in the MAC Tournament, after the team had never made back-to-back trips before.

CAREER: Finished her BG career with five goals, 18 assists and 28 points ... ended her tenure ranked fourth in career assists and 11th in points ... for fifth in assists and fifth in career points ... played in 75 matches, making a total of 61 starts.

Falcons (left to right) Molly Bremen, Leah Eggleton, Lindsay Carter and Megan Rapp celebrate after winning the 2005 MAC Tournament title


2005: Played in 21 matches, starting 17 ... missed two contests due to injury ... an Academic All-MAC selection ... earned BGSU's "Hustle" Award for the third-straight season ... that award is given to the player who shows a consistent enthusiasm for the game and a tremendous work ethic, both at practice and during games ... had six points on the season, on two goals and two assists ... scored the overtime winner on a spectacular volley vs. Eastern Illinois ... also scored in the Falcons' home win over Buffalo ... had assists against Northern Arizona and Northern Illinois ... started all 11 MAC matches.

2004: An All-MAC Second-Team selection ... also named to All-Ohio Second Team ... earned two team awards for 2004, being named MVP in the midfield and also garnering the team's "Hustle" Award ... played in 20 matches, with 15 starts ... tied for fifth on the team with nine points, all on assists ... her nine helpers led the Falcons and tied the school's single-season record ... missed the season's first four matches due to injury, then came off the bench for the next three ... first points of the season came at Eastern Michigan, as she assisted on both BG goals ... that began a four-match assist streak ... had helpers vs. Cleveland State, Akron and Miami in that stretch ... other assists came vs. Kent State, Buffalo, Western Michigan and Central Michigan (MAC Tournament final) ... had eight assists in a nine-match span, starting with the EMU contest ... named to the MAC's Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive year.

2003: Played in 17 matches, making 14 starts ... missed the other six contests due to injury ... earned BGSU's "Hustle" Award ... despite the injuries, still finished fifth on the team in scoring, with her eight points including goals in back-to-back matches, vs. Ohio State and in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinal win at Eastern Michigan ... also added four assists on the year, tying her for fourth on the team ... one assist came in the league tourney championship match at Western Michigan ... had a total of two assists in the first 12 matches in which she played ... finished the year, however, with six points in her final five contests (two goals and two assists) ... named to the MAC's Academic Honor Roll.

2002: Played in 17 matches, making 15 starts ... had five points on a goal and three assists ... had a goal and an assist in her first career start, vs. Detroit ... also had assists against Toledo (on the match-winning goal) and Ball State ... after coming off the bench in the season opener, started the next 14 contests, before missing the Valparaiso match due to injury ... returned for the Buffalo match, then broke her nose in practice and missed the next four matches ... returned to play in the final match, at Miami ... named to all-tourney team at Ohio State.

High School: Earned four letters at Fairfield ('02) under coach Mark Wineberg ... helped the Indians to three Greater Miami Conference titles and one runner-up finish ... the team MVP as a senior, when she also earned first-team honors to the All-GMC, all-city and all-county squads ... had seven goals in each of her last two years ... team earned two district titles and one regional title during her tenure ... an All-Academic Team selection each year ... team went 52-17-12 overall and 31-4-5 in the league during her four years ... also earned one letter each in basketball and bowling.

Personal: Leah Jo Eggleton was born July 18, 1984, in Oxford, Ohio ... early childhood education major who finished with a 3.84 cumulative GPA ... daughter of Steve Eggleton and Connie Minnick ... has an older sister.

LEAH EGGLETON - BGSU CAREER STATISTICS
YearGP/GSShotsG-A=Pts.
200217/1520 1- 3= 5
200317/14302- 4= 8
200420/15230- 9= 9
200521/17212- 2= 6
TOTALS75/61945-18=28