Women's Basketball Archive 2006-07
Leedham Leads Great Britain to Bronze Medal at FIBA U20 European Championship
July 23, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (July 23, 2007) – Franklin Pierce University All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) led Great Britain to a bronze medal finish at the FIBA U-20 Women’s European Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania this weekend.
Leedham Leads Great Britain to FIBA U20 European Championship Semifinals
July 20, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (July 20, 2007) – Franklin Pierce University All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) led Great Britain to a 76-66 victory over Poland in the quarterfinal round of the FIBA U-20 Women’s European Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania this morning.
Leedham Starring at FIBA U20 European Women’s Championship
July 17, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (July 17, 2007) – Franklin Pierce University All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) is off to a tremendous start at the FIBA U-20 Women’s European Championships being held at in Druskininkai, Lithuania, July 13-22.
Leedham Voted to Daktronics All-America Third Team
March 22, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (March 22, 2007) – Franklin Pierce women’s basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has earned Daktronics All-America third team honors, as selected by Division II sports information directors across the country. She has also collected Kodak/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-America accolades as well.
Leedham Named Kodak/WBCA All-America Finalist
March 08, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (March 8, 2007) – Franklin Pierce women’s basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named one of five Region I finalists for the 2007 Kodak/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II All-America Team, the WBCA announced today, in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company.
Leedham Earns Daktronics All-Region Honors
March 07, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (March 7, 2007) – Franklin Pierce women’s basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has earned first team Daktronics All-Northeast Region honors as selected by the sports information directors from the region’s three Conferences. Leedham is now eligible for Daktronics All-America selection to be announced in conjunction with the NCAA Division II “Elite Eight” in Kearney, Neb.
Leedham Collects Trio of NE-10 Honors
March 01, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (March 1, 2007) – Franklin Pierce women’s basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has collected a trio of end of the season awards from the Northeast-10 Conference, announced at its annual women’s basketball banquet in New Haven, Conn., this evening. Leedham has been selected as the Northeast-10’s Freshman of the Year and has also earned a spot on the All-NE-10 first team as well as the Conference’s All-Rookie team, as selected by a vote of the Northeast-10’s head coaches.
2007 NE-10 TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND #9 Assumption Rallies Past #8 Franklin Pierce, 64-56
February 25, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (February 25, 2007) – Ninth-seeded Assumption College came back from as much as 17-points down late in the first half and a nine-point second half deficit in claiming a 64-56 victory over eighth-seeded Franklin Pierce in first round action of the 2007 Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball championships, presented by Anaconda Sports, at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce and Assumption to Square Off for Second-Straight Year
February 24, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (February 24, 2007) – Franklin Pierce and Assumption College will tangle for the second-straight year in first round action of the Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball championship, presented by Anaconda Sports, at the Fieldhouse on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Franklin Pierce Holds Off Saint Michael’s, 73-69, in OT
February 20, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (February 20, 2007) – Franklin Pierce rounded out the regular season with a 73-69 overtime victory against Saint Michael’s College in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Fieldhouse tonight.
Merrimack Clips Franklin Pierce, 72-70
February 17, 2007
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (February 17, 2007) – Merrimack College remains in the hunt for a playoff spot and locked Franklin Pierce into eighth place with a 72-70 victory in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Volpe Center this afternoon.
Leedham Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week for 11th Time
February 12, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (February 12, 2007) – Franklin Pierce women’s basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference’s Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
Saint Anselm Edges Franklin Pierce, 54-53
February 10, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (February 10, 2007) – Sophomore Meredith Amyot (Ashford, Conn./E.O. Smith) drained a jumper with 2.4-seconds to play to lift Saint Anselm College to a 54-53 victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked eighth in this week’s NCAA Division II Northeast Regional rankings, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
Raven Rookie Johannah Leedham Excels
February 07, 2007
By Stephen Zerdelian Special to CSTV.com Johannah Leedham hails from Ellesmere Port, an industrial town of about 64,000 residents located in the northwest of England, not far from Liverpool. Basketball is hardly the sport of choice for most young athletes in that part of the world but for Leedham and her sisters, it's hoops that have taken hold.
Bryant Shoots Past Franklin Pierce, 78-65
February 06, 2007
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (February 6, 2007) – Bryant University, ranked ninth in the most recent NCAA Division II Northeast Regional poll, extended its winning streak to six games with a key 78-65 victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked sixth in the region, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Chace Wellness Center this evening.
Leedham Earns Both NE-10 Weekly Honors for Sixth Time
February 05, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. (February 5, 2007) – Franklin Pierce women’s basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference’s Co-Player as well as Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.