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Career Honors: (2009-10) – Named the Women’s Division II Bulletin Preseason National Player of the Year, marking the second-straight season she has garnered the award ... named British Basketball's 2009 Olympic Athlete of the Year ... named honorable-mention player of the decade by Women's Division II Bulletin.

(2008-09) – Finalist for State Farm/WBCA Division II National Player of the Year … State Farm/WBCA First-Team All-American … Daktronics Second-Team All-American … Daktronics East Region Player of the Year … Daktronics All-East Region First-Team … 2009 Northeast-10 Player of the Year … named to the 2009 NCAA Division II All-Tournament Team … WBCA Women’s Basketball Division II Player of the Month for April … selected to the All-Northeast-10 First-Team … named to the Northeast-10 Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team … named to the Northeast-10 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll … WBCA All-Northeast Region First-Team honoree … Northeast-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player … Northeast-10 All-Tournament Team selection … ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First-Team selection for the second-straight season … named the Women’s Division II Bulletin Preseason National Player of the Year … scored 149 points to set the record for most points scored in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

(2007-08) – State Farm/WBCA Division II Player of the Year and First-Team All-American … Daktronics Third-Team All-American … All-Northeast Region First-Team selection … Northeast-10 Conference and ECAC Division II Player of the Year … ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First-Team … Northeast-10 All-Academic First-Team selection … named NCAA Northeast Regional Most Outstanding Player … named to the 2008 NCAA Division II All-Tournament Team.

(2006-07) – Daktronics All-America Third-Team honoree … Kodak/WBCA Honorable-Mention All-American … First-Team Daktronics All-Northeast selection … Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year … All-Northeast-10 First-Team … Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team honoree.

School Records Held (No Less Than 24): 1. 1,000th career point in 44th career game (fastest to reach that mark); 2. 316 career steals; 3. 799 points in a single season (2008-09); 4. two 700-point seasons; 5. 14-14 FTA vs. Stonehill (3/15/08) -- single game FT% record; 6. 19 FTs made vs. Molloy (12/20/06) -- single-game FTs made record; 7. 11 steals vs. Northwood (12/30/06) -- single-game record; 8. eight 3FGs made vs. Southern New Hampshire (1/12/08) -- single-game record; 9. 182 FTs made (08-09) -- single-season record; 10. 111 steals (07-08) -- single-season record; 11. 578 points -- single-season freshman record; 12. 100 steals -- single-season freshman record; 13. 23.5 ppg (08-09) -- single-season record; 14. 23.1 ppg (06-07) -- single-season freshman record; 15. 11 NE-10 Freshman-of-the-Week awards (06-07); 16. 15 NE-10 Player-of-the-Week awards (career); 17. six NE-10 Player-of-the-Week awards as a freshman and sophomore; 18. six-straight NE-10 Freshman-of-the-Week awards (06-07); 19. three-straight NE-10 Player-of-the-Week awards (06-07); 20. two NE-10 Player-of-the-Year awards (career); 21. two Daktronics All-Northeast Region selections (career); 22. 527 FTs made in career; 23. 79 3 FGs made (08-09) -- single-season record; 24. 212 3FGs attempted (08-09) -- single-season record.

2008-09: Started all 34 games she played in … averaged a conference-best 23.5 points per game, a team-high tying 6.1 rebounds per game, 3.2 assists per game and 3.1 steals per game … scored 799 points during the season which broke her own school record for points in one season ... scored in double-figures in 33 games, including eight games with at least 30 points and 27 games with at least 20 points … shot 50.2 percent from the floor (269-of-536) for the season … shot 50 percent or better from the floor in 20 games, including the final 10 of the season … pulled down at least six rebounds in 18 games, including five games with double-digit totals … notched five double-doubles … handed out at least three assists in 18 games … swiped at least four steals in 15 games … blocked multiple shots in 11 games … logged a double-double with 34 points and 12 rebounds, while also collecting six steals and four assists versus UMass-Lowell (11/19) … had 21 points and nine rebounds at Stonehill (11/22) … had 24 points, six rebounds and five assists at Bentley (11/25) … collected 30 points and eight thefts versus Southern New Hampshire (12/6) … tossed in 27 points to go along with six rebounds versus Shippensburg (12/28) … recorded 18 points, nine rebounds three assists and five steals versus Grand Canyon (12/30) … scored 26 points against Wilmington (1/4) … had 30 points and seven boards at Saint Michael’s (1/6) … scored a season-high 37 points, while also recording seven rebounds, four assists and two steals versus Pace (1/8) … notched 33 points, nine rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks against Southern Connecticut State (1/10) … tallied a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds versus Assumption (1/20) … netted 28 points to go along with six boards while swiping five steals at Southern New Hampshire (1/29) … totaled 30 points, five assists and five steals against Stonehill (2/4) … totaled a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, while swiping four steals against American International (2/21) … tossed in 31 points and pulled down eight rebounds against Bentley (3/8) in the Northeast-10 Tournament Championship … scored 149 points in the NCAA Division II Tournament to set the record for most points scored in that tournament … had 24 points, five rebounds and six steals in the win over Stonehill (3/16) in the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship … had 30 points in the win over California (Pa.) (3/24) in the Elite Eight … tossed in 28 points in the semis versus Delta State (3/25) … logged a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds against Minnesota State-Mankato (3/27) in the national title game. Game-by-Game Statistics

2007-2008: Appeared in all 33 games as a sophomore. Became the school's single-season points leader with 758. Led the team in nearly every major offensive category, including minutes (32.4 mpg), points (23.0 ppg), rebounds (7.0 rpg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (3.4 spg). Also hit 48 percent (262-546) of her field goal attempts and 83.7 percent (180-215) of her free-throw tries. Led the Northeast-10 in points and steals per game. Reached double figures in scoring in every game for the second straight season. Began the year with 30 points and five steals against Mercy (11/17). Just missed a triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and a season-best nine steals versus Assumption (11/20). Netted a season-high 32 points against Bryant (11/25). Scored 14 points against Saint Rose (1/26) to become the program's fastest player to 1,000 points. Netted 25 points with 10 rebounds, four steals and two assists versus Saint Anselm (2/9). Named Northeast Regional Most Outstanding Player after averaging 27.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.3 assists in three games. Scored 30 or more points in four of the last five games of the year. Had 30 with five steals in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal versus Stonehill (3/15), setting a new school record by going 14-for-14 from the free-throw line. Had a 31-point, 10-rebound effort in the Regional final against Holy Family (3/17). Poured in 31 points with a career-high 18 rebounds in the Elite Eight loss to Alaska Anchorage (3/28). Game-by-Game Statistics

2006-2007: Started 25 games in her first season with the Ravens, leading the squad with 23.1 points and 32.8 minutes per game. Also posted team-high totals with 198 rebounds (7.9 rpg), 25 blocks (1.0 bpg) and 100 steals (4.0 spg). Shot 49 percent from the field (187-382) and 81.3 percent (165-203) from the free-throw line. Recorded double-figures in points in every game and had four double-doubles on the year. Began the season with a 20-point effort against Saint Michael's (11/17). Posted her first career double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds against C.W. Post (11/18). Scored 23 points in consecutive contests, adding 12 rebounds against Bryant (11/26) and a season-best 14 boards versus Pace (11/29). Poured in a season-high 39 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field and a 13-for-13 effort from the free-throw line while adding 11 rebounds, six steals and four blocks against Stonehill (12/2). Posted 37 points with 10 boards versus Saint Rose (12/9). Swiped a season-high 11 steals to complement 13 points and five assists in win over Northwood (12/30). Scored 32 points on 12-of-24 shooting and added 12 rebounds against Pace (1/31). Named Northeast-10 Player of the Week six times and was an 11-time Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week honoree. Game-by-Game Statistics

International: Product of the Great Britain women's national team system ... played for Great Britain in the 2009 World University Games this past summer … she concluded the University Games ranked third among tournament leaders in scoring with 18.9 points per game … she also ranked second in free-throw percentage at 92.6-percent (25-for-27), fourth in steals (2.4/gm) and sixth in three-point field goals (2.4/gm) … Leedham also averaged 5.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.9 forced fouls per game, while shooting 43-percent (45-for-105) from the field, including 17-of-43 (40%) from three-point range. Named to the Senior Women's National Team in April 2008 after leading the U-20 National Team to a bronze medal at the EuroBasket Division B Women's Championship in 2007. Averaged 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.9 assists in 24.3 minutes per game over Britain's eight EuroBasket Championship qualifiers. She shot 35.1-percent (26-for-74) from the field and converted 84.2% (32-38) of her free-throw attempts in her tournament for the full national team. Posted 16 points, hitting the winning basket at the buzzer, to go with six rebounds and four steals against Germany. Averaged 22.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.9 steals in leading Great Britain to bronze medal at 2007 U-20 Championships. Posted 26 points, seven rebounds and three assists in bronze medal game win over Portugal. Averaged 18.5 points, five rebounds, 4.3 steals and 1.8 steals at 2006 U-20 Championships. Also played for the England U-28 National Team and England's Cadette National team. Two-time Great Britain U-20 National Player of the Year.

Before Franklin Pierce: Spent two years at Cheshire Academy after graduating from Ellesmere Port Catholic High in 2004. Named the New England Prep School Player of the Year and MVP of the Class C Tournament in 2005 and was a McDonalds All-Star nominee. Boston Globe Prep All-Scholastic honoree. A two-time selection to the Class A All-Star team. In England, played for the three-time national champion Ellesmere Port Panthers.

Personal: Born December 5, 1987, in Chester, England. Daughter of Sue and Kim Leedham of Cheshire, England. Has two sisters, Jennifer and Kirsty. Jennifer is a former member of the women's basketball program at Franklin Pierce and now serves as an assistant coach for the program, while Kirsty is a junior at Caldwell College. A sports and recreation management major. Supports the Chicago Bulls and Everton Football Club. Lists Lebron James as her favorite athlete.