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2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster

13 Leigha Johnson

13 Leigha Johnson

  • Position:
    Defender
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    - /
  • Hometown:
    Syracuse, N.Y.

Summary

Biography

As a Senior (2022)
Earned USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American Honors…Selected to IWLCA All-Region First Team…Named GLIAC Defender of the Year and earned First Team All-GLIAC honors…Appeared in and started 20 games…Recorded 17 ground balls…Caused 10 turnovers and won two draw controls…Forced five turnovers and grabbed four ground balls in a win over Missouri Western (3/8)...Earned back-to-back GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after wins over Davenport (3/30), Upper Iowa (3/27), and Concordia St. Paul (3/25)... Part of Laker defense that limited opponents to an average of 6.2 goals per game and just 16.6 shots per game.

As a Junior (2021)
Earned First Team All-GLIAC honors...GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team...Started all 14 games...Collected 16 ground balls, forced 12 turnovers, and controlled two draws...Limited opponents to five or fewer goals in six games...Limited opponents to 100 goals across 14 games.

As a Sophomore (2020) *Season canceled early due to COVID-19*
Saw action in wins over McKendree (3/1) and Maryville (3/5)… Picked up four ground balls and caused three turnovers in her sophomore campaign… Named to the GLIAC Academic Excellence team.

As a Freshman (2019)
Appeared in 13 games for a Laker defense that ranked second in the GLIAC in goals against average... Recorded three ground balls and a caused turnover on the year... Saw action in the GLIAC Championship game against UINDY (5/5).

Prior to GVSU
Two sport athlete at Liverpool High School, playing both soccer and lacrosse... Was an All-CNY defender under head coach Elizabeth Acee... Started 32 games over her two years, scoring a goal and collecting 47 ground balls... Scholar Athlete award in each of her two seasons at Liverpool... Daughter of Dan and Heather Johnson... Plans to major in nursing...
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2022
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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019Freshman

    Defense
    5'0"
    13
  • 13

    2020Sophomore

    Defense
    13
  • 13

    2021Junior

    Defender
    13
  • 13

    2022Senior

    Defender
    13