American University Women’s Basketball liz LEER, #22 Junior • Center • 6-2 Glenside, Pa. • Abington • Public Communications 2009-10 (Junior): Has scored in double figures in 15 out of 19 games this season ... scored 15 points in win at Holy Cross (1/24) ... earned first double-double of season (14 points and 13 rebounds) in win over Army (1/20) ... recorded 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in victory at Colgate (1/16) ... had 12 points and four blocked shots in win over Bucknell (1/13) ... recorded 12 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals in win over Maryland-Eastern Shore (1/4) ... registered a team-high 17 points on eight-of-16 shooting, as well as five rebounds, a careerhigh five assists, three blocked shots and a career-best-matching three steals, at Columbia (1/2) ... scored 12 points in win over Buffalo (12/28) ... notched 11 points, five rebounds, and three steals, including a careerhigh three made three-pointers against Maryland (12/20) ... scored 10 points and chipped in seven rebounds, including a career-high two three-pointers (on two attempts) in win over Morgan State (12/16) ... recorded 16 points, nine rebounds and a season-high four blocks in win over High Point (12/6) ... scored 10 points and had eight rebounds against Wagner (11/28) ... recorded 10 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and three assists in win over NJIIT (11/24) ... had 14 points on seven-of-nine shooting from the floor against East Carolina (11/22) ... notched a career-high 19 points and added eight rebounds and three blocks in win at Brown (11/18) ... matched career-best with 18 points in victory over Howard (11/13) ... also recorded eight rebounds and career-high four assists. 2008-09 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 31 games, starting the final 26 … set single-season program record with 62 blocks … currently third in school history with 102 blocked shots … third on team with 11.1 points per game … led team with 5.5 rebounds per contest … shot 85.1 percent from the free throw line (40-47) … scored 18 points on three different occasions, matching career-high … recorded first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 14 rebounds at Morgan State (11/28) … accumulated career-high six blocked shots in Morgan State game, which matched single-game program record … had 12 points and 13 rebound effort against Georgetown (12/21) … shot 80 percent from the field (eight for 10) in game versus Colgate (1/4) … was a perfect eight-for-eight from the free throw line at Lafayette (1/31) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the first time ... also recognized on Dean’s List. 2007-08 (Freshman): Played in all 32 games for the Eagles ... scored a career-high 18 points twice, against Morgan St. (12/6) and at Bucknell (2/13) ... had a season-best 10 rebounds against Radford (12/22) ... had five blocks at Lehigh (2/9) ... played a season-high 31 minutes at Lafayette (3/1) ... was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... Named Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week four times ... cracked into the program record books after blocking 40 shots, ranking sixth-best for a season ... shot 54.9 percent from the field, good for 10th best in a season ... averaged 6.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg. High School: Four-year for varsity letterwinner in basketball for Abington high school ... named First Team All-Area ... earned a spot on the First Team All-East Pennsylvania squad ... First Team All-League honors ... named Rookie of the Year ... also played volleyball ... was a member of the Varsity A Club ... member of the National Honor Society ... was an Abingtonian ... participated in the Spanish club ... also helped out with the CYO (Catholic Youth Organizations). Personal: Daughter of Anne and John Leer ... father played basketball at East Stroudsburg ... has one sister, Emily (17) ... Emily will be a freshman on Villanova’s basketball team ... majoring in public communications.
Year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 TOTAL
25
GP 32 31 19 82
GS 0 26 19 45
Min 663 879 666 2208
Avg 20.7 28.4 35.1 26.9
Total FG 95 152 95 342
FGA 173 274 204 651
Pct .549 .555 .466 .525
3-point FG FGA 0 3 0 2 11 25 11 30
Pct .000 .000 .440 .367
FT 32 40 31 103
2009-10 Game-by-Game Date 11/13 11/16 11/18 11/22 11/24 11/28 12/2 12/6 12/16 12/20 12/28 12/29 1/2 1/4 1/9 1/13 1/16 1/20 1/24
Opponent S at Howard * at Princeton * at Brown * ECU * NJIT * at Wagner * at Drexel * HIGH POINT * MORGAN ST. * MARYLAND * vs. Buffalo * vs. St. Fran (Pa) * at Columbia * UMES * LEHIGH * BUCKNELL * at Colgate * ARMY * at Holy Cross *
FG 8-13 3-6 8-15 7-9 4-9 3-8 3-6 5-13 4-9 4-14 4-9 4-7 8-16 5-13 3-9 5-14 6-10 5-9 6-15
3P 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 3-7 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-1 1-2 2-3 0-2
FT-A O/D/T PF 1-1 1/7/8 1 0-0 0/3/3 4 3-3 6/3/9 2 0-0 2/3/5 3 2-2 2/5/7 3 4-5 4/4/8 4 2-3 2/5/7 3 6-7 4/5/9 2 0-0 2/5/7 2 0-0 3/2/5 2 3-4 0/2/2 2 0-0 2/1/3 2 1-2 0/5/5 2 2-2 3/4/7 2 0-0 1/4/5 2 2-2 1/2/3 2 0-0 1/6/7 4 2-2 4/9/13 3 3-4 2/2/4 2
TP 18 6 19 14 10 10 9 16 10 11 12 8 17 12 6 12 13 14 15
A 4 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 3 3 2
TO 5 7 2 4 2 3 6 5 6 4 6 6 5 5 2 2 2 7 1
B 1 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 2 1 0 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 2
S 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0
M 38 27 35 36 35 29 34 38 36 35 39 38 40 40 43 38 25 31 29
Leer’s Career Highs Category .......................................................Career-High Points.............................................19 at Brown (11/18/09) Rebounds .......................... 14 at Morgan State (11/28/08) FG Made.............................. 9 at Morgan State (11/28/08) FG Atts ................ 16, two times, last at Columbia (1/2/10) 3 FG Made.................................3 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 3 FG Atts ...................................7 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) FT Made ....................................... 8 at Lafayette (1/31/09) FT Atts .......................................... 8 at Lafayette (1/31/09) Assists ............................................5 at Columbia (1/2/10) Blocks .................................. 6 at Morgan State (11/28/08) Steals......................... 3, six times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10) Minutes ............................................43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FTA 42 47 37 126
Pct .762 .851 .838 .817
Rebounds Off Def 69 95 68 104 40 77 177 276
Tot 164 172 117 453
Avg 5.1 5.5 6.2 5.5
PF 80 83 47 210
FO 2 3 0 5
Ast 31 37 32 100
Back-to-Back Postseason Appearances
TO 76 78 80 234
Blk 40 62 40 142
Stl 15 28 17 60
Pts 222 344 232 798
Avg 6.9 11.1 12.2 9.7