2013 Women's Lacrosse
Roster
Leah Walter
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Londonderry, NH
- High School:
- Londonderry
- Position:
- MIDFIELD/DEFENSE
- 2016 QU Most Outstanding Defensive Player
- 2014 QU Most Improved Player
Career Highs Stat Number Date Goals 1 Four Times Assists 1 Three Times Points 2 vs. Binghamton (2/28/15) Ground Balls 5 Four Times Draw Controls 3 Twice Caused Turnovers 3 Three Times Shots 1 Seven Times
AS A SENIOR IN 2016:
- Named Quinnipiac’s 2016 Most Outstanding Defensive Player
- Finished her career starting 39 consecutive games
- Recorded 74 ground balls, 41 caused turnovers and 30 draw controls in her career
- Consistently drew the opposition’s top offensive player on multiple occasions in the 2016 season
- Appeared in and started all 16 games for the Bobcats
- Tallied 27 ground balls, 16 caused turnovers and eight draw controls for the season
- Ranked third on the team in caused turnovers and fourth in ground balls
- Started the season with three ground balls and two caused turnovers at UConn (2/17)
- Recorded a season-high three draw controls at Binghamton (2/27)
- Posted her best game of the season with a season-high five ground balls and three caused turnovers in a 7-4 win over UMass Lowell (3/11)
- Went for three ground balls at home against Hofstra (3/19)
- Chipped in three ground balls and tied her season-high with three caused turnovers at Niagara (3/26)
- Tallied two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Siena (4/6)
- Finished her career with an impressive four ground balls and three caused turnovers in a 12-8 home win over Manhattan (4/23)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2015:
- Appeared in 15 games (all starts) for the Bobcats
- Tallied two goals, one assist, 19 ground balls, 10 draw controls, eight caused turnover and three shots on the season
- Ranked 4th on the team (3rd among field players) with 19 ground balls
- Shined in MAAC play as she ranked 3rd on the team with 17 ground balls through eight MAAC contests
- Enters her senior year as the team's active career leader in ground balls (47) and caused turnovers (25)
- Put together a career game with a single-game career best two points (one goal, one assist) to go along with two caused turnovers, one draw control and one ground ball at home against Binghamton (2/28)
- Tallied one caused turnover and one draw control at Vermont (3/11)
- Grabbed two ground balls at Marist (3/28)
- Put together back-to-back monster games starting with five ground balls and one draw control against Monmouth (4/1)
- Continued with five ground balls and two caused turnovers at Manhattan (4/4)
- Picked up two draw controls at Iona (4/8)
- Tallied two ground balls and one caused turnover against Siena (4/18)
- Wrapped up the season with a strong effort that included three draw controls, two ground balls, one caused turnover and one shot against Fairfield (4/22)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014:
- Played in all 15 games with 10 starts for the Bobcats
- Quinnipiac’s Most Improved Player in 2014 tied for the team lead in ground balls (26) and also chipped in 16 caused turnovers, 10 draw controls and three points (one goal, two assists)
- All of her 2014 single-season stat totals are seismic improvements from her freshman campaign in 2013 that saw her play a limited role with no starts in just seven appearances
- Tallied at least one ground ball in 13 of the Bobcats’ 15 games throughout the 2014 season, including a streak of eight straight games to close out her sophomore campaign
- Finished with the 8th-highest caused turnovers per game average in the MAAC (1.07)
- Was also confident and decisive with the ball as she finished the with the fewest turnovers (eight) of any Bobcat who played in all 15 games
- Walter took off from the start of the season as she came off the bench to tally two ground balls on Feb. 22 at UConn
- Notched her first career assist to go along with two caused turnovers and two ground balls against Hofstra on March 9
- Made her first career start on March 12 against Vermont and responded with two ground balls and two draw controls at the midfield position
- Continued to excel defensively with two ground balls and one draw control in the Bobcats’ 12-11 win over Manhattan on March 29
- Had herself a career game on April 9 as she picked up a pair of single-game career highs in ground balls (five) and caused turnovers (three) while adding one draw control and one assist in a 15-9 victory over Iona
- Finished the season with two caused turnovers in each of the last three games of 2014
- Also picked up her lone goal on the season to go along with two draw controls and one ground ball at Siena on April 19
- Was all over the field in the Bobcats’ season finale as she recorded four ground balls at Niagara on April 27
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013:
- Appeared in seven games
- Picked up her first career goal against St Francis (Pa.) on April 21
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Played varsity soccer and lacrosse during her tenure at Londonderry High
- Apart of the undefeated state champions three years in a row with a 70 game winning streak
- Named the Londonderry High Offensive Player of the Year in 2011/2012
- NHIAA All-State in 2011/2012
- Union Leader All-State team 2011/2012
- Played club sports for Granite State Elite lacrosse
Personal:
- Daughter of Steven and Catherine Walter
- Born in Boston, Mass.
- Has a younger brother Alex
- Relative Andrew Zides also played baseball at Quinnipiac University
- Attending Quinnipiac University as a Psychology major
