2015 Field Hockey Roster
Leytham, Emily
Jersey Number 17
Emily Leytham
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Albemarle
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
Bio
Coach’s Quote: “Emily is a strong goalkeeper with a great physical presence. She has good vision and reads the play well. As Emily adapts to the collegiate game, she will provide the competitiveness we need in the backfield.”
2015 (Senior):
Started all 18 games for the Wildcats in between the pipes … Registered 73 saves this season … Made four saves in the season opener against Gerogetown (8/28) … Had four stops at Lehigh (8/30) … Turned away three shots against Missouri State (9/3) … Recorded eight stops against Michigan (9/13) … Tallied five saves against La Salle (9/18) … Had three stops versus Longwood (9/20) … Had a shutout at VCU with five stops (9/25) … Recorded two saves against in a shutout effort against William & Mary (9/27) … Registered a career-high 14 saves against Saint Francis (10/2) … Had eight stops against Appalachian State (10/11) and then-No. 18 James Madison (10/13) … Turned away three shots against Richmond (10/16) and at Saint Joseph’s (10/24) ... Made two saves versus Massachusetts (10/31).
2014 (Junior):
Started all 19 games this season … Finished the season with 145 saves to own a .771 save percentage ... Made six saves against Georgetown (Aug. 30) … Turned away eight shots in the 2-1 victory of Rider (Sept. 6) … Made two says against Appalachian State (Sept. 14) … Steered away 11 shots at La Salle (Sept. 19) … Turned away a 12 shots in a 3-1 loss at Monmouth (Sept. 21) … Stopped nine shots against Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 27) … Blocked seven shots against William & Mary (Sept. 8), at Saint Louis (Oct. 4) and at Missouri State (Oct. 5) … Stopped nine shots versus James Madison (Oct. 8) ... Registered seven saves against Lock Haven (Oct. 11) and at Longwood (Oct. 13) ... Steered away a career-high 13 shots in a 4-0 defeat at Massachusetts (Oct. 17) ... Turned away five shots in a tough 2-1 overtime loss at Vermont (Oct. 19) ... Made seven saves versus Saint Francis (Oct. 24) ... Totaled seven saves in a 1-0 double overtime win against VCU (Oct. 31) ... Turned away five shots at Richmond (Nov. 2).
2013 (Sophomore):
SoCon Honor Roll…Was a reserve goalkeeper who appeared in seven contests as a sophomore for the Wildcats… Entered the game in relief of Carolyn Macek and made five saves vs. Richmond (9/14)… Made her first start vs. Radford, coming up with four saves and one goal against in the overtime loss (9/20)… Also started in goal vs. William & Mary (9/22)… Came up with a career-high 10 saves in the 1-0 loss… Got the nod vs. Liberty (10/5), making a pair of stops… Posted a 4.15 GAA and a .659 save percentage in 325:04 minutes… Stopped 29 of 68 shots faced.
2012 (Freshman):
Did not see action.
Before Davidson:
Two-year letterwinner in field hockey and soccer at Albemarle High School ... Led the soccer team to a district championship in 2010 … Honor roll student … AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal:
Daughter of Walt and Judy ... Has two siblings, Bobby and Grace ... Studying Biology.
2015 (Senior):
Started all 18 games for the Wildcats in between the pipes … Registered 73 saves this season … Made four saves in the season opener against Gerogetown (8/28) … Had four stops at Lehigh (8/30) … Turned away three shots against Missouri State (9/3) … Recorded eight stops against Michigan (9/13) … Tallied five saves against La Salle (9/18) … Had three stops versus Longwood (9/20) … Had a shutout at VCU with five stops (9/25) … Recorded two saves against in a shutout effort against William & Mary (9/27) … Registered a career-high 14 saves against Saint Francis (10/2) … Had eight stops against Appalachian State (10/11) and then-No. 18 James Madison (10/13) … Turned away three shots against Richmond (10/16) and at Saint Joseph’s (10/24) ... Made two saves versus Massachusetts (10/31).
2014 (Junior):
Started all 19 games this season … Finished the season with 145 saves to own a .771 save percentage ... Made six saves against Georgetown (Aug. 30) … Turned away eight shots in the 2-1 victory of Rider (Sept. 6) … Made two says against Appalachian State (Sept. 14) … Steered away 11 shots at La Salle (Sept. 19) … Turned away a 12 shots in a 3-1 loss at Monmouth (Sept. 21) … Stopped nine shots against Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 27) … Blocked seven shots against William & Mary (Sept. 8), at Saint Louis (Oct. 4) and at Missouri State (Oct. 5) … Stopped nine shots versus James Madison (Oct. 8) ... Registered seven saves against Lock Haven (Oct. 11) and at Longwood (Oct. 13) ... Steered away a career-high 13 shots in a 4-0 defeat at Massachusetts (Oct. 17) ... Turned away five shots in a tough 2-1 overtime loss at Vermont (Oct. 19) ... Made seven saves versus Saint Francis (Oct. 24) ... Totaled seven saves in a 1-0 double overtime win against VCU (Oct. 31) ... Turned away five shots at Richmond (Nov. 2).
2013 (Sophomore):
SoCon Honor Roll…Was a reserve goalkeeper who appeared in seven contests as a sophomore for the Wildcats… Entered the game in relief of Carolyn Macek and made five saves vs. Richmond (9/14)… Made her first start vs. Radford, coming up with four saves and one goal against in the overtime loss (9/20)… Also started in goal vs. William & Mary (9/22)… Came up with a career-high 10 saves in the 1-0 loss… Got the nod vs. Liberty (10/5), making a pair of stops… Posted a 4.15 GAA and a .659 save percentage in 325:04 minutes… Stopped 29 of 68 shots faced.
2012 (Freshman):
Did not see action.
Before Davidson:
Two-year letterwinner in field hockey and soccer at Albemarle High School ... Led the soccer team to a district championship in 2010 … Honor roll student … AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal:
Daughter of Walt and Judy ... Has two siblings, Bobby and Grace ... Studying Biology.
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