Holy Cross Athletics

2016:

• Played in all 17 games with six starts
• Tied for fourth on the team with 13 goals
• Tied for third on the team with four assists
• Tied for fourth on the team with 17 points
• Picked up eight ground balls and had two draw controls
• Netted first collegiate goal against UMass (Feb. 12)
• Scored two goals against Davidson (Mar. 8)
• Tallied two goals and two assists for a season-high four points in the 14-13 win against American (Apr. 23)
• Earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

Before Holy Cross:

• Four-year member of the varsity lacrosse team under head coach Diane Chapman at Garden City High School 
• Team was 2012 New York state champions
• Three-year member of the varsity soccer team under head coach Michael Heedles
• Team was 2013 New York state champions
• Also played for Long Island Yellow Jackets L/M Blue lacrosse club team
• Team won several club tournaments such as National Draw, Lax for the Cure and Lax Inception
• AP Scholar with Honor
• Received National Merit Scholarship commendation
• Member of National Spanish Honor Society
• Awarded a bronze medal in the National Spanish Exam as a freshman and a silver medal as a sophomore and junior

Personal:

• Daughter of Joseph and Patricia Leighton
• Has one brother (Joseph)
• Has not yet declared a major

Leighton's Career Statistics: