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Leah Horton
 15  Leah Horton
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Wayne, PA

High School:
Upper Merion Area

Height:
5-9

Position:
Defense

» 2007 First Team All-Centennial
» 2007 NFHCA Second Team All-All-American
» 2007 NFHCA First Team All-South Region
» 2007 Centennial Academic Honor Roll
» 2007 NFHCA All-Academic Squad
» 2006 NFHCA Second Team All-South Region
» 2005 & 2006 Second Team All-Centennial

2007: Started all 20 games • finished with a career-high seven goals and nine assists for 23 points • led the team in assists and was tied for third in points • was 2-of-2 on penalty strokes • assisted on Kristin Strief's game-winning goal against #4 Cortland • scored two goals and added an assist in win over FDU • named to Centennial Conference Honor Roll (9/4) • scored on a penalty stroke to tie the game in overtime win over Gettysburg • assisted on Gabi Henn's overtime winner against Washington & Lee • scored a goal and an assist in win at Haverford • scored in shutout win at Washington • tallied an assist in shutout win at #19 Franklin & Marshall • added an assist in loss at #5 TCNJ • scored and tallied an assist in win over Bryn Mawr • scored the game-winning goal on a penalty stroke and added an assist in CC Semifinals win over Muhlenberg • tallied an assist in CC title game loss at #4 Ursinus.

2006: Played and started all 23 games • finished with 16 points and six assists • picked up her first assist of the season in shutout win over Frostburg • scored two goals, including the game-winner, in shutout win over College of Notre Dame • assisted on opening goal in win over #18 Gettysburg, just 1:58 in • scored in overtime loss at Swarthmore • tallied in win over Haverford • picked up an assist in come-from-behind win at Washington College • tallied an assist in come-from-behind effort against McDaniel • scored the game-winner against Wesley in ECAC Mid-Atlantic quarterfinals • picked up two assists in loss at Montclair State in ECAC Mid-Atlantic title game.

2005: Played all 19 games and started the final 13 • led team in assists (6), finished third in goals (6) and tied for second in points (18) • three of six goals were game-winners • scored at least two points in seven games • had two assists against Salisbury • had one goal and one assist three days later vs. St. Mary's and again at Bryn Mawr • also scored against Muhlenberg, Dickinson, and in both Franklin & Marshall games • had two defensive saves.

Personal: Leah G. Horton • born October 5, 1987 • daughter of Ken Horton and Sarah Grambs • captain of field hockey, track and lacrosse teams • two-time first team all-league in field hockey • math team • MARC • family planning volunteer • father, Ken, played lacrosse at Dartmouth • Dean's List student majoring in public health with an economics minor.