University of Massachusets Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Hailey Leidel
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- High School:
- Woodhaven HS
- Hometown:
- Brownstown, Mich.
Academic Major: Kinesiology
Career Notes: Graduates as the second-leading scorer in program history (1,841) ... Ranks in the top-10 in several other categories, including games played (1st; 123), games started (1st, 120), minutes (1st; 4,311), three-pointers made (1st; 301), free throw percentage (1st; .819), field goals made (7th; 581) and steals (7th; 176) ... Co-captain in her final three years ... Made at least one three-pointer in 27 straight games from Feb. 24, 2019-Feb. 2, 2020.
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2019-20 – Senior: Co-Captain alongside Vashnie Perry and Jessica Nelson ... Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team ... Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team ... Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (12/16/19) ... Started all 31 games and averaged 15.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and shot 40.5% over 35.8 minutes per contest ... Led the A-10 with 81 three-pointers made and was third in the league in three-point field goal percentage (41.5%) ... Nine 20-point performances ranked fourth in the A-10 ... Tallied 81 made three-pointers, just two short of tying her own single-season program record ... Pulled down eight rebounds in the Holy Cross victory (12/8) ... Grabbed five steals against Siena (12/15) ... Recorded six assists vs. Southern Connecticut State (12/30) ... Poured in a season-high 26 points, including on 6-of-11 from three-point land, in a Senior Day win over Rhode Island (2/29).
2018-19 – Junior: Captained the Minutewomen alongside Jessica George ... Brown University Turkey Tip-Off All-Tournament Team ... Started all but one of 32 games played, averaging 33.3 minutes, a team-high 13.2 points per game and shot 37.4 percent from the floor ... Notched 21 double-figure scoring efforts and six double-doubles ... Opened up the season against Sacred Heart (11/6) with 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal ... Spearheaded a thrilling second half comeback vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (11/20), finishing with a double-double (28 points, 13 rebounds) to go with three assists ... In the second half alone, totaled 19 points and 10 boards ... Crossed the 1,000-point milestone vs. Bucknell (11/23) ... Had a double-double in the Brown Turkey Tip-Off finale vs. Fairfield (11/25) with 17 points, 12 boards and two steals ... At Fordham (2/24), became the 17th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds ... Had a season-high 31 points in an absolute barnburner of a double OT win in the Atlantic 10 First Round win at George Mason (3/5) ... At Mason, set a Massachusetts single-game record and tied an Atlantic 10 Tournament best for free throws made (18-of-18) ... Also became the first UMass player to produce 31 points in an A-10 Tournament game in recorded program history ... Ended the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals against Fordham (3/8).
2016-17 - Freshman (Game-by-Game Statistics): Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year ... Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team ... Started 29 of 30 games on the season for the Minutewomen … Averaged 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and dished out 1.8 assists per game … Second-highest scoring rookie in the country, and fourth-overall among all A-10 players … Led the league in three-pointers made with 78, which also tied the program single-season record … Became the fourth player from UMass to be named the A-10 Rookie of the Year … Led the league in minutes played with 1,144, averaging 38.1 per game … Set UMass freshman records in scoring (465), three-point field goals made, and free throws made (111) … Finished the year with eight 20-plus point games, including a season-high 27 against Rhode Island (1/4), and four double-doubles … Scored double-digit points in 24 of the team’s 30 games, in addition to all nine wins on the season … Never fouled out of a contest despite leading the conference in minutes per game … Poured in 24 points with nine rebounds and six assists in a victory over North Dakota State (11/14) … Pulled down 14 rebounds and had 20 points at La Salle (1/25) … Drained all five three-point field goals attempted en route to a 23 point, eight rebound game in a victory over Bryant (12/10).
Before UMass: An impressive scorer from Woodhaven High School under head coach Rodney Scharboneau ... Holds Michigan high school records for most points in a game (38) and a season (522) and surpassed 1,000 career points ... Was the Michigan Free Throw Champion ... Named to the Detroit Free Press All-Area Team, All-West First Team and the All News Herald Dream Team ... Won four AAU State Championships as a member of the Michigan Storm for head coach Jerome Love ... Academically, was a 4.0 grade-point-average student.
