Leah McDerment

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-10
High School:
Priestnall School
Hometown:
Stockport, England

PRONUNCIATION: lee-uh

CAREER HONORS
• Captain (2016-17, 2017-18)

2017-18 – Senior: Finished her career as one of the most versatile players in recent UMass history ... Played in all 30 games and started 20 contests, including the entire A-10 schedule ... Was on the floor for 30 minutes or more 15 different times ... Averaged 4.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists ... Put down a season-high 13 points in a road win over Richmond (2/21) ... Collected seven boards in a home victory over Davidson (2/17) ... Dished out nine assists to help her team past La Salle (2/4) .... Returned to the starting five at Duquesne (12/31) in UMass’ Atlantic 10 opener ... Drained six points in that game while grabbing three rebounds and handing out two assists ... Dished a season-high seven dimes against Fisher (12/7) in addition to nine points and six assists ... Posted six assists in the win over Liberty (11/25) in the UMass Thanksgiving Classic ... Saw 27 minutes as a reserve against Towson (11/12), contributing four points, three rebounds and two assists ... Had five points and dished out four assists in the season-opener against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10), also pulling down three rebounds.

2016-17 - Junior (Game-by-Game Statistics): Started in all 30 UMass games as a junior … Averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game, all set personal bests … The 5.2 assists per game placed third in the Atlantic 10 and 35th in the nation … Was on the court for 1,133 minutes … The 37.7 minutes per game average ranked second in the A-10 and eighth in the NCAA … Also posted career highs in steals (35, 1.2 PG) and field goal percentage (.317, 69-218) … Dished out a personal-best 14 assists in the (12/10) win against Bryant … Exploded for a career-high 15 points on six for 10 shooting in a victory over Holy Cross (12/18) … Nearly got a triple-double with eight points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists, which propelled the Minutewomen over Duquesne on (1/15) … Closed in on double-digit rebounds twice on the season, hitting the boards nine times against Montana (11/20) and Hartford (11/30).

2015-16 - Sophomore (Game-by-Game Statistics): Started 22 of the 30 game she appeared ... Played an average of 23.0 minutes per game ... Averaged 2.8 pointes per game ... Recorded 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... Shot 34-for-120 (28.3 percent) on field goals ... Shot 9-for-52 (17.3 percent on three pointers and 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line.

2014-15 - Freshman (Game-by-Game Statistics): Finished the year averaging 3.0 points, 2.1 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game ... Had a 1.22 assist-to-turnover ratio as a freshman, the best mark on the squad ... Increased her numbers to 4.5 points, 2.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game during A-10 league matchups ... Had the 15th-most assists per game (2/9) across the conference during A-10 competition ... Made her UMass debut when she started at the point and collected four rebounds at Western Michigan (11/14) ... Scored five points, dished out four assists, grabbed two rebounds and earned one steal over 25 minutes at Central Michigan (11/16) ... Notched four points, earned three rebounds and dished out an assist in 24 minutes without committing a turnover in the win over American (12/6) ... Earned her first collegiate game scoring in double figures with 10 points (3-8 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) with two rebounds during 33 minutes on the court at St. Bonaventure (1/3) ... Tallied six points on a 6-of-6 afternoon at the foul line during the 65-47 win over Saint Joseph's (1/10) to go with two assists and a steal ... Shot 3-of-4 from the floor with a pair of triples for eight points at Richmond (1/24) ... Tallied five points, three assists and a pair of steals against St. Bonaventure (1/31) ... Totaled six points, a career-high six assists and two boards at Rhode Island (2/4) ... Put in three field goals, including a pair of triples, for eight points at La Salle (2/7), where she added six helpers and a pair of boards ... Notched eight points and as many assists with her first career block in the 85-79 overtime victory earned versus George Mason (2/11) ... Dished out six assists against only one turnover while she added four points and a pair of boards in the win over Rhode Island (3/1) ... Was the first Minutewomen with at least six assists in three consecutive games since Megan Zullo has at least as many in three straight from Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2011, a span of 116 games.

Before UMass: Was named England's 2013 U16 Player of the Year following her performance at the 2012 U16 European Championship ... Helped Barking Abbey to a Division I runners-up finish in 2013 ... Represented England with the U16 program for four years ... Was a part of the first U16 women's team to be promoted to Division A in 2011 ... Captained the squad in 2013 ... Was selected to Great Britain's U20 roster in the Summer 2013 after competing with the U18 squad at the European Championship ... Also played for the Manchester Mystics U14, U16 and U18 teams prior to joining Barking Abbey ... Coached by Mark Clark with Barking Abbey and Jim Carnegie with the Manchester Mystics.