2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster
Schaefer, Leah

Jersey Number 23
Leah Schaefer
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, Ky.
- High School:
- Highlands HS
Bio
Game-By-Game Stats (2016-17)
Game-By-Game Stats (2015-16)
Game-By-Game Stats (2014-15)
Game-By-Game Stats (2013-14)
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
SENIOR (2016-17)
Played in 28 games, making 24 starts... averaged 3.9 points... ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg - 18th in the BIG EAST)... led the team in blocks with 33, raking eighth in the BIG EAST... averaged 2.3 assists per game, ranking second on the team... added 17 steals... scored a season-high nine points twice (Dec. 1 vs Delaware State; Dec. 28 at Providence)... had 10 or more rebounds in a game three times... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Nov. 27... finished her career with 90 blocks, ranking fourth all-time at Xavier... finished her career with 543 points and 585 rebounds... averaged 4.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game during her four-year playing career.
JUNIOR (2015-16)
Played in 30 games, making nine starts... averaged 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game... ranked second on the team in blocked shots (18)... also added 39 assists and 18 steals... hit 84 percent of her free throws (21-for-25)... scored a season-high eight points on four occasions... had 10 or more rebounds in a game twice... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds on Nov. 25 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore.
SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
Played in 33 games, making 28 starts... led the team in total assists (77) and rebounding per game (5.0 rpg)... averaged 5.9 points per game and hit 50.6 percent of her shot attempts... scored in double figures eight times, including a season-high 14 points twice... had a season-high 11 rebounds at Marquette on Dec. 30, 2014.
FRESHMAN (2013-14)
Appeared in 26 games, making 24 starts... averaged 28.9 minutes per game and averaged 5.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game ... led the team with a .426 shooting percentage... averaged six rebounds per game during BIG EAST play... had a rebound in all 26 games, including five or more on 18 occasions.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played varsity basketball for Highlands HS for five years and was a 1,000+ point career scorer... earned 2013 Northern Kentucky Division II All-Star honors... earned the 2011-12 Division II Kentucky Player of the Year award and was selected to participate on the 2012 Kentucky All-Star Team... as a junior she ranked 51st in the country at her position by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report... averaged 14.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while shooting 81.6 percent from the charity stripe and 47.2 percent from the field.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jeff and Melanie Schafer... has one brother, Nathan... majoring in health services administration.
Game-By-Game Stats (2015-16)
Game-By-Game Stats (2014-15)
Game-By-Game Stats (2013-14)
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
SENIOR (2016-17)
Played in 28 games, making 24 starts... averaged 3.9 points... ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg - 18th in the BIG EAST)... led the team in blocks with 33, raking eighth in the BIG EAST... averaged 2.3 assists per game, ranking second on the team... added 17 steals... scored a season-high nine points twice (Dec. 1 vs Delaware State; Dec. 28 at Providence)... had 10 or more rebounds in a game three times... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Nov. 27... finished her career with 90 blocks, ranking fourth all-time at Xavier... finished her career with 543 points and 585 rebounds... averaged 4.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game during her four-year playing career.
JUNIOR (2015-16)
Played in 30 games, making nine starts... averaged 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game... ranked second on the team in blocked shots (18)... also added 39 assists and 18 steals... hit 84 percent of her free throws (21-for-25)... scored a season-high eight points on four occasions... had 10 or more rebounds in a game twice... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds on Nov. 25 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore.
SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
Played in 33 games, making 28 starts... led the team in total assists (77) and rebounding per game (5.0 rpg)... averaged 5.9 points per game and hit 50.6 percent of her shot attempts... scored in double figures eight times, including a season-high 14 points twice... had a season-high 11 rebounds at Marquette on Dec. 30, 2014.
FRESHMAN (2013-14)
Appeared in 26 games, making 24 starts... averaged 28.9 minutes per game and averaged 5.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game ... led the team with a .426 shooting percentage... averaged six rebounds per game during BIG EAST play... had a rebound in all 26 games, including five or more on 18 occasions.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played varsity basketball for Highlands HS for five years and was a 1,000+ point career scorer... earned 2013 Northern Kentucky Division II All-Star honors... earned the 2011-12 Division II Kentucky Player of the Year award and was selected to participate on the 2012 Kentucky All-Star Team... as a junior she ranked 51st in the country at her position by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report... averaged 14.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while shooting 81.6 percent from the charity stripe and 47.2 percent from the field.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jeff and Melanie Schafer... has one brother, Nathan... majoring in health services administration.
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