2016 Women's Water Polo Roster
Leigh Auth
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Marine Biology
- Hometown:
- Annapolis, Md.
- High School:
- Annapolis HS
- Prev School:
- Annapolis HS
Long Beach State (2016): Scored 9 goals in her senior year at the Beach … had one multi-scoring game against George Washington (3/6) during the Wolverine Invite, where she scored a pair of goals … added a goal against No. 2 UCLA (1/24) during the UCSB Winter Invite … nabbed another one against No. 5 Michigan (3/6) and No. 15 Loyola Marymount (3/6) in the Wolverine Invite … had a total of four goals in that tournament … also scored a goal in the 8-4 upset of No. 5 UC Davis (3/26) for the first conference win of the season … netted her ninth goal against No. 8 UC Irvine (4/21) … finished her career at the Beach with 39 goals.
(2015): Scored 2 goals in her junior year … both goals came in LBSU’s 20-6 win over Redlands at the Claremont Convergence.
(2014): Scored 9 goals in her second season … scored 2 goals in the UCSB Winter Invite … tallied 2 more goals against Cal Lutheran and La Verne in the Cal Lutheran Invitational … had 3 goals against Pomona-Pitzer, Chapman, and Azusa Pacific in the Claremont Convergence … scored against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament.
(2013): Appeared in all 32 matches as a true freshman … tallied 19 goals in her first season … third in scoring among first-year players and eighth overall on the team … notched four multi-goal games … led the team in scoring twice … scored her first collegiate goal in a 9-7 victory over No. 13 UC Santa Barbara in the fifth place game at the Triton Invitational (2/10) … found the back of the net twice against No. 19 Michigan (2/23) … recorded a game-high five goals against Washington & Jefferson (2/24).
High School: A four-year letter winner in swimming … helped her team to a state championship in 2008-09, and a berth all four years … team captain as a junior and a senior … also played club water polo with the Naval Academy Aquatic Club.
Personal: Born in Annapolis, Md. … parents are Anton and Claudia Auth … also recruited by Maryland and UC San Diego … a member of NHS and an Honor Roll student at Annapolis HS … majoring in Marine Biology.
