Meaghan Leonard

Position:
2-Meter
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Major:
Communications
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec
High School:
Cegep John Abbott College
Prev School:
Cegep John Abbott College

Long Beach State (2010): Finished sixth on the team in scoring with 11 goals ... Scored in seven games ... Scored at least one goal in four straight games ... Had three multiple-goal games including a hat trick in a win over UC San Diego (2/12) and two goals in two other games against UC San Diego ... Earned Academic All-Big West honors.

(2009): Scored 15 goals in 2009, fifth on the team ... tallied a goal in the season opener against UCLA (2/5) ... Scored a pair of goals against LMU (2/7) ... Led team with two goals in an 8-6 win over UC San Diego (2/28) ... scored a season-high three goals against UC Santa Barbara while leading the team (3/7) ... had two goals against USC (4/19).

(2008): Played in 31 games, starting 16 ... led the team in earned ejections with 57 ... scored 13 goals with nine assists ... scored a career-high four goals against Cal State Bakersfield (2/12) ... had four multi-goal games.

Prior to LBSU: Attended John Rennie High and Cegep John Abbott College, where neither school had a water polo team... played for the Dollard-des-Ormeaux Club Team which won national championships at her age group in each of the last five years... played on the Canadian Junior National Team for two years... the Canadians finished second at the Junior Pan Am Games in 2006... honors student in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Lance Leonard and Jill Barker... sister, Kaitlin, played water polo at Hartwick... is the third Canadian player to play for the 49ers, following National Team members Alison Braden and Tara Campbell... majoring in communications.