Leslie Espenschied

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
The Lovett School
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

Career Highlights
• 2017 Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2017 VaSID All-State Second Team
• 2016 Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (4/25/17)
• Selected as team captain for 2017 season

2017 (Senior)
• Named to Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• Became the third Spider to earn Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team honors in two consecutive seasons
• Started all 20 games on defense
• Led the team with 19 caused turnovers on the year
• Fourth on the team with 32 ground balls
• Won 10 draw controls
• Named to the VaSID All-State Second Team

2016 (Junior)
• Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• Earned Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team honors
• Appeared in all 19 games, making 18 starts
• Finished second on the team with 35 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers
• Won 16 draw controls on the year
• Recorded first career point on an assist against La Salle on 4/24

2015 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in 17 games, making 11 starts
• Collected 19 ground balls as a defender, sixth-most on the team
• Grabbed a season-best four ground balls in opening game of the season, at No. 8 Duke, 2/13
• Caused nine turnovers, tied for fifth on the squad
• Won five draws, including a season-high two different games

2014 (Freshman)
• Appeared in three games, home to Longwood, 3/30, and La Salle, 4/6 and at St. Bonaventure, 4/27
• Won a draw against Longwood

Prep
• Four-year letterwinner and starter
• Team captain during the 2012 and 2013 seasons
• Three-time team MVP
• Leading scorer in the state in 2013
• 2013 first team all-region and all-state selections
• 2013 All-American
• Academic All-American
• Member of the XTEAM 2013 Black team
• Also was a diver and cheerleader at The Lovett School
• Member of the National Honors Society…placed on the Headmaster's list

Personal
• Daughter of Dennis and Lenne Espenschied
• Father played baseball at Washington University in St. Louis
• Has an older brother, Erich