2018: Tri-captain...As a fourth-year member on the team, earned fourth varsity letter…E-Club Scholar Athlete Award…appeared in 22 matches with 285 assists…had 24 service aces and a .925 serving percentage…had 106 digs and averaged 0.48 points per set…in LEC regular season, appeared in 5 matches with 50 assists…had 3 service aces and a .960 serving percentage…had 17 digs and averaged 0.23 points per set…appeared in 8 matches with 127 assists…had 7 service aces and a .931 serving percentage… had 34 digs and averaged 0.35 points per game…in LEC tournament play, appeared in 2 matches with 45 assists…had 4 service aces and a .879 serving percentage…had 16 digs and averaged 0.57 points per set…had a season high of 5 total attempts against Husson on Sept. 15th…had a season high of 6 points, 35 assists, and 5 aces against Framingham St. on Sept. 22nd…had a season high of 11 digs against Keene St. on Nov. 3rd…had three double-doubles for assists and digs…
2017: E-Club Scholar-Athlete Award...appeared in 26 matches with 333 assists, 22 service aces and a .899 serving percentage while having 120 digs...in LEC play, appeared in 6 matches with 94 assists, 25 digs and a .933 serving percentage...in 12 home games, appeared in 11 matches with 131 assists, 45 digs and a .937 serving percentage...in LEC playoffs, appeared in 2 matches with 29 assists, 12 digs and a .857 serving percentage...had 2 Double-Doubles for assists and digs...had a season high of 6 points and 4 aces against Eastern Nazarene on Sept. 5th...had a season high of 27 assists against Plymouth on Sept. 23rd...had a season high of 12 digs against 2 different teams...
2016: Second year as part of the program with second varsity letter...appeared in 26 matches with 432 assists, 18 service aces and a .882 serving percentage while having 140 digs...in LEC play appeared in 7 matches with 125 assists... had 44 digs, 4 aces and a .915 serving percentage...appeared in 11 home games... had 163 assists averaging 4.79 per game...had 7 aces with a .895 serving percentage...had 39 digs... in LEC playoffs appeared in 2 matches...had 35 assists averaging 5 per match with 14 digs... had a season high of 29 assists against Kean University on September 4th... had a season high of 12 digs against Keene State University on October 29th... had a season high of 3 aces against Hartwick on September 3rd...
2015: First year member of the program and first varsity letter...September 21st Rookie of the Week...appeared in 26 games with 353 assists averaging 4.3 assists per set...served 19 aces with a .893 serving percentage...had 96 digs averaging 1.17 digs per set...In LEC play appeared in 6 matches... had 98 assist with 4.9 assists per set...had 3 aces with a .956 serving percentage...had 25 digs with 1.25 digs per set...appeared in 6 home games with 86 assists and 5.06 assists per set... had 3 aces with a .902 serving percentage...had 15 digs...had a season high 28 assists against Wesleyan University on September 17th...had a season high 8 digs against Salve Regina on September 15th...had a season high 4 aces against Newbury College on September 5th...
High School: Setter who played four years of volleyball and two of softball... as a senior captain in volleyball, first-team All-State and first-team all-conference, team MVP repeater and recipient of Coaches' Award... as a junior, recipient of Heart of the Warrior Award... high honors all four years...
Other: Has played for Connecticut Juniors and for three years with the Connecticut Volleyball Academy... played in grass volleyball tournament in summer of 2016...
PERSONAL: Born Leah A. Sopneski February 4, 1997... Parents: Gina and John…Sibling: Steven...Major: Health Sciences... Career plans:Personal training... Residence: Deep River, CT…
LEAH... REVEALED
If you did not have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? Weight training
What job would you be terrible at? Being a brain surgeon
What song have you completely memorized? Let it go from the movie Frozen
What could you give a 30 minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Weight training
What would you rate a 10/10? A thin crust crispy cheese pizza
What fad or trend do you hope comes back? Girls wanting to be stronger instead of skinnier
What is one thing do you really want but cannot afford? A nice house with a big kitchen
What question would you most like to know the answer to? What does my future look like?
What dumb accomplishment are you most proud of? Winning a burping contest when I was little
What stereotype do you completely live up to? I’m not sure, probably a “dumb blonde” but that’s just because I laugh at everything
What is one of your favorite smells? Pizza
What is something your friends would consider “so you”? An obnoxious laugh
What gets you fired up? Stupid drivers
What irrational fear do you have? The fear of the unknown
What was the most memorable gift you received? Finding my dream job
What stat for your life would you most like to see? How much I laugh at things that aren’t actually funny
Which one of your scars has the best story behind it? I have a scar on my leg from trying to jump into an inflatable pool but completely missed and scrapped my leg on the outside of the pool
What is the worst and best thing about getting older? Becoming more independent is the best and worst thing about getting older
What childish thing do you still enjoy? Bouncy house or trampoline parks
What is your spirit animal?An elephant
What is your pet peeve? Stupid drivers
