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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

12 Leslie Stapleton

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Indiana, Pa.
  • High School Indiana
  • Major(s) Biology Pre-Med

Biography

Career Awards
2016 All-PSAC West First Team
2015-16 Preseason All-PSAC West


2014-15: Started 28 of her 29 games played as a redshirt junior...Finished third on the team with 9.9 points per game...Scored 286 points...Best pure shooter on team with a 44.8 field goal percentage (95-212), 38.0 three-point field goal percentage (54-142) and 84.0 free throw percentage (42-50)...Finished third on team by playing in 28.5 minutes per game...Averaged 3.3 rebounds per game and dished out 71 assists, fourth on the team...Reached double-figures in scoring 14 times...Hit at least one three-pointer in a game 23 times, including two streaks of eight games...Made season-high five three-pointers at Bloomsburg and made at least three on nine other occasions...Tied season-high with 20 points against Shepherd (11/26) and at West Chester (1/4)...Scored 17 points at Bloomsburg...Had 16 points and dished out five assists at Edinboro (2/14)...Had season-high seven assists at Gannon (2/7).

2013-14: Started 20 of her 28 games played as a redshirt sophomore...Finished second on the team with 11.4 points per game and 319 total points...Led team with 780 minutes played, averging 27.9 minutes per game...Made team-high 59 three-pointers, finishing with a 40.1 three-point field goal percentage (59-147)...Shot 86.2 percent (56-65) from the foul line...Shot 41.3 percent (102-247) from the field...Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game and dished out 40 assists...Reached double-figures in scoring 17 times, including streak of 10 games...Had season-high 22 points against Slippery Rock (1/25)...Scored 21 points at Kutztown (12/21)...Scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds against Gannon (2/15)...Hit at least one three-pointer in 24 of 28 games, including at least three 11 times...Made season-high five three-pointers at Kutztown and against Slippery Rock. 

2012-13: Received medical redshirt after playing in just two games before losing her season due to injury… Averaged 10.0 points and shot 58.3 percent (7-12) from the field… Shot 4-6 from three-point range and 2-2 from the foul line… Had four rebounds, two assists and two steals… Scored 15 points in 24 minutes in season-opener against Concord (11/9).

2011-12: Stapleton finished fourth on the team with 8.0 points per game, playing in 25 contests with eight starts… Her 39.3 three-point percentage (33-84) and her 33 three-pointers made were both second on the team and among the leaders on the conference… She shot 41.4 percent (63-152) from the floor and 85.4 percent (41-48) from the foul line… Stapleton reached double-figures in scoring 10 times, scoring a season-high 15 points against Mansfield… She hit three three-pointers in a game five times… She shot 45.5 percent (5-11) from three-point range and 83.3 percent (10-12) from the foul line in four PSAC and NCAA tournament games… She scored 12 points at Gannon in the opening round of the PSAC tournament and 11 points against Bloomsburg in the opening round of the NCAA tournament… She averaged 11.5 points with an 80.0 field goal percentage (8-10) and 75.0 three-point percentage (6-8) against PSAC East foes Cheyney and Shippensburg to open the season… Scored 14 points in a spot start at Edinboro… Had season-highs of five rebounds and five assists against Mansfield.

Personality Profile: Daughter of Wally and Beck Stapleton…Pre-game ritual: Blast music…If you didn’t play your sport, which other would you choose: Volleyball…Favorite Disney movie: Love them all…Favorite room in your house: My bedroom…What’s on your playlist before a game: Rap/hip hop…Favorite person you follow on any social media site: Bill Nye the Science Guy…Cats or dogs: I like both…If you could be the head coach of a team for a year, what team would you choose and why: Cleveland Cavaliers…Coke or Pepsi: Neither, I don’t like pop…What has been one of your greatest accomplishments as an athlete: Reaching my goals and playing to the best of my abilities, accomplishing amazing things as a team…What is something unique about you not too many people know about: I have screws and a metal plate in my ankle…When did you first start playing basketball: 7 years old…Why IUP: It felt right, I just knew…Favorite fast food restaurant: CHIPOTLE!!!…How do you spend your days off from basketball: Relax and let my body recuperate, chill with friends…Favorite Gatorade flavor: Probably blue…Best place to eat in Indiana and why: Bruno’s because it’s different than chain Italian restaurants, very unique…Favorite pro-athlete: Hines Ward…Favorite pro sports team: Pittsburgh Pirates…If you had a million dollars, how would you spend it: Give some to charity, spend it, and travel the world.

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Historical Player Information

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    2011-12Freshman

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    2012-13Sophomore

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    2013-14Junior

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    2014-15Redshirt Junior

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    2015-16Redshirt Senior

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