2024 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
2023 (SENIOR)
- Named SAC Offensive Player of the Year for second straight season
- Repeated as an IWLCA second team All-American
- Added second team All-American accolades from USA Lacrosse Magazine
- Earned first team All-SAC and All-Regino accolades
- Named the Wingate University co-Female Athlete of the Year at the WUSPYS
- After becoming the first All-American in WUWLAX history in 2022, became the first Academic All-America honoree in 2023
- Five-time SAC Player of the Week in 2023, earning national Player of the Week honors twice from two publications
- Piled up 66 goals, 27 assists, 132 draw controls, 57 caused turnovers and 36 ground balls
- Broke her own program record for draw controls and caused turnovers
- Led the nation in caused turnovers, helping Wingate lead the nation as a team
- Ranked eighth in the nation in draw controls, 11th in points and 17th in goals
- Had at least one point in every game, with five or more points 11 times
- Enters her final season as the WU leader in draw controls and casued turnovers
- Ranks second in program history in goals and points, third in assists and fifth in ground balls
- Knowles has at least one point in 59 of her 60 games as a Bulldog
- 56 straight games with at least one point entering her final year
2022 (JUNIOR)
- Named SAC Offensive Player of the Year
- Earned first team All-SAC and All-Region honors
- Named IWLCA second team All-American and USA Lacrosse Magazine third team All-American
- First Bulldogs in program history to be named to an All-American team
- Piled up 64 goals and 24 assists for a team-best 88 points
- Also led the team with 84 draw controls, 46 ground balls and 47 caused turnovers
- Ranked sixth in the nation in caused turnovers
- Top 30 in the nation in goals, goals per game, points and points per game
- Set the WU single-season record for points, draw controls and CTs
- Had at least one point in every game, notching five or more points in 12 of 19 contests
- Had multiple draw controls in every game and multiple C
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
- Earned IWLCA All-Region Second Team honors
- Named to All-SAC First Team in sophomore season
- Started in all 14 games for the blue & gold
- Piled up 25 goals on 54 shots, 40 of which were on goal
- Added 12 assists for a total of 37 points
- Collected 24 ground balls and 57 draw controls, each good for second best on the team
- Forced a team-high 16 turnovers
- Registered a goal in each game for the 'Dogs
- Scored a goal and dished out two assists in the season opener vs Lee
- Found the back of the net twice, assisted on another goal, forced four turnovers, collected six ground balls and added seven draw controls vs Belmont Abbey
- Earned AstroTurf SAC Defendive Player of the Week and IWLCA Defensive National Player of the Week honors for her performance
- Scored three goals on three shots at Limestone on Feb. 27
- Recorded three goals in her second consecutive game vs UVA Wise
- Had her fourth straight multi-goal game at Queens with a pair of goals
- Scored a season-high four goals in the 17-3 win over Mars Hill
- Dished out an assist for the fourth consecutive game vs Lincoln Memorial while adding a pair of goals
- Added two goals in the 22-10 win over Newberry on Apr. 5
- Set a new career-high with three assists vs Tusculum on Apr. 17
2020 (FRESHMAN)
- Started all eight games during her first season at Wingate
- Piled up 15 goals and three assists in the shortened 2020 season
- Scored 15 goals on 26 shots, including 20 shots on goal
- Ranked second on the team in goals and third in points
- Added 23 draw controls, nine ground balls and four caused turnovers
- Led the Bulldogs in draw controls
- Ranked eighth in the SAC in draw controls and 18th in goals
- Had a goal, draw control, two caused turnovers and two ground balls in her collegiate debut
- Scored a pair of goals against Belmont Abbey
- Handed out two assists against Mount Olive
- Piled up seven goals in seven shots against LMU, adding three draw controls
- Had four goals and eight draw controls against Lewis, adding three ground balls and two caused turnovers
CAREER STATISTICS
- Games played (started): 61 (61)
- Goals (career-high): 175 (7, two times, most recent 4.22.2023 at Limestone)
- Assists (career-high): 68 (4, 4.1.2023 vs UVA Wise)
- Points (career-high): 243 (8, two times, most recent 4.22.2023 at Limestone)
- Shots (career-high): 309 (10, two times, most recent 5.1.2023 vs. Newberry)
- Shots on goal (career-high): 238 (8, 3 times, most recent: 4.9.22 at Newberry)
- Ground balls (career-high): 117 (5, five times, most recent; 4.8.2023 vs Anderson)
- Draw controls (career-high): 300 (12, two times, most recent 3.15.2023 at Catawba)
- Caused turnovers (career-high): 127 (7, 4.8.2023 vs Anderson)
- Updated 2/13/2024
PERSONAL
- Full name is Leah Katherine Knowles
- Born on April 13th, 2001
- Born in Canton, Ohio
- Daughter of Doug and Denise Knowles
- Majoring in Elementary Education
- Favorite Athlete is Casey Roux
- Favorite sports team is Cleveland Cavaliers
- Favorite movie is The Sandlot
- Favorite TV show is Friends or Criminal Minds
- Favorite musical artist is John Mayer
- Favorite food is Potatoes (any form)
- Most memorable sports moment is Winning conference champs for the first time in history, my senior year of high school, for a lacrosse program that started my freshman year.
- Favorite sport to play other than lacrosse is Pickle Ball
- People I admire the most are My Wingate coaches and teammates
- Something people don’t know about me is I’m 19 and I still can’t swallow pills
- People call me Lee, but other than that I don’t really have one
- Favorite Quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” –Maya Angelou
Statistics
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