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2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

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15 Leah Gardner

15 Leah Gardner

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Crandall, Texas
  • High School:
    Crandall
  • Major:
    Accounting

Summary

Biography

2024: All-Great American Conference Honorable Mention... Started all 32 matches... Led the team in total blocks (93) and tied for the team lead in blocks per set (0.76)... Also led the team in attack percentage with 283 kills and 67 errors on 604 swings for a .358 percentage... The .358 hitting percentage is the second-best mark for a single season in Ouachita volleyball history... Fourth on the team in points (370.5) and kills (283)... Also third on the team in service aces with 29... Totaled 13 matches with at least 10 kills, including a season-high 18 kills against Missouri Southern... Totaled five matches with at least five blocks, including a season-high of six in two different matches...  Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team... Selected to the GAC All-Academic Team... Made the Ouachita President's List in both of the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.

2023: All-Great American Conference Honorable Mention... GAC Defensive Player of the Week... Played and started in all 32 matches as a true freshman... Led the team in blocks with 81 for an average of 0.69 per set... Ranked sixth in the GAC in hitting percentage at .302... Finished the season with 248 kills (2.12 per set), 12 assists, 19 service aces, 45 digs, 13 block solos, and 68 block assists... Totaled nine matches with at least 10 kills, including a season-high of 16 against Arkansas Tech... Totaled four matches with at least five blocks, including a season-best six against Lane... Three matches with at least a .500 hitting percentage, her best coming at .583 against Arkansas Tech... Made the Ouachita President's List with a perfect 4.0 GPA in both of the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2019-2021 Academic All-District... 2019 CHS Outstanding Blocker... 2020 District 13-5A 2nd Team All-District... 2020 CHS Outstanding Athlete... 2021 District 13-5A 1st Team All-District... 2021 CHS MVP... 2021 CHS Offensive Player of the Year... 2021 CHS Outstanding Blocker... 2021 Untouchables EPA (club) MVP... 2022, August Vype DFW Recuit of the Week... 2022 Academic All-State... 2022 District 13-5A Hitter of the Year... 2022 CHS MVP... 2022 CHS Outstanding Blocker... Three-year Texas UIL All-State Solo & Ensemble performer for French horn... Also an accomplished pianist.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jason and Melissa Gardner... Three brothers - Andrew, Evan, and Caleb... Majoring in Accounting with a minor in Spanish... Born January 25, 2005.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2023Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    15
  • 15

    2024Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    15
  • 15

    2025Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    15