Accolades:
GNAC All-Academic (2014, 2015, 2016)
2015: Played in 10 matches with a total of 17 sets as a senior outside hitter….named to the GNAC All-Academic Team…tallied 10 kills, five total blocks, and five digs in her final season…delivered three kills in four attempts giving her a .750% attack percentage and one total block against Norwich on September 12th…added on one kill, two digs and one block in a loss against Framingham State…recorded two kills and one dig in the win against U. Mass Dartmouth on October 10th…contributed two kills in her final win against Maine Maritime on October 31st.
2014: Played in 15 matches and started 14 as a junior outside hitter...played in 57 sets…recorded 50 kills and 17 assists, 88 digs, five solo blocks, as well as seven block assists…notched 19 service aces…registered six kills, three assists, and five digs against Emmanuel on October 11…tallied five kills and 16 digs in a match versus Lasell in a tri-match on October 25…totaled six kills, two service aces, and 11 digs in the endcap of that tri-match versus Anna Maria.
2013: Played in 12 matches and 15 total sets as a sophomore right side hitter…registered four kills, six assists, five service aces, 11 digs and one block assist.
2012: Played in 12 matches and 18 sets as a freshman…recorded 17 kills, six assists and eight digs…tallied three kills, three digs and an ace in her first NCAA match – a 3-0 win over Lyndon State College on September 8th…belted a personal-best six kills in a 3-0 triumph over Maine-Farmington on October 15th.
High School: Played three years of varsity volleyball under coach Dennis Green at Middleborough High School...named as the team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman…received MVP award her junior and senior years...collected Brockton Enterprise All-Scholastics Award as a junior…chosen by Patriot League to compete in the All-Star game two years in a row...earned the Standard Times Leadership Award as a senior…selected as a team captain her senior year…also played basketball and tennis.
Personal: Cassandra Mary Leech, born in Hartford, Conn...daughter of Diane and Jeffrey Leech...one of four children...majoring in Chemistry.
