Why Niagara?
"It has a great campus and outstanding educational programs. It also has an outstanding basketpall program and a great coach."
2013-14 (Junior)
Started all 30 games as a senior...averaged 5.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, and a team-high 4.5 apg…finished 10th in the nation with a 2.91 assist/turnover ratio…her 4.5 apg were good enough for fifth in the MAAC…set a career-high with nine assists against Monmouth (3/6)...scored a season-high 10 points twice, first going 3-for-5 from the field against Robert Morris (12/7) and again versus Rider (2.28) when she went 2-for-3 from three-point range and 4-4 from the free throw line…averaged 32.2 minutes per game...named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
2012-13 (Sophmore)
Played in 31 games starting 17 contests, including the final 14 games of the season...Had a season-high 17 point game going 6-for-10 (60 percent) from the field, including 4-for-7 from beyond the arc vs Bucknell on Nov 21...Had a season-high for assists with 7 against Siena College on Jan 6...Had three games which she had five assists against Saint Peter’s on Jan. 10, Rider on Feb. 2, and Manhattan and March 3...Finished the season with 4.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 assists per game and a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio.
2011-12 (Freshman)Â
Saw action in all 32 games as a freshman...Finished the campaign with 1.7 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.X assists per game, and 0.X steals per game...Went 16-22 (72.7 percent) from the free-throw line...Turned in a career game against Siena on Feb. 24 where she scored a season-high 13 points, went 5-for-6 from the free throw line, and brought down a season-high six rebounds.Â
High School (St. John’s College)
Helped the St. John’s College Green Eagles (Brantford, Ont.) to consecutive Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association (CWOSSA) titles...2010-11 team went 36-6 and won the 2010 Brant County crown on its way to defending its CWOSSA championship...The Green Eagles were seeded second in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) AAAA Tournament where they advanced to the bronze medal game...Van Leeuwen led the team with 22 points.
Van Leeuwen was named the team’s MVP during her junior year as the Green Eagles went 45-0 and won the OFSAA Tournament...Led Team Ontario to the Canadian under-15 girls’ championship in 2008.
Van Leeuwen was the recipient of the 2010-11 Hazel Miner award, which is given to athletes that are members of Team Ontario that uphold the finest qualities of sport in their pursuit of athletic excellence...Also among the 50 finalists to make the 20-player 2011 nPHASE 1 All-Canada Classic team.
Personal
Born in Brantford, Ont ... Daughter of Steven and Lisa Van Leeuwen...has one brother, Tyler, who runs on the Niagara men's cross country team ... Majoring in Education.
