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2019 Volleyball Roster

Beth Lochner
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Dean Bogart
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Beth Lochner
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Dean Bogart
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Beth Lochner
Beth Lochner

13 Leah Simmons

  • Position Middle Hitter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Abington, Pa.
  • High School Abington

Biography

AWARDS
2019-20 CANISIUS FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
2019 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
2018 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 21, at Siena (9/16/2018) 
Digs: 13, at Siena (11/5/2017)
Assists: 3, vs. Niagara (11/07/2019)  
Aces: 4, vs Iona (10/28/2018)
Blocks: 12, vs. Quinnipiac (11/23/2019)
Hitting Percentage: .727, vs. Saint Peter's (10/5/2019)
2019 • SENIOR SEASON
• Named the 2019-20 Canisius Female Athlete of the Year.
• Selected to the All-MAAC First Team.
• Named the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year.
• Selected to Preseason All-MAAC Team.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at the Sacramento State Invitational and Jack Kaiser Classic.
• Selected as the MAAC Player of the Week on Sept. 3.
• Played in all 31 matches, appearing in 121 sets for the Griffs.
• Led the team in both kills (337) solo blocks (12), block assists (85) and total blocks (97).
• The 85 block assists ranks ninth in program single-season history.
• Finished third on the Griffs with 21 service aces and a .260 hitting percentage.
• Tallied 92 digs and 14 assists in final season.
• Ranked fifth in the MAAC with 3.41 points per set; ninth in hitting percentage (.260); and 10th in kills per set (2.79).
• The .260 hitting clip ranked ninth among the MAAC’s best hitters.
• Became just the 11th player in school history to reach the 1,000-kill career milestone during Oct. 10 win vs. Marist.
• Broke the then-Canisius single-match hitting percentage record with .727 clip (season-high 18 kills) in an Oct. 5 win over Saint Peter’s.
• Posted 19 matches with double-digit kills, including seven contests with 15-plus kills.
• Had eight-straight matches with 10-or-more kills from Sept. 21 at Buffalo through Oct. 13 at Siena.
• Notched a .400-or-better hitting percentage in eight matches.
• Tallied a career-best three assists in the Nov. 7 match against Niagara.
• Posted a career-high 12 total blocks in her final collegiate match on Nov. 23 against Quinnipiac.
• Finished career with the sixth-most block assists (255) and 10th-most  total blocks (292).
• Completed career with the eight-best career hitting percentage in Canisius history at .230.
• Finished 11th in program history with 1,028 career kills and 10th with 2690 attack attempts.
2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Selected to the All-MAAC First Team
• MAAC Player of the Week (Sept. 25)
• Appeared in all 104 sets over 29 matches for the Blue and Gold, starting 21 contests.
• Led the team with 331 kills and nine solo blocks, also tallying 36 block assists, 18 service aces and seven service aces.
• Ranked sixth in the MAAC with 3.18 kills per set and 3.62 points per set.
• Recorded first 100-dig season, finishing with 107.
• Posted double-digit kills in 16 matches.
• Had career-high 21 kills in a win at Siena on Sept. 16, and followed that with a 20-kill contest at Manhattan on Sept. 30.
• Notched a career-best four service aces on Oct. 28 against Iona.
• Posted a season-high eight digs twice (Sept. 2 vs. Stony Brook, Oct. 6 vs. Fairfield)
• Recorded a team-leading 17 kills in the MAAC semifinal win over Rider (Nov. 16).
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Appeared in 27 matches and 97 sets in her sophomore season.
• Finished the year with 218 kills, a 2.25 kills per set average and a .202 hitting percentage.
• Recorded her first career double-double, tallying 14 kills and 13 digs against Siena on Nov. 5.
• Tallied a career-best 16 kills against Duquesne on Sept. 2.
• Recorded six matches with double-figure kills in 2017.
2016 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Appeared in 94 sets in 27 matches in her first season with the Blue and Gold.
• Finished her first season with a 1.51 kills per set mark, along with a 0.72 blocks per set average. 
• Tallied double-figure kills on four occasions during the season.
• Tallied a career-best 13 kills against Rider on Oct. 22. 
• Recorded a season-best five digs twice during the season.
• Notched a rare kills/blocks double-double against Marist, with 11 kills and 10 blocks. 
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a four-year letter winner in volleyball and basketball during her career at Abington.
• She was first-team all-district and first-team all-league for volleyball.
• Earned the Intelligencer Player of the Year award.
• Was the Fox 29 Player of the Week.
• Earned the honor of team MVP for volleyball.

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Stacy and Frank Simmons.
• Has three brothers, Reed, David and Ian.
• Brother David played basketball at Niagara and overseas, while her mom played basketball at NYU.
• Majoring in digital media arts. 

Statistics

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2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2016Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    13
  • 13

    2017Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    13
  • 13

    2018Junior

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    13
  • 13

    2019Senior

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    13