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AS A SENIOR (2013)
Averaged 2.00 kills per game (182) overall, ranking fourth on theteam... Was second on the team with 57 total blocks (44 assists)and led the squad with 13 solo blocks and a 0.63 blocks per setaverage... Tallied a season-high 17 kills at Long Beach State(10/18)... Had five blocks in a match twice during the season;versus Portland (8/31) and UC Irvine (11/15).
AS A JUNIOR (2012)
Averaged 1.34 kills per game (167 overall), rankingfourth on the team…led the Titans with 123 total blocks (20solo, 103 assists), averaging 0.98 blocks per set…103 blockassists tie for fourth all-time in single-seasonhistory…1.91 points per game ranked fourth on theteam…finished the season totaling at least 10 kills in fivematches…attacking percentage of .733 (12-1-15) vs. inthree-set win over Brown (09/14) was the best mark for any Titan in2012…nine total blocks in five-set loss to Santa Clara(09/15) tied the season high for a Titan in 2012…in fourstraight matches from Sept. 20-Oct. 13, averaged 13.0 kills and 4.5blocks per match as the Titans finished 4-0 during that stretchwith wins over UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC Irvine and Long BeachState.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
Played in 75 sets over 25 matches (21 starts) • Heronly match with 10-or-more kill came on Sept. 17 against UtahState. She set a career high that night with 12 kills (.368) •Posted 5-plus kills on eight occasions and hit .538 (8-1-13) onOct. 1 at Cal State Northridge • Had third most blocks(46.0) on the team – nine solos, 37 assists • Had aseason best 5.0 blocks on two occasions (Sept. 20 at San DiegoState – 5 assists and Oct. 1 at Cal State Northridge –one solo and four assists.
WESTERN CAROLINA `10
Lettered one season for Head Coach Manuel Concepcion andthe Catamounts • Played 86 sets over 27 matches tallying 72kills, 23 digs and 61 blocks • Had a season-high 11 kills onSept. 29 against Appalachian State • Scooped up three digs ontwo occasions, with the last coming on Oct. 30 at The Citadel• Had seven blocks in a match against Presbyterian on Sept.15.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at George Walton High School(Marietta, Ga.) for Coach Susanne Fitzgerald • As a senior,helped her team to a 45-5 overall record and a state runner-upfinish • Was a 2009 Georgia High School All-Star • Becamethe first player in GWHS history to go on to play NCAA Div. Ivolleyball at Western Carolina University • Also letteredtwice as a basketball player.
PERSONAL
Born in London, England • Full name is LeahFrancesca Best • Parents are Don and Peggy Dobbs • Hasone younger sister, Anouska • Majoring in public relations andminoring in history • Has aspirations of playing for theEnglish Olympic volleyball team • Her most prized possessionis her green card • Favorites include: Avett Brothers (musicalartists), “Some Like it Hot” (movie),“Workaholics” (TV show), Boston Celtics legend LarryBird (athlete) and pasta (food).
Career Highs
Kills: 18 vs. UCIrvine (Oct. 11, 2012)
Total Attempts: 37, 2x, last atLong Beach State (Oct. 18, 2013)
Hitting Percentage (15+kills): .500 (18-2-32) vs. UC Irvine (Oct. 11,2012)
Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. KentState (Sept. 6, 2013)
Aces: 1 at The Citadel* (Oct. 30,2010)
Digs: 3, 4x, last vs. Cal Poly(Oct. 25, 2013)
Block Solos: 3, 3x, last vs. #7Hawai’i (Sept. 22, 2012)
Block Assists: 7 at Cal Poly(Oct. 20, 2012)
Total Blocks: 9 vs. Santa Clara(Sept. 15, 2012)
Points: 19.5 vs. UC Irvine (Oct.11, 2012)
*set with Western Carolina
Career Stats
| Season | sp-mp | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | se |
|---|
| 2011................ | 75-25 | 79 | 1.05 | 36 | 195 | .221 | 6 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2012................ | 125-31 | 167 | 1.34 | 83 | 443 | .190 | 5 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2013................ | 91-27 | 182 | 2.00 | 69 | 476 | .237 | 6 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| TOTAL............... | 291-83 | 428 | 1.47 | 188 | 1114 | .215 | 17 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Season | dig | d/s | re | bs | ba | tb | b/s | be | bhe | points | pts/s |
|---|
| 2011................ | 7 | 0.09 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 0.61 | 7 | 0 | 106.5 | 1.41 |
| 2012................ | 15 | 0.12 | 0 | 20 | 103 | 123 | 0.98 | 16 | 0 | 238.5 | 1.90 |
| 2013................ | 23 | 0.25 | 1 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 0.63 | 11 | 1 | 217.0 | 2.30 |
| TOTAL............... | 45 | 0.15 | 1 | 42 | 184 | 226 | 0.78 | 34 | 1 | 562.0 | 1.90 |
