About Leah
Returns from injury plagued junior year for senior season ... much of the Golden
Eagles success hinges on the senior point guard's play ... set school and
Mid-Continent season records for assists as a sophomore ... team will depend on
her ability to create shots for others while looking to score herself as well
...owns excellent court vision ... excels at penetrating and passing to open
players for easy baskets ... equally effective in an up-tempo or half court game
... owns deceptive quickness ... excellent shooter who has improved her
offensive game each season at ORU ... a quiet player who leads by example on the
floor ... the game comes naturally to her ... unaware of how good she really is
... enters the year needing three assists to become the Mid-Con's career leader,
and 27 to break ORU's all-time assists mark ... begins 2005-06 ranked second in
assists (492) and 3-point pct. (.366) on the school's career leaderboard.
Junior (2004-05)
Struggled with injuries and inconsistent play as a junior ... missed five games
after suffering a torn left knee meniscus at Lamar (12/30) ... averaged 10.9
points and 5.8 assists in 10 games prior to injury and 5.6 points and 3.4
assists in 16 games following her return from surgery ... reached double-digits in
scoring nine times, including the season's first four games ... averaged 17.3
points and 6.3 assists over season's first four games ... scored season-high 21
points in home loss to Tulsa (11/30) ... dished a season-high 14 assists with 15
points in season-opening victory over Texas State (11/19) ... scored 11 points
with five assists in Mid-Con Tournament quarterfinal victory over Chicago State
(3/6) ... tossed in 12 points with four assists in regular-season finale against
Southern Utah (2/28) ... scored 15 points in loss at Western Illinois (2/19),
her best scoring effort in two months ... returned to action at Chicago State
(1/22) after missing the previous five games following left knee surgery,
scoring five points with two assists in 22 minutes ... had nine assists and a
season-high five steals in Bertha Teague Classic home win over Oklahoma State
(12/4) ... poured in 17 points, making four 3-pointers, against Evangel
(11/22)... had 14 points and four assists in home win over Texas-Pan American
(11/26) ... averaged 8.8 points and 6.0 assists in non-conference games, and 6.1
points and 3.2 assists in Mid-Con play.
Sophomore (2003-04)
Capped record-breaking season by capturing Mid-Con Tournament MVP honors ...
averaged 16.3 points and 7.0 assists in three games in tourney play ... had 22
points and seven assists in OT win against top seed Western Illinois in the
tournament semifinals ... tallied 17 points and eight assists in title game loss
to Valparaiso ... earned 2nd-team all-conference honors after setting school and
Mid-Continent Conference records with 231 assists ... led the Mid-Con in assists
per game (8.3), which also ranked third nationally ... her 231 overall assists was
the 5th-best total in the nation ... ranked among Mid-Con leaders in free-throw
percentage (3rd) and steals (3rd) ... became ORU's single-season assist leader
against Chicago State (2/23) ... had 15 assists against the Cougars, also adding
13 points for her fourth double-double of the season ... broke the Mid-Con
season record of 204 in regular-season finale against Centenary (3/1), getting
nine assists vs. the Ladies to go with nine points, five rebounds and two steals
... missed games at Oakland and at IUPUI with an injured right ankle ...
recorded her third double-double with 16 points and 11 assists against IUPUI
(2/7) ... recorded six double-figure assist games and had four double-doubles
... exploded for career-high 33 points in win at Southern Utah (1/5), earning
Mid-Con co-Player of the Week honors ... was 12-of-15 from the field with a
career-high six threes against the T-Birds ... led ORU to a win at Texas State
(12/29) with 16 second-half points and 18 points overall ... also added five
assists, four rebounds and three steals against the Bobcats ... solid all-round
game at San Diego State (12/20) with nine points, eight assists, six steals and
five rebounds ... broke the ORU single-game assist record twice ... initially
topped mark with 15 assists against Texas-Arlington (11/25) and tied it in the
next game against Bacone (11/29) ... surpassed her own mark with 17 assists
against Kansas-Newman (12/6) ... scored 10 points with nine assists against
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/16) ... had 12 points and nine assists in road win at
Texas-Pan American (12/14) ... scored 17 points against UTA and Bacone ...
recorded career-high six steals vs. Bacone.
Freshman (2002-03)
Became the first freshman in Mid-Con history to lead the league in assists ...
her 148 assists are the fifth-highest total in ORU history and the most since
Kim Ogden had 156 in 1987-88 ... also excelled as a three-point shooter ... her
.444 three-point field-goal percentage ranks as the second-best season figure in
ORU history ... enjoyed a strong showing in ORU's road sweep of IUPUI and
Oakland ... had 14 points in comeback win at Oakland and 10 points and four
assists at IUPUI ... scored 11 points and added seven assists in home win over
Chicago State ... scored 12 points with seven assists in home win vs Southern
Utah ... had 15 points and seven assists in home win over Texas-Pan American ...
scored a career-high 19 points in home win over Oakland ... tallied 15 points
and eight assists at UMKC ... scored the game-winning basket as time expired in
ORU's 64-62 win over Houston ... had 10 points and career-highs of 10 assists
and six rebounds vs. the Cougars ... had 14 points, seven assists, four rebounds
and zero turnovers in 34 minutes at Lipscomb ... scored 11 points with five
assists and four steals at Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... named to the Fun in the Sun
Shoot-out all-tournament team after averaging 12.0 points and 4.5 assists in two
games ... had 15 points and five assists in title game win over Oklahoma State
... tied a season-high with nine assists against Lipscomb ... also committed
just one turnover vs. Lady Bisons ... had 14 points and four assists in ORU's
74-66 win over Tulsa ... led ORU with 11 points in loss to No. 23 Oklahoma ...
opened the season with 11 points and nine assists in ORU's win over Oklahoma
State.
High School
1999 graduate of Glenunga International High School ... played club ball with
the Eastern Mavericks ... named Female Athlete of the Year in 1999 ... also
participated in netball, soccer and cricket.
Personal
Full name is Leah Jean Cannon ... daughter of Greg and Pauline Cannon ... Public
Relations/Advertising major ... born April 23, 1982 in Nowra, New South Wales.
Career Stats
