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  Leah Hallett

Leah Hallett

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Rocky Hill, CT

High School:
Kingswood-Oxford

Height:
5-7

Position:
G

Birthdate:
06/13/1990

Previous Team:
Kingswood-Oxford/Conn. Polar Bears

Notables: Worked hard in the offseason and should see the bulk of the minutes ... Has steadily improved from last season.

Hallett2008-09: Seized her opportunity as the Beacons' primary goaltender in her first season ... Started 19 of 21 games that she appeared in and registered a .905 save percentage to rank eighth among ECAC East goalies ... Broke the school-record for minutes played with 1197:37, while matching the program's standard for games played ... Turned away 581 shots on the year for the second-most in school annals and owned a 3.06 goals against mark for the fourth-lowest average in school history ... Allowed two or fewer goals in 11 starts, including a pair of shutouts to become just the third UMass Boston goalie to post at least two in a season ... Enjoyed a stretch from January 20 to February 17, where she allowed just 11 goals in 430:12 minutes of play over parts of nine contests for a 1.53 goals against average ... Earned her first career shutout with 19 saves in a 4-0 victory over Castleton State College on December 5 and was named the ECAC East Goalie of the Week for the week of December 1-7 ... Did not allow a goal in a 26-save effort to lead UMB to a 4-0 win over New England College on February 20 and was named the ECAC East Rookie of the Week for the week of February 16-22 ... Made 30 or more saves on seven occasions, including a school-record of 56 vs. nationally-ranked Middlebury College on January 20.

Personal/High School: Played ice hockey for U-14, U-16 and U-19 teams and junior ice hockey for the Connecticut Polar Bears ... Helped the Polar Bears to a third-place national finish in 2005 and was a member of the national runner-up squad in 2007 ... Four-year letter winner for Kingswood Oxford Prep School ... Finished second in the conference in overall save percentage in 2008 ... Named team Most Valuable Player in 2005 and 2008 ... Also played goalie for the KOPS Lacrosse team all four years ... Received the Most Improved Player award her freshman year and MVP award her senior campaign ... Was selected as a team Captain for Wyverns' ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer squads during her senior year ... Born June 13, 1990 ... Daughter of Kathy and Craig Hallett ... Majoring in history and anthropology ... Enjoys all sports, reading, traveling, and doing community service ... Helped build a new school in Paraguay in the summer of 2008.

 
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