Leigh Steiner

Marquette Women’s Lacrosse at Georgetown on April 1, 2023

Photo by: Robert Blakley

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Holy Family
Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn.

Honors and Awards:
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year (2024)
All-BIG EAST First Team (2024)
IWLCA All-West/Midwest Second Team (2024)
MU's Hustle Award (2024)
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team (2024)
All-BIG EAST Second Team (2023)
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (March, 18, 2024, March 25, 2024, April 8, 2024)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 14, 2022, March 11, 2024)
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2022)
BIG EAST All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-23, 2023-24)

2024 (Sr.): 45G-16A-61 points … Started in all 17 games … Scored in every game … Six hat tricks … Second on the team with 53 draw controls … Had eight goals and one assist against Butler (April 3) … Six points (3g 3a) at Niagara (March 3) … Second in the BIG EAST at 7.12 shots per game … Sixth in the conference in points per game (3.59) and seventh in goals per game (2.65) … Named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week three times ... Named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year … Unanimous selection to All-BIG EAST First Team ... IWLCA All-West/Midwest Second Team.

2023 (Jr.): 24G-12A- 36 points ... Named to All-BIG EAST Second Team ... Ranks ninth all-time in free position goals at Marquette ... Ranked second on the team in total free position goals ... Started in all 19 games of the MU season ... Scored two goals in the season opener to go with one ground ball against San Diego State (Feb. 12) ...Tallied two goals, two draw controls, and one ground ball in the first game of the season against San Diego State (Feb. 12) ... Matched career-high of four goals, four points and four draw controls at UC Davis (March 12) ... Recorded two goals, one assist, two draw controls, and three points in a close victory against Niagara (March 16) ... Registered career-high three assists against Central Michigan (March 26) and Ohio State (April 4) ... Netted two goals, all of them being shot on goal, against Xavier in a huge win ... Had two free position goals against Xavier (April 8) in a victory ... Tallied four goals, two of them being free position goals, and four points against UConn (May 5) in the BIG EAST Semifinals.

2022 (So.): 3G-1A-4 points ... Played and started the first two games before missing the remainder of the year due to injury ... Totaled four points on three goals and an assist, two free position goals and six draw controls ... Scored a hat trick in season opener against Cincinnati (Feb. 12), while also recording an assist and six draw controls.

2021 (RFr.): 17G-10A-27 points ... Played in all 16 games and started in eight games in 2021 ... Led all MU freshmen in points, goals and assists ... Made her first career start against Cincinnati and scored one goal while dishing out two assists and tallying four draw controls (Feb. 14) ... Had one goal on four shots at Central Michigan (Feb. 21) ... Tallied a goal and an assist with two ground balls and a caused turnover against Oregon (Feb. 26) ... Netted a career-high four goals with one assist and a caused turnover at Kent State (Feb. 28) ... Had one goal on three shots with two GB's in a win over Central Michigan (March 5) ... Tallied a goal and an assist against No. 19 Louisville (March 14) ... Netted one goal and had an assist with a GB in the first game against UConn (March 19) ... Caused a turnover in the second game against the Huskies (March 21) ... Had two goals, two DC's and a caused turnover at Villanova (March 26) ... Tallied an assist, two GB's and a CT in an 8-7 win at Villanova (March 28) ... Had a goal, an assist and three DC's in a 15-9 win at Georgetown (April 9) ... Scored and tallied two DC's in a loss to the Hoyas (April 11) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in the first game vs. Denver (April 16) ... Had an assist in the second game against Denver (April 18) ... Scored a goal and had two GB's in a win over Butler (April 23) ... Finished the season with a goal and a DC against the Bulldogs (April 25).

2020 (Fr.): DNP - Redshirt

Prior to Marquette: Lettered (5x) in lacrosse and basketball (4x) at Holy Family High School (Victoria, Minnesota) … Served as team captain as a junior and senior … First-Team All-State as sophomore and Minnesota All-Metro 2^nd team as a junior … Voted team MVP by her teammates after her sophomore and junior seasons… Missed her senior season at Holy Family due to an injury during basketball season… Finished her high school career with 125 career goals and 54 assists… A two-time team MVP and a Miss Basketball Minnesota finalist in 2019… played for Minnesota Elite Lacrosse Club… Coached in high school by Laura Hunt and in club by Judy Baxter.

Personal: Born in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and the daughter of Mary and Owen Steiner … Mother played basketball at South Dakota State … Has one older brother, Grant, and one older sister, Erin … Major is finance and real estate, minor is spanish for business professions.