Leah Cornwell '02

April 11, 2002

GENEVA, N.Y. –William Smith College senior Leah Cornwell (Wheatland-Chili/Scottsville, N.Y.) has been named a finalist for the WHAM Sportswoman of the Year Award. During the 2001-02 academic year Cornwell earned All-American honors as a goalkeeper in soccer and a forward basketball.

A first-team All-American in soccer this fall, Cornwell was named the 2001 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year. She led the UCAA in goals against average and ranked second in save percentage. She started all 20 games for the Herons this season, boasting a 0.55 goals against average and an .863 save percentage. She posted a 17-2-1 overall record, while recording seven shutouts. In three seasons, Cornwell owns a 0.70 goals against average, an .859 save percentage, a 45-11-2 record, and 19 shutouts.

As a Heron basketball player this winter, Cornwell was named an honorable mention All-American twice. She led William Smith in scoring (15.7), rebounding (8.2 rpg), blocked shots (28), and was second in shooting percentage (.432). The senior became just the 10th Heron to score 1,000 points in her career and ranks ninth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,192 points. Cornwell, the Rochester Area College Athletics Player of the Year and a member of the RACA, UCAA, D3Hoops.com East Region, and ECAC Upstate first-teams, guided William Smith to the UCAA Championship game and an ECAC Tournament berth.

The WHAM Sportswoman of the Year will be announced on April 29, during the finalists banquet at noon, at the Sheridan Four Points Hotel in Rochester.

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