Leah Olson

Class:
Senior
Position:
Defense
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
East Harwich, Mass.
High School:
Middlesex School

2018-19: Appeared in five games before suffering a season ending injury ... Registered five shots ... Recorded five blocked shots.

2017-18: Competed in one game for the Bears, missing the remainder of the season due to injury.

2016-17: Appeared in all 29 games for the Bears, leading all defenders in scoring with 11 points on four goals and seven assists ... Registered a multi-point game with one goal and one assist in a 3-1 win against Union on Nov. 4 ... Scored a power-play goal at Robert Morris on Dec. 31 and added an assist ... Also tallied goals against Providence (Nov. 26) and No. 7/7 Cornell (Feb. 11) ... Additionally recorded assists versus Sacred Heart (Oct. 21), Rensselaer (Nov. 5, Jan. 6), No. 9/9 Robert Morris (Dec. 31), No. 5/5 St. Lawrence (Jan. 13) and Yale (Jan. 28) ... Had 43 blocked shots on the season.

2015-16: Appeared in all 29 games … Finished the season with 11 points on two goals and nine assists … Tied for third on the team in overall scoring and ranked first in defensive scoring … Tied for the freshman lead on the squad in points scored … Notched the game-winning goal at RIT on Nov. 21 … Scored two power-play goals and a recorded 48 shots on the season … Recorded three multi-point games on the year ... Blocked 49 shots on the season, good for third on the team ... Named ECA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 24.

Before Brown: Earned All-ISL Honorable Mention honors as a senior … Gained Division II New England First Team All-Star accolades in 2014-15… Played for head coach Dennis Laing … Also played field hockey as a goalie for head coach Natalie Martinez … Competed on the junior level for Assabet Valley … A high honors student.

Personal: Leah is the daughter of Maryjane and Terrence Olson … Has one older brother, Billy, and a younger brother, Michael … Born on January 29, 1997 … Concentrating in History and Political Science.

Olson's Career Highs
Goals: 1 (6x - last 2/11/17 - Cornell)
Assists: 2 (2x - last 2/5/16 - at Harvard)
Points: 2 (5x - last 12/31/16 - at Robert Morris)