Tamara Leslie Video
2013 (Junior): Served as co-captain…Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team…Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic honoree…Played in 96 sets, totaling 216 digs, which ranked – on the team. Also added eight service aces, and two kills…Reached double figures in digs 10 times…Recorded six digs, a kill, an assist and a service ace against Delaware State (10/6)…Tallied 15 digs and two assists at Norfolk State (10/3)…Finished with 16 digs at rival Coppin State (9/27)…Collected 10 digs, two service aces at host Providence (9/21) during the Friar Classic…Totaled 11 digs and three assists against Howard (9/20) at the Friar Classic…Notched 18 digs and an assist against Quinnipiac (9/14) during the Lafayette/Lehigh Crosstown Tournament…Set a career-high six assists, while adding 14 digs and a kill at Lehigh (9/13)…Had 14 kills, three assists and two service aces against The Citadel (9/7) during the East Carolina Classic…Set a career-high 19 digs and had an assist and a service ace at host East Carolina (9/7) at the East Carolina Classic…Finished with nine digs in the season-opener against host Arizona in the Arizona Invitational (8/30).
2012 (Sophomore): Received the team’s most improved award…Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team…Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic honoree…Led the team in digs with 228 and service aces with 25…Played in 88 sets and totaled 44 assists and five kills, while reaching double figures in digs 11 times…Ranked eighth among MEAC leaders in digs…Tallied 15 digs, two service aces, two assists and a kill in the season finale at Howard (11/9)…Collected 14 digs, three assists and tied a season-high four service aces in the home finale against Delaware State (11/4)…Had 15 digs and an assist at Norfolk State (10/26)…Recorded 10 digs, three assists, a season-high two kills and an ace at Coppin State (10/19)…Totaled four service aces, two assists, a kill and eight digs at Delaware State (10/5)…Tallied 13 digs, two service aces and three assists against Hampton (9/29)…Notched a season-high five assists and 11 digs at Seton Hall (9/15) in the Seton Hall Tournament…Collected a career-high 17 digs and an assist against Rider (9/8) in the Marriot Greyhound Challenge…Finished with 11 digs against host Sacramento State (9/1) in the Sacramento State Invitational.
2011 (Freshman): Appeared in 43 sets, recording 51 digs, three kills, five assists and three service aces…Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic team honoree…Finished with four digs and an assist against host Charlotte (9/10) in the Hilton University 49er Tournament…Had seven digs and a kill against Furman (9/9) in the opener of the Hilton University 49er Tournament.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Charles H. Flowers High, leading the Jaguars to a 34-5 record during her junior and senior seasons...Served as team captain her junior and senior seasons...Named the 2010 PG County Player of the Year by the PG Gazette Newspapers and earned All-Met Honorable Mention honors from The Washington Post following her senior season...Helped Flowers capture the Prince George’s County 4A South title, the Maryland 4A South Region championship and a Maryland State semifinal appearance as a senior...Set three school records, finishing as the school’s leader in service winners (748), digs (655) and assists (681)...Also ranks second in kills and aces...Named Coached by Jeff Ware...Graduated in the top 5% of her class...Earned the top academic achievement award for AP chemistry in 2010...Was a State of Maryland scholar athlete from 2008-2010...Was on the honor roll her entire academic career...A member of the National Junior Honor Society.
Personal: Born on June 21, 1993 in Silver Spring, Md....Daughter of Tony and Juanita Leslie...Is the sister of freshman hitter, Torian Leslie…Is a chemistry major…Career ambition is to become a pharmacist or an accountant...Hobbies include cheerleading, reading and choreography...Was an all-star cheerleader on a national travel team for 10 years...Has volunteered her time with the Calvin Woodland Sr. Foundation...Spent the summer preparing all-star high school cheerleading choreography for local schools and organizations.
TAMARA’S CAREER HIGHS
Attack Percentage: 1.000 four times; last at Lehigh, 9/13/13
Kills: 2 at Coppin State, 10/19/12
Total Attempts: 8 vs. Quinnipiac, 9/14/13
Assists: 6 at Lehigh, 9/13/13
Digs: 19 at East Carolina, 9/7/13
Aces: 4 twice; last vs. Delaware State, 11/4/12
Blocks: None
