Leah Earnest

#22 Leah Earnest

Pos. G/F
Ht. 5-10
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Stevens Point, Wis.
High School (Prev. School) SPASH

2022-23: Appeared in all 30 games, making 22 starts ... ranked third on team in scoring with 9.8 points/game and led the team in rebounding with 7.4 rebounds/game ... shot at a .470 clip from the floor ... also ranked third on the team with 28 steals ... finished year sixth among MVC players in rebounding ... reached double figures in rebounds nine times and paced Valpo in rebounding on 22 occasions ... posted eight double-doubles on the season, most by a Valpo player since 2016-17 ... set career high with 20 points (8-11 FG) and grabbed 10 rebounds in season-opening win at Central Michigan Nov. 7 ... hit 6-of-10 from the field for 12 points and paced Valpo with eight rebounds Nov. 12 in win over Southern Miss ... set career high with 14 rebounds and scored 11 points as well for double-double Nov. 16 against Eastern Illinois ... 14 boards is the most by a Valpo player since January 2018 ... recorded another double-double Nov. 21 versus UAB, scoring 13 points and leading all players with 13 rebounds ... became first player in Valpo history with three double-doubles in the first four games of a season ... set career high by making all three of her 3-point attempts Nov. 27 at Northwestern, finishing with a team-high 13 points while also grabbing five rebounds ... knocked down three triples as part of 13-point effort Dec. 2 versus Bowling Green ... continued double-digit scoring streak with 12 points against Western Michigan Dec. 7 while also pacing Valpo with seven rebounds ... posted a double-double at Western Illinois Dec. 9, notching 10 points and 10 rebounds ... reached double figures in rebounding with team-best 10 boards at Murray State Jan. 1 and added eight points ... scored 11 points and tied for team-high honors with five rebounds Jan. 5 against Evansville ... notched another double-double versus Indiana State Jan. 7, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds while also dishing out three assists ... scored 18 points (6-9 FG; 6-6 FT) and grabbed six rebounds in Jan. 14 win over Missouri State ... set career bests for free throws made and steals (3) against the Lady Bears ... scored team-best 16 points and came up one board shy of career best with 13 rebounds for sixth double-double of the season Jan. 25 at Wisconsin ... posted seventh double-double of the year in Jan. 29 win over Bradley, finishing one point shy of her career best with 19 points and tying for game-high honors with 11 rebounds ... also set career high with four assists and matched career best with three steals in the win over the Braves ... led Valpo with 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds Feb. 4 at Southern Illinois ... picked up eighth double-double of the year Feb. 12 against UNI, coming off the bench to deliver 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds ... went 6-of-8 from the field for 14 points and also grabbed five rebounds Feb. 19 in win at Evansville ... scored four critical points in the final 30 seconds to finish off 11-point, five-rebound night in win at Bradley Feb. 23 ... narrowly missed double-double with nine points and game-high nine rebounds against Belmont March 4.

2021-22: Played in all 30 games, starting on 17 occasions ... averaged 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 22 minutes/game of action ... ranked second on the team in rebounding and third in blocked shots ... finished year 12th in the MVC in conference-only play in field goal percentage ... scored in double figures nine times ... led Valpo in rebounding nine times and in scoring three times ... opened season with nine points and four rebounds Nov. 10 versus Miami (Ohio) ... exploded for a career-best 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting to lead Valpo Nov. 14 against Central Michigan ... tallied 12 points Nov. 21 at Xavier ... scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds versus #22/23 Notre Dame Dec. 8 ... narrowly missed double-double in Dec. 21 win over Detroit Mercy, finishing with nine points and eight rebounds ... win over the Titans started a stretch where she averaged 11.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game over an eight-game stretch ... matched career best with team-high 17 points to open MVC play at Southern Illinois Dec. 31 ... scored 10 points two days later at Missouri State ... scored nine points and recorded eight rebounds in Jan. 7 win over UNI ... poured in 15 points (7-11 FG) and added seven boards in Valpo's first-ever win over Drake Jan. 9 ... recorded second career double-double in win at Bradley Jan. 15, posting 11 points and tying her career high with 10 rebounds ... went 6-of-9 from the field for a team-best 15 points against Indiana State Jan. 21 ... scored 10 points (4-6 FG) and grabbed six rebounds against Illinois State Feb. 12 ... finished with 12 points (4-5 FG; 4-5 FT) in win at Indiana State Feb. 20.

2020-21: Appeared in 23 games in her first season at Valpo ... made a pair of starts Feb. 19-20 against Evansville ... averaged 3.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 13.5 minutes/game of action ... led Valpo in rebounding and blocked shots twice apiece, as well as steals once ... debuted with four points and a game-high 10 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench at Bowling Green Nov. 29 ... became just the second Valpo freshman in the last 25 years with double-digit rebounds in her debut ... grabbed six rebounds in Dec. 6 win at Purdue ... pulled down five rebounds in Dec. 12 victory over Western Michigan ... went 3-for-4 from the field for seven points in just nine minutes of action in Dec. 16 win against Xavier ... scored season-best 11 points to go with four rebounds in return to home state at Wisconsin Dec. 20 ... went 3-for-4 from the floor for six points Jan. 19 against Loyola ... scored six points versus #RV/25 Missouri State Jan. 31 ... posted seven points and five rebounds Feb. 5 versus Bradley ... dished out season-high three assists Feb. 20 in win over Evansville ... grabbed six rebounds in win at Loyola Feb. 24 ... connected on pair of baskets in fourth quarter of eventual overtime win at Southern Illinois Feb. 28.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Panthers ... two-time First Team All-State honoree ... program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder ... finished career with 2,084 points and over 1,000 rebounds ... led Panthers to conference and regional titles in each of her final three seasons ... averaged 27.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game as a senior, breaking her own conference single-season records from her junior year of 26.6 points and 13.0 rebounds per game ... four-time All-Conference choice and two-time Conference Player of the Year ... a versatile athlete, also earned First Team All-State honors in softball and advanced to state tournament in golf.

Personal: Major is exercise science, with minors in human biology and digital media ... daughter of Brian and Brenda Earnest.