Leah Bolton

Leah Bolton Rachel Konieczki Abby Siefker Ashley Tunstall

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Leah Bolton v Davis & Elkins - Bianca Garza

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

photo provided by BGSU women's basketball

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Marist

2015-16

Did not see game action.

2014-15
Did not see game action during the regular season ... on Jan. 2, 2015, head coach Jennifer Roos announced that Bolton would apply for a medical retirement, ending her BGSU playing career ... played eight minutes in the Falcons' exhibition win over Davis & Elkins (Nov. 7), with two points and four rebounds ... hit her only shot attempt from the field.

2013-14
Missed most of the season due to injury ... saw action in two games ... made her BGSU debut vs. Monmouth (Dec. 1), playing six minutes ... also saw two minutes of action in the Falcons' home game vs. Eastern Michigan (Jan. 23).

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Marist High School ('13) for coach Mary Pat Connolly ... an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association all-state first-team selection as a senior after earning second-team honors the previous year ... a four-year starter, as the team had a combined record of 108-26 during her tenure ... helped the RedHawks to the sectional final in her senior year, where they fell by two points (on a half-court shot) to the eventual IHSA Class 4A state champion ... averaged 15.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as the RedHawks went 24-10 ... finished her high-school career with 1,735 points, the second-highest total in Marist history ... as a junior, averaged 14.9 ppg and 5.9 rpg, leading the team in both scoring and rebounding and helping MHS to a 32-2 record ... also had a total of 84 steals as the team won the IHSA Class 4A sectional title that season, and added 87 more steals as a senior ... averaged 14.5 ppg and 6.2 rpg as a sophomore, after posting averages of 8.7 ppg and 5.2 rpg as a freshman ... a three-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection ... team captain as a senior.

PERSONAL
Leah Denise Bolton was born on July 7, 1995, in Chicago, Ill. ... dual intervention specialist major at BGSU ... will complete her student teaching at Winterfield Venture Academy in Toledo ... plans to pursue a master's degree in early childhood education ... daughter of Michael and Rhea Bolton ... has a younger brother ... uncle, Matt Bolton, played collegiate baseball in the MAC, at Western Michigan (2002-05) ... former major leaguer Ellis Burks is a cousin ... has played AAU ball for the Illinois Xcitement.

BOLTON, Leah


                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds   
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg  
2013-14    2-0      8/4.0     0-1    .000    0-0    .000    0-0    .000   0-0      0  0.0   3-0    0   0   0   0    0/0.0  
TOTAL      2-0      8/4.0     0-1    .000    0-0    .000    0-0    .000   0-0      0  0.0   3-0    0   0   0   0    0/0.0  



SINGLE-GAME HIGHS  [all-time ranking]:
 FG attempts: 1, vs Monmouth -- 12/01/13