Ruth Leiva

Class:
Senior
Position:
MF
Hometown:
Hialeah, Fla.
High School:
Dade Christian School

JUNIOR (2012): Named team captain … started in all 18 games of her junior campaign and has now played in 57 career games, tops among active Bulldogs … recorded two assists, moving her career total to five … dropped a perfect corner kick on the foot of teammate Jannel Johnson in the 81^st minute to help lift the Bulldogs past Appalachian State, 3-2.

SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in 18 matches, earning the start in 14 … posted a goal against USC Upstate to help lead the Bulldogs to a 5-0 victory … recorded three assists including two dishes that resulted in game-winning goals against Winthrop and Chattanooga.

FRESHMAN (2010): Started in 16 matches while seeing action in all 21 games … guided the Bulldogs to their first win of the season in their first ever meeting with Maine … scored all three of the team’s goals with a hat trick in her collegiate debut … her six shots against Maine was a match-high and her six points tied for a team-high for points scored in a match for the season … scored one of the two goals in the shutout win against Chattanooga.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Dade Christian School in Country Club, Fla. … lettered in soccer… tabbed as Miami Herald’s Most Valuable Player … earned district second and third team honors … a member of Kendal Soccer Coalition that was ranked fifth in Florida.