Leslie Mansfield
Leslie Mansfield

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
St. Charles, IL

High School:
St. Charles East

Height:
6-0

Position:
RS

Major:
Elementary Education

Highlights: Earned her first All-ACC honor with a second-team selection in 2007 ...was also Honorable Mention AVCA All-East Region ...selected to her first all-tournament team for the Clemson Classic ...one of the best all-around players in Clemson history ...one of just four players to accumulate at least 500 kills, 1,000 digs and 200 blocks over her career ...three-year co-captain.

Academic: Was a third-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honoree in 2007 ...named to the ACC All-Academic Volleyball Team in 2007 ...was also a 2006 selection.

2007
• Started all 33 matches in 2007 on the right side, extending her streak to 63 straight starts as she started all 30 matches in 2006 as well
• Totaled 289 kills, 371 defensive saves and 78 total blocks in 2007, personal bests for a single season in kills and digs and just one block shy of her 79 in 2006
• Also hit a career high .244 for the year, bettering her 006 mark by .010
• Named to the Clemson Classic All-Tournament Team after tallying 22 kills and 32 digs in the Tigers' nine games
• One of her best all-around games came against North Carolina on Oct. 26 when she had a career-high 20 digs, 14 kills, five block assists and a service ace. She also hit. 333 in that match
• Had 11 double-double (kills/digs) matches in 2007
• 10k, 10d vs. Murray State on Aug. 25; 10k, 15d vs. Purdue on Sept. 8
• 12k, 12d vs. Kent State on Sept. 14; 10k, 12d vs. Appalachian State on Sept. 14; 10k, 10d vs. Virginia Tech on Sept. 28; 10k, 16d at Wake Forest on Oct. 12; 13k, 17d at Duke on Oct. 13; 11k, 10d vs. Maryland on Oct. 20; 14k, 20d vs. North Carolina on Oct. 26; 16k, 13d at Virginia Tech on Nov. 3; 13k, 14d vs. Duke on Nov. 9
• Her season high of 16 kills was against the Hokies on Nov. 3 and she had a high for the year of six total blocks against Boston College on Oct. 19
• Totaled five block assists against Wake Forest on Oct. 12 to help the Tigers set a top-five mark for team blocks in the contest
• Hit career milestones in digs (1,113) and blocks (246) in the 2007 season
• Also tallied 24 service aces and 137 set assists for the year.

2006
• Served as team captain for a second season in 2006
• Arguably team's best all-around player as she was one of just two to play a full rotation for the entire season
• Played in all 113 games in 2006
• Had a team-best 35 service aces after recording seven against Virginia Tech on Nov. 22 in the team's second to last match of the season
• Ranked second on the team with 338 defensive saves
• Was fourth with 101 set assists and 82 total blocks
• Had the fifth-highest kill total with 233
• Also had the third-best hitting percentage for players with at least 100 attempts with a .234 figure
• Posted a career high 20 kills against Maryland on Nov. 17
• Also hit a .390 percentage in the match with three service aces
• Career best hitting percentage came against Charlotte in the 2006 Big Orange Bash
• Had a .625 figure with 16 kills against just one error in 24 attempts
• Charlotte match was one of eight total matches with at least 10 kills, including the final two of the season
• Had 13 against Bradley on Aug. 25; 11 at 16th-ranked Purdue on Aug. 26; 12 verse Tennessee State on Sept. 1; 15 at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14; 15 against Virginia Tech on Nov. 22; and 13 verse Virginia on Nov. 24
• Posted double figures in digs in 19 matches in 2006
• Had a personal best 22 at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14
• One of her top matches of the season came at Boston College on Oct. 6
• Had nine kills with two errors in 15 attempts for a .467 hitting percentage to go along with six digs, four assists and two aces
• Also tied a career high with seven total blocks in the 3-0 victory for the Tigers
• Also had seven total blocks at North Carolina on Nov. 10
• Recorded seven kills, a .455 hitting percentage and 16 defensive saves in the match
• Posted seven blocks for a third time in 2006 at home against Boston College on Nov. 18

2005
• Stepped up for her team by handling setting duties for seven games while primary and backup setters were sidelined due to injuries
• Recorded 14 set assists in her first ever setting assignment against NC State on Oct. 14
• Totaled 190 assists during that seven-game stretch
• Overall, played in 96 games in 28 matches for the Tigers
• Started 10 matches in 2005
• Recorded 25 kills with a .092 hitting percentage for the year
• Also tallied 210 total assists with 13 service aces and 24 total blocks
• Also posted 133 defensive saves for the 2005 season
• Had a career best eight kills to help Clemson to a 3-1 victory over NC State on Nov. 12
• Also set a career high with 46 assists in the Tigers' loss to Duke in Durham on Oct. 27
• Had two solo blocks twice during the season, against Virginia and Virginia Tech on Oct. 21 and 22, respectively
• Also had four block assists against the Hokies for a season-best six total blocks
• Recorded 10 or more defensive saves on three occasions during the year, with the Tigers winning two of those matches
• Had 10 in the win over Wake Forest on Sept. 22 and 11 in the five-game thriller against Florida State on Oct. 2
• Tallied season high 13 defensive saves in loss to Miami in Coral Gables, FL on Sept. 30

2004
• One of Clemson's most versatile players showed her durability down the stretch
• Effective on the right side for the Tigers and set the ball well in transition
• Finished the season with 95 kills in 96 games played
• Started 25 matches for the Tigers
• Third-best on the team with 69 assists
• Led Clemson team with 0.46 aces per game (44 total)
• Third on the team with 271 digs, a 2.82 per game average
• Also had 62 blocks on the season (8 solo)
• Best match in terms of hitting percentage was at Maryland when she had four kills out of six attempts (.667)
• Top kills mark on the season was seven in the five-game thriller with Georgia on September 14
• The Georgia match was one of her top all-around performances
• She had seven kills, eight assists, three aces, nine digs, and three block assists in that match
• Reached double figures in terms of digs 13 times over the course of the season
• Top effort in that area was 19 in the win over Virginia at home
• Had 14 digs in the ACC Tournament upset over Georgia Tech
• Showed her service ability early in the season with eight aces in the win over The Citadel
• Had seven total blocks (1 solo) in the win over Georgia State
• Also had six block assists in the win at N.C. State

High School
• 2003 Daily Herald Kane County Player-of-the-Year
• Two-time All-Conference selection for St. Charles East High School
• Second-team All-State her senior year according to the Chicago Sun-Times
• Led the team to consecutive regional titles (2002-03)
• Born May 20, 1986
• Mjoring in elementary education

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