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7 Leah Scarpelli

  • Position Midfielder
  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Brick, N.J.
  • Prev School Penn State

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2022)
ASUN Defensive Player of the Year
All-ASUN First Team
ASUN All-Tournament Team
CSC Academic All-District
UCA Second-Team Academic All-American
USC All-South Region First Team

Started 19 games for the Eagles, playing 1675 minutes on the back line...  Second on the team with 16 points...  Led the Green and Blue with six assists...  Third on the team with five goals including a team-high four game-winning goals...  Led the team with a .278 shooting percentage...  Collected two assists in win over Southern (Aug. 25)...  Had the #1 play on SportsCenter with a 45-yard goal at Queens (Sept. 15)...  Had two assists in win over Jacksonville (Sept. 25)...  Converted a penalty kick against Bellarmine (Oct. 9)...  Scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute against Lipscomb (Oct. 13)...  Had the game-winning goal against Stetson (Oct. 19)...  Scored the equalizing goal in the 84th minute against Central Arkansas (Oct. 30) in the ASUN Semifinals.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021) | Game-by-Game Stats
All-ASUN Second Team
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team

Granted extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19...  Played in 16 games, making 15 starts...  Part of a defense that allowed an ASUN low 0.55 goals per game in conference games...  Tallied an assist in win over North Florida (Oct. 10)...  Collected an assist in win over Bellarmine (Sept. 26)...  Assisted on game-winning goal at FAU (Sept. 12)

AS A SOPHOMORE (Spring 2021) | Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared in nine games for the Eagles, starting all of them...  Scored her only goal of the season in 4-0 win at Jacksonville (March 6), while also adding an assist...  Tallied her second assist of the season 2-1 win against Jacksonville (March 28)...  Played a total of 788 minutes on the season

AS A FRESHMAN AT PENN STATE (2019)
Appeared in three games... Made her career debut during the contest at Long Beach State (Aug. 30)... Tallied her first career assist during the 5-1 victory over Michigan State (Sept. 22)... Also played a season-long 22 minutes in that match… 2019 Big Ten Champions.

BEFORE COLLEGE
Ranked No. 19 overall, and the No. 6 defender, in the 2019 class by TopDrawerSoccer... Played club soccer/DA for Cedar Stars Academy... Has been an ECNL finalist at the U-16 (Match Fit Academy) and U-18 (PDA) levels... Played soccer at Brick Memorial High School as a sophomore... Named the Offensive MVP... Named Coaches All-Division A South First Team honors...Named an All-State Group 4 Third Team selection... A member of ODP at state, regional and national levels... Rostered with U.S. Women’s National Team at the U-15, U-16, and U-17 levels... Named team captain of U.S. U-15 WNT that won the 2016 CONCACAF title... Received Best XI center back award… Rostered with U.S. U-17 WNT that won the 2017 Women’s Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni International Tournament in Italy... Traveled to numerous international trips with the U.S. WNT program.

PERSONAL
Born on September 18, 2001, in Toms River, N.J… Parents are Craig and Elizabeth Scarpelli… Craig was a goalkeeper on the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team in 1980 and played for the St. Louis Steamers/Minnesota Strikers (MISL) and for the Ft. Lauderdale/Minnesota Strikers (NASL)… Has two older sisters, Hannah and Sarah…P lans to major in Integrated Studies.

Updated 5/29/2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2020-21Sophomore

    MF
    5'9"
    7
  • 7

    2021Sophomore

    MF
    5'9"
    7
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Midfielder
    5'9"
    7