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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Ben Baxter
Clinton Sinclair
Clinton Sinclair
Clinton Sinclair
Ben Baxter
Clinton Sinclair
Clinton Sinclair

4 Malia Leatherland

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Broken Arrow, OK
  • Prev School Homeschool
  • High School Homeschool

Biography

2021 HONORS
2021 All-OSN Player of the Year 
2021 All-OSN First Team
2021 GAC All-Tournament Team
2021 GAC Player of the Year
2021 All-GAC First Team
2021 GAC Regular Season Champions
2021 GAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/18; 11/08)
2021 Dakota's Patriot Classic All-Tournament Team (9/13)
2021 Ferris State Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/6)
2021 Spring GAC Tournament Champions
2021 Spring GAC All-Tournament MVP
2021 Spring GAC Regular Season Champions (West)
2021 Spring All-GAC First Team
2021 Spring Academic All-Conference

2019 HONORS
2019 D2CAA All-American Honorable Mention
2019 D2CCA All-Central Region First Team
2019 AVCA All-Central Region Honorable Mention
2019 GAC Player of the Year
Named to GAC All-Decade Team
2019 All-GAC First Team
2019 GAC Tournament MVP
2019 GAC All-Tournament Team
2019 GAC Tournament Champions
2019 GAC Regular Season Champions
2019 GAC All-Academic
2019 Loper Invitational All-Tournament Team
AVCA National Player of the Week (10/29/19)
2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll

2018 HONORS
2018 All-GAC Second Team
2018 GAC All-Academic
2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Selected as GAC Player of the Week 5x

AS A SENIOR (2021 Fall)
  • Named to the Ferris State Invitational All-Tournament Team on 9/6
  • Named to the Dakota's Patriot Classic All-Tournament Team on 9/13
  • GAC Player of the Year
  • GAC All-Tournament Team
  • GAC First Team
  • Saw action in all 27 games, starting 26
  • Registered a season-high of 23 kills against East Central University on Nov. 2nd
  • Finished the season with 321 kills, averaging 3.42 kills per set; Added a .245 hitting percentage, and 18 aces
  • Second on the team in digs with 297, averaging 3.16 digs per set, and added 27 blocks.
  • Became All-Time GAC record holder for  career points leader on Nov. 4 vs. Southeastern
  • In addition,  became all-time GAC record holder for career kills on Nov. 19 vs. Harding
  • Finished the season 15th in the conference in hitting percentage (.245)
  • Finishing second in the GAC in kills (321)
AS A SENIOR (2021 Spring)
  • All-GAC First Team
  • Named the GAC All-Tournament MVP
  • GAC Academic All-Conference 
  • Selected Offensive Player of the Week twice
  • 3rd in the GAC for kills (3.61 per set)
  • Started a14 matches and played 46 sets
  • Led the team with 166 kills and averaged 3.61 kills per set, earning a season-high 16 kills vs. Southeastern on March 19
  • Contributed 25 blocks; season-high three blocks vs. East Central on March 23
  • Registered 133 digs which ranked second on the team; season-high 19 digs vs. Southeastern on March 19
  • Also ranked second on the team with 14 service aces
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
  • Saw action in all 33 matches with 31 starts
  • Finished the season ranked first in the gAC in kills per set (3.97) and 13th in the nation in total kills (477)
  • Finished ranked 18th in the country in total attacks (1,306)
  • Finished ranked first in the GAC in points per set (4.43)
  • Finished eighth in the GAC in hitting percentage (.264)
  • Registered career-high 24 kills against Arkansas Tech on Nov. 21
  • Registered a career-high .545 hitting percentage against Harding on Oct. 25
  • Went for a career-high 26.5 points against Arkansas-Fort Smith on October 8
  • First Bison in NCAA Division II era to eclipse 1,000 career kills and digs
  • Five matches with at least 20 kills, 17 matches with at least 15 kills, 30 matches with at least 10 kills

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
  • Saw action in all 33 matches and played 118 sets, starting them all in her sophomore campaign
  • Finished the season ranked fifth in the conference in kills per set (3.33) and sixth in total kills (393)
  • Finished ranked seventh in the conference in points per set (3.79)
  • Finished fourth in the conference in total attacks (1,188) and sixth in attacks per set (10.07)
  • Registered career-high 23 kills against Florida Tech on Sept. 1 and matching that high against Ouachita on Sept. 29
  • Registered a career-high .422 hitting percentage against Ouachita on Sept. 29
  • Went for a career-high 28 digs against Southwestern Oklahoma State on Sept. 20

AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
  • Saw action in all 33 matches and played 129 sets, starting them all in her freshman campaign
  • Third on the team in kills per set (2.55) and total kills (331)
  • Finished ranked ninth in the conference and first on her team in service aces (35)
  • Finished ninth in the conference in total attacks (1,098)
  • Set a career-high in service aces (4) in two difference contests against Adams State on Sept. 9 and Fort Hays State on Sept. 16
  • Had a pair of 20 kill games against Henderson State on Oct. 7 and Northwestern Oklahoma State on Nov. 2

PRIOR TO OBU
  • Three-time Homeschool Volleyball All-American
  • Three-time NOAH Volleyball Most Valuable Player
  • Two-time Oklahoma MaxPreps Player of the Week
  • Three-time Dean's Honor Roll
  • 2015 AVCA Phenom List
  • 2015 USAV Open Division National Qualifier
  • 2014 Oklahoma High Performance Team
  • Two-time USAV National Qualifier
  • Set NOAH career volleyball record with 1,525 kills and 478 service aces
  • Member of Journey Bible Church

Parents: Mike and Heidi Leatherland
Siblings: Haydn Leatherland
Major: Nursing

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2021Senior

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