| Height: | 5-11 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Irvine, Calif. |
| High School: | Woodbridge HS |
| Position: | OH |
| Major: | Undeclared |
2012
All-Big West First Team
Leah Sully was named to the All-Conference First Team after leading the Big West in kills with 558. The Gauchos relied heavily on Sully, as she recorded a school record 1,798 swings in the 2012 season. Leah responded well to an increased workload, ranking third in the conference and 44th nationally in kill average. On Nov. 23, Sully recorded a career-high 31 kills – the second most kills in a match by a Gaucho in the rally-scoring era – including 12 in the second set alone. Leah's multifaceted skill set manifested itself in a team-best 33 aces, 495 digs – sixth most in the conference and ninth most in school history – and a skimpy 26 reception errors – which was the least among UCSB's primary passers. Sully ended the season with double-doubles in seven straight, 15 of her last 16 matches, and 26 overall.
2011
All-Big West Honorable Mention
As a sophomore, Leah led the team with 370 kills ... Had a team high 3.01 kill per set average ... Hit .121 on the season ... Had a season high of 17 kills in a Sept. 30 victory over Pacific ... Sully also led the team with 38 service aces and recorded 462 digs, which was good for second on the team ... The aces were fourth-best in the Big West ... Her 3.80 digs per set were second on the squad and eighth in the conference ... Totaled an impressive 22 double-doubles including 26 double-digit dig matches ... Had a season high of 25 digs on Oct. 12 at Cal Poly ...Had four consecutive games tallying multiple service aces (Oct. 8-21) ... Sully tallied 41 total blocks ... Also lead the team in Big West Conference play with 200 kills, 25 service aces, and her 269 digs were second.
2010
Was granted a medical redshirt after suffering a knee injury in the Gauchos' first match of the season.
2009
In her inaugural season at UCSB, played in all 30 matches and all 119 sets ... Finished third on the team with 223 kills and 1.87 kill per set average ... Led the Big West with 52 service aces, an average of 0.44 per set ... That mark ranked her 25th in the nation ... Her 759 total attempts were second on the team ... Finished second on squad with 327 digs for a 2.75 per set average ... Had 28 total blocks for a 0.24 per set average ... Her seven service aces on Sept. 26 vs. UC Irvine are the most in UCSB rally-scoring history and third-most in school annals ... Had 12 matches where she had more than one service ace ... Tallied five aces on Oct. 30 vs. Cal State Fullerton and four vs. St. Mary's in NCAA Tournament ... Set a career-best with 16 kills on Aug. 29 at New Mexico ... That started a streak of five straight matches with double-digit kills and nine of 10 in double figures ... On Sept. 22 at Loyola Marymount, Leah had 15 kills ... Posted 20 double-digit digs performances ... Set career-high with 20 digs in NCAA Tournament vs. St. Mary's, which led the team ... Had a stretch of nine straight matches with double-digit digs ... Had 19 digs on Oct. 23 at UC Irvine in a match where she also put away 10 kills ... Had four blocks on Sept. 11 vs. Oregon State.
High School
Led Woodbridge High in hitting percentage, kills and digs as a junior and senior...Played for coach Donnie Rafter...Was three-time All-Sea View League selection and was named to the All-City squad as both a junior and senior...As a senior, tallied 26 kills in one match and posted 22 kills in a CIF playoff game...Also played shortstop for the softball team where she was named All-league as a freshman...
Club
Played for the Laguna Beach Volleyball Club...Won a bronze medal in 2009 in the Junior Olympics Open Division...Took home a bronze medal in 2008 in the Junior Olympics National Division...Was also part of the All-Tournament Team...In 2007, won a gold medal in the Junior Olympics open division.
Personal
Leah Mychelle Sully was born on June 25, 1991 in Orange, Calif. to Gary and Julie Sully...Has an older sister, Alaina and a younger brother, Zach...Lists traveling, going to the beach, working out and watching movies as her interests outside of volleyball... "Inside Man" and "Slumdog Millionaire" are her favorite movies...The "Twilight" series and "The Kite Runner" are her favorite reads...Calls John Mayer her favorite musician...Most memorable athletic accomplishment came when she won a gold medal in the Junior Olympics when she was 16...Calls coach Bob Yoder her personal hero..."If you do what you've always done, you'll be what you've always been" are her words to live by.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | Pacific | L, 3-2 |
| Nov 10 | UC Davis | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 16 | at UC Riverside | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 17 | at Cal State Fullerton | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 23 | Long Beach State | L, 3-2 |
| Nov 24 | UC Irvine | W, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 33 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 135 | 73 | ||
| Kills | 558 | 312 | ||
| Kills per set | 4.13 | 4.27 | ||
| Errors | 230 | 135 | ||
| Total Attacks | 1798 | 998 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .182 | .177 | ||
| Assists | 23 | 10 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.17 | 0.14 | ||
| Service Aces | 33 | 19 | ||
| Service Errors | 45 | 24 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.24 | 0.26 | ||
| Reception Errors | 26 | 13 | ||
| Digs | 495 | 273 | ||
| Digs per set | 3.67 | 3.74 | ||
| Block Solo | 5 | 4 | ||
| Block Assist | 43 | 23 | ||
| Block Total | 48 | 27 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.36 | 0.37 | ||
| Block Errors | 6 | 3 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 617.5 | 346.5 | ||
| Points per set | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| Matches started | 33 | 18 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Iona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 46 | .152 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Aug 25 | vs. Connecticut | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 42 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Aug 25 | at Loyola Marymount | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 39 | .231 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Aug 31 | Idaho | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 58 | .121 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Sep 1 | Northeastern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 40 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 1 | UCLA | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 54 | .204 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Sep 4 | at Portland St. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 41 | .146 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 5 | at Oregon | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 33 | .212 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Portland | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 63 | .349 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Georgia Southern | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 71 | .268 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Sep 8 | at New Mexico | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 77 | .182 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26.5 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Yale | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 55 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Fresno State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 60 | .150 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Sep 15 | at San Diego | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 61 | .164 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Sep 21 | at UC Irvine | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 48 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Sep 22 | at Long Beach State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -.077 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 29 | at Cal Poly | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 30 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 3 | Pepperdine | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 60 | .183 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Oct 5 | Cal State Northridge | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 42 | .238 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 6 | Hawai'i | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 33 | .030 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 12 | at UC Davis | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 45 | .133 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 13 | at Pacific | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 69 | .203 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25.5 |
| Oct 19 | Cal State Fullerton | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 74 | .135 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Oct 20 | UC Riverside | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 55 | .164 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Oct 27 | Cal Poly | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 64 | .156 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Hawai'i | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 3 | at Cal State Northridge | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 57 | .281 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Nov 9 | Pacific | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 76 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28.5 |
| Nov 10 | UC Davis | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 47 | .213 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Nov 16 | at UC Riverside | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 78 | .115 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 |
| Nov 17 | at Cal State Fullerton | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 71 | .197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Nov 23 | Long Beach State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 82 | .256 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 |
| Nov 24 | UC Irvine | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 80 | .175 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 31 | 123 | 370 | 3.01 | 217 | 1260 | .121 | 23 | 0.19 | 38 | 0.31 | 467 | 3.80 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 0.33 | 432.5 | 3.5 |
| 2012-13 | 33 | 135 | 558 | 4.13 | 230 | 1798 | .182 | 23 | 0.17 | 33 | 0.24 | 495 | 3.67 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 0.36 | 617.5 | 4.6 |
| 2013-14 | 29 | 112 | 150 | 1.34 | 60 | 439 | .205 | 72 | 0.64 | 18 | 0.16 | 450 | 4.02 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.16 | 177.0 | 1.6 |
| Total | 93 | 370 | 1078 | 2.91 | 507 | 3497 | .163 | 118 | 0.32 | 89 | 0.24 | 1412 | 3.82 | 13 | 94 | 107 | 0.29 | 1227.0 | 3.3 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 33 | 135 | 558 | 4.13 | 230 | 1798 | .182 | 23 | 0.17 | 33 | 0.24 | 495 | 3.67 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 0.36 | 617.5 | 4.6 |
| Conference | 18 | 73 | 312 | 4.27 | 135 | 998 | .177 | 10 | 0.14 | 19 | 0.26 | 273 | 3.74 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 0.37 | 346.5 | 4.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 13 | 53 | 239 | 4.51 | 98 | 765 | .184 | 6 | 0.11 | 20 | 0.38 | 197 | 3.72 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.36 | 269.0 | 5.1 |
| Away | 14 | 56 | 216 | 3.86 | 97 | 696 | .171 | 15 | 0.27 | 8 | 0.14 | 194 | 3.46 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.34 | 235.0 | 4.2 |
| Neutral | 6 | 26 | 103 | 3.96 | 35 | 337 | .202 | 2 | 0.08 | 5 | 0.19 | 104 | 4.00 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.38 | 113.5 | 4.4 |
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| Wins | 16 | 66 | 268 | 4.06 | 110 | 884 | .179 | 8 | 0.12 | 20 | 0.30 | 238 | 3.61 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.33 | 300.5 | 4.6 |
| Losses | 17 | 69 | 290 | 4.20 | 120 | 914 | .186 | 15 | 0.22 | 13 | 0.19 | 257 | 3.72 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 0.38 | 317.0 | 4.6 |
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| August | 4 | 15 | 49 | 3.27 | 26 | 185 | .124 | 1 | 0.07 | 8 | 0.53 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.27 | 59.0 | 3.9 |
| September | 13 | 53 | 208 | 3.92 | 80 | 659 | .194 | 11 | 0.21 | 8 | 0.15 | 164 | 3.09 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.30 | 224.5 | 4.2 |
| October | 8 | 32 | 131 | 4.09 | 60 | 442 | .161 | 6 | 0.19 | 8 | 0.25 | 117 | 3.66 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.47 | 147.0 | 4.6 |
| November | 8 | 35 | 170 | 4.86 | 64 | 512 | .207 | 5 | 0.14 | 9 | 0.26 | 134 | 3.83 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.37 | 187.0 | 5.3 |