Crystal Leary

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norfolk, Va.
High School:
Lake Taylor HS

At West Virginia (2014-15):

Team Captain
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Completed the year with 145 points, 192 rebounds, 37 steals and 11 assists in 38 games and 701 minutes played
Tied the school record with 38 games played
Her field goal percentage of 52.7% (39-of-74) ranks sixth highest by a West Virginia senior in a season
Grabbed 89 offensive rebounds on the year, ranking sixth most by a Mountaineer senior in a single-season
Finished career with 517 rebounds, 403 points, 102 steals, 43 assists, 36 blocks in 120 games and 1,928 minutes played
Her 2.34 offensive rebounds per game ranked 10th in the Big 12 Conference
Blocked a four shots, pulling in 11 rebounds in the win over Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 15)
Posted five points and pulled in six rebounds in the win over Seton Hall (Nov. 17)
Pulled in a team-leading nine rebounds and scored five points at Mississippi State (Nov. 20)
Netted career-highs with 14 points, six made field goals, seven field goal attempts and four blocks vs. Evansville (Nov. 26)
Tallied nine points, grabbed seven rebounds and connected on five field goals vs. Fairfield
Matched her career-high with 14 points and also pulled in six rebounds in win over Saint Francis (Dec. 29)
Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe and reeled in five rebounds at No. 3 Texas (Jan. 7)
Collected nine rebounds and handed out a season-high two assists vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 14)
Snatched eight rebounds and scored six points vs. TCU (Feb. 4)
Earned her first start of the season vs. No. 24 Texas (March 1)
Scored six points and pulled in three rebounds in the win over the Longhorns
Matched a season-high with 11 rebounds, eight offensive boards and scored eight points vs. Villanova (March 29)
Her eight offensive rebounds were tied for the 10th most by a senior in a game
Posted eight rebounds and scored five points in the WNIT Championship game versus UCLA (April 4)

At West Virginia (2013-14):

Appeared in all 35 games, averaging 13.7 minutes per game
Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game as the fourth-leading rebounder for WVU
Collected 52 offensive boards, totaling 131 rebounds
Grabbed 21 steals, recorded nine blocked shots and dished out 16 assists
Pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds to lead WVU in rebounding against Virginia on Nov. 24
Led WVU's rebounding efforts three times
Recorded a season-high 10 points in WVU's win over Delaware State on Dec. 18
Totaled 102 points, averaging 2.9 points per game
Was perfect from the field in nine different games, finishing the season shooting 61.1 percent (33-54)
Shot 75 percent (36-48) from the free throw line, making 100 percent of her attempts in seven different games
Finished the season with a .513 career field goal percentage (80-156), which ranks fourth in WVU's all-time record book

At West Virginia (2012-13):

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Played in all 31 games, averaging 18.4 minutes per game
Was WVU’s third-leading rebounder with 4.8 rebounds per game
Rounded out the Mountaineers’ top five rebounders in Big 12 only games with 4.2 rebounds per game
Led WVU off the boards five times, including four occasions with double-digit numbers
Recorded a career-best 11 rebounds three times
Averaged 2.3 offensive rebounds in all games, the 14th-highest average of all Big 12 players
Had back-to-back double-figure rebounding games at Baylor and against Texas Tech with 11 rebounds in each game
Recorded a career-best 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting with five steals in 32 minutes against Marshall
Added 11 rebounds to her 12 points against Marshall for her first career double-double
Recorded the highest field goal percentage on the team (49.3%) on 35-of-71 shooting
Converted 100 percent of her free throw attempts in six games
Had a pair of games scoring in double figures
Totaled 114 points, 149 rebounds and 33 steals

At West Virginia (2011-12):

Appeared in 16 games, earning three starts
Was a 72 percent (18-25) shooter from the free throw line
Recorded a career-best eight points in the win over North Florida
Had a career-best 10 rebounds, twice, leading WVU in rebounding against UCLA
Collected 42 points, 45 rebounds and 11 steals
Averaged 11.1 minutes per game as a true freshman
A sprained ankle early in the season hindered time on the court

In High School:

Ranked among the top-100 girls basketball players in the country as she was No. 77 by Blue Star Report
Named the 2010 defensive player of the year at Lake Taylor
Played her first two seasons at Granby High
Was the second leading scorer for Lake Taylor, a team that finished 30-1 and won the group AAA Virginia state title in 2010
Lake Taylor ranked No. 1 in the state by South Hampton Roads and the Associated Press AAA polls and ranked 22nd in the nation, winning seven games by more than 50 points
Reached the 1,000-point milestone
A first team all-district, all-tidewater and all-state honoree
A McDonald’s All-American nominee
Earned Virginia AP AAA All-State second team honors her junior season
Played for Boo Williams AAU Elite alongside fellow teammate Linda Stepney
Leary and Stepney have played basketball together since they were 11 years old