Leia Edwards Wins Patriot League Rookie of the Week for Third Consecutive Week
12/8/2025 2:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa- First-year wing Leia Edwards has been named Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive week, the league announced Monday afternoon. Edwards averaged a double-double for the second straight week, highlighted by a 21-point performance in the Mountain Hawks' 66-52 win over Cornell on Wednesday.
Edwards shot 7-for-11 from the field Wednesday evening and 3-for-5 from 3-point range, achieving her new career high in 3-pointers made. Edwards scored 17 points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds in the team's loss to Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.
On the season, Edwards has now scored in double figures in seven of the nine games this season and leads the team in both points per game (13.7) and rebounds per game (7.0).
With Edwards being named Patriot League Rookie of the Week the past two weeks, she becomes the first Mountain Hawk to win the award three straight weeks.
Lehigh (4-6) returns from the final exam break at Towson, Saturday, Dec. 20, at noon.
Edwards shot 7-for-11 from the field Wednesday evening and 3-for-5 from 3-point range, achieving her new career high in 3-pointers made. Edwards scored 17 points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds in the team's loss to Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.
On the season, Edwards has now scored in double figures in seven of the nine games this season and leads the team in both points per game (13.7) and rebounds per game (7.0).
With Edwards being named Patriot League Rookie of the Week the past two weeks, she becomes the first Mountain Hawk to win the award three straight weeks.
Lehigh (4-6) returns from the final exam break at Towson, Saturday, Dec. 20, at noon.
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