2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Leggett, Teddy
Jersey Number 45
Teddy Leggett
- Position:
- LSM/D
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Vaughan, Ontario
- High School:
- The Hill Academy
- Major:
- Healthcare Systems Engineering
Bio
Teddy Leggett Feature: Beaming with Pride
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Third in Lehigh history for career caused turnovers (86)
- Fourth in Lehigh history for career groundballs (257)
- Four-time All-Patriot League honoree
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because I thought it would be the best school to further my education while continuing my athletic career.”
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2022): Named a USILA honorable mention All-American … Also named first team All-Patriot League, the fourth All-League honor of his career … Led the Mountain Hawks in caused turnovers (23) and finished second in groundballs (48). His 1.64 caused turnovers per game were fourth in the Patriot League and 20th nationally … Played in 14 games, starting 12 … Had at least one caused turnover in all but three games, with multiple caused turnovers in seven … Had seven games with four or more groundballs … Helped lead Lehigh’s defense, which finished sixth nationally in scoring defense (9.80) … The Mountain Hawks allowed single-digit goals on eight occasions, including four games of seven games or less … Caused a turnover in the Patriot League Semifinals at No. 16 Boston University (5/6) … Collected a groundball in the regular season finale at Loyola (4/29) … Recorded two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the regular season vs. BU (4/23) … Finished with three groundballs and a caused turnover at Colgate (4/16) … Collected six groundballs in win over Bucknell (4/10), his fourth straight game with 6+ GBs (which he hadn’t done previously). Also dished an assist. Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Tallied seven groundballs and two caused turnovers at Lafayette (4/2) … Recorded six groundballs and three caused turnovers at Binghamton (3/29) … Posted six groundballs and four caused vs. No. 5 Georgetown (3/26) … Finished with six groundballs and a career-high five caused turnovers against Holy Cross (3/13) … Had four groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. Navy (3/5) … Posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers against Cornell (2/26) … Tallied four groundballs and a caused turnover at Hobart (2/19) … Opened the season with a groundball at NJIT (2/12) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2020): Key contributor defensively, playing in all six games during shortened season … Tallied 26 groundballs and five caused turnovers – good for second and third on the Mountain Hawks, respectively … Finished 58th in the nation and top 10 in the Patriot League in groundballs per contest (4.33) … Also had a goal and two assists … Part of a defense that finished 14th nationally in scoring defense (9.67) … Preseason All-Patriot League honoree ... Finished with three groundballs and two caused turnovers in win over Holy Cross (3/7) … Posted a career-high two points (both assists) while adding seven groundballs vs. Navy (2/29) … Had three groundballs and two caused turnovers at NJIT (2/22) … Finished with seven groundballs and a caused turnover in win over VMI (2/20) … Posted three groundballs for a second straight game, at No. 1 and defending national champion Virginia (2/15) … Collected three groundballs and scored a fourth-quarter goal in the season opener vs. Utah (2/8) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll behind a perfect 4.0 spring semester GPA.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019): Another stellar season, finishing second on the Mountain Hawks with 79 groundballs while adding 23 caused turnovers, second on the team … Named second team All-League for second straight season … Had a groundball in all 16 games played, with multiple groundballs on 15 occasions … Added two goals and an assist … Tallied three groundballs and two caused turnovers in the Patriot League Championship Game against No. 19 Army West Point (5/5) … Corralled three groundballs in the semifinals vs. Boston U. (5/3) … Had four groundballs and a caused turnover at Holy Cross (4/26) … Collected a career-high 11 groundballs, many off the faceoff wing, in stellar effort vs. Bucknell (4/20) … Recorded four groundballs and three caused turnovers (all in the first half) vs. St. Bonaventure (4/13) … Strong once again, setting a career-high eight groundballs while adding an assist and caused turnover against Robert Morris (4/10) … Stellar effort at No. 2 Loyola (4/6), tying career highs for groundballs (7) and caused turnovers (4) … Strong in return to lineup, posting six groundballs and a caused turnover vs. Boston University (3/30) … Collected a groundball against archrival Lafayette (3/17) … Posted six groundballs and a caused turnover in strong effort at No. 15 Rutgers (3/12) … Recorded two groundballs and a caused turnover vs. No. 17 Army West Point (3/9) … Had five groundballs at No. 16 Colgate (3/2) while shutting down Raiders’ top midfielder Griffin Brown, holding him point-less … Impressed with four groundballs, three caused turnovers and a goal at No. 4 Cornell (2/24) … Recorded four groundballs and a caused turnover at No. 11 Virginia (2/15) … Strong effort vs. Hofstra (2/9), recording six groundballs and a career-high tying four caused turnovers. Part of a defense that allowed just four goals … Filled up the stat sheet in season opener vs. NJIT (2/2), recording his third-career goal, five groundballs and a caused turnover … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2018): Tremendous freshman season, earning second team All-Patriot League honors … Received the Lehigh Athletics’ J. Daniel Nolan Award presented to the department’s top first-year male student-athlete … Second on the Mountain Hawks in groundballs (61) while adding 20 caused turnovers, third on the team … Became just the third non-faceoff specialist to eclipse 50 groundballs in a season during head coach Kevin Cassese’s tenure (along with Craig Chick and Casey Eidenshink) … Part of a defense which allowed single-digit goals in 10-of-17 games ... Added two goals and one assist … Played in all 17 games, primarily at long-stick midfield … Posted three groundballs in the Patriot League Championship Game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Recorded two groundballs, including a huge GB on the first faceoff of overtime in Lehigh’s Patriot League Semifinal win over No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Posted a groundball in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24) … Collected two groundballs at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Finished with four groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Corralled three groundballs against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Five groundballs and a caused turnover in dramatic win at Boston University (3/31) … Tallied five groundballs and two caused turnovers against Navy (3/24) … Had five groundballs and two caused turnovers in big win at No. 18/19 Hofstra (3/20) … Posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers at Lafayette (3/17) … Strong effort vs. No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14), scoring second-career goal just 13 seconds into the fourth quarter while adding five groundballs and a caused turnover … Monster game with a career-high seven groundballs, to go with a caused turnover, in 9-7 win at No. 12 Army West Point (3/10) … Tallied four groundballs and a caused turnover in the fourth quarter alone as Lehigh outscored the Black Knights 4-1 in the stanza to turn a 6-5 deficit into a 9-7 lead (and win) … Tied career-high four groundballs against Colgate (3/3) … Scored first-career goal while adding a groundball and career-high four caused turnovers vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Three groundballs and a caused turnover at No. 13/14 North Carolina (2/17) … Impressive effort at Mercer (2/10), tallying five groundballs and two caused turnovers while tallying first-career point, an assist … Strong collegiate debut, posting four groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. NJIT (2/3) … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Out of The Hill Academy, the same school as current senior Nolan Apers and former Mountain Hawks’ standout Patrick Corbett … Team captain as a senior … Helped lead The Hill Academy to a 15-1 record, winning the Inaugural Geico High School Lacrosse National Championship … The year prior, The Hill Academy was ranked the No. 1 high school team by USA Today and Inside Lacrosse … That fall, the team scrimmaged, and beat, the USA Under-19 team … Also strong in the classroom, graduating as the school’s valedictorian … Was the recipient of the school’s Science Award … Also a member of the Six Nations Arrows of the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Junior “A” Lacrosse League, who competed as the top seed in the 2017 Minto Cup, which is the Canadian Junior “A” lacrosse national championship … The Arrows have won three of the last four OLA league championships and two of the last three Minto Cups.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, five times; last vs. Utah (2/8/20)
Assists: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)
Points: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)
Groundballs: 11 vs. Bucknell (4/20/19)
Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Holy Cross (3/13/22)
GETTING TO KNOW TEDDY
Nickname: Teddy
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The campus
Major & Why: Engineering because I enjoy problem solving.
Favorite Place on Campus: The lacrosse field
Favorite Food: Spaghetti and meat sauce
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Shania Twain
Favorite Movie: Rudy
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Website: YouTube.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole
Favorite Pro Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Alex Ovechkin
Hobbies: Sports and watching movies
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN The Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Ireland
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Cooking
Dream Job: NHL player
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It’s my lucky number.
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate half of it, then save the rest.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Third in Lehigh history for career caused turnovers (86)
- Fourth in Lehigh history for career groundballs (257)
- Four-time All-Patriot League honoree
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because I thought it would be the best school to further my education while continuing my athletic career.”
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2022): Named a USILA honorable mention All-American … Also named first team All-Patriot League, the fourth All-League honor of his career … Led the Mountain Hawks in caused turnovers (23) and finished second in groundballs (48). His 1.64 caused turnovers per game were fourth in the Patriot League and 20th nationally … Played in 14 games, starting 12 … Had at least one caused turnover in all but three games, with multiple caused turnovers in seven … Had seven games with four or more groundballs … Helped lead Lehigh’s defense, which finished sixth nationally in scoring defense (9.80) … The Mountain Hawks allowed single-digit goals on eight occasions, including four games of seven games or less … Caused a turnover in the Patriot League Semifinals at No. 16 Boston University (5/6) … Collected a groundball in the regular season finale at Loyola (4/29) … Recorded two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the regular season vs. BU (4/23) … Finished with three groundballs and a caused turnover at Colgate (4/16) … Collected six groundballs in win over Bucknell (4/10), his fourth straight game with 6+ GBs (which he hadn’t done previously). Also dished an assist. Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Tallied seven groundballs and two caused turnovers at Lafayette (4/2) … Recorded six groundballs and three caused turnovers at Binghamton (3/29) … Posted six groundballs and four caused vs. No. 5 Georgetown (3/26) … Finished with six groundballs and a career-high five caused turnovers against Holy Cross (3/13) … Had four groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. Navy (3/5) … Posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers against Cornell (2/26) … Tallied four groundballs and a caused turnover at Hobart (2/19) … Opened the season with a groundball at NJIT (2/12) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SENIOR (2021): Earned All-League for the third time in as many seasons (no awards were presented in 2020), garnering second-team honors … Named a Senior CLASS Award finalist and first team All-American … Saw action in all 12 games, starting one … Posted 43 groundballs and 15 caused turnovers, good for second and first on the team, respectively. Both were good for seventh in the Patriot League … Added two points (both assists) … Second-year team captain … Key part of Lehigh’s faceoff game on the wing, as Mike Sisselberger broke the NCAA Division I record for faceoff percentage in a season (79.5) … Named honorable mention preseason All-American by the USILA and Inside Lacrosse/Media … Posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 9 Rutgers (5/15) … Tied a career-high four caused turnovers while corralling six groundballs in the Patriot League Semifinals against Colgate (5/7) … Posted six groundballs in the regular season finale at No. 16 Villanova (5/1) … Finished with four groundballs and two caused turnovers against Bucknell (4/24) … Recorded two groundballs on Senior Day vs. Lafayette (4/18) … Two days earlier, had an assist, groundball and caused turnover at Lafayette (4/16) … Tallied two groundballs vs. No. 19 Navy (4/10) … Posted four groundballs and two caused turnovers in big win over No. 7 Army West Point (4/3) … Posted four groundballs and a caused turnover the week prior at Colgate (3/28) … Finished with an assist, four groundballs and two caused turnovers at Bucknell (3/14) … Collected a pair of groundballs vs. No. 10 Loyola (3/7) … Opened the season with six groundballs and a caused turnover against NJIT (2/27) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll behind a perfect 4.0 spring semester GPA.- Three-time All-Patriot League honoree.
— Lehigh Lacrosse (@LehighLacrosse) August 6, 2021
- Senior CLASS Award finalist.
- Sixth in program history for career GBs (209) and CTs (63).
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AS A JUNIOR (2020): Key contributor defensively, playing in all six games during shortened season … Tallied 26 groundballs and five caused turnovers – good for second and third on the Mountain Hawks, respectively … Finished 58th in the nation and top 10 in the Patriot League in groundballs per contest (4.33) … Also had a goal and two assists … Part of a defense that finished 14th nationally in scoring defense (9.67) … Preseason All-Patriot League honoree ... Finished with three groundballs and two caused turnovers in win over Holy Cross (3/7) … Posted a career-high two points (both assists) while adding seven groundballs vs. Navy (2/29) … Had three groundballs and two caused turnovers at NJIT (2/22) … Finished with seven groundballs and a caused turnover in win over VMI (2/20) … Posted three groundballs for a second straight game, at No. 1 and defending national champion Virginia (2/15) … Collected three groundballs and scored a fourth-quarter goal in the season opener vs. Utah (2/8) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll behind a perfect 4.0 spring semester GPA.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019): Another stellar season, finishing second on the Mountain Hawks with 79 groundballs while adding 23 caused turnovers, second on the team … Named second team All-League for second straight season … Had a groundball in all 16 games played, with multiple groundballs on 15 occasions … Added two goals and an assist … Tallied three groundballs and two caused turnovers in the Patriot League Championship Game against No. 19 Army West Point (5/5) … Corralled three groundballs in the semifinals vs. Boston U. (5/3) … Had four groundballs and a caused turnover at Holy Cross (4/26) … Collected a career-high 11 groundballs, many off the faceoff wing, in stellar effort vs. Bucknell (4/20) … Recorded four groundballs and three caused turnovers (all in the first half) vs. St. Bonaventure (4/13) … Strong once again, setting a career-high eight groundballs while adding an assist and caused turnover against Robert Morris (4/10) … Stellar effort at No. 2 Loyola (4/6), tying career highs for groundballs (7) and caused turnovers (4) … Strong in return to lineup, posting six groundballs and a caused turnover vs. Boston University (3/30) … Collected a groundball against archrival Lafayette (3/17) … Posted six groundballs and a caused turnover in strong effort at No. 15 Rutgers (3/12) … Recorded two groundballs and a caused turnover vs. No. 17 Army West Point (3/9) … Had five groundballs at No. 16 Colgate (3/2) while shutting down Raiders’ top midfielder Griffin Brown, holding him point-less … Impressed with four groundballs, three caused turnovers and a goal at No. 4 Cornell (2/24) … Recorded four groundballs and a caused turnover at No. 11 Virginia (2/15) … Strong effort vs. Hofstra (2/9), recording six groundballs and a career-high tying four caused turnovers. Part of a defense that allowed just four goals … Filled up the stat sheet in season opener vs. NJIT (2/2), recording his third-career goal, five groundballs and a caused turnover … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2018): Tremendous freshman season, earning second team All-Patriot League honors … Received the Lehigh Athletics’ J. Daniel Nolan Award presented to the department’s top first-year male student-athlete … Second on the Mountain Hawks in groundballs (61) while adding 20 caused turnovers, third on the team … Became just the third non-faceoff specialist to eclipse 50 groundballs in a season during head coach Kevin Cassese’s tenure (along with Craig Chick and Casey Eidenshink) … Part of a defense which allowed single-digit goals in 10-of-17 games ... Added two goals and one assist … Played in all 17 games, primarily at long-stick midfield … Posted three groundballs in the Patriot League Championship Game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Recorded two groundballs, including a huge GB on the first faceoff of overtime in Lehigh’s Patriot League Semifinal win over No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Posted a groundball in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24) … Collected two groundballs at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Finished with four groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Corralled three groundballs against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Five groundballs and a caused turnover in dramatic win at Boston University (3/31) … Tallied five groundballs and two caused turnovers against Navy (3/24) … Had five groundballs and two caused turnovers in big win at No. 18/19 Hofstra (3/20) … Posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers at Lafayette (3/17) … Strong effort vs. No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14), scoring second-career goal just 13 seconds into the fourth quarter while adding five groundballs and a caused turnover … Monster game with a career-high seven groundballs, to go with a caused turnover, in 9-7 win at No. 12 Army West Point (3/10) … Tallied four groundballs and a caused turnover in the fourth quarter alone as Lehigh outscored the Black Knights 4-1 in the stanza to turn a 6-5 deficit into a 9-7 lead (and win) … Tied career-high four groundballs against Colgate (3/3) … Scored first-career goal while adding a groundball and career-high four caused turnovers vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Three groundballs and a caused turnover at No. 13/14 North Carolina (2/17) … Impressive effort at Mercer (2/10), tallying five groundballs and two caused turnovers while tallying first-career point, an assist … Strong collegiate debut, posting four groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. NJIT (2/3) … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Out of The Hill Academy, the same school as current senior Nolan Apers and former Mountain Hawks’ standout Patrick Corbett … Team captain as a senior … Helped lead The Hill Academy to a 15-1 record, winning the Inaugural Geico High School Lacrosse National Championship … The year prior, The Hill Academy was ranked the No. 1 high school team by USA Today and Inside Lacrosse … That fall, the team scrimmaged, and beat, the USA Under-19 team … Also strong in the classroom, graduating as the school’s valedictorian … Was the recipient of the school’s Science Award … Also a member of the Six Nations Arrows of the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Junior “A” Lacrosse League, who competed as the top seed in the 2017 Minto Cup, which is the Canadian Junior “A” lacrosse national championship … The Arrows have won three of the last four OLA league championships and two of the last three Minto Cups.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2018 | 17-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .500 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 20 | 5-3.5 |
| 2019 | 16-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .200 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 79 | 9 | 23 | 3-3.0 |
| 2020 | 6-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0-0.0 |
| 2021 | 12-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 15 | 2-1.5 |
| 2022 | 14-12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 48 | 12 | 23 | 0-0.0 |
| Totals | 65-15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | .263 | 11 | .579 | 0 | 257 | 33 | 86 | 7-5.0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, five times; last vs. Utah (2/8/20)
Assists: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)
Points: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)
Groundballs: 11 vs. Bucknell (4/20/19)
Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Holy Cross (3/13/22)
GETTING TO KNOW TEDDY
Nickname: Teddy
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The campus
Major & Why: Engineering because I enjoy problem solving.
Favorite Place on Campus: The lacrosse field
Favorite Food: Spaghetti and meat sauce
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Shania Twain
Favorite Movie: Rudy
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Website: YouTube.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole
Favorite Pro Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Alex Ovechkin
Hobbies: Sports and watching movies
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN The Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Ireland
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Cooking
Dream Job: NHL player
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It’s my lucky number.
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate half of it, then save the rest.
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