Player Bio: Leslie Weeks - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Women's Soccer
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Personal
Born October 2, 1979 in Newton, N.J. ... Parents are Phillip and Mary ... High School teammate Tiffany Roberts plays soccer at North Carolina ... May pursue a career as a nutritionist ... Graduated from high school with a 3.9 grade point average ... Earned the Outstanding Scholar Athlete award three years ... Honored by the California Scholarship Federation ... Also recruited by UCLA, Stanford and Duke ... Majoring in psychology.
Washington
Three-year letterwinner who helps form one of the finest goalkeeping duos in the nation ... Ranks third among all-time UW goalkeepers in both career shutouts (9) and saves (109)...Boasts the fourth-best career goals against average (1.45) in Husky history...Competed in the prestigious FILA Summer League in 2000.
1999 (Junior) - Played seven games with six starts in goal...Team had a 4-2 record in her starts...Posted an outstanding 1.13 goals against average...Registered two shutouts, against Oklahoma State and Oregon...Averaged 4.0 saves per game...Amassed 12 saves in a 1-0 loss at Utah...An honorable mention All-Pac-10 Academic Team selection.
1998 (Sophomore) - Started the first 11 games ... Departed a scoreless game against UCLA on Oct. 9 after suffering a knee injury during a collision with Bruin forward Staci Duncan ... Missed the season's final nine games due to an injured right knee ... Posted a 1.24 goals against average ... Recorded three shutouts, all 1-0 UW victories over Cal Poly-SLO, Saint Mary's and San Jose State ... Tallied 46 saves in 1,013 minutes.
1997 (Freshman) - Played in 17 of the team's 19 games, starting all 17 ... Registered a 1.74 goals against average...Began her collegiate career in goal against third-ranked Portland and No. 5 Santa Clara, both of which competed in the Final Four the previous season ... Her third collegiate start came against No. 9 Virginia ... Registered four shutouts, against Saint Mary's, UNC Greensboro, Oregon and Arizona, which tied her in fourth place on the UW single-season shutout list ... Also shared in two shutouts ... Totaled 35 saves in 1,446 minutes.
Carondelet High School
One of the premier prep goalkeepers in the nation in 1996 ... Named to the Soccer America 1997 all-region team ... All-league selection as a junior and senior ... Boasted a phenomenal 0.02 goals against average as a senior in 1996 after posting a 0.09 figure her junior campaign ... High school squad won the league title three times ... Played in the field as a marking back on occasions during her first two prep seasons ... Participated with the U-15 National Pool Team in 1994 and the U-16 in 1995 ... A three-time regional team member from 1994-1996 ... Played softball as a freshman.
Coach Gallimore on Weeks
"Leslie provides experience for us. She has a lot of big-game experience and we rely on her to be a leader in that position. Leslie is quick off her line, great on breakaways and very good at organizing our defense."
Career Statistics
| Year | G / GS | Minutes | Saves | Goals | GAA | Shutouts |
| 1997 | 17 / 17 | 1446 | 35 | 28 | 1.74 | 4 (2) |
| 1998 | 11 / 11 | 1013 | 46 | 14 | 1.24 | 3 (0) |
| 1999 | 7 / 6 | 636 | 28 | 8 | 1.13 | 2 (0) |
| Totals | 35 / 34 | 3095 | 109 | 50 | 1.45 | 9 (2) |
