Senior season (2009)
Team captain for the second straight season ... appeared in 34 games with 27 starts ... 24 starts came at catcher and the other three at designated player ... hit .192 on the season ... had four doubles, a home run and five RBI ... scored five runs ... drew eight walks ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored against UNC Wilmington in the Green and White Classic in Charlotte, N.C., on Feb. 13 ... went a combined 3-for-5 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in a pair of games against Army the following day ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored against North Carolina Central on April 7 ... threw out 11 runners attempting to steal on the season, finishing her career with 30 ... did not commit an error on the season to lead the squad with a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage ... finished her career with a stellar .991 fielding percentage, making just seven errors in four years ... went more than two years without an error to finish her career ... wrapped up her career with 13 home runs and 55 walks, both good for ninth place in UNCG history ... earned a spot on the Dean's List in fall 2008.
Junior season (2008)
Was a team captain ... battled injuries before and during the season, suffering a season-ending ankle injury against Western Carolina on April 5 ... saw action in 31 games, starting 23 ... was hitting .238 at the time of her injury ... had three doubles and a pair of home runs, moving into eighth place on UNCG's career home runs list with 12 ... had six RBI ... was flawless in the field, not committing an error in 41 chances ... hit a home run against Jacksonville in the Spartans' second game of the season on Feb. 8 and another against North Carolina A&T on March 26 ... was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Delaware on March 2 ... went 2-for-3 vs. Liberty on March 25.
Sophomore season (2007)
Saw action in 56 games during her sophomore campaign, starting 53 games at catcher ... in 147 at bats, recorded 16 runs on 39 hits ... tied for first place on the team with six home runs on the season ... posted a .265 batting average ... recorded two doubles ... lead the team in walks (24) and was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts ... recorded an impressive .990 fielding percentage ... tallied 10 multi-hit games on the season ... had a season-high three hits on two occasions ... went 2-for-3 at the plate with two home runs against Western Carolina on April 14.
Freshman season (2006)
Saw action in 49 games, starting 44 at catcher ... recorded a .264 batting average (33-for-125), with 33 hits and 13 runs scored ... had five doubles and four home runs on the season ... had seven multi-hit games ... had her best game of the season against Chattanooga on April 8, scoring two runs on four hits with two RBI ... was fourth on the team in batting average and third on the team in slugging percentage (.400) and on-base percentage (.348) ... stole two bases in four attempts.
High school
Was a three-year varsity catcher at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, N.C. ... helped the Rampants to consecutive state playoff appearances, including a 22-3 record in 2004 ... hit .387 that year and posted a .996 fielding percentage behind the plate ... was named honorable mention all-state, second team all-area and first team All-Big East Conference in 2004 ... as a sophomore in 2003, she garnered the club's Most Valuable Defensive Player award and was named second-team all-area and first-team all-conference ... also played guard for two years on the basketball team and won the team's sportsmanship award.
Personal
Leslie Anne Furness ... daughter of Jeff and Norreen Furness ... born June 7, 1987, in Manhattan, Kan. ... majored in exercise and sports science with a concentration in community youth sport development.
