2019 Field Hockey Roster

Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Patrick Dubois
Benjamin Leistensnider

17 Kennedy Johnson

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Western Branch
  • Hometown Chesapeake, Va.

Biography

2019 - Senior Season - Remained one of the team’s most reliable defensive contributors while capping off her career with one final standout campaign … Started all 19 games and led the Captains with 1,118 minutes of action … Played at least 50 minutes in 17 of her appearances, including four shutouts … Never left the field during a 1-0 victory over Washington & Lee on September 21 … Also was a 60-minute warrior in nationally-ranked victories against No. 5 Johns Hopkins on September 8 and No. 5 Vassar on October 14 … Played 57 minutes during the squad’s 1-0 triumph against No. 9 Rochester on September 1 as well … Came through with a pair of defensive saves during a tremendous showcase against Mary Washington on October 11 … Became just the second Captain to record at least two stops during a regular season conference game … Also added a defensive save during the second quarter of a 3-1 win over DePauw on September 6 … Finished the year ranked sixth in the conference with three defensive saves … Helped lead a unit that stood among the top-25 nationally in goals-against-average, save percentage, and defensive saves ... Started all 57 games during her tenure at CNU, marking the fifth-longest streak in program history.

2018 - Junior Season - Continued anchoring the midfield unit while starring on the defensive side of the ball … Started all 19 games and helped limit the opposition to just 0.93 goals per game, which ranked 15th in the NCAA … Came through with a defensive save during a top-10 showdown against No. 2 Messiah on October 10 … Also played a crucial role on the squad’s penalty corner defense that stopped 118 of the 127 attempts it faced during the year … Helped the Captains hold opponents to a microscopic .093 shooting percentage, which marked the second-lowest single-season rate in program history … Contributed five points on the offensive end as well … Erupted for a pair of goals in the span of three minutes during a win over Concordia-Wisconsin on September 29 … Credited with the game-winning strike against the Falcons … Added an assist in a win over Centre on October 7 as well … Saw 1,125 minutes of action during the year and played at least 50 in eight of the team’s nine shutouts … Eclipsed 60 minutes in 10 of her appearances, including the first three contests of the year and nationally-ranked battles against No. 17 Johns Hopkins on October 15 and No. 7 Salisbury on October 24.

2017 - Sophomore Season - Established herself as one of the squad’s top defensive players during her first year with the Captains … Started all 19 games while splitting time between the back line and midfield unit … Helped lead a defense that ranked first in the nation with a 0.67 goals-against-average while limiting the opposition to just 6.9 shots per contest … Guided CNU to 10 shutouts during the season, which ranked as the fifth-highest total in the NCAA … Also helped out on the defensive penalty corner unit, which surrendered just four goals during the 2017 campaign … Played all 70 minutes in five of the team’s shutouts, including 1-0 victories over No. 3 Salisbury on September 30 and Mary Washington during the CAC semifinals on November 1 … Continued her terrific run in the postseason with 70 minutes of work against No. 6 Salisbury on November 4 while lifting the Captains to the program’s first CAC Championship … Played every second against No. 8 Kean during the NCAA Tournament on November 11 as well … Finished the year ranked sixth on the team with 1,201 minutes of action.

2016 - Freshman Season (at LIU Brooklyn) - Appeared in all 15 games as a member of the midfield and defensive units during her first year with the Blackbirds ... Started eight contests, including her first three collegiate competitions ... Also earned a starting nod against NCAA Tournament participant Monmouth on October 9 ... Saw at least 50 minutes of action in seven contests during the year and finished the season with 682 total minutes of work ... Earned a spot on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll for her efforts in the classroom as well.

At Western Branch - Excelled as a midfielder with the Bruins ... Collected All-Conference accolades during each of her final two seasons, including first-team nods as a senior ... Served as team captain in 2014 and 2015 ... Earned a spot on the Honor Roll for her success as a student-athlete and also served as a student representative on the division-wide concussion committee.

Personal - Kennedy Arizona Johnson is the daughter of Jimbo and Cindy Johnson ... Has a younger sister, Riley ... "Miracle" is her favorite movie, and "New Girl" is her favorite TV show ... Her mother is the most impressive person she has ever met ... "The Sky is Everywhere" is her favorite book ... Majoring in communications.

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Historical Player Information

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