2021 - Senior Season - Polished off a remarkable tenure with an award-winning campaign … Earned second-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades for her work during the year … Ranked 15th in the NCAA with 36 assists and 17th with 82 points … Her 36 assists also marked the seventh-highest total in program history, while her 82 points placed her 10th on the school’s all-time charts … Led the league with 15 free-position goals, which marked the fourth-most by a Captain in a single campaign … Handed out six assists at No. 24 Mary Washington in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Semifinals on April 28, which equaled the sixth-highest total in school history and the most in a postseason competition … Honored with a spot on the All-Tournament Team for her performance in the playoffs … Demolished nationally-ranked competition throughout the year while averaging 4.3 points per game against top-25 foes … Scored six times in a win over No. 23 Lynchburg on March 24 before adding five more darts in her next appearance at No. 17 Mary Washington on March 27 … Landed her 100th career goal in the latter battle with the Eagles on just her 196th career shot, marking the fourth-fewest attempts needed by a Captain to reach that milestone … Converted three shots from the eight-meter arc in a win over No. 19 Mary Washington on April 10, which equaled the fourth-most free-position goals in school history … Had a season-high nine points, including five goals, at Moravian on April 17 … Also contributed six points, including five assists, in a showdown at No. 4 Salisbury on April 3 … Tallied at least one point in all 18 games and had 13 multi-goal efforts … Added seven caused turnovers during the year as well, including three in a win over Virginia Wesleyan on March 10 … Wrapped up her career ranked fifth in school history with 32 free-position goals, sixth with 79 assists, and ninth with 200 points ... Hauled in Academic All-Conference nods for her work off the field as well.
2020 - Junior Season - Solidified her reputation as one of the team’s most consistent offensive threats while ranking third on the squad with 12 points and nine goals … Deposited at least one strike in each of her first five appearances, including a six-point outburst at Virginia Wesleyan on February 26 … Erupted for four goals and a pair of assists against the Marlins, including four points in the second half … Also nabbed four ground balls and caused a turnover in a well-rounded showcase during that victory … Scored twice in the season opener at Shenandoah on February 15 before adding two points, including an assist, in a win over Roanoke on February 22 … Came back with goals against Washington (Md.) on February 29 and during a nationally-ranked showdown with No. 6 Washington & Lee on March 4 … Finished the year with 21 total shots and put 18 on-target ... Nabbed Academic All-Conference accolades for her scholarly efforts as well.
2019 - Sophomore Season - Remained a lethal offensive contributor while leading the Captains with 67 points during her second collegiate campaign ... Ranked sixth in the CAC with 34 assists, which also equaled the seventh-highest single-season total in program lore ... That also marked the most by a sophomore in school history ... Flashed her precision as well while leading the Capital in shot-on-goal percentage with a .910 mark ... Put 61 of her 67 total attempts on cage ... Erupted for 11 points, including seven assists, in a victory over Roanoke in Puerto Rico on March 5 ... Her seven helpers marked the third-highest single-game total in school history ... Honored as the CAC Offensive Player of the Week on March 11 for that performance ... Also dished out five helpers during a league battle at St. Mary's (Md.) on April 17 after handing out four during an eight-point showcase against Messiah on March 21 ... Contributed at least two assists on 10 occasions, including four straight outings from April 10-27 ... Registered eight multi-goal efforts and had four strikes in five of her appearances ... Had four darts and six total points in the first round of the CAC Tournament on April 27 against St. Mary's (Md.) ... Posted her 100th career point during that game, becoming just the sixth sophomore in program history to reach that milestone ... Came back with two more goals on three shots at No. 6 Salisbury in the semifinals of the conference tournament on April 30 ... Credited with the game-winning goal in triumphs against Roanoke and Lynchburg.
2018 - Freshman Season - Made a smooth transition to the college game with a strong freshman campaign ... Ranked third on the team with 33 goals and 43 draw controls ... Her 11 free-position strikes also stood second on the team and marked the most by a freshman in the CAC during the year ... Showed incredible accuracy with a .937 shot-on-goal percentage after placing 59 of her 63 attempts on-cage ... That led all players in the Capital Athletic Conference ... Tied the school's single-season record with four man-up goals ... Came through with 11 multi-goal efforts and six hat-tricks ... Earned the CAC Offensive Player of the Week award on March 26 after notching a season-high six points, including three goals, against Frostburg State on March 25 ... Also chipped in with 12 draw controls against the Bobcats, which established a new single-game freshman record at CNU and equaled the second-highest total in program history ... Drove home a season-high four goals against Haverford on March 15 ... Consistent throughout the year, she opened the season with two goals in her collegiate debut against Bridgewater on February 21 before capping off 2018 with a pair of strikes in the finale at No. 3 Salisbury on May 2 ... Starred against top-flight competition during the regular season as well ... Posted a hat-trick against No. 15 Catholic on March 3 and tallied three more points against No. 7 York (Pa.) on April 14 ... Scored a second-half, go-ahead goal at No. 10 Mary Washington on April 11 as well ... Also forced 10 turnovers during the year, including a pair during each of her first two collegiate appearances ... Secured 16 ground balls during the season as well.
Before CNU - Starred in both lacrosse and field hockey during her time in high school while splitting her career between Fairfax and Oakton … Was a two-time Brine All-American for her work in lacrosse … Also collected All-Conference honors and received the Coaches Award in lacrosse as a senior … Picked up All-Conference accolades and was a two-time 6A All-Tournament Team selection for her efforts in field hockey … Named the Team MVP as a senior … Helped lead Fairfax field hockey to a pair of conference championships and a regional title during her first two years.
Personal - Catherine Ann Leighty is the daughter of Brett and Mary Leighty … Has two older sisters, Erin and Amber … Max Scherzer is her favorite athlete, and Ronald Reagan is the person in history she would most like to meet … A trip to Greece would be her dream vacation … “Grey’s Anatomy” is her favorite TV show, and “Unbroken” is her favorite book … Her goal in life is to have a successful career and family … Majoring in business.
