2005 (W) Volleyball Roster
Roster
Leah Ratzlaff
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Kapaun Mount Carmel
2004 ? First-team all-Missouri Valley Conference, Creighton’s first outside hitter ever honored ...Also named MVC Scholar-Athlete first-team ...Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII selection ...Had 10 or more kills in all 29 matches, stretching the nation’s longest streak entering 2005 to 51 straight contests ...Set a CU single-season record with 4.52 kills per game ...Became fourth Bluejay ever to reach 1,000 career kills vs. Missouri State on Oct. 22 ...Ranked second in the MVC in kills per game ...Had 10 kills in game four of CU’s win at Missouri, finishing with 18 kills (9/10) ...Had 23 kills and career-best 21 digs on Oct. 1 vs. Evansville, CU’s first 20-kill, 20-dig performance since November of 2000 ...Had four straight double-doubles from Sept. 24-Oct. 1 and owns 23 career double-doubles ...Her 16 kills, including nine in game three alone, vs. #5 Nebraska were the most by a Husker opponent in a three-game match since 2002 ...Wichita native had 19 kills, 10 digs and career-high six blocks in win over Wichita State (10/23) ...Set CU record for a three-game match with 25 kills in road sweep at Evansville (10/30) ...Dean’s List.
2003 ? Second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference and MVC Scholar-Athlete first-team choice ...Started 29 matches, including the final 27 ...Led the MVC with 4.49 kills per game, the second sophomore to ever lead the league ...Became first CU player ever with 500 kills in a season (516) ...Posted career-high kill totals in each of the last three matches of the regular-season, including 28 at Southern Illinois on Nov. 22 ...Named to ISU Heritage Classic all-Tournament Team after averaging 4.58 kills per game in season-opening event ...Led CU in kills in 25 of 30 matches ...Set a CU record with 60 attempts in a three-game match vs. Northeastern on Sept. 6 ...Owned 10 or more kills in all but one match ...First double-double came vs. Eastern Washington (9/6) with 11 kills and 13 digs ...Had 20 kills in four games at #10 Northern Iowa (10/3) ...Had 23 kills, eight digs, four blocks and three aces in five-game win over Wichita State on Oct. 10 ...Became third CU player to reach 600 or more career kills as a sophomore, joining Melissa Walsh and JoDe Cieloha ...Creighton Dean’s List.
2002 ? Played in all 26 matches while starting the final 17 matches ...Had 16 kills in three different matches, including the final two contests of the year vs. Drake (11/15) and UMKC (11/16) ...Had first double-double in season finale, finishing with 16 kills and 11 digs ...Her 2.17 kills per game average ranked second on the team and her 89 digs were fourth ...Dean’s List and MVC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Led Kapaun Mount Carmel to a school-record 32 wins in 35 matches as a senior ...Led the Crusaders in kills (298), blocks (73) and aces (63) ...Was selected to the first-team all-city and St. Thomas Aquinas All-Tournament team and the Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament team ...Named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 2001 Class 5A first-team all-state and the all-divisions all-state second team ...Team took second in state as a senior, fifth as a junior and third as a sophomore ...First-team all-conference twice and honorable-mention once ...Named all-state second team as a junior ...Won the Presidential Award for Excellence at Kapaun Mount Carmel ...Also a 4.0 Scholar and winner of an academic letter (3.5 cumulative GPA or better) ...A Wendy’s High School Heisman national nominee as the top female athlete from her school ...Named a University of Kansas Honor Scholar (Top 10% of class) ...Picked up the Msgr. Arthur Barth Catholic High School Scholars Award, which is given to students with a 4.0 GPA or better, either a score of 30 or higher on the ACT or 1300 on the SAT, and have taken at least eight honors classes ...Member of the Superior Honor Roll each semester and winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence ...A member of the Wichita Flyers Volleyball Club, where team finished in the top eight of eight major tournaments in her last three years ...Also earned a softball letter as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kurt and Michelle Ratzlaff ...Has one sister, Alyssa (19) ...Both parents played basketball at Kansas Wesleyan University ...Psychology major ...Born Jan. 24, 1984 in Garden City, Kan. ...A member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Personal Notes
Full Name: Leah Lynnette Ratzlaff
Nicknames: The Brain, Judo
Parents: Kurt & Michelle Ratzlaff
Sister: Alyssa (19)
Major: Psychology
Birthdate: Jan. 24, 1984
Birthplace: Garden City, Kansas
High School VB Coach: Terri Hessman
Volleyball Club Team: Wichita Flyers
Favorite Quote: “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”
Favorite Class at Creighton: Forensic Psychology
Best Player I’ve Faced: Greichaly Cepero
If I Were Coach For A Day, I’d: Scrimmage all day
Hobbies: Camping, canoeing, sleeping
Awards & Honors
2002-03 Dean’s List
2002-03 MVC Honor Roll
2003 ISU Heritage Classic All-Tournament Team
2003 Second Team all-Missouri Valley Conference
2003 MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
2003-04 Dean’s List
2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second Team
2004 First Team all-Missouri Valley Conference
2004 MVC Player of the Week, Oct. 4
2004 MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
2004 Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, Oct. 6
2004-05 Dean’s List
2004-05 MVC Honor Roll
2004-05 MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
Career Highs
Kills
28 at Southern Illinois Nov. 22, 2003
Attempts
65 at Bradley Oct. 4, 2003
Attack Pct. (min. 10 att.)
.542 (14-1-24) vs. North Dakota State Sept. 8, 2004
Assists
4 vs. Wichita State Oct. 23, 2004
Digs
21 vs. Evansville Oct. 1, 2004
Service Aces
3 (6x), last vs. Illinois State Sept. 18, 2004
Block Solos
3 (2x), last at Indiana State Nov. 20, 2004
Block Assists
6 vs. Wichita State Oct. 23, 2004
Total Blocks
6 vs. Wichita State Oct. 23, 2004
