St. John's University Athletics
2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Correa, Leilani
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Jersey Number 2
Leilani Correa
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Manchester Township
- Hometown:
- Manchester, N.J.
Bio
As a Junior in 2021-22: Named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team… Earned ALL-BIG EAST First Team honors… Played in 29 games, making 28 starts… Led the team in average minutes (35.5) and average points (17.3)… Scored in double figures during 25 games… Scored 20 or more points in 11 contests… Shot 40.2 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arc… Shot 76.5 percent from the foul line…Averaged 5.3 rebounds per game… Tallied a season-high 35 points against DePaul (Dec. 19)… Recorded a double-double at Villanova when she posted 20 points and 10 rebounds (Jan. 2)… Dished out five assists at Creighton (Jan. 16) and at Butler (Feb. 9)… Blocked three shots against then-ranked No. 9 Connecticut (Jan. 23)… Came away with four steals on the road against the Blue Demons (Jan. 19)…Played 44 minutes in the team’s overtime thriller against Providence (Feb. 20)… Was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll four times during her junior campaign... Scored her 1,000th point in her career at Providence (Jan. 14).
As a Sophomore in 2020-21: All-BIG EAST First Team Selection … All-Met First Team Selection … Led the team in scoring … Six-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection … BIG EAST Player of the Week (Feb. 1) … All-Met Player of the Week (Feb. 2) … Led the Red Storm in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game to rank fifth overall in the BIG EAST … With 387 points through 22 games, she recorded the 11th-highest single-season scoring average in school history … Correa averaged 17.5 points per outing against BIG EAST foes to sit sixth in the standings … Reached double figures 16 times on the year, leading the Red Storm in scoring on 10 different occasions … Correa cracked the 30-point plateau five times on the year … She became the only player in program history to record 30 or more points a combined eight times in her young career, and the first player to do so since the realignment of the BIG EAST … She set a program-record for consecutive 30-point performances, notching three … Recorded back-to-back 33-point showings against top-25 teams … Set a new career-high for points during the season, registering a BIG EAST single-game high 35 points against both Delaware (Dec. 10) and Georgetown (Jan. 27) … Her pair of 35-point efforts is the fourth-highest single game total in program history … Correa became the first Red Storm player to eclipse the 35-point mark since Tawana Jackson put up 36 against Boston College on Feb. 1, 1995 … Correa led the Johnnies and ranked inside the top-10 in the league for steals at 1.8 per game … Pulled down 5.4 rebounds per game … Dished out 2.7 assists per contest
As a Freshman in 2019-20: BIG EAST Sixth-Woman Award … Unanimous selection to BIG EAST All Freshman Team … BIG EAST All-Tournament Team … All-Met Third Team Selection … Her Hoop Stats Honorable Mention … MBWA Co-Player of the Week … Four-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week … Selected by ESPN as one of the top-10 impact freshmen in women's college basketball … Averaged 12.8 points per game to sit second on the team in scoring and second among rookies in the BIG EAST … Averaged a team-high 18.8 points per game over the last five games of the season … Led the team during the BIG EAST Tournament with 20.0 points per game on a 50 percent shooting from the floor, knocking down 44% from distance … Recorded 18 double-digit point efforts, five with 20-plus points and three with 30-plus points … One of just two BIG EAST players to record at least 30 points three times this season and the only freshman to do so … The second player in program history at St. John’s to turn in three 30-point efforts in a single season, and the first since 1995 … Registered a season-high 33 points during the Red Storm's victory over Army, tying the program's rookie record … Averaged 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals (top-15 in the conference) per game … Drained a season-high 14 FG against Seton Hall (Feb. 22) (fourth most in program history)
Before St. John's: Correa was rated a four-star recruit by ESPN Hoop Gurlz, and ranked No. 21 at her position following her senior year … She was rated at four-and-a-half stars and was the No. 37 recruit in the class of 2019 according to Prospects Nation … Correa was also ranked No. 8 amongst guards by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … In high school, Correa led Rutgers Prep to three straight South Jersey, Non-Public B titles before transferring to Manchester Township to finish out her career … As a senior at Manchester, Correa helped her program to its first-ever N.J. State Championship Title ... Correa was a 2017-18 All-USA New Jersey First Team honoree and received an invitation to tryout for the U.S.A. Basketball 3x3 U18 National Team ... As a senior, Correa averaged 16.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game … She recorded 13 double-doubles in her final year with the Hawks and notched a pair of 30-point performances
CAREER HIGHS
As a Sophomore in 2020-21: All-BIG EAST First Team Selection … All-Met First Team Selection … Led the team in scoring … Six-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection … BIG EAST Player of the Week (Feb. 1) … All-Met Player of the Week (Feb. 2) … Led the Red Storm in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game to rank fifth overall in the BIG EAST … With 387 points through 22 games, she recorded the 11th-highest single-season scoring average in school history … Correa averaged 17.5 points per outing against BIG EAST foes to sit sixth in the standings … Reached double figures 16 times on the year, leading the Red Storm in scoring on 10 different occasions … Correa cracked the 30-point plateau five times on the year … She became the only player in program history to record 30 or more points a combined eight times in her young career, and the first player to do so since the realignment of the BIG EAST … She set a program-record for consecutive 30-point performances, notching three … Recorded back-to-back 33-point showings against top-25 teams … Set a new career-high for points during the season, registering a BIG EAST single-game high 35 points against both Delaware (Dec. 10) and Georgetown (Jan. 27) … Her pair of 35-point efforts is the fourth-highest single game total in program history … Correa became the first Red Storm player to eclipse the 35-point mark since Tawana Jackson put up 36 against Boston College on Feb. 1, 1995 … Correa led the Johnnies and ranked inside the top-10 in the league for steals at 1.8 per game … Pulled down 5.4 rebounds per game … Dished out 2.7 assists per contest
As a Freshman in 2019-20: BIG EAST Sixth-Woman Award … Unanimous selection to BIG EAST All Freshman Team … BIG EAST All-Tournament Team … All-Met Third Team Selection … Her Hoop Stats Honorable Mention … MBWA Co-Player of the Week … Four-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week … Selected by ESPN as one of the top-10 impact freshmen in women's college basketball … Averaged 12.8 points per game to sit second on the team in scoring and second among rookies in the BIG EAST … Averaged a team-high 18.8 points per game over the last five games of the season … Led the team during the BIG EAST Tournament with 20.0 points per game on a 50 percent shooting from the floor, knocking down 44% from distance … Recorded 18 double-digit point efforts, five with 20-plus points and three with 30-plus points … One of just two BIG EAST players to record at least 30 points three times this season and the only freshman to do so … The second player in program history at St. John’s to turn in three 30-point efforts in a single season, and the first since 1995 … Registered a season-high 33 points during the Red Storm's victory over Army, tying the program's rookie record … Averaged 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals (top-15 in the conference) per game … Drained a season-high 14 FG against Seton Hall (Feb. 22) (fourth most in program history)
Before St. John's: Correa was rated a four-star recruit by ESPN Hoop Gurlz, and ranked No. 21 at her position following her senior year … She was rated at four-and-a-half stars and was the No. 37 recruit in the class of 2019 according to Prospects Nation … Correa was also ranked No. 8 amongst guards by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … In high school, Correa led Rutgers Prep to three straight South Jersey, Non-Public B titles before transferring to Manchester Township to finish out her career … As a senior at Manchester, Correa helped her program to its first-ever N.J. State Championship Title ... Correa was a 2017-18 All-USA New Jersey First Team honoree and received an invitation to tryout for the U.S.A. Basketball 3x3 U18 National Team ... As a senior, Correa averaged 16.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game … She recorded 13 double-doubles in her final year with the Hawks and notched a pair of 30-point performances
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 35 2x, last vs. Georgetown (1/27/21)
- FG: 14 2x, last vs. No. 22/22 DePaul (2/10/21)
- 3FG: 5 vs. No. 2/5 UConn (2/3/21)
- FTM: 12 vs. UNLV (12/1/19)
- Rebounds: 11 2x, last vs. Creighton (3/7/20)
- Assists: 5 3x, last vs. Providence (2/21/21)
- Steals: 5 vs. Providence (2/21/21)
- Minutes: 40 vs. Delaware (12/10/20)