July 23, 2007
Leedham Leads Great Britain to Bronze Medal at FIBA U20 European Championship
RINDGE, N.H. (July 23, 2007) Franklin Pierce University All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) led Great Britain to a bronze medal finish at the FIBA U-20 Womens European Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania this weekend.
July 20, 2007
Leedham Leads Great Britain to FIBA U20 European Championship Semifinals
RINDGE, N.H. (July 20, 2007) Franklin Pierce University All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) led Great Britain to a 76-66 victory over Poland in the quarterfinal round of the FIBA U-20 Womens European Championships in Druskininkai, Lithuania this morning.
July 17, 2007
Leedham Starring at FIBA U20 European Womens Championship
RINDGE, N.H. (July 17, 2007) Franklin Pierce University All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) is off to a tremendous start at the FIBA U-20 Womens European Championships being held at in Druskininkai, Lithuania, July 13-22.
March 22, 2007
Leedham Voted to Daktronics All-America Third Team
RINDGE, N.H. (March 22, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has earned Daktronics All-America third team honors, as selected by Division II sports information directors across the country. She has also collected Kodak/Womens Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-America accolades as well.
March 8, 2007
Leedham Named Kodak/WBCA All-America Finalist
RINDGE, N.H. (March 8, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named one of five Region I finalists for the 2007 Kodak/Womens Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II All-America Team, the WBCA announced today, in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company.
March 7, 2007
Leedham Earns Daktronics All-Region Honors
RINDGE, N.H. (March 7, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has earned first team Daktronics All-Northeast Region honors as selected by the sports information directors from the regions three Conferences. Leedham is now eligible for Daktronics All-America selection to be announced in conjunction with the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Kearney, Neb.
March 1, 2007
Leedham Collects Trio of NE-10 Honors
RINDGE, N.H. (March 1, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has collected a trio of end of the season awards from the Northeast-10 Conference, announced at its annual womens basketball banquet in New Haven, Conn., this evening. Leedham has been selected as the Northeast-10s Freshman of the Year and has also earned a spot on the All-NE-10 first team as well as the Conferences All-Rookie team, as selected by a vote of the Northeast-10s head coaches.
February 25, 2007
2007 NE-10 TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND #9 Assumption Rallies Past #8 Franklin Pierce, 64-56
RINDGE, N.H. (February 25, 2007) Ninth-seeded Assumption College came back from as much as 17-points down late in the first half and a nine-point second half deficit in claiming a 64-56 victory over eighth-seeded Franklin Pierce in first round action of the 2007 Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball championships, presented by Anaconda Sports, at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
February 24, 2007
Franklin Pierce and Assumption to Square Off for Second-Straight Year
RINDGE, N.H. (February 24, 2007) Franklin Pierce and Assumption College will tangle for the second-straight year in first round action of the Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball championship, presented by Anaconda Sports, at the Fieldhouse on Sunday at 2 p.m.
February 20, 2007
Franklin Pierce Holds Off Saint Michaels, 73-69, in OT
RINDGE, N.H. (February 20, 2007) Franklin Pierce rounded out the regular season with a 73-69 overtime victory against Saint Michaels College in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse tonight.
February 17, 2007
Merrimack Clips Franklin Pierce, 72-70
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (February 17, 2007) Merrimack College remains in the hunt for a playoff spot and locked Franklin Pierce into eighth place with a 72-70 victory in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Volpe Center this afternoon.
February 12, 2007
Leedham Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week for 11th Time
RINDGE, N.H. (February 12, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conferences Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
February 10, 2007
Saint Anselm Edges Franklin Pierce, 54-53
RINDGE, N.H. (February 10, 2007) Sophomore Meredith Amyot (Ashford, Conn./E.O. Smith) drained a jumper with 2.4-seconds to play to lift Saint Anselm College to a 54-53 victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked eighth in this weeks NCAA Division II Northeast Regional rankings, in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
February 7, 2007
Raven Rookie Johannah Leedham Excels
By Stephen Zerdelian
Special to CSTV.com
Johannah Leedham hails from Ellesmere Port, an industrial town of about 64,000 residents located in the northwest of England, not far from Liverpool. Basketball is hardly the sport of choice for most young athletes in that part of the world but for Leedham and her sisters, it's hoops that have taken hold.
February 6, 2007
Bryant Shoots Past Franklin Pierce, 78-65
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (February 6, 2007) Bryant University, ranked ninth in the most recent NCAA Division II Northeast Regional poll, extended its winning streak to six games with a key 78-65 victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked sixth in the region, in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Chace Wellness Center this evening.
February 5, 2007
Leedham Earns Both NE-10 Weekly Honors for Sixth Time
RINDGE, N.H. (February 5, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conferences Co-Player as well as Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
February 3, 2007
Franklin Pierce Rebounds at UMass Lowell, 67-50
LOWELL, Mass. (February 3, 2007) Franklin Pierce, ranked sixth in this weeks NCAA Division II Northeast Regional poll, snapped a two-game skid with comfortable 67-50 victory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell this afternoon.
January 29, 2007
Leedham Earns Both NE-10 Weekly Honors for Fifth Time
RINDGE, N.H. (January 29, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conferences Co-Player as well as Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
January 27, 2007
Saint Rose Holds Off Franklin Pierce, 75-67
RINDGE, N.H. (January 27, 2007) The College of Saint Rose, ranked third in this weeks NCAA Division II Northeast Regional rankings and among teams receiving votes in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, saw an 18-point first half lead disappear and made a late rally of its own in posting a 75-67 victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked fifth in the region, in a battle for second place in the Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball standings this afternoon.
January 23, 2007
Franklin Pierce Holds Off Assumption, 61-58
RINDGE, N.H. (January 23, 2007) Franklin Pierce, ranked seventh in the most recent NCAA Division II Northeast Regional rankings, held off a late Assumption College rally for a 61-58 victory in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse tonight.
January 22, 2007
Leedham Collects Eighth NE-10 Freshman of the Week Award
RINDGE, N.H. (January 22, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
January 19, 2007
"Cats' grad Shining on College Stage"
By: John Pettit (Meriden Record-Journal)
January 19, 2007
RINDGE, N.H. - Franklin Pierce freshman wing Johannah Leedham was recently featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd, but the former Cheshire Academy star hasn't let all the attention go to her head.
January 16, 2007
Franklin Pierce Shoots Past Le Moyne, 69-54
RINDGE, N.H. (January 16, 2007) Franklin Pierce shot a season-high 56.1-percent (23-of-41) from the field to fuel a 69-54 victory over Le Moyne College in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.
January 15, 2007
Leedham Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week
RINDGE, N.H. (January 15, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
January 10, 2007
Leedham Appears in Faces in the Crowd
RINDGE, N.H. (January 10, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) is featured in the Faces in the Crowd section of the January 15 issue of Sports Illustrated that will hit newsstands on Monday and is featured on-line at www.si.com/faces starting today.
January 6, 2007
#5 Southern Connecticut State Holds Back Franklin Pierce, 63-51
RINDGE, N.H. (January 6, 2007) Southern Connecticut State University, ranked No. 5 in this weeks USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, turned up its defensive effort in the second half to post a 63-51 victory over Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes nationally, in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
January 3, 2007
#19 American International Holds Off Franklin Pierce, 58-55
RINDGE, N.H. (January 3, 2007) American International College, ranked 19th in this weeks USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, held off a late rally to claim a 58-55 victory over Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes nationally, in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse tonight.
January 2, 2007
Leedham Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week
RINDGE, N.H. (January 2, 2007) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
December 30, 2006
Franklin Pierce Turns Over Northwood, 79-49
BOCA RATON, Fla. (December 30, 2006) Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes in the most recent USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, took full advantage of 35 Northwood (Fla.) University turnovers in picking up a 79-49 victory on day two of the Doubletree Guest Suites Holiday Classic, hosted by Lynn University, at the de Hoernle Center this afternoon.
December 29, 2006
Franklin Pierce Downs NYIT, 55-47
BOCA RATON, Fla. (December 29, 2006) Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes in the most recent WBCA/USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll, collected a hard-fought 55-47 victory over New York Institute of Technology on day one of the Doubletree Guest Suites Holiday Classic, hosted by Lynn University, at the de Hoernle Center this afternoon.
December 20, 2006
Franklin Pierce Escapes Molloy, 67-60 (OT)
RINDGE, N.H. (December 20, 2006) Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes in this weeks WBCA/USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll, survived a season-high 31 turnovers to collect a 67-60 overtime victory over Molloy College in non-conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse tonight.
December 18, 2006
Leedham Named NE-10 Player and Freshman of the Week
RINDGE, N.H. (December 18, 2006) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Player and Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
December 16, 2006
Saint Anselm Upsets Franklin Pierce, 73-68
MANCHESTER, N.H. (December 16, 2006) Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes in this weeks USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, saw its eight-game winning streak and stay atop the Northeast-10 Conference standings come to an end with a 73-68 setback at Saint Anselm College in womens basketball action at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium this evening.
December 13, 2006
Franklin Pierce Rolls Past Southern N.H., 78-61
RINDGE, N.H. (December 13, 2006) Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes in this weeks WBCA/USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll, collected its eighth-straight win with a 78-61 victory over Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse this evening.
December 11, 2006
Leedham Named NE-10 Player and Freshman of the Week
RINDGE, N.H. (December 11, 2006) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Player and Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.
December 9, 2006
Franklin Pierce Downs #25 Saint Rose, 78-66
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 9, 2006) Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes in this weeks USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, handed its fourth opponent this season its first loss of the year after posting a 78-66 victory at 25th-ranked College of Saint Rose in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium this afternoon.
December 7, 2006
Sisters are doing it for themselves
Dec 7 2006
By Alec Doyle, Ellesmere Port Pioneer
THREE sisters have taken their basketball skills from Ellesmere Port to the American college leagues - and they are making quite a name for themselves.
December 5, 2006
Franklin Pierce Gets Past Le Moyne, 66-53
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (December 5, 2006) Franklin Pierce, among teams receiving votes in this weeks WBCA/USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll, notched its sixth-straight win with a 66-53 decision over Le Moyne College in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at Ted Grant Court this evening.
December 4, 2006
Franklin Pierce Freshmen Honored by NE-10
RINDGE, N.H. (December 4, 2006) Two Franklin Pierce freshmen were rewarded for their efforts in helping the Ravens basketball teams to perfect weeks by the Northeast-10 Conference office this afternoon.
December 2, 2006
Franklin Pierce Upsets #16 Stonehill, 75-61
KEENE, N.H. (December 2, 2006) Freshman Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) poured in a season-high 39 points to lead Franklin Pierce to a 75-61 upset of Stonehill College, ranked 16th in this weeks WBCA Division II poll, in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at Keene State Colleges Spaulding Gymnasium this afternoon.
November 29, 2006
Franklin Pierce Rallies Past Pace, 60-56
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (November 29, 2006) Franklin Pierce erased a 14-point halftime deficit to pick up a key 60-56 early season victory at Pace University in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Goldstein Fitness Center this evening.
November 27, 2006
Leedham Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week
RINDGE, N.H. (November 27, 2006) Franklin Pierce womens basketball standout Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) has been named the Northeast-10 Conferences Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week this afternoon.
November 26, 2006
Franklin Pierce Drops Bryant, 75-58
RINDGE, N.H. (November 26, 2006) Franklin Pierce claimed its third-straight win with a 75-58 victory over Bryant University in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
November 21, 2006
Franklin Pierce Shoots Past Assumption, 70-53
WORCESTER, Mass. (November 21, 2006) Franklin Pierce overcame a slow start, using a key run late in the first half to fuel a 70-53 victory at Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference womens basketball action at Laska Gym this evening.
November 18, 2006
Franklin Pierce Rolls Past LIU-C.W. Post, 62-36
COLCHESTER, Vt. (November 18, 2006) Franklin Pierce rolled to its first victory of the season with a 62-36 decision over LIU-C.W. Post in day two action of the Doubletree Doc Jacobs Classic, hosted by Saint Michaels College, at Ross Sports Center this afternoon.
November 17, 2006
Saint Michaels Rallies Past Franklin Pierce, 70-50
COLCHESTER, Vt. (November 17, 2006) Saint Michaels College erased a nine-point halftime deficit in posting a 70-50 victory over Franklin Pierce in non-conference womens basketball action on day one of the 2006 Doubletree Doc Jacobs Classic at Ross Sports Center this evening.














