US National Team member and FC Gold Pride player Leslie Osbornereturns to her alma mater as an assistant coach under her formerhead coach Jerry Smith and his coaching staff.
AS A SENIOR IN 2004: The 2004 Honda Awardwinner... named a semifinalist for the 2004 Missouri AthleticClub's Hermann Trophy... also a finalist for Soccer Buzz's Playerof the Year... an NSCAA and Soccer Buzz First-Team All-American...a Soccer Buzz, Soccer America and CSTV preseason All-American... aSoccer Buzz and NSCAA/adidas first team All-West Region honoree...the WCC Defender of the Year... a first-team All-WCC selection...named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team... named Player of theYear and Most Inspirational by teammates... started all 25 contestsas a holding midfielder... one of three players who started everymatch... posted nine goals and one assist for 19 points... rankedthird in the WCC for goals scored and ninth in points... convertedall three penalty kick attempts and led the team with sixgame-winning goals, ranked second best in the league... scored atCal Poly early in the second half to tie game... finished the nightwith five shots on goal... earned All-Tournament honors at NotreDame Classic... scored game-winner in double overtime against SMUand followed with a goal and an assist against Notre Dame...finished weekend with six shots on goal... earned All-Tournamenthonors at Rutgers Classic... converted penalty kicks against Yaleand CS Fullerton to record game-winning goals in both contests atthe Stanford Nike Classic... named the WCC's Player of the Week forSept. 20 for those efforts... also earned Soccer Buzz Elite Team ofthe Week honors... added All-Tournament honors at the SCU adidasClassic... converted penalty kick in seventh minute againstCalifornia... injured right ankle late in match vs. California...has torn two ligaments and is scheduled to undergo surgery Dec.14... posted fourth game-winner against San Jose State in theeighth minute... opened the NCAA Tournament with the game-winneragainst Cal in the 53rd minute... headed in a goal off a setpiece... headed in second goal of tournament in quarterfinalagainst Illinois.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2003: An MVP by Soccer America,a second team All-America Soccer Buzz selection and a first teamCSTV All-America honoree... named to the Soccer Buzz West Regionfirst team...the West Coast Conference Player of the Year... markedthe sixth time in the last seven years that the honor has beenreceived by a Bronco... also named to All-WCC first team, becomingonly 10th player in the league to earn the honor three times... ateam captain... named a preseason All-America candidate by SoccerAmerica and Soccer Buzz magazines... named to the Virginia NikeSoccer Classic and SCU adidas Classic All-Tournament Teams...honored by teammates as the squad's Player of the Year andOffensive MVP... one of three players that started all 24contests... played mostly at holding midfielder, but also saw timeat forward.. netted11 goals and six assists for a team-leading 28points... had stitches on right temple for first two matches aftera collision in practice... earned an assist at San Jose State...posted a goal and two assists against Pacific, including thegame-winner... posted four shots against Penn State, including onein overtime that almost scored... scored two goals and netted oneassist against Georgia... scored twice at CS Fullerton... earnedfirst career hat trick against No. 7 Pepperdine... two of the goalswere converted penalty kicks... named the WCC Player of the Weekand a spot on the Soccer America Team of the Week for October 20for those performances... netted a goal and an assist at SanFrancisco... scored in the 24th minute against Portland, becomingonly the second opponent to notch a first-half goal against thePilots... marked the 100th point of her career... netted a goal andan assist to close the regular season at Gonzaga to secure team'sthird straight WCC crown... moved to attacking midfielder in thefirst round of the NCAA Tournament against Stanford... made theteam's first PK in a shoot-out against Portland in the NCAA ThirdRound.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2002: A second-team NSCAAAll-West Region honoree... earned second team All-West Regionhonors from Soccer Buzz... a first-team All-WCC selection... namedSCU's Offensive MVP... missed the match against Stanford while withthe U.S. U19 National Team, winning the first-ever FIFA U19 WorldChampionship in Canada... did not miss a minute on the field since,starting and playing all 90 minutes of the 25 matches sincereturning... played all field positions... had a hand in all fourgoals against Oklahoma, scoring twice and netting one assist...started the drive that scored the second Bronco goal... named theWCC Player of the Week for those efforts... repeated conferencehonor the following week while also being named to the adidasClassic All-tournament team... scored both goals againstTennessee... scored two goals against San Diego to open the WCCseason... also marked her third multi-goal game of the season...finished with 11 goals and 10 assists for a team-leading 32points... added the game-winner against San Jose State... scoredtwice and added two assists against Gonzaga... earned player of theweek honors from the league for the third time this season... addeda goal and an assist in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament...added the equalizer against Arizona State in the second round.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2001: Named to SoccerAmerica's All-Freshmen team and is a Soccer Buzz freshman secondteam All-American... a second-team NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-WestRegion Team member... also a Soccer Buzz West Regional All-FreshmanTeam honoree... earned first-team All-WCC honors... named to theCollege Cup All-Tournament Team... honored as SCU's Rookie of theYear... registered first collegiate assist against Cal Poly in theteam's season opener, passing to fellow freshman Bree Horvath...beat the keeper and three defenders against San Jose State for herfirst collegiate goal... scored goals in three straight games,against Cal, Dayton and SMU, on the same play: a header off acorner kick from Aly Wagner... posted one goal and two assists enroute to all-adidas Classic honors... scored the program's sixthfastest goal all-time against Fresno State, heading in a ball just37 seconds into the contest... added three goals and three assistsagainst USF and Gonzaga en route to earning WCC Player of the Week,while also being named to Soccer Buzz and Soccer America Elite teamof the week... added two goals and an assist against ColoradoCollege... was one of two freshmen that started all 25 contests...finished second on the team in points, with 43 on 13 goals and 17assists... added one goal and two assists in the first two roundsof the NCAA Tournament... scored the Broncos second goal againstFlorida and assisted on the game-winner in the Championship matchagainst North Carolina... ranked third in the WCC in points (43),third in goals (13) and second in assists (17).
NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE: Is currently a memberof the U.S. National Team, and has been a part of the National Teamprograms for the last five years... received first call-up to thefull National Team in July 2003 for training in Louisiana, inpreparation for a match against Brazil ... made final roster butdid not receive playing time... a finalist for U.S. Soccer's 2003Chevrolet Young Female Athlete of the Year... a starter on the U21team that won the 2003 Nordic Cup in Denmark... has eight caps withthe U.S. U21 Team... ... scored a goal against England andAustralia at the first-ever FIFA Under-19 Women's WorldChampionship... played a part in the golden goal that beat Canadain the title game, slipping the pass behind the defense, startingthe movement that led to the goal... helped the U.S. capture aberth in the World Championship as a starter at the 2002 CONCACAFQualifying Tournament in Tobago, with wins over Suriname, Haiti andCosta Rica... registered one goal and three assists againstSuriname... did not play against Coast Rica after suffering a mildconcussion against Haiti... scored against Jamaica in a tune-up forCONCACAF... participated with the U19 team for two matches vs.Canada during the 2001 summer... finished U19 career with 21 capsand four goals... competed with the U18 U.S. National Team at the2001 adidas Cup in Houston... scored one goal in the championshipgame.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach John Burkeat Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wis... earned Paradeand NSCAA All-American honors as a senior... also named theWisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, and was named the WisconsinPlayer of the Year as a sophomore and senior... led CatholicMemorial to a No. 1 national ranking as two state championships...recorded 97 goals and 79 assists while leading her prep squad to a83-5-6 record... played club for the FC Milwaukee Nationals.
PERSONAL: Full name is Leslie Marie Osborne...born May 27, 1983 in Milwaukee, Wis... daughter of John andCatherine Osborne... sister Danielle plays soccer for Whitewater, aDivision III school in Wisconsin... major is communications.
Osborne's Career Statistics
| Year | M-S | Shots | Goals | GWGoals | Assists | Points |
| 2001 | 25-25 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 43 |
| 2002 | 25-25 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 32 |
| 2003 | 24-24 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| 2004 | 25-25 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Career | 99-99 | 221 | 44 | 12 | 34 | 122 |
Osborne's Career Honors
WCC Player of the Year, 2003
All-WCC First Team, 2003
WCC Player of the Week 10/20/03
Soccer America Team of the Week 10/20/03
Soccer America Preseason All-America, 2003
Soccer Buzz Preseason All-America, 2003
adidas Classic All-Tournament Team, 2003
Virginia Classic All-Tournament Team, 2003
NSCAA All-West Region Second Team, 2002
All-WCC First Team, 2002
WCC Player of the Week 9/23/02, 2002
WCC Player of the Week 9/30/02, 2002
WCC Player of the Week 11/12/02, 2002
SCU adidas Classic All-Tournament Team, 2002
SCU MVP Offense, 2002
Soccer America's All-Freshmen Team, 2001
NSCAA Second Team All-West Region, 2001
Soccer Buzz Second Team All-West Region, 2001
Soccer Buzz Freshmen Second Team All-America, 2001
Soccer Buzz West Region All-Freshmen Team, 2001
First Team All-WCC, 2001
College Cup All-Tournament Team, 2001
SCU Rookie of the Year, 2001
adidas Classic All-Tournament Team, 2001
WCC Player of the Week 10/16/01
Soccer America's Elite Team of the Week 10/16/01
Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week 10/16/01
