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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2025 Women's Soccer Roster

4 Leigha Matter

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Chatham
  • Hometown Chatham, N.J.

Biography

2024: 2 played/0 started, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points

Career: 2 played/0 started, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points

2024: Appeared in two matches, against Drexel (8/25) and Temple (9/22).


High School: Four-year letter winner and captain during senior year … All-State (2022 & 2023) … All County (2022 & 2023) … All-Conference (2022 & 2023) … All-Group 3 honoree (2023) … 2020 NJSIAA North-West C State Champion … 2021-23 Morris County Champion … 2022 & 2023 North 2 Group 3 Sectional Champion … 2023 Group 3 State Champion … Two-year letter winner in lacrosse and earned a 2023 North 2 Group 3 State Championship … Landed on the distinguished honor roll (2020-24) … Member of the National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society … A Beat the Streets Philadelphia Youth Ambassador … Founded her own charity – Brightening Birthdays.

Personal: Daughter of Shannon and Brett Matter … Father, wrestled at Penn and won a NCAA title in 2000 … Uncle, Clinton, wrestled at Penn … Cousin, Grace, current member of Penn women's lacrosse … Aunt, Kourtney, swam at Penn … Grandfather, Andrew wrestled at Penn State and won a NCAA title in (1971 & 1972) … Will enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Why Penn? "I chose Penn for its combination of academic and athletic excellence. I am excited to join the program and positive team dynamic. I also love the city of Philadelphia and all it has to offer."

Coach Turner on Leigha: "Leigha Matter has great technical ability and is a scrappy, hard-nosed player with tremendous determination and fight."

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2024Freshman

    M
    5'4"
    32
  • 4

    2025Sophomore

    M
    5'4"
    4