Leonie Kortenhorst Giles
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Sport:
Field Hockey |
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Year
Graduated: 1997 |
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Year
Inducted: 2004 |
For three years, the combination of Leonie Kortenhorst Giles
and Vera Schoenfeld provided the Terrier field hockey team
with as potent a 1-2 attack as there was in the nation. Leonie
provided the power, while Vera had the finesse.
Two years ago, Vera was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and
it is fitting that Leonie joins tonight.
Leonie's induction also provides an historical moment for
the Hall, as this marks the first time a husband and wife
will be wearing the scarlet jacket. Tod Giles, an All-American
wrestler for the Terriers during the early Eighties, was inducted
in 1999.
"Leonie came from Holland so she came here with excellent
hockey skills," said Terrier head coach Sally Starr,
who, after this year's banquet, will have coached 10 players
who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. "And, each
year, she got better and better.
"She worked hard on her fitness," continued the
coach. "And, her improved fitness, along with her skills
made her such a dominant player. She provided the power, and
Vera had the finesse, and together they were a lethal combination.
"Leonie was a smart player who always seemed to make
the right pass, and was in the right place at the right time,"
concluded Starr.
Her first season with the varsity was in 1994, and she emerged
with 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points. Her goal total
tied for eighth on the all-time single-season record, while
the point total was tied for ninth. As a team, the Terriers
finished with an 11-9 record and advanced to the Conference
tournament.
The following year, Leonie improved both her goal and point
totals, finishing with 17 and 39, respectively. At the time,
the goal total was the second-best single-season total in
school history, while the point total was third behind Hall
of Famers Schoenfeld (53), and Michelle Barnard (43). That
1995 season was quite a year for the Terriers as all three
of those point totals-Schoenfeld's 53, Barnard's 43, and Korthenhorst's
39 came during that season. No wonder B.U. finished the season
with a 16-6 record and ranked 10th in the nation.
Leonie capped off her collegiate career in 1996 by scoring
a school single-season record 24 goals. Team captain that
year, she added eight assists for 56 points which rank second
on the Terriers' all-time single-season scoring list behind
only Barnard's 61 points also in 1996. The Terriers posted
a 17-5 record, advanced to the NCAA Tournament, and finished
the season ranked eighth in the nation.
In each of her last two seasons, Leonie was honored with
post-season recognition. As a junior in 1995, she was a First
Team Northeast Regional All-American, a First Team All-Conference
selection, and a GTE/College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America. Then, in 1996, she
was voted Third Team All-American.
Today, eight years after she played her final hockey game
for the Terriers, she still ranks second on the program's
all-time list in points with 126 and in goals with 53.
