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THIS SEASON
Leah Gallegos is entering her first season at USC as a senior transfer from Florida State. She has proven herself as a dangerous scorer and is expected to add an immediate punch to the Trojans' front line.
AT FLORIDA STATE
Gallegos spent three seasons at FSU, setting a school record with 11 career game-winning goals... Is second at FSU in career goals (28)... Missed part of the 2004 season with a knee injury... Only FSU player to receive five national weekly honors in a career (three-time Soccer America Team, two-time SccerBuzz Elite Team)... In 2003, she set single-season records at FSU for total goals (18), game-winning goals (7), multi-goal games (5), shots (109) and shots on goal (60)... Her 39 points that season were second on the Seminoles' single-season list... In 2003, became the first FSU player to be named First Team All-American (SoccerBuzz), a CSTV All-American (Second Team), a Soccer Times All-American (Second Team) and NCSAA All-American (Third Team)... Named to 2003 All-ACC First Team... Tied school record with four goals and eight points in a single game against Florida Atlantic... Led ACC in game-winning goals and game-winning goals per game... First NCAA appearance was in 2002... Helped win four of six NCAA Tournament games with either a game-winning goal or assist... Scored back-to-back golden goals in the 2003 NCAA Tournament, against Auburn and then West Virginia... As a freshman in 2002, played in all 23 games... Named to All-ACC Freshman team... First FSU freshman to receive ACC Player of the Week honors... Set rookie school record for shots (64) and made it into the FSU freshman top-five in goals, points, and game-winning goals... Second among ACC freshmen in assists... Had FSU's seventh hat trick in history and first-ever in an ACC match with three in less than 30 minutes against Clemson... First NCAA Tournament point came on game-winning assist vs. Auburn.
HIGH SCHOOL
Gallegos was a first-team all-league selection for three straight seasons while at Franklin and South Pasadena high schools... All-CIF and All-Area selection twice... League MVP sophomore and junior year.... Named area MVP as a sophomore... Scored 29 goals her freshman year, 46 as a sophomore and 43 as a junior, setting a career record at South Pasadena with 118... Notched 40 assists in three seasons.
PERSONAL
Gallegos is majoring in sociology... Parents are Luz and Deborah... Has three sisters, Lucera, Maya and Gabriela... Favorite movies are `Zoolander' and `Smoke Signals'... Birthdate is June 30, 1984.
