ODU Hall of Famer Ericka Davidheiser Leslie Inducted Into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

SPARKS, Md. – Former Old Dominion lacrosse player and ODU Hall of Famer Ericka Davidheiser Leslie has been inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, US Lacrosse announced on Thursday. 
 
Leslie, a two-time lacrosse All-American while playing with the Monarchs in the mid-'90s, will be entering the Hall of Fame as one of the greatest lacrosse officials the sport has ever seen. She has been an official at 12 straight NCAA Division I women's finals weekends, working either the national semifinals or the finals, dating back to 2008. Additionally, she served as the head official in six of those contests.  
 
She has served as a referee across all of the top collegiate conferences and has officiated on the international stage as well, as she was a referee at the championship game of the 2007 Prague Cup. 
 
As a member of the Monarchs, Leslie earned first team All-American honors and was named an Academic All-American in both the 1994 and the 1995 seasons. In 1995, she was given the Old Dominion University Alumni Association Female Athlete of the Year Award after helping to lead ODU to its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship. 
 
At the time of her graduation, Leslie ranked fourth all-time at Old Dominion with 119 career points, fourth all-time in goals scored with 79 and second in assists with 40. A four-time All-CAA selection, she was inducted into the ODU Hall of Fame in 2003.

This will be the third hall of fame ceremony where the former Monarch will be celebrated, as she was also inducted into the US Lacrosse Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter Hall of Fame in 2017. 
 
Off the field, Leslie works as a US Lacrosse rules interpreter, an officials' subcommittee member, a clinician and a rater. She also is an active member and has multiple roles with the Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Officiating Association. 
 
Leslie is one of eight members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame's Class of 2020, joining Rob Bordley, John Desko, Lisa Griswold Lindley, Laura Harmon Schuman, Joe Seivold, Amy Appelt Slade and fellow official Roy Condon. The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 17 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 
 
To read the full release from US Lacrosse on the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class of 2020, click here.