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Colorado celebrates vs New Mexico State
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Hope Leyba scores with Jace Holley celebrating in the background
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Hope Leyba
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Hope Leyba scores against UNCG
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Hope Leyba celebrates her third goal of the night
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CU celebrates vs Air Force
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Riley MacDonald celebrates scoring in the 2-0 win over CC
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Hope Leyba
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Hope Leyba vs TCU in the Big 12 Championship
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Colorado vs Utah in first round of Big 12 Championship
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Hope Leyba vs TCU
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Hope Leyba
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Hope Leyba at WSU
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Hope & Faith Leyba
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Hope Leyba vs UCLA
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CU celebrates a goal against Colgate
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Hope Leyba
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Jersey Number 45

Hope Leyba

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Boulder Creek H.S.
  • Major:
    Integrative Physiology

Sophomore (2024) 

  • Started 21 and played in all 22 matches 
  • Led the team in points with 18 (8 G, 2 A) 
  • Career-high eight goals 
  • Finished 11th in the Big 12 in goals 
  • Was 4th in the conference in shot accuracy (.529) and fifth in shots on goal per game (1.64) 
  • Was No. 3 in SportsCenter’s Top 10 with her header goal against TCU in the Big 12 Tournament (Nov. 2) 
Freshman (2023)
  • One of five players to start all 21 games
  • Finished sixth on the team with 1,400 minutes played
  • Played a career high 90 minutes on the road against Washington State (10/19)
  • Closed her rookie season second on the team in both shots (44) and shots on goal (18)
  • Scored her first career goal at home against Purdue (9/3)
  • Had her first point against Colorado College (8/24), an assist to Ally Clark
  • Scored her second goal of the season against Arizona State (10/29)
High School
  • Graduated from Boulder Creek H.S. in 2023
  • Played one year of high school soccer in 2023
  • Totaled 78 points points (32 G, 14 A) in 16 games  
Club
  • First Team ECNL Southwest All-Conference selection with Utah Royals FC-AZ
  • Was ranked the No. 2 player in the Rocky Mountain & Southwest Region and the No. 12 ranked forward in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer
  • Was a four-star recruit and No. 47 on the IMG 150
In the classroom
  • Majoring in Integrative Physiology
 Personal
  • Daughter of Joe and Kelly Leyba
  • Kelly played collegiate volleyball at for one year at Denver
  • Both parents graduated from Colorado
  • Twin sister, Faith, also plays for the Buffs
  • Has an older brother, Jackson
  • Wants to play professional soccer and go into physical therapy after she’s done playing
  • Likes going to the gym, playing pickle ball, playing volleyball, going on runs and being with her friends and family  
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