Hope Leyba - 2026 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 45
Hope Leyba
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Boulder Creek H.S.
- Major:
- Integrative Physiology
Career Honors
- 2026 First Team All-Big 12 (unanimous)ย
- 2026 TDS Midseason Top 100, No. 37
- 2026 MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
- 2026 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16)
- 2026 TDS No. 1 Player to Watch (Aug. 19)ย
- 2026 MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch Listย
- 2026 Big 12 Preseason All-Conference Team (unanimous)ย
- 2025 TDS Postseason Top 100 (No. 2)
- 2025 TDS Best XI (1st)
- 2025 United Soccer Coaches All-America (1st)
- 2025 United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region (1st)
- 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- 2025 TDS Player of the Year Finalist
- 2025 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2025 First Team All-Big 12
- 2025 Hermann Award Midseason Watch List
- 2025 TDS Midseason Top 100 (No. 3)
- 2025 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27., Oct. 1, Oct. 29)
- 2025 TDS Team of the Week (Sept. 30)
- 2025 TDS Team of the Week (Aug. 25)
- 2025 Preseason All-Big 12
- 2023 TDS Freshman Top 100 (No. 74)
- 2023 TDS Mid-season Freshmen 100 (No. 84)
4th Year (2026)ย
- Started all 19 regular-season matches, totaling 1,425 minutes, 10 goals, four assists and four game-winning goals
- Recorded an assist in Coloradoโs 2-1 victory over Colorado State (Aug. 12)
- Scored her first goal of the season against Army West Point (Aug. 16)ย
- Scored against No. 3 Michigan State (Aug. 30)ย
- Recorded an assist and three shots on goal against New Mexico (Sept. 3)ย
- Scored against Utah State (Sept. 6)ย
- Recorded her third career hat trick with three goals on six shots, all on goal, against Denver (Sept. 11)ย
- Scored the game-winning goal in the Buffaloesโ 2-0 victory over No. 10 West Virginia (Sept. 24)ย
- Scored twice, including the game-winner, in CUโs 3-0 victory over No. 7 Baylor (Oct. 8)ย
- Became Coloradoโs all-time leader in career shots on goal and moved into third on the programโs career goals list with 41 against Baylor (Oct. 8)ย
- Scored the game-winning goal in Coloradoโs 2-0 victory at Arizona State (Oct. 25)ย
- Recorded an assist on Coloradoโs game-winning goal against Cincinnati (Oct. 30)
3rd Year (2025)
- Led the NCAA in goals (22)
- Finished 4thย in the NCAAย goals per game (0.92)
- Ranked 9th in the nation in points per game (1.99)
- Broke the programโs all-time single-season scoring mark of 17 goals
- Had two separate five-game scoring streaks this season
- Finished with 45 total points rankingย 4th in the NCAA
- Most points in a season by a Buff in program history
- Finished the year tied withย Reaganย Koatschau for the most game-winning goals on the season (6)
- Most goals in the first five matches to start a season in program history (9)
- Recorded her first-career hat trick against Fordham (Aug. 21)
2nd Year (2024)ย
- Started 21 and played in all 22 matchesย
- Led the team in points with 18 (8 G, 2 A)ย
- Career-high eight goalsย
- Finished 11thย in the Big 12 in goalsย
- Was 4th in the conference in shot accuracy (.529) and fifth in shots on goal per game (1.64)ย
- Was No. 3 in SportsCenterโs Top 10 with her header goal against TCU in the Big 12 Tournament (Nov. 2)ย
- 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 fromย Boulder Creek H.S. in 2023
- Played one year of high school soccer in 2023
- Totaled 78 points points (32 G, 14ย A) in 16ย gamesย ย
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 byย Top Drawer Soccer
- Was a four-star recruit and No. 47 on the IMG 150
In the classroom
- Majoring inย Integrative Physiology with a minor inย Leadership Studies
ย Personal
- Daughter ofย Joe and Kelly Leyba
- Kelly played collegiate volleyball 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 sheโs done playing
- Likes going to the gym, playing pickleball, playing volleyball, going on runs, and being with her friends and familyย ย
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