GraceAnn Leonard

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Shoreham, N.Y.
High School:
Shoreham-Wading River

CAREER HONORS

2024 ACC All-Freshman Team
2024 All-ACC Academic Team

CAREER HIGHS

Goals: 2 (2x), last vs. High Point, 2/25/24
Assists: 2 (2x), last vs. Louisville, 3/23/24
Points: 4 vs. High Point, 2/25/24
Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Notre Dame, 3/2/24
Ground Balls: 3 vs. Northwestern, 3/25/24
Draw Controls: 8 at Boston College, 3/30/24

SOPHOMORE (2025) – Appeared in three games before redshirting due to injury ... Four draw controls, one ground ball, one caused turnover at Liberty ... Three ground balls, one caused turnover, one draw control at #5 Florida.

FRESHMAN (2024) – ACC All-Freshman Team … Appeared in the first 13 games of the year before suffering a season-ending injury in early April … Despite her shortened season, ranked third on the team with 42 draw controls … Also had nine goals, four assists, 13 points, 14 ground balls and eight caused turnovers … Tallied nine points (seven goals, two assists) in her first five collegiate games … Career- and game-high eight draw controls at #4 Boston College on March 30 … Six draw controls in back-to-back games against Liberty (Feb. 13) and #12 Florida (Feb. 17) … Career-high four points behind two goals and two assists against High Point on Feb. 25 … Dished out a pair of assists vs. Louisville on March 23 along with four draw controls … Career-high two caused turnovers against #6 James Madison (Feb. 10) and #5 Notre Dame (March 2) … Career-high three ground balls vs. #3 Northwestern on March 25, also with three draw controls and a caused turnover ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL – All-American … Earned a spot on the U.S. Women’s U20 National Training Team … Standout player at Shoreham-Wading River High School … Named All-County and All-Long Island … Also played club lacrosse for Long Island Top Guns under the direction of Andrew Smith … Played club with current UNC teammate and classmate Eva Ingrilli … Named the 2023 Shoreham-Wading River Athlete of the Year … Also played five years of varsity basketball and soccer … 2023 Suffolk County Soccer Player of the Year … First Team All-State in soccer and led her team to a state championship title …All-Long Island and three-time All-County in basketball.

PERSONAL – GraceAnn Rose Leonard is the daughter of Margaret and Michael Leonard … Has two older siblings, Michael and Liam, and two younger siblings, Abigail and Callum … Older brother, Liam, plays football at Hamilton College … Birthday is March 23 … Undecided on a major …Chose UNC for the outstanding athletic and academic opportunities.