2018 Field Hockey Roster
Leila Evans
- Position:
- Midfield/Forward
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Latin School
First name is pronounced LEE-luh ... Majoring in business administration … Represents the field hockey team on UNC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Will serve as SAAC co-president for 2018-19 ... Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy …Member of the Undergraduate Honor Court ... Interned with Wells Fargo in New York City in the summer of 2018 ... Recipient of a 2016-17 ACC Top Six for Service Award, recognizing outstanding community outreach participation and leadership
2017: Appeared in eight games ... Scored her first career goal in the game against Davidson on Sept. 19 ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2016: Appeared in seven games for the Tar Heels .. Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2015: Did not see action and will count the season as a redshirt year ... ... Shared the team's strength and conditioning Newcomer Award, recognizing the best performance by a freshman during the 2015-16 school year ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
Before UNC: At Charlotte Latin School, lettered in field hockey, swimming and softball … Team captain in all three sports … Two-time all-state and three-time all-conference selection in field hockey … NFHCA All-South Region pick as a senior … In swimming, state champion in the 200 medley relay and two-time conference champion in 50 free … Also earned all-state and all-conference honors … Four-time all-conference pick in softball ... Recipient of Carolina Panthers Players Sam Mills Memorial Scholarship
More on Evans: Daughter of Leila and Thomas Evans … Has a younger sister who is a junior at UNC … Favorite pastimes are traveling and spending time with friends and family … Favorite sport other than field hockey is swimming … Favorite food is pizza … Athlete she admires most is Michael Jordan
