2019 Field Hockey Roster
Leemans, Yentl
Jersey Number 18
Yentl Leemans
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Breda, Netherlands
- High School:
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bio
Majoring in psychology ... Transferred to UNC from Vrije Univeristeit Amsterdam with two years of eligibility remaining
2019: As a senior, earned first-team All-America honors ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... Served as a team captain ... First-team All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament for the second year in a row ... Also named to the All-NCAA Tournament Team ... Started 22 games (missed the Liberty game with an injured toe) ... Tied for the team lead in assists with 14 and also has five goals, including the gamewinners in both BC matchups ... First-team All-ACC and All-South Region ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament and All-NCAA Tournament teams ... Scored five goals, four of them gamewinners ... Scored in the 58th minute in the regular-season matchup with BC to give the Tar Heels a 3-2 win ... Had 14 assists, including three in the season-opener at Michigan
2018: As a junior, started all 23 games in the midfield ... Finished the year with 16 assists, second on the team ... Named second-team All-ACC and second-team All-South Region ... All-ACC Tournament ... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
Before UNC: Attended Vrije Unieristeit Amsterdam for two years after graduating from Stedelijk Gymnasium Breda (secondary school) ... Played three years for a club team in the Netherlands, Hurley, that competed at the highest level
National/International: As a member of the Netherlands U21 team, won silver at the Junior World Cup in Chile ... Won gold at the European Championship with the U18 team ... Also played for the U16 team, winning several 4-nations tournaments ... Played three years for Hurley, a club in Amsterdam that competes in the Hoofdklasse, the highest level in the Netherlands
More on Leemans: Daughter of Paul and Liane Leemans and Lara de Hoogd ... Has an older brother, a younger brother and two younger half-brothers ... Favorite pastimes are discovering new places, going out for meals with friends, and doing creative things like photography, drawing and painting ... Loves sushi ... Favorite sports besides hockey are tennis, soccer and wake-boarding ... Athlete she admires most is Lionel Messi ... After graduating from UNC, plans to get a masters degree in psychology ... Dream job is to be a lifestyle/personal coach and also do something with writing or photography
2019: As a senior, earned first-team All-America honors ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... Served as a team captain ... First-team All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament for the second year in a row ... Also named to the All-NCAA Tournament Team ... Started 22 games (missed the Liberty game with an injured toe) ... Tied for the team lead in assists with 14 and also has five goals, including the gamewinners in both BC matchups ... First-team All-ACC and All-South Region ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament and All-NCAA Tournament teams ... Scored five goals, four of them gamewinners ... Scored in the 58th minute in the regular-season matchup with BC to give the Tar Heels a 3-2 win ... Had 14 assists, including three in the season-opener at Michigan
2018: As a junior, started all 23 games in the midfield ... Finished the year with 16 assists, second on the team ... Named second-team All-ACC and second-team All-South Region ... All-ACC Tournament ... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
Before UNC: Attended Vrije Unieristeit Amsterdam for two years after graduating from Stedelijk Gymnasium Breda (secondary school) ... Played three years for a club team in the Netherlands, Hurley, that competed at the highest level
National/International: As a member of the Netherlands U21 team, won silver at the Junior World Cup in Chile ... Won gold at the European Championship with the U18 team ... Also played for the U16 team, winning several 4-nations tournaments ... Played three years for Hurley, a club in Amsterdam that competes in the Hoofdklasse, the highest level in the Netherlands
More on Leemans: Daughter of Paul and Liane Leemans and Lara de Hoogd ... Has an older brother, a younger brother and two younger half-brothers ... Favorite pastimes are discovering new places, going out for meals with friends, and doing creative things like photography, drawing and painting ... Loves sushi ... Favorite sports besides hockey are tennis, soccer and wake-boarding ... Athlete she admires most is Lionel Messi ... After graduating from UNC, plans to get a masters degree in psychology ... Dream job is to be a lifestyle/personal coach and also do something with writing or photography
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