University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 27
GraceAnn Leonard
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Shoreham, N.Y.
- High School:
- Shoreham-Wading River
CAREER HONORS
CAREER HIGHS
R-SOPHOMORE (2026) – Appeared in all 21 games, starting 13 ... Tallied two assists, 34 groundballs, 23 caused turnovers and 24 draw controls ... Led the team in groundballs and caused turnovers ... Two groundballs, a caused turnover and three draw controls at #19 JMU ... Two groundballs, two caused turnovers and two draw controls at #13 Syracuse ... Two draw controls and a caused turnover vs. Ohio St. ... Two draw controls vs. Louisville ... Five draw controls, three caused turnovers and a groundball vs. FSU ... Two groundballs, a caused turnover and a draw control at #11 Clemson ... A groundball and a draw control vs. #21 Pitt ... A draw control at Cal ... Three groundballs, two caused turnovers and two draw controls vs. #16 BC ... Five groundballs and draw control vs. #11 Northwestern ... Three groundballs and three caused turnovers vs. ECU ... An assist and two groundballs at #22 UVA ... Three caused turnovers vs. #12 Stanford ... A groundball at #20 Duke ... A caused turnover and a draw control vs. #6 Syracuse in the ACC Tournament semi ... A groundball and a caused turnover in the ACC Tournament Final vs. #11 Stanford ... A caused turnover and two draw controls while holding Clemson’s top scorer to one assist in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Two groundballs and a caused turnover vs. #6 Stanford in the NCAA Quarterfinal ... An assist, five groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. #3 Maryland in the NCAA Semifinal ... Four groundballs and a caused turnover vs. #1 Northwestern in the NCAA Final.
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.
- 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: 3 (3x), last vs. Stanford, 4/10/26
- Ground Balls: 5 (2x), last vs. Maryland, 5/22/26
- Draw Controls: 8 at Boston College, 3/30/24
R-SOPHOMORE (2026) – Appeared in all 21 games, starting 13 ... Tallied two assists, 34 groundballs, 23 caused turnovers and 24 draw controls ... Led the team in groundballs and caused turnovers ... Two groundballs, a caused turnover and three draw controls at #19 JMU ... Two groundballs, two caused turnovers and two draw controls at #13 Syracuse ... Two draw controls and a caused turnover vs. Ohio St. ... Two draw controls vs. Louisville ... Five draw controls, three caused turnovers and a groundball vs. FSU ... Two groundballs, a caused turnover and a draw control at #11 Clemson ... A groundball and a draw control vs. #21 Pitt ... A draw control at Cal ... Three groundballs, two caused turnovers and two draw controls vs. #16 BC ... Five groundballs and draw control vs. #11 Northwestern ... Three groundballs and three caused turnovers vs. ECU ... An assist and two groundballs at #22 UVA ... Three caused turnovers vs. #12 Stanford ... A groundball at #20 Duke ... A caused turnover and a draw control vs. #6 Syracuse in the ACC Tournament semi ... A groundball and a caused turnover in the ACC Tournament Final vs. #11 Stanford ... A caused turnover and two draw controls while holding Clemson’s top scorer to one assist in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Two groundballs and a caused turnover vs. #6 Stanford in the NCAA Quarterfinal ... An assist, five groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. #3 Maryland in the NCAA Semifinal ... Four groundballs and a caused turnover vs. #1 Northwestern in the NCAA Final.
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.
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