Mary Leonard

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Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-4
Position:
Midfielder
High School:
Pope John Paul II
Hometown:
Hendersonville, Tenn.

Major: Psychology (minor in Educational Studies)

2015: Forced to miss senior year after a season-ending injury ... honored with the team's Just Do It! Award ... one of four senior team captains.

2014: Played in 17 of the 'Cats' 19 games, starting a personal-best 11 of them ... matched career-high with 16 goals and finished with 18 points .. one of six Wildcats to score 10 or more goals on the year ... added six groundballs, eight draw controls and a couple of caused turnovers ... fired off 31 shots, pushing career total to 107 ... registered six multi-goal games, including a season-high three goals in the season opener vs. San Diego State ... matched season-high with three points on two goals and first assist of the season in a road win at Kennesaw State ... also pulled in a career-high tying three groundballs and a season-best two draw controls ... went on to score four more goals in the next three games, including two in a home win vs. Elon ... scored twice in a 14-7 Big South road win at Campbell ... scored five goals in a three-game span vs. Liberty, Longwood (twice) and High Point (twice) ... finished 1-for-6 in free-position attempts.

2013: Followed up strong freshman season with a solid second year, playing in all 18 games and starting eight of them ... finished with 25 points on a new personal-best 16 goals to go with a career-high nine assists ... the 25 points were sixth-best on the team ... scored three game-winning goals, tying a team-best and tying for tops in the Big South ... fired off 39 shots, putting 29 of them on goal ... added a career-best 12 groundballs to go with four draw controls and three forced turnovers ... registered five multi-goal games, with four of them being two-goal contests ... scored a career-high four goals on six shots in a semifinal win vs. Liberty at the Big South Tournament ... added a career-high three groundballs in the victory ... had a career-high five points on two goals and a career-best three assists in a road win at Coastal Carolina ... also had three assists to go with a goal in a 17-13 triumph vs. Lafayette ... went 1-for-5 on free-position attempts.

2012: Had a nice start to collegiate career with 15 goals, three assists and 18 points as a freshman ... added six groundballs, 11 draw controls and three caused turnovers in 17 games ... earned starts in six of those games ... honored with NLC Newcomer of the Week, March 13, after registering a pair of hat tricks in home wins over Saint Francis (Pa.) and Siena ... opened first five collegiate games with a combined eight goals and nine points, while collecting three groundballs, six draw controls and a couple of forced turnovers ... was one of seven Wildcats to haul in 10 or more draw controls ... went 4-for-15 on free-position shots ... had season bests of two groundballs and three draw controls to go with a goal in a 21-5 road win at Howard, Apr. 15 ... closed out first year with single goals in last three games of the season ... put 26 of 38 total shots on goal.

Prep and personal: A three-year varsity starter and a two-time team captain (2009 & 2010) ... senior season registered 55 goals, 12 assists, 83 draw controls, 39 groundballs and 23 caused turnovers ... finished prep career with 199 goals, 59 assists, over 200 draw controls ... led Pope John Paul II in points during sophomore and junior prep seasons of lacrosse ... during junior campaign, tallied 64 goals, 20 assists, 80 draw controls and 27 steals, and was named team MVP ... a two-time member of the Tennessee Women’s National Tournament team ... also a 2011 All-American, two-time Academic All-American, two-time All-State recipient and a 2008-2010 all-region player.