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3 Mackenzie Leszczynski

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Position Midfield
  • Hometown Flourtown, PA
  • High School Plymouth Whitemarsh / STEPS Elite Philly

Biography

SHOP MACKENZIE LESZCZYNSKI NIL STORE

NCAA CAREER STATS

HONORS
  • Atlantic 10 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipent
  • 3x A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, '23, '24)
  • 3x A-10 All-Conference 2nd Team Midfielder (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • 2x CSC Academic All-District® (2024, 2025)
  • A-10 All-Academic Team (2025)
  • IWLCA Honor Roll (2024)
  • IWLCA Senior All-Star Game (2025)
  • A-10 All-Rookie Team (2022)
  • A-10 Offensive Player of the Week (4/17/23)
  • A-10 Defensive Player of the Week (3/22/22)
IN THE DUQUESNE RECORD BOOK
  • 2nd in career draw controls (216)
  • 8th in career points (195)
  • 6th in career goals (144)
  • 7th in career assists (51)
  • 8th in career shots attempted (302)
  • 3rd in single season draw controls (72 in 2023)
  • Tied for single-game record in draw controls (13 vs. St. Bonaventure in 2023)
As a Senior (2025) 
  • A-10 All-Conference 2nd Team Midfielder
  • A-10 All-Academic Team
  • CSC Academic All-District®
  • IWLCA Senior All-Star Game Selection
  • Started all 15 games
  • Led Duquesne in points (61), goals (41), and draw controls (53)
  • Had a career-high 20 assists and scored in 14 of 15 games.
  • Ranked among the A-10’s leaders in multiple categories:
    • 4th in free position percentage (.579)
    • 6th in shot percentage (.513)
    • 7th in free position goals per game (0.73)
    • 9th in points per game (4.07)
    • 10th in draw controls per game (3.53)
    • 11th in goals (41 / 2.73 per game)
    • 13th in assists (20 / 1.33 per game)
  • Tallied six games with 4+ goals, including four in A-10 play
  • Registered seven games with 5+ points
  • Career-high 7 goals and 8 points (7G, 1A) on Senior Day vs. Rhode Island
  • Matched season-high 8 points vs. Mercyhurst (5G, 3A)
  • Season-high 3 assists in games vs. Mercyhurst and St. Bonaventure
  • Recorded assists in 12 of 15 games, with multiple in six — including a five-game stretch with multiple assists and at least one goal in each
  • Collected 5+ draw controls in seven games, with at least one in 13 of 15
  • Season-high 7 draw controls three times (at Youngstown State, at La Salle, vs. VCU)
As a Junior (2024) 
  • CSC Academic All-District®
  • IWLCA Honor Roll
  • A-10 All-Conference 2nd Team Midfielder
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Started all 17 games
  • Scored team-leading 36 goals (9th in the A-10) and led the Dukes with 48 points (12 assists)
  • Ranked 3rd in Atlantic 10 in shots on goal per game (4.82) and sixth in shots per game (5.65) ... Led team with 96 shots and 82 on goal for an .854 SOG%
  • Had a goal in each of the last 16 games and all nine conference contests
  • Season-high four goals three times (vs. Eastern Michigan, Akron and at Radford - all DU wins) ... Multiple goals in 11 games
  • Scored 16 goals and had six assists during Duquesne's early-season five-game win streak
  • Nine free position goals, ranked 10th in A-10 in free position goals per game (0.53) and seventh in free position percentage (.429)
  • Tallied 100th career point in home win over Akron on 2/27 and scored 100th career goal at Saint Joseph's on 4/20
  • Put all nine shots on goal vs. George Mason on 3/23 ... Had eight games with a 100% shot on goal percentage, all with at least three shots taken
  • Season-high 10 shots in win over Detroit Mercy on 2/24
  • Collected 44 draw controls (2nd on team) and scooped 31 ground balls (3rd on team)
  • Charted seven DCs twice (vs. Youngstown State - 2/22 and at George Washington - 3/16) ... Had multiple draw controls in 11 games
  • Scooped a ground ball in 15 of 17 games ... Season-high five in win over Akron on 2/27
As a Sophomore (2023) 
  • A-10 All-Conference 2nd Team Midfielder
  • A-10 Offensive Player of the Week (4/17)
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Started all 16 games.
  • Top-10 in A-10 in nine stat categories.
  • Scored 45 goals (2.81 per game – 4th in A-10).
  • Led team with 15 assists, recording at least one in 11 games.
  • 2nd in A-10 in free position percentage (60.9%) and 5th in FP goals per game (0.88).
  • 5th in A-10 in draw controls per game (4.50).
  • Totaled 72 draw controls, the 3rd most in a season at DU.
  • Set a single-game record for draw controls at DU with 13 vs. St. Bonaventure (3/22).
  • Career-high six goals vs. St. Bonaventure (3/22), tied for 6th most in a game at DU.
  • Career-high nine points in the win at La Salle (5 goals & 4 assists), tied for 8th most points in a game at DU.
  • Lone Duke to score in all 16 games, had multiple in 13, and five-plus four times.
  • Scored five goals on five shots twice (at Stetson on 2/27 and at La Salle on 4/15).
  • Had a 78.8% shot on goal percentage.
  • Multiple ground balls in nine games with a season-high four at #25 Penn State.
  • Forced at least one turnover eight times with two vs St. Joseph’s (3/18) and vs. George Washington (4/22).
2022 (As a Freshman)
  • Named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team after posting 22 goals and four assists
  • A-10 Defensive Player of the Week (3/22)
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Second on the team with 46 draw controls
  • Posted 15 caused turnovers
  • Scored a goal while making her collegiate debut at Pitt
  • Recorded three goals and an assist at Kent State
  • Established a season-high with four goals versus Butler
  • Tallied three goals in games versus both George Washington and St. Bonaventure
BEFORE DUQUESNE
  • Played at Plymouth Whitemarsh for head coach Ellen Reilly
  • Tallied 163 goals, 54 assists and 283 draw controls in three seasons
  • Named to US Lacrosse All-American and All-Academic teams
  • Named team MVP as a sophomore and senior for the Colonials
  • Played club lacrosse for STEPS Elite Philly for head coach Pigeon Graham
  • Also played basketball and soccer 
  • Served as Vice President of the National Honors Society and volunteer coach for Conshohocken Lady Bulldogs
  • Was an AP Scholar with Honors, won the Presidents award for academic excellence and the United States Marine Corps Distinguished athlete award and was a member of the Special Olympics Bocce coalition
PERSONAL
  • Full name: Mackenzie Grace Leszczynski
  • Born March 18, 2003 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. 
  • Daughter of Jennifer and John Leszczynski
  • Has one sibling, Caiden 
  • Mother, Jennifer, was member of the diving team at West Chester 
  • Father, John, was member of the football team at Ursinus
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2022Freshman

    Midfield
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2023Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2024Junior

    Midfield
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2025Senior

    Midfield
    5'10"
    3

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