11   Jacinda McLeod
Jacinda McLeod

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Whangarei, New Zealand

High School:
Whangarei Girls High School

Height:
5-11

Position:
B


02/01/2013

Sixty-nine Terriers Named to Fall 2012 America East Academic Honor Roll

Twenty-nine receive additional recognition on the Commissioner's Honor Roll

11/20/2012

Gunson, McLeod Named Longstreth/NFHCA All-Americans

Gunson named to second team; McLeod earns All-America honors for second straight year

11/15/2012

Gunson, McLeod, van Oosterom Earn NFHCA All-Region Honors

Gunson, McLeod named to first team

10/31/2012

Gunson, Maroney Headline Eight BU AE All-Conference Honorees

Gunson unanimously named Midfielder of the Year

10/27/2012

No. 15 Terriers Set to Host Fairfield on Senior Day

Game marks BU's final America East contest

08/27/2012

Student-Athlete of the Week: Jacinda McLeod

Student-Athlete of the Week: Jacinda McLeod

09/01/2012

#14 BU Field Hockey vs. Kent State

Photos from No. 14 Boston University's 4-1 victory over Kent State. Credit: Steve McLaughlin.

AS A SENIOR IN 2012
Finished the season second on the team in goals (7) and points (14) ... Led the team in game-winning goals (3) and shots (55) ... Named to the America East All-Conference First Team ... Scored the game-tying and the game-winning goals in the season-opening victory at Delaware ... She then added the tying and winning goals again in the following overtime victory at Rutgers ... Earned the America East Player of the Week award on Aug. 27 after her performances against Delaware and Rutgers ... Recorded her fifth goal of the season in a victory at UMass ... Scored the eventual game-winning goal against No. 25 Maine.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2011
NFHCA All-America Third Team honoree ... Named to NFHCA All-Region First Team ... Became first-ever two-time America East Defensive Player of the Year ... Selected to America East All-Conference First Team and America East All-Championship Team ... Started all 20 games ... Finished second on the team points (21), goals (8) and assists (5) ... Three of her goals were game-winners ... Recorded the game-winnin goal and an assist in the America East semifinal victory over Maine on Nov. 4 ... Posted a goal and an assist in back-to-back wins over Bucknell and Providence ... Also tallied goals against Michigan State, Ball State, New Hampshire, Albany and Northeatern ... Added a defensive save in a win at Dartmouth on Oct. 7.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010
Named America East Defensive Player of the Year ... Womensfieldhockey.com Third-Team All-American ... NFHCA Northeast Region First Team ... America East All-Conference First Team ... Tallied 16 points on six goals and four assists ... Finished second on the team in both points and goals ... Played in all 18 contests, making 17 starts ... Selected to America East All-Tournament Team ... Named America East Player of the Week on Nov. 1 after scoring an overtime winner against Maine on Oct. 30.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009
Named America East Rookie of the Year and earned first-team All-Conference and All-Rookie honors ... Started all 21 games in which she appeared ... Scored nine goals and added three assists ... Netted a goal in all three of the Terriers' postseason games and was named to the America East All-Championship Team ... Named America East Rookie of the Week after netting two goals in 3-1 win at Harvard on Oct. 14 ... Scored the first two goals of her collegiate career and added an assist in 7-0 win over Sacred Heart on Sept. 19 ... Tallied game-winning penalty corner in 5-0 win at Fairfield on Oct. 10 ... Scored a goal at seventh-ranked Connecticut on Oct. 21 ... Recorded first collegiate point with an assist in 3-2 win at No. 17 Massachusetts on Sept. 4 ... Also assisted on Rachael White's goal at Northeastern on Sept. 13.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Member of the New Zealand U-21 Black Sticks Team that participated in the Junior World Cup this past summer in Boston ... Named the Northland Secondary Schoolgirl Sportswoman of the Year after being a runner-up the previous year ... Participated with the Junior Black Sticks in their 2008 Australian tour and also selected to participate in last year's trials for the Senior Black Sticks squad ... Team captain as a senior at Whangarei Girls High School ... Played several other sports at Whangarei, including rowing, rugby, volleyball, basketball, cross country, cricket and lacrosse ... Selected to the New Zealand Maori Senior Women's Team after playing two years with the New Zealand U-16 team.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 13, 1990 ... Daughter of Adrianne and Grant McLeod ... Her father was a standout for the New Zealand national field hockey team and was the regarded as the top defender in the world at his peak ... Her uncle, Neil, was a member of the New Zealand team that captured the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics ... Enrolled in the School of Education.


McLEOD'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP GS G A P Sh. GWG DS PS
2009 21 21 9 3 21 62 3 1 1-1
2010 18 17 6 4 16 44 2 0 0-0
2011 20 20 8 5 21 51 3 1 2-2
2012 16 15 7 0 14 55 3 0 1-2
TOTAL 75 73 30 12 72 212 11 2 4-5