Leah Church to Graduate Early, Leave UNC Women’s Basketball Team

Posted Jun 26, 2020
UNC senior guard Leah Church announced Wednesday she will forgo her final year of eligibility with the women’s basketball team and graduating the school in December. She joins graduate transfers Emily Sullivan and Naomi Van Nes. For her career, Church averaged 4.0 points per game in 88 appearances for the Tar Heels, often coming off the bench. (Chapelboro.com)

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