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Bleckley, Ava
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Jersey Number 5
Ava Bleckley
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Newtown Square, Pa.
- High School:
- Archbishop Carroll
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
2025 as a Sophomore:
2024 as a Freshman:
High School:
Personal:
- USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American
- First Team All-American Athletic Conference defender
- Started in 14 of 17 game appearances
- Caused 22 turnovers, tied for the most on JMU
- Picked up 22 ground balls
- Picked up a season-high four ground balls against Florida (3/1)
- Recorded seven games with multiple caused turnovers and six games with multiple ground balls
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2025)
2024 as a Freshman:
- IWLCA First Team All-South Region
- ILWomen All-American Honorable Mention
- American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
- American Athletic Conferfence First Team All-Conference
- ILWomen Midseason All-American Honorable Mention
- 2x American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 11, Apr. 8)
- 4x American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Feb. 12, Feb. 26, Mar. 18, Mar. 25)
- ECAC Rookie of the Year
- JMA Female Rookie of the Year
- Started all 20 games on defense
- Picked up 37 ground balls, the most for JMU
- Caused 31 opponent turnovers, the most for JMU
- Collected 40 draw controls on the season, third-most for JMU
- Secured a career-high four ground balls in two different games
- Caused a career-high six turnovers at Maryland (Mar. 10)
- Collected a career-high five draw controls against Maryland in the NCAA Championship second round (May 12)
- Recorded 12 games with multiple ground balls and six games with multiple caused turnovers
- Tallied 15 games with at least one ground ball and one caused turnover
- Fourth in the AAC in caused turnovers per game (1.55)
- Picked up two ground balls, caused six opponent turnovers and collected two draw controls at Maryland (Mar. 10)
- Recorded four ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls at Richmond (Apr. 3)
- Secured two ground balls, caused four turnovers and collected two draw controls at Cincinnati (Mar. 23)
- 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 Training Team
- Dean's List (Fall 2023)
High School:
- USA Select Women's U18 Team
- 2023 Philly Lacrosse Player of the Year
- 2023 Delco Lacrosse Player of the Year
- 2022 & 2023 First Team All-PCL (Philadelphia Catholic League) and 2021 & 2022 All-Delco honors
- 2022 PIAA 2A High School Lacrosse Championship
- Four-year varsity starter in soccer, basketball, and lacrosse
- Academic Honor Roll
- Played on Phantastix Club Team ranked No. 23 nationally by US Lacrosse Club
Personal:
- Daughter of Jon and Stacey Bleckley
- Has two sisters, Grace and Chloe
- Her sister, Chloe, also plays lacrosse at JMU
- Her sister, Grace, plays lacrosse at Drexel
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