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Jersey Number 44
Grace Lesko
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Northampton, Pa.
- High School:
- Northampton
- Previous School:
- Mercy University
Prior to Coastal
Mercy University (2024-26)
Northampton Area High School
Personal
Pederson on Lesko: "Grace had a tremendous year at Mercy where she was named the East Coast Conference Player of the Year in addition to being selected as D2 All-American honorable mention. We love a five-out motion based system and Grace gives us the flexibility to do just that. She is a strong interior player that can really shoot the basketball and is comfortable playing all over the floor and we expect her to make an immediate impact on our team! Our staff is looking forward to the positional flexibility and competitive nature she is going to bring to our program on a daily basis."
Mercy University (2024-26)
- Started all 30 games in 2025-26, ranking second in the East Coast Conference with 18.4 points per game to go along with 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game
- Named the 2025-26 ECC Player of the Year while also earning WBCA All-America Honorable Mention honors
- Named D2CCA First-Team All-Region
- Set a single-season program record with 551 points in 2025-26 and helped Mercy to a 22-8 overall record and their second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years
- 2024-25 season saw the forward start 16 of 28 games while averaging 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game
- Earned ECC Rookie of the Year in 2024-25
Northampton Area High School
- Two-time All-Conference First Team honors
- Won MVP in senior year
Personal
- Born on July 31, 2005
- Parents are Mark and Amanda
- Has three siblings (Lucas, 22, Logan, 14, Greta-Lynn, 14)
- Father played basketball at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. while brother (Lucas) played basketball at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
- Chose Coastal because of the opportunity to play division one basketball, the campus and to challenge herself at the next level
- Enjoys baking, crafts, being outside, spending time with family, seeing new places and trying new things
- Majoring in business
Pederson on Lesko: "Grace had a tremendous year at Mercy where she was named the East Coast Conference Player of the Year in addition to being selected as D2 All-American honorable mention. We love a five-out motion based system and Grace gives us the flexibility to do just that. She is a strong interior player that can really shoot the basketball and is comfortable playing all over the floor and we expect her to make an immediate impact on our team! Our staff is looking forward to the positional flexibility and competitive nature she is going to bring to our program on a daily basis."
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