[citation needed] De Leon was a consistent Dean's lister in the Ateneo and graduated with a degree in AB Management Economics.

Her first choice for college was also La Salle but decided to go to Ateneo because her preferred course was unavailable at the time in DLSU and she lived nearer to the former school.

Veteran Ateneo players Alyssa Valdez and Denden Lazaro also influenced her to change her decision to switch schools.

She returned in the last game of eliminations and helped her team go back to the finals scoring 11 points against their archrival, the De La Salle Lady Spikers.

[9] On her rookie year in the Ateneo, De Leon was chosen to be a part of the National Team that represented the country in the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore.