Megan McCarthy
1 Megan McCarthy
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Northampton, Mass.
  • High School:
    Northampton
  • Position:
    D
  • Major:
    Marketing
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    12
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Bio

2021 (Senior)
S
tarted 12 of 13 games on defense for the Bulldogs… Set career-highs in goals (4), assists (2), and points (6) this season… Posted a career-high 42 draw controls, including 10 against CCSU (Mar 24)… Scored a goal in three consecutive games (Apr 17-24)… Earned her first career All-NEC first-team honor this year.

2020 (Junior)
Appeared and started in all six games for the Bulldogs … Led the team with 30 draw controls … Tallied a career-high of 10 draw controls to kick off the season against Quinnipiac (2/12) … Scooped three ground balls and posted three caused turnovers on the year … Dished out first career assist against Vermont on Feb. 19.

2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 17 games, starting the final 15 contests on defense … Collected 22 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers … Both totals were good for third on the team … Scooped a career-high four ground balls in the win over Niagara (3/9) … Collected three ground balls in the win at Stetson (3/17) … Recorded at least one caused turnover in nine of her final 10 games of the year, including a career-best two vs. Mount St. Mary’s (4/20) … Tallied a career-high three draw controls in the season opener vs. UMass (2/15) ... Named to NEC Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Freshman)
Appeared in six games in her first season with the Black and Gold ... scored both of her goals against Saint Francis ... grabbed lone draw control at Siena (3/31) ... named to NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant
Four-year letterwinner at Northampton HS in women's lacrosse, basketball and lacrosse ... Three-time All Western Mass (2015-17) ... Two-time Super Seven (2016, 2017) ... Also a two-time All Western Mass honoree in field hockey and a three-time recipient in basketball. 

Personal
Daughter of John and Judith ... Has one brother, Michael ... Majoring in Marketing.

Career Highs
Goals: 2, vs. Saint Francis U, 4/22/18
Assists: 1 3x, last vs. CCSU, 4/24/21
Points: 2 3x, last vs. CCSU, 4/24/21
Ground Balls: 6, at Sacred Heart, 4/17/21
Draw Controls: 10 2x, last at CCSU, 3/24/21
Caused Turnovers: 2, 2x, last vs. Brown, 2/15/20

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 14 at Mount St. Mary's L, 17-11
Apr 17 at Sacred Heart W, 15-10
Apr 21 Merrimack W, 19-7
Apr 24 Central Connecticut W, 22-3
Apr 28 Long Island W, 12-11
May 5 at Mount St. Mary's L, 12-10
  Overall Conf
Games 12 11
Points 6 6
Goals 4 4
Assists 2 2
Shots 8 8
Shooting percentage 50.0 50.0
Shots on goal 6 6
Shots on goal percentage 75.0 75.0
Free position goals-shots 0-2 0-2
Ground balls 13 11
Draw controls 42 40
Turnovers 8 7
Caused turnovers 6 6
Fouls 6 1
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Feb 13 Army West Point   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at UConn   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at Boston College   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Holy Cross   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Mount St. Mary's   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Merrimack   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Wagner L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Merrimack   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Long Island   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Central Connecticut W, 18-3 0 0 0 0-0 0 10 0 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 27 Mount St. Mary's L, 20-11 0 0 0 0-0 0 4 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 31 at Merrimack W, 18-10 0 0 0 0-0 6 0 3 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 3 at Long Island L, 11-8 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 7 Sacred Heart L, 12-11 0 0 0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 10 Saint Francis U W, 14-12 1 0 1 0-0 0 4 0 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 14 at Mount St. Mary's L, 17-11 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 17 at Sacred Heart W, 15-10 1 0 1 0-0 1 6 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0 1 - 0 0
Apr 21 Merrimack W, 19-7 1 1 2 0-1 0 5 1 1 2 50.0 1 50.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 24 Central Connecticut W, 22-3 1 1 2 0-1 0 6 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 28 Long Island W, 12-11 0 0 0 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
May 5 at Mount St. Mary's L, 12-10 0 0 0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 - 0 - 5 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2017-18 6 - 2 0 2 1-1 0 1 3 0 3 66.7 3 100.0 2 - 0 0
2018-19 17 15 0 0 0 0-0 22 6 10 13 0 - 0 - 28 - 0 1
2019-20 6 6 0 1 1 0-0 3 30 4 3 1 0.0 0 0.0 8 - 0 0
2020-21 12 12 4 2 6 0-2 13 42 8 6 8 50.0 6 75.0 6 - 0 0
2021-22 11 10 1 0 1 0-0 9 0 2 6 2 50.0 2 100.0 3 - 0 0
Total 52 43 7 3 10 1-3 47 79 27 28 14 50.0 11 78.6 47 - 0 1
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 12 12 4 2 6 0-2 13 42 8 6 8 50.0 6 75.0 6 - 0 0
Conference 11 11 4 2 6 0-2 11 40 7 6 8 50.0 6 75.0 1 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 6 3 2 5 0-2 3 23 4 4 5 60.0 4 80.0 0 - 0 0
Away 6 6 1 0 1 0-0 10 19 4 2 3 33.3 2 66.7 6 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 7 4 2 6 0-2 9 33 5 4 7 57.1 6 85.7 1 - 0 0
Losses 5 5 0 0 0 0-0 4 9 3 2 1 0.0 0 0.0 5 - 0 0
Month March 3 3 0 0 0 0-0 6 14 4 3 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
April 8 8 4 2 6 0-2 5 26 3 3 8 50.0 6 75.0 1 - 0 0
May 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 - 0 - 5 - 0 0

News Mentions

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Eight Bulldogs earn All-NEC honors

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May 6, 2021

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Kaut helps Bryant clinch an NEC playoff berth

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April 28, 2021

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Bryant hosts LIU to close out 2021 regular season

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April 27, 2021

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Bryant tops CCSU, 22-3, on Senior Day

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April 24, 2021

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CCSU visits Smithfield for Senior Day

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's lacrosse team hosts Central Connecticut on Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m. At the conclusion...

April 23, 2021

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Bryant rolls past Merrimack, 19-7

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April 21, 2021

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Bulldogs to host Merrimack on Wednesday

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April 20, 2021

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Bryant downs Sacred Heart, 15-10

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April 17, 2021

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Bryant rallies past Saint Francis, 14-12

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April 10, 2021

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Bryant to host SFU on Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s lacrosse team hosts Saint Francis U in its second-straight home game of 2021 on...

April 9, 2021

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Bryant downs Merrimack, 18-10

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Senior Caitlin Bolen posted a career-high seven goals and junior Emily Diaz broke the Division I single-game assist...

March 31, 2021

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Mount St. Mary downs Bryant in home opener

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University fell to Mount St. Mary’s, 21-11, in its home opener at Beirne Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

March 27, 2021

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Langella leads Bryant to first win of 2021

NEW BRITAIN, CONN. – Senior Natalie Langella erupted for a career-high six goals to help the Bryant University women’s lacrosse team...

March 24, 2021

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Bryant hosts Holy Cross in season opener

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The long-awaited 2021 season has finally arrived. The Bryant University women's lacrosse team is set to host Holy Cross...

February 26, 2021

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Women's Lacrosse Season Preview

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After the 2020 season was cut short just six games in, the Bryant University women’s lacrosse program is ready to...

February 25, 2021