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Jersey Number 9
Cristina McCarthy
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Rockville, Md.
- High School:
- Holy Cross
- Major:
- Hospitality Management
Bio
2017 as a Senior:
• Missed entire season due to preseason injury
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Spring 2017)
2016 as a Junior:
• Saw action in all 20 games, making 13 starts
• Scored 15 goals and nine assists for 24 points
• Produced the game-winning goal at Elon (April 15)
• Also had three free-position goals, seven ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers
• Tallied a career-high four points twice, against Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) and versus William & Mary (April 2)
• Tied career high with three goals against Virginia Tech and had a career-best two assists on two occasions, at Rutgers (March 19) and versus W&M
• Had six multi-goal games and four games with three or more points
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Spring 2016)
2015 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in 15 games, primarily in a reserve role
• Scored six goals and three assists for nine points
• Also had five ground balls, four caused turnovers and four draw controls
• Tallied a career-high three goals against Elon (April 10)
• Scored first career goal against Rutgers (March 14) and had first multi-point game versus Virginia (March 18) with a goal and an assist
• Had a career-high two ground balls and two caused turnovers at William & Mary (April 25) and a career-best two draw controls versus Liberty (March 25)
• Had two multi-point games, including a season-best three versus Elon
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Spring 2015)
2014 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in two games as a true freshman
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
High School and Club:
• All-WCAC (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference) as a freshman, sophomore and junior
• All-County (Montgomery) as a sophomore and senior
• Led the team in scoring and assists as a senior
• Led the team in ground balls as a sophomore
• Team captain as a junior and a senior
• Tartans won the WCAC championship in 2012; runner-up in 2010, 2011; semifinalist in 2013
• Member of Maryland and District of Columbia (M&D) Black club team
• M&D Black won five championships: Champions Cup, Maryland Club Championship, National Draw, Lax Clash, Mid-Atlantic
• Also played varsity field hockey
• Field hockey team was WCAC champions in 2010, 2011 and 2012
• Named to First Team All-WCAC for field hockey in 2011 and Second Team All-WCAC for field hockey in 2010
Personal:
• Full name is Christina Luisa Nazario McCarthy
• Brother, Ryan, plays golf at Loyola (Md.)
• Brother, Denny, plays golf at Virginia
• Uncle, Michael, played golf at JMU
• Majoring in hospitality management
• Missed entire season due to preseason injury
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Spring 2017)
2016 as a Junior:
• Saw action in all 20 games, making 13 starts
• Scored 15 goals and nine assists for 24 points
• Produced the game-winning goal at Elon (April 15)
• Also had three free-position goals, seven ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers
• Tallied a career-high four points twice, against Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) and versus William & Mary (April 2)
• Tied career high with three goals against Virginia Tech and had a career-best two assists on two occasions, at Rutgers (March 19) and versus W&M
• Had six multi-goal games and four games with three or more points
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Spring 2016)
2015 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in 15 games, primarily in a reserve role
• Scored six goals and three assists for nine points
• Also had five ground balls, four caused turnovers and four draw controls
• Tallied a career-high three goals against Elon (April 10)
• Scored first career goal against Rutgers (March 14) and had first multi-point game versus Virginia (March 18) with a goal and an assist
• Had a career-high two ground balls and two caused turnovers at William & Mary (April 25) and a career-best two draw controls versus Liberty (March 25)
• Had two multi-point games, including a season-best three versus Elon
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Spring 2015)
2014 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in two games as a true freshman
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
High School and Club:
• All-WCAC (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference) as a freshman, sophomore and junior
• All-County (Montgomery) as a sophomore and senior
• Led the team in scoring and assists as a senior
• Led the team in ground balls as a sophomore
• Team captain as a junior and a senior
• Tartans won the WCAC championship in 2012; runner-up in 2010, 2011; semifinalist in 2013
• Member of Maryland and District of Columbia (M&D) Black club team
• M&D Black won five championships: Champions Cup, Maryland Club Championship, National Draw, Lax Clash, Mid-Atlantic
• Also played varsity field hockey
• Field hockey team was WCAC champions in 2010, 2011 and 2012
• Named to First Team All-WCAC for field hockey in 2011 and Second Team All-WCAC for field hockey in 2010
Personal:
• Full name is Christina Luisa Nazario McCarthy
• Brother, Ryan, plays golf at Loyola (Md.)
• Brother, Denny, plays golf at Virginia
• Uncle, Michael, played golf at JMU
• Majoring in hospitality management
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