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Jersey Number 9
Cristina McCarthy
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Rockville, Md.
- High School:
- Holy Cross
- Major:
- Hospitality Management
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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