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UC San Diego

2021 Women's Soccer Roster

Jeff Tourial/UC San Diego

17 Caitlin McCarthy

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Carlsbad HS
  • Hometown Carlsbad, Calif.
  • Major Ecology, Behavior, Evolution
  • College Roosevelt

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2021
Second in the Big West in assists with 7, a career high, and most on the Tritons ... Second on the Tritons with a career-high four goals ... Played in all 17 matches with the sixth most minutes playing 1,143 ... Member of 2021 Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A SENIOR IN 2020
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
All-CCAA Honorable Mention ... CCAA All-Academic ... CCAA Fall All-Academic ... Appeared in 16 games for the Tritons, starting 15 of them ... Helped the Tritons hold their opponents to just 0.355 goals per game, the second-lowest mark in the country ... Finished the season with a pair of goals (9/7, 10/20) ... Led the team with 46 shots and 20 shots on goal.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
All-CCAA Second Team ... CCAA All-Academic ... CCAA Fall All-Academic ... Started all 24 games in central midfield ... Tied for second on team and in CCAA with five assists, behind only teammate Summer Bales ... Added one goal, the game-winner in NCAA second-round comeback vs. city rival Point Loma (11/10), for seven total points, sixth on team ... Third on team with 56 shots and 17 shots on goal ... Provided through ball on fellow sophomore Maddy Samilo's 85th-minute winner vs. No. 7 Western Washington (9/1) in home opener.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
CCAA All-Tournament Team ... Appeared in 20 games, starting 14 in central midfield ... Second on team with six assists and third with 12 assists ... Provided three goals, two of them game-winners and the other a game-tying tally ... Made college debut in opener vs. Point Loma (8/31), entering in both halves in central midfield ... Earned first career point in debut, assisting on fellow true freshman Maddy Samilo's 44th-minute goal after stealing ball from throw-in.

CLUB
Played with Triton teammates Katie O'Laughlin and Natalie Saddic for LA Galaxy San Diego, based in Carlsbad, of Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) during 2017 summer ... Competed for Carlsbad Elite throughout high school, ascending to captain ... Finished as U-18 runner-up at 2016 US Youth Soccer National Championships at Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas, with current teammates Summer Bales and Megumi Barber ... Was team's second-leading scorer at nationals with two of Carlsbad's nine during group stage ... Team went 3-1-1 for tournament, losing 3-0 in final (7/31) ... USYS National Championships semifinalist in 2014 and 2015 ... National League champion (2014-16).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Carlsbad High School ... Earned four varsity letters ... All-CIF San Diego Section First Team, TeamSnap Winter California State Star and All-Avocado West League First Team as a senior ... All-Avocado West League Second Team as a sophomore and junior ... Aided Lancers to Avocado West titles her first two years and CIF San Diego Section Open Division final as a sophomore ... Avocado West runner-up and CIFSDS Open Division quarterfinalist as a senior ... San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team as a junior and senior ... CIF Sportsmanship Award as a sophomore ... Team MVP as a sophomore and senior, Best Offensive Player as a junior and Best Newcomer as a freshman.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 2 in La Jolla ... Parents are James and Noreen McCarthy, who both attended Nebraska ... Has a twin sister named Kiley and a younger sister named Madison ... Ecology, behavior, and evolution major and cognitive science minor at Roosevelt College ... Aspires to work in the environmental field as a consultant, field tech, or some interesting job ... Most memorable soccer moment was going to Pittsburgh to the Final Four during her sophomore year because the team worked so hard to get there and it was a great experience ... One of her top UC San Diego memories was winning against Western Washington to become Regional Champions ... Enjoys singing, hiking, and reading ... Favorite athlete is U.S. soccer great Abby Wambach ... Top movie is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ... Listens to Sure Sure, The Growlers, and Hozier ... Loves miso ramen and Xiaolongbao ... Most people don't know that she has a twin who goes to the University of Oregon ... Preferred social media platform is Instagram.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2017Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2018Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2019Junior

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2020Senior

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2021Senior

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    17

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