22 Cara McCarthy
Cara McCarthy
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Salem, N.H.
  • High School:
    Central Catholic
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    17
  • p
    47
  • g
    43
  • a
    4

Bio

2018: Played in 15 games and made 10 starts in freshman season … finished season 4th on team in both goals (19) and points (22) … scored 6 goals, the most by a Bentley player in 2018, in 14-13 win over Pace (April 14) … had 4 goals and 2 assists in 21-10 win over Southern N.H. (April 28) … notched two goals to help Bentley to road win over Saint Anselm (March 31).

Before Bentley: 2017 graduate of Central Catholic High School ... named to the Merrimack Valley All-Conference team for junior and senior seasons ... also earned Eagle Tribune and Boston Globe All-Star awards ... finished career with 100+ goals ... team captain for senior season at Central Catholic ... National Honor Society.

Personal: Majoring in marketing ... parents' names are Michael and Lori ... has one sibling, Sean.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 16 Merrimack W, 12-10
Apr 18 LIU Post L, 20-9
Apr 20 Le Moyne L, 17-2
Apr 24 at New Haven W, 14-13
Apr 27 at Southern N.H. W, 19-14
May 1 Assumption L, 10-9
  Overall Conf
Games 17 13
Points 47 39
Goals 43 37
Assists 4 2
Shots 117 89
Shooting percentage 36.8 41.6
Shots on goal 88 65
Shots on goal percentage 75.2 73.0
Free position goals-shots 15-38 13-26
Ground balls 20 13
Draw controls 36 27
Turnovers 33 28
Caused turnovers 16 15
Fouls 11 9
Yellow cards 7 5
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 27 at American Int'l W, 12-3 3 0 3 2-5 2 0 1 2 8 37.5 5 62.5 4 - 0 0
Mar 9 New York Tech W, 12-11 1 0 1 0-2 2 4 1 0 7 14.3 5 71.4 0 - 0 0
Mar 16 at Mercy W, 9-8 0 0 0 0-5 2 0 1 0 9 0.0 7 77.8 2 - 0 0
Mar 19 Assumption W, 13-12 6 0 6 3-4 0 5 4 2 10 60.0 6 60.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 23 at Stonehill L, 12-11 1 0 1 0-1 2 0 3 2 2 50.0 2 100.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 27 at Franklin Pierce W, 14-10 6 1 7 1-1 1 3 3 1 9 66.7 7 77.8 0 - 0 0
Mar 30 Saint Anselm W, 14-11 5 1 6 3-3 2 3 3 2 9 55.6 9 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 2 St. Michael's W, 16-10 2 0 2 1-2 2 4 2 2 7 28.6 4 57.1 0 - 0 0
Apr 6 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-8 2 0 2 1-1 1 3 1 1 5 40.0 5 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 10 at Adelphi L, 11-6 2 0 2 2-3 0 0 2 0 3 66.7 2 66.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 13 at Pace L, 13-9 3 0 3 0-3 0 3 3 0 10 30.0 7 70.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 16 Merrimack W, 12-10 3 0 3 0-1 3 0 2 1 8 37.5 7 87.5 0 - 0 0
Apr 18 LIU Post L, 20-9 2 1 3 1-2 2 3 0 1 4 50.0 3 75.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 20 Le Moyne L, 17-2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 24 at New Haven W, 14-13 2 0 2 0-2 0 2 3 0 10 20.0 7 70.0 2 - 0 0
Apr 27 at Southern N.H. W, 19-14 2 0 2 0-0 0 4 1 0 7 28.6 4 57.1 2 - 0 0
May 1 Assumption L, 10-9 3 1 4 1-3 1 2 3 0 8 37.5 8 100.0 0 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2017-18 15 10 19 3 22 3-9 15 9 23 6 56 33.9 44 78.6 6 - 0 1
2018-19 17 17 43 4 47 15-38 20 36 33 16 117 36.8 88 75.2 11 - 0 0
2019-20 - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 14 13 19 2 21 6-15 11 49 24 4 61 31.1 46 75.4 8 - 0 0
2021-22 16 16 33 12 45 15-25 10 61 26 3 79 41.8 59 74.7 3 - 0 0
Total 62 56 114 21 135 39-87 56 155 106 29 313 36.4 237 75.7 28 - 0 1
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 17 17 43 4 47 15-38 20 36 33 16 117 36.8 88 75.2 11 - 0 0
Conference 13 13 37 2 39 13-26 13 27 28 15 89 41.6 65 73.0 9 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 9 24 3 27 10-18 13 24 16 11 59 40.7 47 79.7 0 - 0 0
Away 8 8 19 1 20 5-20 7 12 17 5 58 32.8 41 70.7 11 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 11 11 32 2 34 11-26 15 28 22 11 89 36.0 66 74.2 10 - 0 0
Losses 6 6 11 2 13 4-12 5 8 11 5 28 39.3 22 78.6 1 - 0 0
Month February 1 1 3 0 3 2-5 2 0 1 2 8 37.5 5 62.5 4 - 0 0
March 6 6 19 2 21 7-16 9 15 15 7 46 41.3 36 78.3 3 - 0 0
April 9 9 18 1 19 5-14 8 19 14 7 55 32.7 39 70.9 4 - 0 0
May 1 1 3 1 4 1-3 1 2 3 0 8 37.5 8 100.0 0 - 0 0

News Mentions

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McCarthy Voted to NE10 Women’s Lacrosse Academic All-Conference Team

Bentley University rising junior Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) was voted to the NE10 Women’s Lacrosse Academic All-Conference...

June 17, 2019

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Bresler’s Goalie of the Year Award Highlights Bentley’s NE10 Postseason Honors

Junior Eliza Bresler (Newton, Mass./Newton North) was named the NE10 Goalie of the Year on Thursday to highlight the postseason honors for the...

May 2, 2019

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Assumption Survives on Final Possession to Top Bentley 10-9 in NE10 Quarters

Assumption survived two final shot attempts by Bentley that would have tied the game in the final seconds to come away with a 10-9 win over the...

May 1, 2019

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Bentley and Assumption Set for Rematch in NE10 Quarterfinals on Wednesday

Bentley and Assumption played a double overtime thriller back on March 19 that Bentley won, and now the two teams will meet again on Wednesday...

April 30, 2019

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Gies Scores 51 Seconds Into OT To Give Bentley 14-13 Victory at New Haven

Freshman Glenna Gies (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) scored 51 seconds into overtime to give No. 20 ranked Bentley a 14-13 victory over No. 16 ranked...

April 24, 2019

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No. 9 LIU Post Tops No. 21 Bentley 20-9 Behind Big Games by Pair

LIU Post’s Brianna Feldman and Alyssa Mallery had big games to lead No. 9 ranked LIU Post to a 20-9 victory over Bentley University in a...

April 18, 2019

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No. 21 Bentley Finishes Strong In 12-10 Victory over No. 18 Merrimack

Senior MaryKate Staines (Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus) had a big game with three goals and three assists to lead the Bentley women’s lacrosse...

April 16, 2019

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No. 20 Pace Slips Past No. 19 Bentley 13-9

Sophomores Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) had a hat trick and Julia Glavin (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) had four points, but No. 20...

April 13, 2019

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No. 19 Bentley Hangs Tough but Falls to No. 2 Adelphi 11-6

19th ranked Bentley hung tough with No. 2 ranked Adelphi, but the Panthers pulled away late in the 2nd half for an 11-6 win over the Falcons on...

April 10, 2019

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Bentley Tops Southern Conn 15-8 on Senior Day for 4th Straight Win

No. 19 ranked Bentley won its 4th straight game on Saturday afternoon with a 15-8 Senior Day victory over visiting Southern Connecticut State....

April 6, 2019

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Glavin Scores Seven to Lift Bentley Past Saint Michael’s 16-10

Sophomore Julia Glavin (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) scored  a career-high seven goals to lead 19th ranked Bentley past Saint Michael’s...

April 2, 2019

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No. 19 Bentley Runs Past Saint Anselm, 14-11

19th ranked Bentley stayed perfect at home this season with a 14-11 victory over NE10 rival Saint Anselm on Saturday afternoon.

March 30, 2019

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No. 19 Bentley Runs Past Franklin Pierce in 2nd Half for 14-10 Victory

No. 19 ranked Bentley used a big second half performance to claim a 14-10 road win over NE10 rival Franklin Pierce on Wednesday night.

March 27, 2019

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Furious Rally Falls Short in OT as Stonehill Tops No. 20 Bentley 12-11

A furious rally by the No. 20 ranked Bentley women’s lacrosse team at Stonehill from 10-1 down in the 2nd half sent the game to overtime,...

March 23, 2019

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No. 20 Bentley Improves to 4-0 With 13-12 Double OT Win over No. 19 Assumption

Sophomore Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) scored off a breakaway with 1.1 seconds left in the 2nd overtime to give No. 20 Bentley a...

March 19, 2019

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No. 23 Bentley Rallies Past No. 17 NYIT for 12-11 OT Win

Sophomore Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) scored 1:31 into overtime to give No. 23 Bentley a come from behind, 12-11 victory over No....

March 9, 2019

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Bentley Opens Season with 12-3 Victory at AIC

Sophomores Julia Glavin (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) and Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H./Salem) led the attack as the Bentley University women’s...

February 27, 2019