Melissa McCarthy

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ellicott City, Md.
High School:
Mt. Hebron

General - Returning All-ACC player in the midfield ... A fifth-year senior ... Carolina's top returning scorer for 2007 ... Redshirted the 2005 season after appearing in just one game, the season-opener vs. Northwestern.

Junior (2006) - Named to the All-ACC team ... Named second-team All-South Region by the IWLCA ... Won UNC's Team Hustle Award for her fitness after returning from injury ... Returned to action after missing a season tearing her right anterior cruciate ligament for a second time in mid-February 2005 ... Tied Stephanie Scurachio as UNC's leading scorer with 42 points (26 goals and 16 assists) ... Led the team in assists and was third in goals ... Second on the squad in shots with 67 ... Ninth on the team with 21 ground balls ... Posted 10 multi-goal games, including a season-high three versus Temple and Ohio State ... Scored twice against Boston College, Loyola, Virginia Tech in the regular season, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Old Dominion and both Northwestern games ... Named the ACC Player of the Week on March 20 after tallying two goals and two assists against Virginia Tech and one goal and two assists in a win at Virginia ... Also tallied four points against Vanderbilt, Penn State and Northwestern in the regular season ... Scored at least one goal in 15 of 19 games ... Dished out two assists in seven different games ... Connected on 7 of 12 free position shot attempts (58.3 percent) ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll for 2005-06 and the Dean's List for Spring 2006.

Sophomore (2004) - Voted the winner of UNC's Hustle Award by her teammates and coaches ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament team after scoring three goals against Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinal ... Had a career-high four goals and an assist for a career-high five points against Ohio State on March 26 ... Scored three goals apiece in games vs. Connecticut, Maryland and Duke (in the ACC Tournament) ... Third on the Tar Heel team in scoring, second in goals, second in shots and third in draw controls ... A fine student who was named to the ACC Honor Roll and the UNC Dean's List.

Freshman (2003) - Carolina's Rookie of the Year, as determined by the UNC coaching staff ... Fourth on the team in scoring with 23 points (12 goals and 11 assists) ... Tied for second on the squad in assists ... Started all 16 games as a play-making midfielder ... Collected 24 ground balls and 22 draw controls ... Tallied a season-high three goals and four points vs. Boston University ... Had a season-high three assists vs. Maryland in the regular season.

High School - A two-time first-team All-America at Mt. Hebron High School ... A three-time first-team All-Howard County and two-time all-metro selection ... Helped lead Mt. Hebron to the national high school lacrosse championship as a freshman and sophomore ... Also a decorated track athlete who lettered four years in cross country and indoor track ... played three years of varsity soccer ... Named to the honor roll all four years in high school.

Personal - Melissa Jae McCarthy is the daughter of Lisa and Mickey McCarthy ... Born on July 18, 1984, in Ellicott City, Md. ... Majoring in journalism and mass communication with a concentration in public relations and sports communications ... Her father, Mickey McCarthy, played soccer at UMBC and Maryland ... Her brother, Michael, played lacrosse at Michigan State and St. Andrew's University.

Melissa McCarthy's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2003	16/16	54	12	11	23	24	9	22
2004	15/14	61	24	3	27	21	11	23
2005	1/0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
2006	19/14	67	26	16	42	21	5	5
Totals	51/44	183	63	30	93	66	25	50