2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Carney, Megan

Jersey Number 22
Megan Carney
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- John Paul II
- Hometown:
- McKinney, TX
Bio
Note: Member of Team USA that won the gold medal at the 2019 U-19 World Championship.
Senior Year (2022): Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention honoree … IWLCA All-Region Second Team … Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Served as team captain … Played in 16 games, making seven starts … Missed five games due to injury … Ranked fourth on the team in points (48) and tied for third in goals (31) … Had five points (4g, 1a) against Binghamton … Recorded seven points (3g, 4a) and picked up two ground balls against Stony Brook … Earned IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week honors for her performance against the Seawolves … Had a had trick against Notre Dame … Scored a season-high five goals against Duke … Recorded three goals at Virginia … Tied her career high with five assists at Virginia Tech on her way to a season-high eight points … Recorded a hat trick against and her 200th career point against Virginia in the ACC Tournament … Picked up a career-high three ground balls against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament second round … Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team … Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
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Junior Year (2021): IWLCA All-America Second Team honoree …Tewaaraton Award nominee … Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team selection … All-Northeast Region First Team selection … All-ACC First Team … Recorded career highs in points (69), goals (49) and assists (20) … Ranked third on the squad in points and second in goals … Started all 13 games in which she played before suffering a season-ending injury … Scored four or more goals in a game seven times … Scored five goals against Stony Brook … Tallied six goals and seven points against Virginia Tech … Scored five goals at UAlbany … Posted career highs in goals (7) and points (10) at Louisville … Scored her 100th career goal against Boston College … Member of IWLCA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore (2020): Maverick Division I Honorable Mention All-American … Started in all eight games … Led the team with 11 assists … Second on the team in points (32) and goals (21) … Tied her career high in assists with five and scored three goals for a season-high eight points in the season opener against Canisius … Dished out two assists and picked up a ground ball against Stony Brook … Scored five goals and caused a turnover against UAlbany … Recorded four goals and five points against Binghamton … Had a goal, an assist, a ground ball and two caused turnovers at Northwestern … Dished out two assists and scored four goals against Colgate … Scored a goal and picked up a ground ball at Maryland … Posted a hat trick, picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover against Virginia Tech.
Freshman (2019): Played in 21 games, making 20 starts … Ranked second on the team in assists (24), third in goals (32) and fourth in points (56) … Made her collegiate debut against Connecticut in the season opener and recorded a goal and an assist … Scored two goals, picked up four ground balls and caused a turnover against Binghamton … Had two goals, one draw control and one ground ball against Boston College … Scored two goals and had a ground ball and a caused turnover against Coastal Carolina … Recorded two goals and four ground balls against Northwestern … Recorded five points (3g, 2a) and picked up two ground balls against Loyola … Had one goal and two assists against Virginia and Maryland … Won two draw controls at Florida … Posted two goals and one assist at Louisville … Recorded two assists and a ground ball against Harvard … Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Notre Dame … Had one goal, one assist and one ground ball against Albany … Recorded nine points on four goals and five assists against Virginia Tech … The nine points tied her for 10th place on Syracuse’s single-game record list … Posted one goal, one assist, and one draw control against Virginia in the ACC Tournament… Had five points (2g, 2a), one caused turnover and a ground ball against Boston College in the ACC Tournament … Recorded three goals, two assists and a ground ball against Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament second round … Tied her career high with four goals at Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals .. Also recorded an assist against the Wildcats ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the Spring semester.
High School: Under Armour All American … Ranked No. 9 in the recruiting class by Inside Lacrosse ... Four-time league All-State team … Three-time US Girls High School All-America team selection … Four-time McKinney Offensive MVP… Two-time Under Armour Underclass Team – Southwest … Two-time Under Armour Underclass All-Tournament team … Adrenaline All-American MVP…Team captain…Set school record for most goals at McKinney (288) … Recorded 92 goals, 31 assists, and 26 ground balls as a senior… Finished high school career with 288 goals, 104 assists, and 96 ground balls … Also played volleyball.
Personal: Megan Carney … Born May 2000 … Daughter of Drue and Kelly Carney … One brother … Majoring in sport management in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics ... Member of the SAAC.
Senior Year (2022): Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention honoree … IWLCA All-Region Second Team … Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Served as team captain … Played in 16 games, making seven starts … Missed five games due to injury … Ranked fourth on the team in points (48) and tied for third in goals (31) … Had five points (4g, 1a) against Binghamton … Recorded seven points (3g, 4a) and picked up two ground balls against Stony Brook … Earned IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week honors for her performance against the Seawolves … Had a had trick against Notre Dame … Scored a season-high five goals against Duke … Recorded three goals at Virginia … Tied her career high with five assists at Virginia Tech on her way to a season-high eight points … Recorded a hat trick against and her 200th career point against Virginia in the ACC Tournament … Picked up a career-high three ground balls against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament second round … Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team … Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
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Junior Year (2021): IWLCA All-America Second Team honoree …Tewaaraton Award nominee … Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team selection … All-Northeast Region First Team selection … All-ACC First Team … Recorded career highs in points (69), goals (49) and assists (20) … Ranked third on the squad in points and second in goals … Started all 13 games in which she played before suffering a season-ending injury … Scored four or more goals in a game seven times … Scored five goals against Stony Brook … Tallied six goals and seven points against Virginia Tech … Scored five goals at UAlbany … Posted career highs in goals (7) and points (10) at Louisville … Scored her 100th career goal against Boston College … Member of IWLCA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore (2020): Maverick Division I Honorable Mention All-American … Started in all eight games … Led the team with 11 assists … Second on the team in points (32) and goals (21) … Tied her career high in assists with five and scored three goals for a season-high eight points in the season opener against Canisius … Dished out two assists and picked up a ground ball against Stony Brook … Scored five goals and caused a turnover against UAlbany … Recorded four goals and five points against Binghamton … Had a goal, an assist, a ground ball and two caused turnovers at Northwestern … Dished out two assists and scored four goals against Colgate … Scored a goal and picked up a ground ball at Maryland … Posted a hat trick, picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover against Virginia Tech.
Freshman (2019): Played in 21 games, making 20 starts … Ranked second on the team in assists (24), third in goals (32) and fourth in points (56) … Made her collegiate debut against Connecticut in the season opener and recorded a goal and an assist … Scored two goals, picked up four ground balls and caused a turnover against Binghamton … Had two goals, one draw control and one ground ball against Boston College … Scored two goals and had a ground ball and a caused turnover against Coastal Carolina … Recorded two goals and four ground balls against Northwestern … Recorded five points (3g, 2a) and picked up two ground balls against Loyola … Had one goal and two assists against Virginia and Maryland … Won two draw controls at Florida … Posted two goals and one assist at Louisville … Recorded two assists and a ground ball against Harvard … Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Notre Dame … Had one goal, one assist and one ground ball against Albany … Recorded nine points on four goals and five assists against Virginia Tech … The nine points tied her for 10th place on Syracuse’s single-game record list … Posted one goal, one assist, and one draw control against Virginia in the ACC Tournament… Had five points (2g, 2a), one caused turnover and a ground ball against Boston College in the ACC Tournament … Recorded three goals, two assists and a ground ball against Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament second round … Tied her career high with four goals at Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals .. Also recorded an assist against the Wildcats ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the Spring semester.
High School: Under Armour All American … Ranked No. 9 in the recruiting class by Inside Lacrosse ... Four-time league All-State team … Three-time US Girls High School All-America team selection … Four-time McKinney Offensive MVP… Two-time Under Armour Underclass Team – Southwest … Two-time Under Armour Underclass All-Tournament team … Adrenaline All-American MVP…Team captain…Set school record for most goals at McKinney (288) … Recorded 92 goals, 31 assists, and 26 ground balls as a senior… Finished high school career with 288 goals, 104 assists, and 96 ground balls … Also played volleyball.
Personal: Megan Carney … Born May 2000 … Daughter of Drue and Kelly Carney … One brother … Majoring in sport management in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics ... Member of the SAAC.
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