Will McCarthy

Photo by: Natalie LeDonne/Duke Athletics

Photo by: Mark Powell

Awards/Accolades

Season-by-Season
2021 (Sr.)

Played in 12 games with three starts
Led the team with 19 goals. Also had four assists. Totaled 23 points.
Put an impressive 67.7 percent (44-of-65) shots on goal
Recorded a hat trick against the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (Feb. 6). Also added an assist
Season-high of four goals came against Cleveland State (Feb. 28)
Had a hat trick and assist in a win over Utah (March 27)
Picked up 12 ground balls. Had four multi-ground ball games.

2020 (Sr.)

Started all seven contests.
Had five consecutive multi-goal games after going scoreless in the season’s first two matches
Had two hat tricks – vs. Hampton (Feb. 22) and Wagner (Feb. 29)
Season-high four assists came against Florida Tech (Feb. 1)
Recorded 12 goals and 10 assists for 22 points.
Recorded 7 ground balls
Lead the Southern Conference in game-winning goals per game (0.29)
Seventh in the conference in assists per game (1.43)
10^TH in the SoCon in goals per game (1.71)
10^TH in the SoCon in points per game (3.14)

2019 (Jr.)

2018 (So.)

2017 (Fr.)

Before Mercer
High School

Played for Trinity-Pawling and head coach Nic Bell for one year.
2016 All-Founders League selection at Trinity-Pawling.
Played for Xaverian Brothers High School and head coach Tim Gardner for three years.
Helped Xaverian win the 2013 state championship.
2015 Catholic Conference All-Star.
Also played for head coach Justin Walker and the Top Gun Fighting Clams for five years.

Personal

Will is the son of David and Cheryl McCarthy.
He has two brothers, Dan and Sean.
David played football and baseball and Cheryl played tennis at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.