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Women's Soccer

Jo-Anne McCarthy
5-5 Senior Defender
Belfast, Ireland
# 6

Jo-Anne McCarthy returns for her fourth and final season with the Lady Falcons. She will complete for playing time as a defender. Last season, she was one of five Lady Falcons to compete and start in 16 matches. For her work on the field, she was named to the Second Team All-Gulf South Conference. As a sophomore, she appeared in 18 matches, started in 17 matches,  and helped the Lady Falcons post seven shutout victories. That season, she was named a named a First Team All-GSC selection. As a freshman, she appeared and started in 13 matches and tallied one goal and four assists.

A native of Belfast, Ireland, McCarthy prepped at Dominican College in Fort William. Jo-Anne also competed for the Newington Girls Football Club where she served as captain and was Player of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2003.  She has four brothers, Edward, Michael, Brendan and Conor, and a sister, Sheila.

A kinesiology major at UM, she is the daughter of Edward and Nuala McCarthy.