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Roma McLaughlin
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Greencastle County Donegal, Ireland
  • High School:
    Moville Community College
  • Position:
    MIDFIELD
  • g
    10
  • a
    3
  • pts
    23
  • gw
    4

Bio

2019: Saw action in 18 games with 17 starts as a sophomore…Named team co-captain…Had a team high 23 points (10g, 3a)…Led the team in scoring with 10 goals…Held a shots on goal percentage of .774…Posted four game-winners on the season and went 2-2 on penalty kicks…Scored four of Central’s 10 goals scored against non-conference opponents…In conference, scored four goals in three matches…Scored the game-winner in the NEC Championship sending Central to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in program history…Second in the NEC in points, goals and game-winners…In the nation, ranked 60th in goals per game (0.56), 77th in total goals (10), 88th in points per game and 99th in total points (23)…Named NEC Midfielder of the Year…NEC All-Conference First Team Selection…United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team…All-ECAC Team…NEWISA All-England First Team...First Blue Devil to be named to the DI Women’s Soccer All-America Second Team.

2018: Saw action in 18 games with 17 starts as a freshman for the Blue Devils...Totaled two goals and five assists on the season...Had her first career assist in the first game of the season against Massachusetts...Assisted the game-winning goal in Central's 1-0 win over Maine...Had two assists against Wagner...Scored two of the four goals against Mount St. Mary's...Assisted the lone goal against Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...Two-time NEC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 18/Oct. 23)...2018 Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team...2018 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 27 Saint Francis U. W, 1-0
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1
Nov 8 Sacred Heart W, 3-1
Nov 10 FDU W, 1-0
Nov 15 at Rutgers W, 1-0
Nov 22 vs. West Virginia L, 1-0
  Total Conference
Games 18 7
Games started 17 6
Goals 10 5
Assists 3 2
Points 23 12
Shots 31 15
Shot Pct .323 .333
Penalty kicks 2-2 1-1
Game-winning goals 4 2

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 22 at Rutgers L, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Aug 26 Maine W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 29 Connecticut T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 1 at UAlbany L, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 5 Iona W, 4-0 1 1 1 1 3
Sep 8 at Siena T, 1-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 15 at Seton Hall T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Bryant T, 1-1 - - - - -
Sep 22 at Yale L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Mount St. Mary's W, 5-1 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 3 at FDU L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 6 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 11 Wagner W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 4
Oct 18 LIU W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Merrimack W, 5-0 1 1 2 1 5
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 5-2 - - - - -
Oct 27 Saint Francis U. W, 1-0 - - - - -
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 - - - - -
Nov 8 Sacred Heart W, 3-1 1 - 0 1 1
Nov 10 FDU W, 1-0 1 1 1 0 2
Nov 15 at Rutgers W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 22 vs. West Virginia L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 22 at Rutgers L, 2-1 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Aug 26 Maine W, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Aug 29 Connecticut T, 1-1 1 3 .000 1 .333
Sep 1 at UAlbany L, 2-1 1 2 .500 1 .500
Sep 5 Iona W, 4-0 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Sep 8 at Siena T, 1-1 1 3 .333 3 1.000
Sep 15 at Seton Hall T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 20 at Bryant T, 1-1 - - - - -
Sep 22 at Yale L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 29 at Mount St. Mary's W, 5-1 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Oct 3 at FDU L, 1-0 1 3 .000 1 .333
Oct 6 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 11 Wagner W, 3-0 1 3 .667 3 1.000
Oct 18 LIU W, 3-0 1 3 .000 3 1.000
Oct 20 at Merrimack W, 5-0 1 2 1.000 2 1.000
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 5-2 - - - - -
Oct 27 Saint Francis U. W, 1-0 - - - - -
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 - - - - -
Nov 8 Sacred Heart W, 3-1 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Nov 10 FDU W, 1-0 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Nov 15 at Rutgers W, 1-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 22 vs. West Virginia L, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 22 at Rutgers L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 26 Maine W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 29 Connecticut T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 1 at UAlbany L, 2-1 1 0 0 1-1 0
Sep 5 Iona W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Sep 8 at Siena T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Seton Hall T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Bryant T, 1-1 - - - - -
Sep 22 at Yale L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 29 at Mount St. Mary's W, 5-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 3 at FDU L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 6 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 11 Wagner W, 3-0 1 0 0 1-1 1
Oct 18 LIU W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Merrimack W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 25 Robert Morris W, 5-2 - - - - -
Oct 27 Saint Francis U. W, 1-0 - - - - -
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 - - - - -
Nov 8 Sacred Heart W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 10 FDU W, 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 1
Nov 15 at Rutgers W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 22 vs. West Virginia L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2018-19 18 17 2 5 9
2019-20 18 17 10 3 23
2020-21 8 8 4 2 10
2021-22 16 16 9 3 21
2022-23 14 14 3 0 6
Total 74 72 28 13 69

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2018-19 18 30 .067 13 .433
2019-20 18 31 .323 24 .774
2020-21 8 24 .167 13 .542
2021-22 16 39 .231 26 .667
2022-23 14 18 .167 9 .500
Total 74 142 .197 85 .599

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2018-19 18 1 0 0-0 0
2019-20 18 1 0 2-2 4
2020-21 8 0 0 1-1 1
2021-22 16 1 0 3-4 6
2022-23 14 0 0 2-2 2
Total 74 3 0 8-9 13

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2018-19 18 17 .11 .28 .50
2019-20 18 17 .56 .17 1.28
2020-21 8 8 .50 .25 1.25
2021-22 16 16 .56 .19 1.31
2022-23 14 14 .21 .00 .43
Total 74 72 .38 .18 .93

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2018-19 18 1.67 .067 .72 .433
2019-20 18 1.72 .323 1.33 .774
2020-21 8 3.00 .167 1.63 .542
2021-22 16 2.44 .231 1.63 .667
2022-23 14 1.29 .167 .64 .500
Total 74 1.92 .197 1.15 .599

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 18 17 10 3 23
Conference 7 6 5 2 12
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 8 7 4 2 10
Away 9 9 6 1 13
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0
Result          
Wins 10 9 7 3 17
Losses 5 5 2 0 4
Month          
August 3 3 1 0 2
September 6 6 4 1 9
October 5 5 4 1 9
November 4 3 1 1 3

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 18 31 .323 24 .774
Conference 7 15 .333 13 .867
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 15 .267 12 .800
Away 9 15 .400 11 .733
Neutral 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Result          
Wins 10 17 .412 15 .882
Losses 5 8 .250 5 .625
Month          
August 3 6 .167 3 .500
September 6 9 .444 8 .889
October 5 11 .364 9 .818
November 4 5 .200 4 .800

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 18 1 0 2-2 4
Conference 7 0 0 1-1 2
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 8 1 0 1-1 3
Away 9 0 0 1-1 1
Neutral 1 0 0 0-0 0
Result          
Wins 10 1 0 1-1 4
Losses 5 0 0 1-1 0
Month          
August 3 0 0 0-0 0
September 6 0 0 1-1 1
October 5 0 0 1-1 2
November 4 1 0 0-0 1

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 18 17 .56 .17 1.28
Conference 7 6 .71 .29 1.71
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 7 .50 .25 1.25
Away 9 9 .67 .11 1.44
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00
Result          
Wins 10 9 .70 .30 1.70
Losses 5 5 .40 .00 .80
Month          
August 3 3 .33 .00 .67
September 6 6 .67 .17 1.50
October 5 5 .80 .20 1.80
November 4 3 .25 .25 .75

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 18 1.72 .323 1.33 .774
Conference 7 2.14 .333 1.86 .867
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 1.88 .267 1.50 .800
Away 9 1.67 .400 1.22 .733
Neutral 1 1.00 .000 1.00 1.000
Result          
Wins 10 1.70 .412 1.50 .882
Losses 5 1.60 .250 1.00 .625
Month          
August 3 2.00 .167 1.00 .500
September 6 1.50 .444 1.33 .889
October 5 2.20 .364 1.80 .818
November 4 1.25 .200 1.00 .800

News Mentions

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Alterisio, D'Arcy and McLaughlin Honored by ECAC

Mick D'Arcy was named the ECAC Coach of the Year.

December 12, 2019

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McLaughlin Becomes First Blue Devil Named to Women's Soccer All-America Team

McLaughlin was named to the All-America Second Team.

December 5, 2019

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Central Recognized as Regional Staff of the Year

CCSU was named the 2019 North Regional Staff of the Year.

December 5, 2019

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Alterisio, Bardes, McLaughlin Earn All-Region Honors

The trio earned the 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-North Region honors.

December 3, 2019

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Women's Soccer Edged by West Virginia 1-0

The Blue Devils end their season 13-5-4 overall.

November 22, 2019

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Central Upsets Rutgers 1-0 to Advance to Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

Erica Bardes score the game-winner with 90 seconds left to play.

November 15, 2019

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Blue Devils Win 10th NEC Title, Beat FDU 1-0 on Sunday in New Britain

Sophomore Roma McLaughlin scores the lone goal of the game as CCSU wins the NEC title

November 10, 2019

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Central Earns Three NEC Postseason Awards

CCSU will face SHU in the semifinals on Friday.

November 7, 2019

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McLaughlin, Wright Earn NEC Weekly Honors

Roma McLaughling was named the NEC Player of the Week.

October 22, 2019

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Four Blue Devils Tally in 5-0 Shutout Over Merrimack

This is the fourth straight shutout for the Blue Devils

October 20, 2019

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McLaughlin Leads Blue Devils Past Wagner, 3-0

Roma McLaughlin scored two goals against the Seahawks.

October 11, 2019

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Early Scoring Leads Central Past Mountaineers 5-1

Central plays at Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday, Oct. 3.

September 29, 2019

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Women's Soccer Stopped at Yale Sunday

Central is off for a week then travels to Mount St. Mary's on Sunday, Sept. 29.

September 22, 2019

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Smith Tallies in 1-1 Tie Against Bryant

Taylor Smith scored her second goal of the season against the Bulldogs.

September 20, 2019

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Blue Devils Open Conference Play at Bryant Friday

Central enters conference play with an overall record of 2-2-3.

September 19, 2019

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Central Ties With Seton Hall 0-0 Sunday

Central plays at Bryant on Sept. 20 at 3 p.m.

September 15, 2019

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McLaughlin Named NEC Player of the Week

McLaughlin recorded two goals and one assist in the past two games.

September 10, 2019

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McLaughlin's Late Goal Earns 1-1 Tie at Siena

Central will face Seton Hall on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m.

September 8, 2019

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Women's Soccer Rolls Past Iona 4-0 Thursday

Four different players scored for the Blue Devils.

September 5, 2019

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Central Falls Short to Albany 2-1 Sunday

Roma McLaughlin scored her second goal of the season against the Great Danes.

September 1, 2019

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McQuillan Named NEC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

Amanda McQuillan had nine saves in the season opener against No. 19 Rutgers.

August 26, 2019

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Women's Soccer Drops 2-1 Decision at Rutgers

Central hosts Maine on Monday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. in New Britain, CT.

August 22, 2019

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Women's Soccer Tabbed First in Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll

CCSU won the 2018 NEC Championship after going undefeated in conference play.

August 12, 2019