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Roma McLaughlin
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Greencastle County Donegal, Ireland
  • High School:
    Moville Community College
  • Position:
    MIDFIELD
  • g
    4
  • a
    2
  • pts
    10
  • gw
    1

Bio

2020-21: United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team…United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team…Northeast Conference Midfielder of the Year…All-Northeast Conference First Team…Tied for team lead with four goals, and added two assists for 10 points…Had a goal and assist in wins at St. Francis Brooklyn (3/9) and against LIU (4/16)…Scored in back-to-back games at Wagner (4/6) and against Bryant (4/9)…Northeast Conference Championship MVP…Earned call up to Ireland Women’s National Team.

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
Apr 2 Merrimack
Apr 6 at Wagner W, 3-0
Apr 9 Bryant W, 2-0
Apr 13 Mount St. Mary's W, 4-1
Apr 16 LIU W, 4-0
Apr 27 vs. South Florida L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Games 8 6
Games started 8 6
Goals 4 3
Assists 2 1
Points 10 7
Shots 24 22
Shot Pct .167 .136
Penalty kicks 1-1 1-1
Game-winning goals 1 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 20 at Connecticut   - - - - -
Aug 23 at Maryland   - - - - -
Aug 28 Yale   - - - - -
Aug 31 UAlbany   - - - - -
Sep 6 at New Hampshire   - - - - -
Sep 8 at Harvard   - - - - -
Sep 13 St. John's (N.Y.)   - - - - -
Oct 16 at Saint Francis U.   - - - - -
Oct 18 at Robert Morris   - - - - -
Mar 9 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 4-0 1 1 1 1 3
Mar 19 at LIU   - - - - -
Mar 26 FDU W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Mar 30 at Sacred Heart W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Apr 2 Merrimack   - - - - -
Apr 6 at Wagner W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 2
Apr 9 Bryant W, 2-0 1 1 1 0 2
Apr 13 Mount St. Mary's W, 4-1 1 1 0 0 0
Apr 16 LIU W, 4-0 1 1 1 1 3
Apr 27 vs. South Florida L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 20 at Connecticut   - - - - -
Aug 23 at Maryland   - - - - -
Aug 28 Yale   - - - - -
Aug 31 UAlbany   - - - - -
Sep 6 at New Hampshire   - - - - -
Sep 8 at Harvard   - - - - -
Sep 13 St. John's (N.Y.)   - - - - -
Oct 16 at Saint Francis U.   - - - - -
Oct 18 at Robert Morris   - - - - -
Mar 9 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 4-0 1 6 .167 1 .167
Mar 19 at LIU   - - - - -
Mar 26 FDU W, 1-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Mar 30 at Sacred Heart W, 1-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Apr 2 Merrimack   - - - - -
Apr 6 at Wagner W, 3-0 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Apr 9 Bryant W, 2-0 1 2 .500 1 .500
Apr 13 Mount St. Mary's W, 4-1 1 7 .000 6 .857
Apr 16 LIU W, 4-0 1 2 .500 1 .500
Apr 27 vs. South Florida L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 20 at Connecticut   - - - - -
Aug 23 at Maryland   - - - - -
Aug 28 Yale   - - - - -
Aug 31 UAlbany   - - - - -
Sep 6 at New Hampshire   - - - - -
Sep 8 at Harvard   - - - - -
Sep 13 St. John's (N.Y.)   - - - - -
Oct 16 at Saint Francis U.   - - - - -
Oct 18 at Robert Morris   - - - - -
Mar 9 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 4-0 1 0 0 1-1 0
Mar 19 at LIU   - - - - -
Mar 26 FDU W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Mar 30 at Sacred Heart W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Apr 2 Merrimack   - - - - -
Apr 6 at Wagner W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Apr 9 Bryant W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Apr 13 Mount St. Mary's W, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Apr 16 LIU W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Apr 27 vs. South Florida L, 3-0 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 8 8 4 2 10
Conference 6 6 3 1 7
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 4 4 2 1 5
Away 3 3 2 1 5
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0
Result          
Wins 7 7 4 2 10
Losses 1 1 0 0 0
Month          
March 3 3 1 1 3
April 5 5 3 1 7

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 8 24 .167 13 .542
Conference 6 22 .136 12 .545
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 4 14 .143 10 .714
Away 3 10 .200 3 .300
Neutral 1 0 - 0 -
Result          
Wins 7 24 .167 13 .542
Losses 1 0 - 0 -
Month          
March 3 11 .091 3 .273
April 5 13 .231 10 .769

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 8 0 0 1-1 1
Conference 6 0 0 1-1 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 4 0 0 0-0 1
Away 3 0 0 1-1 0
Neutral 1 0 0 0-0 0
Result          
Wins 7 0 0 1-1 1
Losses 1 0 0 0-0 0
Month          
March 3 0 0 1-1 0
April 5 0 0 0-0 1

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 8 8 .50 .25 1.25
Conference 6 6 .50 .17 1.17
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 4 4 .50 .25 1.25
Away 3 3 .67 .33 1.67
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00
Result          
Wins 7 7 .57 .29 1.43
Losses 1 1 .00 .00 .00
Month          
March 3 3 .33 .33 1.00
April 5 5 .60 .20 1.40

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 8 3.00 .167 1.63 .542
Conference 6 3.67 .136 2.00 .545
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 4 3.50 .143 2.50 .714
Away 3 3.33 .200 1.00 .300
Neutral 1 .00 - .00 -
Result          
Wins 7 3.43 .167 1.86 .542
Losses 1 .00 - .00 -
Month          
March 3 3.67 .091 1.00 .273
April 5 2.60 .231 2.00 .769

News Mentions

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McLaughlin Recognized With United Soccer Coaches College Player Award of Distinction

June 9, 2021

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Roma McLaughlin Earns Call for Ireland Women's Soccer Squad

June 8, 2021

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Roma McLaughlin Named to Women's Soccer All-America Team in Back to Back Seasons

The junior was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team

May 13, 2021

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Women's Soccer Trio Earn All Region Recognition

May 11, 2021

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CCSU Falls to South Florida in the NCAA Women's College Cup

The Northeast Conference champions surrendered three second half goals in the loss on Tuesday.

April 27, 2021

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Women's Soccer Preview Versus South Florida

The Blue Devils will take on the University of South Florida tomorrow at 3:00 pm in North Carolina.

April 26, 2021

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Women's Soccer Sweeps NEC Major Awards

April 16, 2021

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The Blue Devils Win Third Straight NEC Title

Central improved to 7-0 with a 4-0 shutout victory over LIU in the NEC Championship on Friday.

April 16, 2021

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Jenna Rae Covello and Amanda McQuillan Earn NEC Weekly Honors

Covello was named the NEC Player of the Week while McQuillan was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week.

April 12, 2021

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The Blue Devils Shutout Bryant on Senior Night

Roma McLaughlin and Jenna Rae Covello each score in a 2-0 win on Friday night.

April 9, 2021

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Women's Soccer Remains Perfect With A 3-0 Shutout Over Wagner

Three different Blue Devils scored in a commanding team victory on Tuesday night.

April 6, 2021

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Central Tops Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 on Windy Friday Evening

Freshman Kristina Kelly scored the lone goal of the game, leading CCSU to a 1-0 victory.

March 26, 2021

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Kelly Brady Named NEC Rookie of the Week

The freshman scored her first career goal and added an assist to earn the honor.

March 15, 2021

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Women's Soccer Takes Season Opener in 4-0 Victory

The Blue Devils shutout St. Francis Brooklyn in a commanding win on Tuesday.

March 9, 2021

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McLaughlin Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List

CCSU's Roma McLaughlin was among the list of 54 named to the watch list for the most prestigious individual award in college soccer.

January 29, 2021