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6 Roma McLaughlin
Roma McLaughlin
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Greencastle County Donegal, Ireland
  • High School:
    Moville Community College
  • Position:
    MIDFIELD
  • g
    9
  • a
    3
  • pts
    21
  • gw
    6

Bio

2021: All-Northeast Conference First Team…Northeast Conference Midfielder of the Year…United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team…NEWISA All-England First Team...Northeast Conference All-Tournament Team...Started 16 games...Led team with 21 points (9 goals, 3 assists)...Scored six game-winning goals...Scored a goal in five straight games from Oct. 14 to Nov. 7...Recorded a goal and an assist in win over New Hampshire (8/29)...Had a goal and assist in NEC Championship game against FDU (11/7)…Member of Ireland Women’s National Team for World Cup qualifiers.

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…Northeast Conference Championship MVP…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)…Earned call up to Ireland Women’s National Team.

2019: 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...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).

2018: Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team...2018 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year...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).

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 Wagner W, 1-0
Oct 26 at Yale
Oct 31 LIU W, 2-1
Nov 5 Bryant W, 1-0
Nov 7 FDU W, 3-0
Nov 13 at Georgetown L, 6-0
  Total Conference
Games 16 8
Games started 16 8
Goals 9 4
Assists 3 1
Points 21 9
Shots 39 24
Shot Pct .231 .167
Penalty kicks 3-4 1-1
Game-winning goals 6 2

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 21 at Connecticut L, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Aug 26 UAlbany W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 29 New Hampshire W, 2-1 1 1 1 1 3
Sep 3 Colgate W, 1-0 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 5 Oregon State L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 at St. John's (N.Y.)   - - - - -
Sep 18 at Mount St. Mary's W, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 26 at Saint Francis U. W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Bryant L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 3 Sacred Heart W, 2-0 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 7 at Merrimack W, 1-0 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 10 at FDU L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 14 Howard W, 3-1 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 17 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 2-0 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 19 at Harvard L, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 24 Wagner W, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 26 at Yale   - - - - -
Oct 31 LIU W, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Nov 5 Bryant W, 1-0 1 1 1 0 2
Nov 7 FDU W, 3-0 1 1 1 1 3
Nov 13 at Georgetown L, 6-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 21 at Connecticut L, 2-1 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Aug 26 UAlbany W, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Aug 29 New Hampshire W, 2-1 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Sep 3 Colgate W, 1-0 1 3 .333 1 .333
Sep 5 Oregon State L, 2-0 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Sep 12 at St. John's (N.Y.)   - - - - -
Sep 18 at Mount St. Mary's W, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 26 at Saint Francis U. W, 4-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Sep 30 at Bryant L, 1-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Oct 3 Sacred Heart W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 7 at Merrimack W, 1-0 1 5 .200 3 .600
Oct 10 at FDU L, 2-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 14 Howard W, 3-1 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Oct 17 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 2-0 1 4 .250 3 .750
Oct 19 at Harvard L, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 24 Wagner W, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 26 at Yale   - - - - -
Oct 31 LIU W, 2-1 1 5 .200 3 .600
Nov 5 Bryant W, 1-0 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Nov 7 FDU W, 3-0 1 3 .333 2 .667
Nov 13 at Georgetown L, 6-0 1 2 .000 1 .500

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 21 at Connecticut L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 26 UAlbany W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 29 New Hampshire W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 1
Sep 3 Colgate W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-1 1
Sep 5 Oregon State L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 at St. John's (N.Y.)   - - - - -
Sep 18 at Mount St. Mary's W, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 26 at Saint Francis U. W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Bryant L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 3 Sacred Heart W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Merrimack W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 10 at FDU L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 14 Howard W, 3-1 1 0 0 1-1 1
Oct 17 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Harvard L, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 24 Wagner W, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 26 at Yale   - - - - -
Oct 31 LIU W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 5 Bryant W, 1-0 1 0 0 1-1 1
Nov 7 FDU W, 3-0 1 0 0 1-1 1
Nov 13 at Georgetown L, 6-0 1 1 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 16 16 9 3 21
Conference 8 8 4 1 9
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 10 10 7 3 17
Away 6 6 2 0 4
Neutral - - - - 0
Result          
Wins 11 11 8 3 19
Losses 5 5 1 0 2
Month          
August 3 3 2 1 5
September 4 4 1 0 2
October 6 6 4 1 9
November 3 3 2 1 5

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 16 39 .231 26 .667
Conference 8 24 .167 15 .625
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 23 .304 17 .739
Away 6 16 .125 9 .563
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 11 29 .276 20 .690
Losses 5 10 .100 6 .600
Month          
August 3 3 .667 3 1.000
September 4 11 .091 7 .636
October 6 18 .222 11 .611
November 3 7 .286 5 .714

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 16 1 0 3-4 6
Conference 8 0 0 1-1 2
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 10 0 0 3-4 5
Away 6 1 0 0-0 1
Neutral - - - 0-0 -
Result          
Wins 11 0 0 3-4 6
Losses 5 1 0 0-0 0
Month          
August 3 0 0 0-0 1
September 4 0 0 0-1 1
October 6 0 0 1-1 2
November 3 1 0 2-2 2

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 16 16 .56 .19 1.31
Conference 8 8 .50 .13 1.13
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 10 .70 .30 1.70
Away 6 6 .33 .00 .67
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 11 11 .73 .27 1.73
Losses 5 5 .20 .00 .40
Month          
August 3 3 .67 .33 1.67
September 4 4 .25 .00 .50
October 6 6 .67 .17 1.50
November 3 3 .67 .33 1.67

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 16 2.44 .231 1.63 .667
Conference 8 3.00 .167 1.88 .625
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 2.30 .304 1.70 .739
Away 6 2.67 .125 1.50 .563
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 11 2.64 .276 1.82 .690
Losses 5 2.00 .100 1.20 .600
Month          
August 3 1.00 .667 1.00 1.000
September 4 2.75 .091 1.75 .636
October 6 3.00 .222 1.83 .611
November 3 2.33 .286 1.67 .714