Caitlin McCarthy

Position:
Defense
Class:
Freshman
Experience:
1
Hometown:
West Chester, Pa.
High School:
Episcopal Academy

High School: A native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Caitlin McCarthy comes to Durham after playing her high school lacrosse at Episcopal Academy … Four-year letterwinner at defender for the Churchmen … Accumulated 91 ground balls and 98 caused turnovers over four seasons … Broke out offensively as a senior with four goals, four assists and five draw controls … Earned Inter-Ac All-League First Team recognition in 2026 and was the recipient of Episcopal Academy’s Defender MVP, Ground Ball and Adam J. Murray Excellence in Athletics and Leadership awards … As a junior, she was an Inter-Ac All-League Second Team, All-Main Line Honorable Mention and all-Delco honoree … Tabbed the PASLA Breakout Player of the Year during sophomore season and collected Inter-Ac All-League Second Team, All-Main Line Second Team, all-Delco and American Select All-Tournament Second Team accolades … Helped lead club team, the Philly Blast, to consecutive American Select titles in 2023 and 2024 … Episcopal Academy Ground Ball Award recipient as a sophomore … 2025 Underclass All-American … Competed on the USA Lacrosse Philadelphia National Team as a freshman … Was also four-year letterwinner in soccer and three-year letterwinner in basketball, where she served as a co-captain … An Inter-AC All-League, All-Delco and All-Mainline First Team selection on the pitch … Two-year member of the Spanish National Honor Society

Personal: Daughter of Matt and Corinne McCarthy … Has two brothers, Matt and Kevin … Brother, Matt, played lacrosse at Penn, while Kevin plays basketball at Army