Marykate McGuire

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Ruthie Jones, Marykate McGuire, Sophie Jones, Karlie Paschall

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Duke Women’s soccer in studio in Durham NC. August 6, 2021 - Reagan Lunn / Duke Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Portsmouth, R.I.

Awards/Honors: 2021 All-ACC Academic Team ... 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 2018 Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team.

National Team Experience: U.S. U-18 National Team Training Camp invitee in 2017 … Selected to the U.S. U-16 National Team Training Camp in 2015 … Earned her first U.S. National Team Training Camp invite in 2013 with the U-14 squad.

2021 -- Senior: Played 17 matches, scoring four goals on the season ... scored in second half versus Western Carolina (Aug. 26) ... netted two goals against East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... logged season-high 58 minutes with a shot on goal at Virginia Tech (Sept. 26) ... scored a goal and recorded five shots on target versus Pittsburgh (Oct. 10) ... had one shot in 26 minutes at Louisville (Oct. 28) ... played 35 minutes in NCAA Round of 16 match vs. St. John's (Nov. 21).

2020-21 -- Junior: Started 10-of-21 matches ... led team with six assists ... led team with 38 shots and 18 shots on target ... named ACC Offensive Player of the Week and tapped to TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week after netting two goals, including the overtime game-winner, and an assist in season opener at Wake Forest (Sept. 10) ... had an assist in 83 minutes vs. Virginia (Sept. 17) ... recorded an assist and six shots against Virginia Tech (Oct. 9) ... played 75 minutes and dished out an assist on the game-winner at Boston College (Oct. 15) ... had two assists in the win at Miami (Nov. 1) ... scored in win over Coastal Carolina (March 17) ... had four shots in 24 minutes at NC State (April 2) ... recorded two shots on goal in NCAA Second Round vs. Arizona State (May 1) ... named to All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019 -- Sophomore: Led the team in goals scored with nine, while registering 21 points to place third on the squad in points ... recorded 52 shots, including 22 shots on goal to rank first on the team … scored one of Duke’s two goals in the season-opening contest against La Salle (Aug. 22), setting career-highs in shots (6), shots on goal (4) and minutes played (89) ... recorded one shot attempt in the final game of the Carolina Nike Classic in the matchup at No. 2 North Carolina (Aug. 25) ... logged a career high 99 minutes in the home opener versus No. 13 Georgetown (Aug. 28), recording two shot attempts ... registered a career-high tying three points in the matchup against No. 19 Santa Clara (Aug. 31), including scoring the golden goal in the 99th minute of overtime to give Duke the victory ... notched her third goal of the season in the opening game of the Duke Nike Classic against UNLV (Sept. 5), helping Duke to a 3-0 victory ... extended her scoring streak to three games in the match versus LSU (Sept. 8), scoring one goal on two shots to help Duke to a 6-0 victory ... pushed her scoring streak to four games in the matchup against James Madison (Sept. 15), with one goal on a career-high tying six shots ... registered three shots, including one on target in the ACC opener versus NC State (Sept. 22) as her four-game scoring streak came to an end ... nothced her sixth goal of the season in the matchup at Wake Forest (Sept. 26), closing out the contest with two shots, including one on target ... registered one shot attempt in the match at top-ranked Virginia (Sept. 29) ... closed out the matchup at No. 23 Virginia Tech (Oct. 6) with a game-high four shots, inlcuding two on target ... registered one shot attempt in the match versus third-ranked North Carolina (Oct. 10) ... recorded a career-high five points in the matchup with No. 9 Clemson (Oct. 13), tallying two goals and one assist, marking her first career multi-goal game … registered three points against Syracuse (Oct. 27), recording one goal and one assist … selected to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on Oct. 29.

2018 -- Freshman: Played in all 17 games in 2018, making four starts and totaling three goals on 24 shots (11 on goal) and contributing four assists in 621 minutes … Made her collegiate debut in Duke’s season-opening win against No. 23 Ohio State (Aug. 16), drawing the start and playing 56 minutes while taking three shots (two on goal) … Scored her first-career goal in Duke’s 3-0 win against Elon on Aug. 26 … Recorded the first assist of her career in the Blue Devils’ 2-0 win against Marquette on Aug. 30 … Tallied her second goal of the season in Duke’s 2-1 win against Providence (Sept. 2) while also tying her career-high with four shot attempts … Assisted on the game-winning goal against Old Dominion on Sept. 9 … Recorded a career-high three points (one goal, one assist) in Duke’s 4-0 win at Syracuse (Sept. 16) to open up ACC play.

High School: Ranked 64th in the TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Top 150 … Named the fifth-best in the Northeast region … Tabbed the No. 23 forward nationally … Star forward at Portsmouth High School and with the St. George Dragons who scored 81 goals and recorded 25 assists in three seasons … Missed her senior campaign due to a torn ACL … Captured two Division I State Championships with PHS … Three-time Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year (2014-16) … 2016 United Soccer Coaches All-America selection … Twice named Rhode Island Division I All-State (2014 & 2016) … Earned Rhode Island Top Scorer honors in 2016 and was named All-New England … Was named the 2016 Providence Journal Girls Soccer Player of the Year and Newport County Player of the Year in 2016, along with earning All-State, All-Region, All-Division and All-Tournament honors … Was a 2015 First Team All-Independent School League selection at St. George, earning top scorer honors in Rhode Island and landing on the All-New England Team … In her first season, collected All-State, Region, Division and Tournament honors for PHS, while also being named Newport County Player of the Year and the state’s top scorer … Earned Honor Roll status all four years in high school … Member of the National Honor Society (2017-18) and National Language Honor Society (2017-18) … Tabbed a Senior Mentor.

ODP/Club: Spent four years in ODP from 2013-16 … Four-time member of the Region 1 Girls 2000 ODP Team (2014-17) … Twice named to the All-Star Team for US Youth Soccer ODP Girls Thanksgiving Interregional (2014-15) … 2014 ODP Girls National Training Camp selection … Earned ODP Rhode Island Player of the Year honors in 2013 … 2014 and 2015 ID2 Camp participant … Played for the Boston Breakers Academy and coach Rolando Lopes … Captured the 2016 NPL and US Club National Championships … A 2015 NPL National Finalist and 2014 NPL National Champion … Helped lead her squad to the US Youth Soccer National Championship in 2014 and was named the Golden Ball winner … Captured the 2013 US Youth Soccer Regional Championship.

Personal: Born Marykate Francis McGuire on March 4, 2000 in Providence, R.I. … Daughter of Matt McGuire and Karen Amber… Has two brothers, Ben and Timmy, and a sister, Mollyana … Her mother ran track and field at Rhode Island from 1989-92 … Her father played baseball at Rhode Island from 1989-93 and has been a high school baseball coach in Rhode Island since 1993.

Last Updated 12/4/2021