2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster

carleigh mahoney
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Mahoney_OhioState
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Jersey Number 29

Carleigh Mahoney

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    West Morris Mendham HS
  • Hometown:
    Mendham, NJ
Awards:
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2024)
  • Third Team CSC Academic All-American (2024)
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
  • Honorable Mention ILWomen Midseason DI All-American (2024)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024) 
Career Highs:
  • Shots……………...............………7, vs. Central Michigan (5/13/22)
  • Goals…………………...............…2 (7x), vs. Central Michigan (5/13/22)
  • Assists..........................................2, vs. Penn State (3/30/23)
  • Caused Turnovers………………..4, vs. Florida (5/24/24)
  • Ground Balls…………….....……..4 (3x), vs. Syracuse (2/10/24)
  • Draw Controls………………....….3 (2x), vs. Youngstown State (3/5/23) 
Season Highs:
  • Shots…………………….........….1, vs. Marquette (2/19/24)
  • Caused Turnovers……………….4, vs. Florida (5/24/24)
  • Ground Balls……………………..4, vs. Syracuse (2/10/24)
2024: Tied for 48th in Division I causing 1.65 turnovers per game ... Started in 20 games... Second on the team with 38 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers... Tied career high with four ground balls and three caused turnovers in season debut against Syracuse (2/10) ... Caused three turnovers in win against Colorado (2/22) ... Picked up three ground balls on five separate occasions against Central Michigan (3/3), Rutgers (3/30), Ohio State (4/13), Michigan (4/21), and Penn State (5/4) ... Tallied career high four caused turnovers and four ground balls in NCAA Final Four victory over Florida (5/24).

2023: Started all 22 games ... Third on the team with 33 ground balls and contributed 13 caused turnovers ... Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover in upset of Boston College (2/19) ... Picked up a career-high four ground balls and caused two turnovers in back-to-back games against Marquette (2/23) and Vanderbilt (3/4) ... Tied a career-high with three draw controls against Youngstown State (3/5) ... Tallied three ground balls and one caused turnover against UAlbany (4/8) ... Totaled two ground balls and two caused turnovers in semifinal win over Denver (5/28) ... Added two more ground balls and two more caused turnovers in NCAA Championship win over Boston College (5/28). 

2022: Played in all 21 games and made 13 starts, recording 20 goals, three assists, 18 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers … Scored a goal and picked up three ground balls against Boston College (2/12) ... Fired two goals, picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers at Notre Dame (2/23) ... Posted two goals and an assist against Ohio State (3/19) ... Added two goals in three straight games against Penn State (4/1), Penn (4/3) and Rutgers (4/7) ... Recorded a goal, an assist, a ground ball and caused a turnover against Maryland (4/23) ... Netted two goals in NCAA Tournament win over Central Michigan (5/13). 
 
2021: Appeared in 13 games, starting one ... Made her first collegiate start against Ohio State (2/14) ... Grabbed her a ground ball and draw control against Maryland (3/27, 3/29)... Added another draw control against Ohio State (4/8) ... Netted her first collegiate goal in win over Rutgers (4/30) ... Added another tally against Duke (5/22). 
 
High School: 4x varsity lacrosse starter … Team Captain … 2019 Heart and Hustle Award Winner … 2019 second team All-County … 2019 Second Team All-League … 2019 First Team All-NJ Seniors … 2019 County Champions … 2019 Sectional Champions … Played for STEPS Elite NJ Lacrosse …  Academic Honor Roll.
 
Personal: Parents are Scott and Pam Mahoney … Played for former NU Wildcat Ali Cassera (’13) … Chose Northwestern over Georgetown, Michigan and Lehigh … Anticipated major at Northwestern is economics.
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