2018 Merrimack College Field Hockey Roster

Nick Grace
Nick Grace
Nick Grace
Nick Grace
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz

20 Mary McNeil

  • Class Senior
  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Canton, Mass.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Canton
  • Major Elementary Education

Biography

Career

  • Team Captain her senior year
  • Three-Time All-American (2015, 2016, 2018)
  • Four-time All-Conference selection
    • First Team (2015, 2016, 2018)
    • Second Team (2017)
  • 2015 NE10 Rookie of the Year
  • Two-time NE10 All-Academic selection (2017, 2018)
  • Second all-time at Merrimack in points (125)
  • Finished her career as Merrimack’s all-time leader in assists (43)
  • As of 2018, is the program’s only career player with at least 40 career goals and 40 career assists
  • Second in school history in shots on goal (193), fourth in career points per game (1.58), fifth in goals (41), tied for fifth in games played (79), sixth in game-winning goals (9)
  • Owns the fourth (49) and seventh (39) single-season point totals in school history

2018

  • NFHCA First Team All-American
  • NE10 All-Academic 
  • NE10 All-Conference First Team
  • Selected to compete in the NFHCA Senior Game
  • NE10 Player of the Week (10/16)
  • Made starts in all 22 games for Merrimack as a senior captain
  • Led the NE10 in assists (15), which also marked a new career high
  • Ranked second in the nation in assists per game (.71)
  • Ranked third in the conference in points (49), and shots (96). Also ranked tied for fourth in the conference in goals (17)
  • Recorded 11 mutli-point games and five multi-goal games
  • Netted four game-winning goals, including the game winner in the NE10 championship game against Saint Anselm (11/18)
  • Single-season records include ranking fourth in points (49), second in points per game (2.89), fifth in goals (17), tied for fifth in game-winning goals (4), second in assists (15), fourth in shots on goal (65) and fourth in shots on goal per game (2.95)
  • Attempted a career-high 15 shots against Southern Connecticut (10/20) and New Haven (9/29)

2017:

  • NE10 Academic All-Conference
  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team
  • Started in all 18 games as a central midfielder
  • Totalled 16 points, featuring three goals
  • Distributed a team-best 10 assists, ranking fourth in the NE10 
  • Enters her senior season eighth all-time at Merrimack in points (76) and second in assists (28)

2016: 

  • NFHCA All-American
  • NE10 All-Conference First Team
  • Competed and started in all 17 games
  • Fired seven goals on the season
  • Scored the game winner against St Michael’s (9/21)
  • Dished out a team leading seven assists as a sophomore
  • Placed third on the team in points (18)

2015:

  • Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year
  • Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team
  • Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team
  • NFHCA Second Team All-American
  • Played in all 22 games as a freshman, starting 21
  • Led Merrimack in goals (14), assists (11) and points (39)
  • Finished tied for second in the NE-10 in goals and third in the conference in goals and assists
  • Top-10 offensive player in the country with a 1.77 points per game average
  • Posted first-career hat trick in win over Southern Conn. (10/7)
  • Tallied a point in 16 of 22 games, including a stretch of one or more points in 11 straight games

CAREER HIGHS:

Points: 6, at Southern Conn. State -- 10/05/2016 ; Southern Connecticut -- 10/07/15 
Goals: 3, Southern Connecticut -- 10/07/15 
Assists: 2, 9 times
Shots: 15, at SCSU -- Oct 20, 2018 ; at New Haven -- Sep 29, 2018

Before Merrimack:

  • Four-year letterwinner
  • Named Rookie of the Year as a freshman, when team won Hockomock League and south sectional championships en route to appearance in state semifinals
  • Three-time league all-star
  • Hockomock League Offensive Player of the Year as a junior
  • Team MVP and captain as a senior
  • Selected to MSFHCA All-Star Game

Personal:

  • Born Jan. 6, 1997
  • Daughter of Stephen and Kathleen
  • Has 10 siblings, Lauren (who played field hockey at Merrimack), Patty, Lisa, Bobby, Kristine, Sean, Michelle (plays field hockey at Holy Cross), Kevin, Eileen and Andrea
  • Elementary Education major. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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    2016Sophomore

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    2017Junior

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    2018Senior

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