Jessica McCarthy enters her first season as an assistant field hockey coach for the Pride.
Jessica joins Widener after a successful playing career with Drexel University and the USA National Indoor Team. While at Drexel, she was named All-CAA First Team as a sophomore and senior and received NFHCA All-Region honors in three consecutive seasons. She also earned a spot on the 2016 Field Hockey Championship All-CAA Team. The standout midfielder finished her career for the Dragons with 20 goals (including two game-winners) and 14 assists.
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As a member of the of the National Indoor Team, she helped the USA win gold at the 2017 Indoor Pan American Cup.
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The Havertown, Pa. native earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Drexel in 2017 and currently works as a national promotions manager for Howl at the Moon. She is the younger sister of Widener head field hockey coach Melissa McCarthy.
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