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CAREER HONORS
- All-Big Ten Third Team (2023)
- Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2021 spring)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021 spring)
- TopDrawerSoccer.com Second Team Best 11 Freshman (2021 spring)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021 fall, 2022, 2023)
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Trained with the Jamaican National Soccer Team in advance of the Tokyo Olympics (summer, 2021)
- Appeared in two matches in Jamaica's run to the knockout stage of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2024 (5th Year)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Tallied one goal on the season in 3-0 win over Maryland on Oct. 4
- Recorded one assist in 2-2 draw with Michigan State on Sep. 26
2023 (Senior)
- Started and played in all 19 matches
- Had a one goal and two assist totaling four points on the season
- Scored a goal on her only shot attempt at Penn State on Oct. 18
- Assisted on one of the two goals in the Big Ten Tournament match at Nebraska on Oct. 29
- Had at least one shot attempt in 15 out of 19 matches
2022 (Junior)
- Played in all 20 matches, starting the final 18 matches of the year
- Was third on the team with a career-high seven goals and 16 points
- Also had two assists on the season
- Had three, two-goal games, giving her five for her career
- Notched two goals in the 4-0 win at Dayton on Sept. 1
- Provided both goals in the 2-1 win over Kent State at home on Sept. 11
- Scored a goal in the 4-0 win at Indiana on Sept. 29
- Notched both of the Buckeye’s goals in the NCAA second round game at Arkansas on Nov. 18
2021 Fall (Sophomore)
- Appeared in five games before suffering an ankle injury
- Had an assist and a pair of shots in the 4-1 win over Akron (Aug. 28)
2021 Spring (Freshman)
- Appeared in all 14 games
- Scored six times with two game-winners (vs. Maryland 3.4 and Indiana 3/25)
- Credited with assist in wins vs. Wisconsin (3-1) and Stony Brook (5-1) and in a tie vs. Penn State (2-2 2 ot)
- Took 25 shots, third on the team, and 10 on net
- Named the 2021 Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a member of the All-Freshman Team
Prior to Ohio State
- Four-year letterwinner at Brien McMahon High School
- Three-time first team all-state and All-FCIAC
- 2019 All-American
- Two-time team captain
- Four-year letterwinner in track
- Competed for Jamaica at 2020 Concacaf U-20 Championship
- Two-time ECNL All-Conference Team
- 2018 ECNL All-American and Northeast Conference Player of the Year
Personal
- Daughter of James and Eileen McNamara
- Has an older brother, Benjamin
