An electric midfielder, Marie McCool was one of the youngest players on the 2017 U.S. world championship team.
You wouldn't have known it by the way she played. Still in college at the time, McCool was right and home wearing red, white and blue and finished fifth on the U.S. squad with 12 goals during the World Cup in England. She followed that up finishing fifth on the team with six points during The World Games in Poland.
In 2022, she helped the U.S. senior women to another gold medal with 20 goals (tied for second on the team) and 24 points overall. She remains active in both the U.S. women's senior and sixes programs and has played with Athletes Unlimited since 2021.
McCool finished her career at the University of North Carolina as one of the top players in the school's rich history. She was a two-time Tewaaraton finalist, the only player in school history so honored, and was a three-time first team All-American. She piled up stats all over the field, finishing her career with 246 points, 146 ground balls, 81 caused turnovers and 295 draw controls.
- Won gold medal at the 2022 World Lacrosse championship
- Tied for second on 2022 U.S. team with 20 goals and was fourth with 24 points
- Won gold medals at World Lacrosse championship (2017) and World Games (2017)
- Fifth on U.S. team at 2017 World Lacrosse championship with 12 goals
- Scored two goals in World Cup gold medal win over Canada
- Member of U.S. team since 2015
- Tewaaraton Award finalist (2017, 2018)
- IWLCA First Team All-American (2016, 2017, 2018)
- ACC Midfielder of the Year (2017, 2018)
- First Team All-ACC (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Set North Carolina record with 165 draw controls in 2018
- Career-best 61 goals in 2018, including six game-winners
- Finished career with 183 goals and 63 assists
- Assistant coach at North Carolina
- Has played for Athletes Unlimited since 2021
- Finished in Top 10 in Athletes Unlimited scoring in 2021 (9th) and 2023 (7th)
- Two-time WPLL All-Star for Baltimore Brave (2018, 2019)
- Won WPLL championship in 2019