Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - North Carolina

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Mary Elliott McCabe

Forward
CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

43

Goals

14

Assists
“Mary Elliott’s pace and technical ability alone would separate her from most players. But it was her attacking IQ that put her on a different level. Her runs were smart, decisive and effective, and her nose for the goal, and composure in front of it, were unmatched.”
Graham West
Head Coach of Covenant Day School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 senior forward led the Hawks to a 19-1-1 record and a fourth-straight North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Class 3A state championship this past season. McCabe scored 43 goals and passed for 14 assists, tallying two goals and an assist in the team’s 3-1 win over Providence Day School in the state final. A four-time First Team All-State selection, she concluded her prep soccer career with 117 goals and 51 assists.

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Academic Achievement

McCabe has maintained a weighted 4.14 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of North Carolina this fall.

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Exemplary Character

McCabe has volunteered locally as part of multiple fundraising campaigns to benefit children’s cancer research through Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. She has also donated her time as a member of the Charlotte Latin School Booster Club and as a youth soccer coach.