The 5-foot-6 junior midfielder led the Vikings to a 26-2 record and the Group 4 state championship this past season. McGroarty recorded 37 goals and 10 assists and scored the lone goal in Eastern’s 1-0 win over Bridgewater-Raritan High in the state final. The Philadelphia Inquirer and Courier Post South Jersey Player of the Year, McGroarty was also the NJ.com State Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches All-American selection. She concluded her junior year with 69 goals and 40 assists in her prep soccer career.
McGroarty has maintained a weighted A-minus average in the classroom and represents one of the state’s top academic candidates in meeting the Gatorade award’s broad criteria. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at La Salle University beginning in the fall of 2020.
McGroarty has volunteered locally as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit cancer research and as a youth soccer coach.
