4	Carly Mackessy
	Class: Junior Hometown: Hudson, Ohio High School: Hudson Position: Forward/Midfield Major: Exploration

Ohio State Career Honors: 2011 NFHCA National Academic honoree ... OSU Scholar-Athlete (2011).

2011 (Freshman Season): Played in 20 games and started in 14 in her first season at Ohio State ... recorded a season high 59 minutes of play a win vs. Indiana (Sept. 30) ...claimed first career point with an assist in win over Ball State (Sept. 27) ... collected four shots, including two on goal.

Previous to Ohio State: Starting midfielder at Hudson from 2008-10 ... first team All-Ohio (2010) ... first team All-District (2010) ... two-time second team All-District (2008 and 2009) ... team captain her senior year and named midfielder MVP ... tallied 18 goals and 22 assists from 2009-10 ... helped lead Hudson to a league championship in 2009 ... also played three years of lacrosse at Hudson at attack and midfield ... advanced to 2010 state semifinals ... 2011 captain ... second team All-State (2010) ... first team All-District (2010) ... second team All-District (2009) ... was noted in Cleveland Plain Dealer as using her outstanding speed, strength and athleticism to stop opposing team's attack while still contributing 12 goals and 13 assists her senior season.

Personal: Daughter of Rick and Mary Mackessy ... has two siblings, Ricky (25) and Abbey (20) ... brother was an All-American lacrosse player at Denison, while sister played lacrosse at Edinboro University ... hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing sports and going snowboarding during the winter time ... lists greatest sports thrill as beating rival-school Hathaway Brown in overtime in 2009 after being down 2-0 at halftime ... plans on becoming a physical therapist after graduation and also traveling the around the world.