College
Penn State UniversityMary McCarthy Stefano was inducted as a truly great player. At Moorestown (N.J.) High School, she was a member of the All-South Jersey Team and part of the New Jersey state championship team in 1983.
At Penn State, Stefano was team captain (1987) and selected to the All-American first team three times (1985, 1986, 1987). She helped lead Penn State to the national championship in her senior season (1987) with a 17-2 record and finished her collegiate career with a 59-10 mark. She was also a four-year letterwinner on the Penn State field hockey team and earned All-American honors in 1985 and 1986.
Stefano went on to play for the Philadelphia Club Lacrosse team for 10 years and later was the recipient of the Beth Allen Award (1994), presented to a member of the US Lacrosse Women’s Division who excels on the field and represents her team and country in a positive fashion.
On the international level, Stefano was a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, First Team (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991), Reserve Team (1986, 1987, 1992), the U.S. World Cup Team (1989, 1993) and the U.S. Touring Team (1987, 1992). Stefano was inducted into the US Lacrosse New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1997.