Jess Carroll

Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. John's School
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

2015: Started 18 of 21 games between the midfield and defense during her senior campaign ... Scored her first goal of the season and matched a career high with three ground balls at No. 2 North Carolina ... Tallied her first assist of the season in a 14-8 win over Colorado on March 7 ... started on defense and held Syracuse All-American Kayla Treanor without a point in 11-10 win over Orange on March 22 ... Had a career day at Rutgers on April 10, finishing with a career-high five ground balls and five caused turnovers ... finished tied for fourth on the team with 23 ground balls ... Had at least two ground balls in six contests ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2014: Began the year as a reserve in the midfield but moved into the attack late in the regular season ... Scored 10 goals and added four assists on the year ... One assist in season-opening win over No. 8 Virginia ... Set career highs for points (2) and ground balls (3) in victory over Marquette ... Caused two turnovers against Notre Dame ... Scored one goal each in back-to-back games against Vanderbilt and Johns Hopkins ... Started and posted her first career two-goal performance vs. Florida ... Tallied one goal and one assist vs. USC at Wrigley Field ... One assist and two ground balls vs. Vanderbilt in ALC Tournament ... Scored two of Northwestern's first three goals in an 11-8 NCAA Tournament victory over Louisville ... One goal at Florida in NCAA quarterfinals ... Netted NU's opening goal in NCAA semifinal loss to No. 1 Maryland ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2013: Started 13 of 22 games in her sophomore campaign, scoring five goals and adding 18 ground balls ... Earned a starting role in each of NU's first two games of 2013, recording two ground balls and two draw controls vs. UMass in the opener ... Two draw wins at USC ... Recorded first career assist and point at No. 5 UNC ... Notched first caused turnover at Vanderbilt ... Tallied first career goal and a caused turnover in win at Johns Hopkins ... Won two draw controls and a ground ball at Virginia ... Set career bests with three ground balls and two caused turnovers vs. Duke ... Scored her second goal of the year and added a ground ball at Notre Dame ... Notched one goal vs. Penn ... Fielded one ground ball vs. Penn State in the NCAA quarterfinals ... Tied her career high with three ground balls in semifinals vs. North Carolina ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2012: Recorded her first career draw control vs. William & Mary ... Contributed on an extended basis in first-round NCAA Tournament win vs. Notre Dame and took one shot in the quarterfinals vs. Duke ... Made first career start in NCAA semifinal victory vs. Maryland and notched her first ground ball ... Also started in championship game win over Syracuse, helping NU hold the Orange 11 goals below their season scoring average.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner in basketball and lacrosse, serving as a captain in both sports ... Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American and a two-time all-state honoree in Texas ... Southwest Prep Conference all-tournament team selection as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Team won two state championships (2010, 2011) and three conference titles during her career ... Led St. John's in scoring as a senior ... Five-year member of Team Texas club team.

Personal: Born Jessica Antoinette Carroll ... Daughter of Jonathan and Gina Carroll ... Cousin is "Sugar" Shane Mosley, a world champion boxer in three weight divisions ... Uncle, Del Davis, tied the American record in high jump (7-7 ¼ ) while at UCLA in 1982 ... Brother, Jonathan, played football at Princeton and sister, Jillian, played soccer at Columbia ... Majoring in anthropology.

Carroll's Career Highs

Goals	2, vs. Florida (4/19/14)
Assists	1, seven times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (5/10/15)
Points	2, three times, most recent vs. USC (4/26/14)
Ground Balls	5, at Rutgers (4/10/15)
Draw Controls	2, five times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (5/10/15)
Caused Turnovers	5, at Rutgers (4/10/15)