Current time in Baltimore 4:09 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2009
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2008: Team captain became the first Loyola player since Zach Thornton in 1993 to be named a NSCAA First Team All-American. Along with goalkeeper Milos Kocic, who was named to the Second Team, the pair became just the 10th and 11th players in school history to earn the accolade. Center back won his second straight MAAC Defensive Player of the Year award and was named to the First Team All-MAAC. One of five Greyhounds named to the NSCAA/adidas North-Atlantic Regional Team, he captained a defense that posted 12 shutouts on the season, good for ninth in the nation in shutout percentage (0.57) and led the MAAC in goals-against-average (0.66), which ranks 14th in the country. Started and appeared in all 21 games for the Greyhounds, totaling four points. Scored the game-winner in the 3-1 win over Siena (10/19) and in the 4-2 win over Iona (10/24) off a direct kick. Also named to the All-MAAC Tournament team.
2007: Started all 23 games for the Greyhounds ... served as team captain for one of nation's top defenses ... was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year ... was also a first-team All-MAAC selection and was named to the MAAC Championship all-tournament team ... scored three goals on only nine shot attempts ... all three goals were game winners ... finished season with six points and .667 shot-on-goal percentage ... defensive unit posted school record 17 shutouts, holding opponents to under 100 shot attempts for the entire season
2006: Played in 17 games at defense ... started all 17 of those matches ... scored first college goal against Syracuse on Sept. 1 ... finished season with one assist and three total points ... was named second-team All-MAAC selection ... was also named to the MAAC All-Rookie team
Before Loyola: Played soccer and rugby at Regent House Grammer School ... captained junior club to NIBFA Cup win in 2004 ... captained Under-18 Nothern Ireland schoolboy side in 2005-06 ... won centenary shield with U-18 side ... also played for Northern Ireland U-17, U-18 and U-19 international squads ... captained County Down Milk Cup side in 2005 Milk Cup Tournament
Personal: The son of Tennant and Jacqueline McVea... born in Belfast, Northern Ireland ... has one brother, Glenn, and one sister, Lauren ... majoring in marketing at Loyola
McVea's Career Statistics
| OFFENSE | GP | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | GW | PK-Att |
| 2006 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.111 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0.333 | 3 | 0-0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.182 | 1 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 61 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 0.207 | 4 | 0-0 |
