A Scottsdale native, McGinley began her hockey career in Arizona until moving to Colorado at the age of 16 to pursue her dreams to play collegiately. She spent the beginning of her college career playing NCAA DIII for UMASS Boston until she returned to the Grand Canyon State. There she helped create the women’s program at ASU and was a captain for three years. She also assisted in the WWCHL First Team All-Tournament in 2017 and WWCHL All-League Team in 2018.

McGinley is entering her fourth year coaching youth hockey and her third year with the Kachina’s Girls’ program as the U16 AAA coach. Previously, she was the Strength and Conditioning and Defensive Coach for the GCU Women’s Hockey program during the 2019 and 2020 seasons.