[1] With Penn, his team made three first round appearances at the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament between 2014 and 2017.
He has received multiple consecutive Coach of the Year awards while a part of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and Ivy League.
[2] While attending Father Judge High School in the mid-1980s, McLaughlin was scheduled to miss a month and a half of basketball after a foot injury.
[18] At the CACC women's basketball tournament, McLaughlin won the event three times from 2000 to 2002 while his Holy Family team competed in the NAIA.
[17] At the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship, McLaughlin's team reached the Elite Eight in 1998 and 2001.
[17] During this time period, McLaughlin was one of La Salle University's choices to become coach of their women's basketball team in 2004.
[23] At the 2008 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, his team reached the final of the Northeast Regional.
[25] With his 459th game, he set the record for "fastest coach in ... NCAA women's basketball to earn 400 career wins".
[29][30] From 2014 to 2017, McLaughlin's team reached the first round of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament three times.
[43] McLaughlin additionally became part a hall of fame for Holy Family in 2019 and selected to join one for Father Judge in 2023.