2022
Appeared in 18 games making three starts, scoring three goals for nine points…Scored first career goal as a Laker in the first game of the season in a 3-0 win over Missouri S&T (8/25)…Notched a goal in a home win vs Davenport (9/30)…Tallied a goal in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal against Purdue Northwest (11/1)…Helped the Lakers to a GLIAC regular season and tournament championship.
2021 Season (With Illinois State):Â Appeared in all 17 matches with 17 starts.. logged 1,136 total minutes on the field.. recorded 3 goals and finished the season with 9 total points.. had 4 total SOG.Â
2020-21 (With Illinois State):Â Started in all 12 matches, totaling 854 minutes on the pitch ... averaged 71.2 minutes per contest ... netted three goals and added one assist to total seven points during the 2021 spring campaign ... scored her first goal as a Redbird at Loyola Chicago (Mar. 21), where she also played a season-high 84 minutes ... took 15 shots, putting eight on frame (.533 SOG%) ... scored the equalizer in the 84th minute of ISU's MVC semifinal match at Loyola Chicago (Apr. 14) to force OT.
2019 (With Illinois State):Â Appeared in 19 games, starting in 10 ... took eight shots, putting four on goal (.500 SOG%).
2018: Appeared in 16 games for the Redbirds...assisted on the game winning goal in overtime on Oct. 13 vs. Loyola...played a career-high 56 minutes on Oct. 1 vs. IUPUI.
Previous: played all four years at West Aurora for varsity coaches Laura Wagley and Kevin Briars…earned All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2015…earned All-Conference, All-Sectional and Offensive MVP in 2016 and 2017…was team captain in 2017…team won the Pepsico Showdown Championship in 2017…won the Regional Championship for the first time in school history in 2017…played for Team Chicago Academy under coaches Phil Neilson and Dave Lovercheck…were state champions and MRL champions in 2015…was invited to play up for the 1998 National League team that placed second…went to Nationals twice with the 1998 team and tied for third in their second appearance…was a member of the ODP State Team under head coach Paul Webster…advanced to Nationals in 2016 and was invited to be on the ODP Regional Team.
Personal: Daughter of Mike and Rose O’Brien; has one sister, Samantha…plans to major in Exercise Science.
