Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
OPA Winning Teams/NFHCA National Academic Squad	2023
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Directors Honor Roll	Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Career: The young defensive midfielder has been impressive over her two-year career … Played in all 35 games with two starts in her career … Has one goal and registered four shot attempts with three being on goal in her career … Two-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree … Member of the 2023 NFHCA National Academic Squad … Four-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2023: Appeared in all 18 games for the Wildcat midfield starting in one … Scored her first career goal in the opening game win over Ball State on August 28 … Registered three shots, all coming on goal.
 
2022: Appeared in 17 games with one start on the season in the Wildcats midfield … Registered one shot attempt at home versus Davidson on October 16 in the 3-2 win … Helped a defense that gave up two or fewer goals 11 times during the season.
 
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur: Earned three varsity letters in field hockey as a back and midfielder … Also was a 400-meter runner on the track & field team … Former high school teammate of current Villanova junior Meghan Mitchell … Named a first team Inter-Ac All-League honoree and was second team All-Main Line … Garnered All-Delco Team honorable mention accolades … Two-time team captain as a junior and a senior … As a senior was the winner of the Inter-Academic Athletic Director Award which is presented to one senior athlete at each Inter-Ac school … Earned NFHCA High School Academic Squad honors her junior and senior years … Achieved Distinguished Honor Roll status academically and was a STEM Scholar of Excellence all four years of high school … Two-year inductee to the National Honor Society.
 
Club Field Hockey: Played for Philly Hockey Club for five years … Was part of a team that won the JPOL R5 League championship in 2022 … Also played for a team that was a pool runner-up in the USAFH National Indoor Championships.
 
Personal: Born 6/20/04 in Malverne, N.Y. … One of four children of Mike and Theresa O’Neill … Has three siblings: Michael (22), Julia (20) and Anna (16) … Hobbies include working out, spending time with friends and going to the beach … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic excellence and outstanding athletics program … Noted that she was drawn to the welcoming environment of the field hockey team and coaching staff … Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business and has yet to declare a major.