Rhode Island College

Career: Closed out her career having played in 48 games, starting all of them...had five goals and four assists for nine points to go along with 157 ground balls, 13 draw controls and 55 caused turnovers...as a goaltender, O’Connell played in 24 games, starting all of them...was 2-21 with a 17.81 GAA, 238 saves and a .365 save percentage in 1,395:00 of action.

Fifth-year (2024): Played in 12 games, starting all of them...had 30 ground balls, three draw controls and eight caused turnovers....registered a season-best six ground balls and four caused turnovers in a 10-8 win vs. Albertus Magnus on March 9.

Senior Year (2023): Played in 16 games, starting all of them...had one goal and three assists for four points to go along with 48 ground balls, six draw controls and 20 caused turnovers...as a goalkeeper, she played in six games, starting all of them...was 0-5 with a 19.13 GAA, 69 saves and a .385 save percentage in 345:00...picked up a goal and an assist in a 27-13 loss to Castleton on April 21...had nine ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 21-0 setback vs. Salve Regina on March 11...stopped 19 shots in net in a 17-6 loss vs. Fitchburg State on April 11.

Junior Year (2022): Played in 11 games, starting all of them...was 0-9 with 77 saves, an 18.82 GAA and a .325 save percentage...stopped a season-high 17 shots in a 15-3 loss against Castleton on April 23...had four goals and one assist for five points...had 48 ground balls, four draw controls and 19 caused turnovers...had two goals in the team’s, 12-9, win against Mitchell on April 6.

Sophomore Year (2021): Played in eight games, starting all of them...was 2-6 with a 15.75 goals-against average, 82 saves and a .394 save percentage in 480:00 minutes of action...registered double-digit saves on four occasions...recorded 14 saves three times on the season.

Freshman Year (2020): Played and started in one game...was 0-1 with 10 saves, a .357 save percentage and an 18.00 goals-against average in 60:00 of action...made 10 saves in an 18-12 loss at Curry on Mar. 7.

High School: Earned All-Division honors while at Narragansett High School...2019 graduate. 

Personal: Born November 7, 2000...elementary education major with a concentration in special education.