2024 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Emma O'Neill
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lower Dauphin
- Hometown:
- Hummelstown, Pa.
2024 (Fifth Year): NFHCA National Academic Squad honors as well as Scholar of Distinction kudos … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten Selection … Started all 18 games for MSU ... Completed her collegiate career with a 16-point season, leading the Spartans in points ... Shared the team lead in goals (5) and ranked second in assists (6) ... Started both games for MSU on the California trip, assisting on Maddie Lawlor’s lone goal against Cal (9/1) ... Had a pair of assists in MSU’s 3-1 victory over Vermont (9/7) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a win over Bellarmine (9/13) ... Had her second goal of the year at home in a 5-0 win over Colgate (9/15) ... Scored the tying goal in the fourth quarter against Miami (10/1) ... Assisted on Maddie Lawlor’s game-tying strike against Kent State (10/6) ... Posted her first career multiple-goal game at Central Michigan with a pair of strikes (10/13) ... Assisted on Carmen Pucheta’s game-winner in overtime against Iowa (10/26).
2023 (Senior): NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Played in all 16 games, making 14 starts … Ranked third on the team in total points (7), with three goals and an assist … Recorded first career hat trick coming off the bench in the season opener 3-1 victory at Boston (8/25) … Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (8/29) … Had a defensive save in a 3-0 loss at Maryland (10/6) … Recorded an assist in a 2-1 defeat at Miami (OH) (10/22) … Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2022 (Junior): NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Academic All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Played in all 18 games for the Spartans, making 15 starts at midfield … Recorded a career-high 10 points from four goals and two assists … Scored a pair of goals in the Spartans’ 3-1 season-opening victory against American (8/26) … Scored a goal in a 6-1 win over Saint Louis … Added a goal in MSU’s 5-3 win at Ball State (10/9) … Recorded an assist in a 3-1 win over Central Michigan (10/18) … Had an assist in the season finale against Kent State (10/30).
2021 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten … NFHCA National Academic Squad … Appeared in 14 games, earning starts in … Played 35 minutes or more in each of the last four games, all starts for her in the Spartan midfield.
PRIOR TO MSU: Played under head coach Linda Kreiser and was a four-year letterwinner at Lower Dauphin HS in Hummelstown, Pa ... Elected team captain her senior season … Led the team in scoring her sophomore through senior seasons … Was selected to Penn Live Top 100 Athletes during the 2018-19 season ... Selected to the Mid Penn Conference Top 10 Players to Watch List and was on the Max Field Hockey top 100 players list her senior season ... Selected to PHSFHCA Class AAA All-State First Team and Mid Pen District III Field Hockey All-Star team her junior season … Second-Team Max Field Hockey All-Pennsylvania selection her junior season… Mid Penn, Keystone Division and District III Champions her senior season … PIAA District III Class AAA PA Champions her senior season … Was a member of the NFHCA National Academic squad her junior season and PHSFHCA All-State Honorable Mention selection as a sophomore … National Honor Society member
PERSONAL: Daughter of Roy and Irene O'Neill ... Born on May 20, 2002 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Her father played football at Susquehanna University ... Has two sisters, Madison and Hallie ... Madison played field hockey at Michigan State (2015-18) and Halle, is a senior on the Michigan field hockey team ... Also played basketball and ran track in high school ... Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... Favorite team is the New York Mets ... Favorite movie is 10 Things I Hate About You ... Majoring in special education - learning disabilities.
