William & Mary Athletics

2011: Hit over .300 seven times despite battling injury ... Four times, hit better than .400 ... Led the Tribe with 0.79 blocks per set ... Season-high eight blocks came against Rhode Island ... Had a pair of solo blocks against both George Mason and Northeastern ... Career-high 18 kills against just three errors in the match with IUPUI ... Had 15 kills against Penn.

2010: Made 11 starts before her season was cut short by illness ... Opened the year with 17 blocks during the Tribe Invitational, including matches of 8 (against Winthrop) and 7 (against Seton Hall) ... She led all players in the tournament with that total ... In the win over North Carolina A&T on Sep. 11, posted career-highs of 10 kills and three aces while hitting .615 ... Reset her high in kills with 11 in the win at Towson on Oct. 8 ... Averaged nearly a block per set in her shortened season (44 blocks in 54 sets).

2009: Broke the College's freshman records for total blocks and block-assists in the win over American on Oct. 13 ... Had 12 block-assists in the victory, which also ranks fifth overall at W&M for block-assists and seventh for total blocks in a match ... It is the third-best total ever in a four-set match ... In the CAA, the 12 blocks were the best all-season for four-sets, and tied with teammate Ginny Bray for the most in any match ... Named CAA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 19 in recognition of the performance ... Appeared in a total of 26 sets and 14 matches for the year ... scored three kills against UNC Wilmington on Oct. 10, and against Georgia State on Nov. 15 ... Had three digs also in the match against American.

Prep: Helped Loudoun County to each of the last two Virginia AA state titles ... Played in the 2009 VHSL All-Star game ... First-team all-district, all-region, and all-state in 2008 ... Also named by the Washington Post as first-team All-Beltway and All-Met ... Was also part of the AA state silver medalist team in 2006 ... Totaled 729 kills and 354 blocks in four years as a varsity starter ... Competed at Junior Nationals in 2007, 2008, and 2009 with the Virginia Elite Club ... PrepVolleyball.com Academic All-American ... Won a Loudoun County Academic Excellence Award ... Member of the National Honor Society, National Latin Society, and the Latin Club.

Personal: Full name is Shaylin Mariah O'Connell ... Daughter of Tricia and Danny O'Connell ... Enjoys being at the beach, sudoku, and coin collecting.