William & Mary Athletics

SENIOR YEAR (2010)
Started in all 15 matches in which she appeared ... Totaled two goals on the season ... Scored off a penalty kick in the College's 5-0 win over Loyola ... Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week and a CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer for her effort at Penn State ... Scored the game-winner on a free kick from 40 yards out to beat #12 Penn State, 2-1 ... Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention ...

JUNIOR YEAR (2009)
Named to the All-CAA Third-Team … Started in all 16 matches in which she appeared … Totaled three goals and four assists, tying for second on the team with 10 points … Vital member of the Tribe’s backline that allowed only 1.16 goals a game and registered nine shutouts … Scored the game-tying goal against George Mason … Also netted goals against Coastal Carolina and Georgia State … Assisted on Kellie Jenkins’ game-winning goal against Long Island … Also had a helper on Cortlyn Bristol’s game-winning score against Drexel … Also tallied assists in the Tribe’s wins over Georgia State and Towson … Took 16 shots with eight going on-goal …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2008)
Named to the All-CAA Third Team ... Started all 21 games in which she appeared ... A staple on the College’s defense for the past two seasons, playing the fullback position ... In the 21 games which she played, the Tribe allowed only 1.24 goals a game and shutout five opponents ...

FRESHMAN YEAR (2007)
One of two freshmen to start every match for the Tribe … Named a second-team freshman All-American by Soccer Buzz … Named to the Mid-Atlantic all-rookie team and third-team all-region by the same organization … First-team All-CAA and all-state … Voted to the CAA all-rookie team … Named to the All-Tribe rookie team by the Flat Hat … Totaled eight points on three goals and two assists … Scored the game-winner unassisted against UNC Wilmington … Effort garnered her CAA co-Rookie of the Week honors … Also scored unassisted to open the game against Old Dominion and in the NCAA tournament first round against Georgetown … First assist came on a long corner kick to Emily Kittleson to close the scoring against Towson … Also assisted on the final goal against Old Dominion, feeding the ball from Danielle Axenfeld to Kellie Jenkins ...

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Chantilly High School for head coaches Tracy Birrell and Mike Astudillo … One of the top prep defenders in Virginia … Selected to the VHSCA All-State Team twice … Named to the All-Northern Region First Team all four years … Also a first-team all-district honoree four times … Tabbed as a All-Met defender by the Washington Post four times, earning first-team accolades her final two seasons … Chosen to the All-Examiner First Team in 2006 and 2007 … Served as a team captain three years and was twice honored as the team MVP … Helped her team advance to the AAA state semifinals in 2005 … Team was a region and district finalist as well in ’05 … Received the Fairfax County Women In Sports Donna DeVarona Award in 2007 … Named the CHS 2007 Top Woman Athlete Award … Earned VHSL Northern Region Academic Honor Roll distinction all four years … Twice received the team’s sportsmanship award … Helped club team, Braddock Road Fury, to four Virginia State Cup Championships … Team was ranked No. 1 nationally by National Soccer Rankings.com in 2004 … Member of the National Honor Society … Also a member of the Spanish Honor Society ...

PERSONAL
Full name is Kaitlin Elizabeth O’Connor … Daughter of Tom and Jeanne O’Connor … Father played baseball two years at the U.S. Naval Academy … Cousin Rachel Wiggins is a senior on George Mason’s soccer team … Enjoys yoga, swimming, reading and music … Plans to major in kinesiology.