Penn State Nittany Lions

CAREER
Two-time first team All-Big Ten (2022 and 2023)... Second team All-Big Ten (2021)... Two-time first team All-Region... Two-time IWLCA All-American honorable mention... USA Lacrosse Magazine third team All-American in 2023... Two-time Tewaaraton Award Watch List... Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2021.

2024 - SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named to the USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American third team...Named to the Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American third team...Selected as a Big Ten Player to Watch.

Game-By-Game: Bucknell (2/13): Notched six goals and added one assist...Had two draw controls...Colorado (2/16): Scored one goal...Earned one caused turnover to reach 50 in her career...Pitt (2/20): Recorded four goals and one assist...Caused three turnovers...Earned three draw controls...Princeton (2/26): Notched four goals...Registered four draw controls...at Drexel (2/28): Recorded one draw control...at Loyola (3/2): Collected 25th hat trick of her career with four goals...Earned two assists...Recorded one caused turnover and two draw controls...at Rutgers (3/9): Netted one goal...Earned one caused turnover and one draw control...at Lehigh (3/12): Scored one goal...Registered one caused turnover and two draw controls...at Cornell (3/16): Tallied 26th career hat trick with four goals...Recorded one assist, a caused turnover and two draw controls...Northwestern (3/22): Scored the OT winner to record her 150 goals in her career...Tallied her 27th hat trick with six goals...Vanderbilt (4/3): Notched two goals and one assist...Earned two caused turnovers and one draw control...Michigan (4/6): Recorded a hat trick, scoring four goals...Earned one caused turnover and one draw control...at Maryland (4/13): Netted a hat trick...Recorded one caused turnover and three draw controls...Johns Hopkins (4/18): Scored one goal and recorded four draw controls.

2023 - JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Honored as an IWLCA (honorable mention) and USA Lacrosse (third team) All-American... Named to first team All-Big Ten... Garnered first team All-Region...Selected as a Midseason All-American Honorable Mention... Names to the Tewaraaton Award Watch List and Big Ten Players to Watch List... Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Season: Played in and started in all 18 games... Led the team with 51 goals and 59 points... Scored 100th career goal at Pitt and netted nine hat tricks...Scooped 19 ground balls, forced 12 turnovers and won 24 draw controls... Recorded at least one goal in every game this season.

Game-By-Game: Bucknell (2/11): Scored career high six goals... added an assist and two draw controls. Drexel (2/18): Added a hat trick for the second consecutive game...won three draw controls. Duquesne (2/21): Netted one goal...caused one turnover and collected one ground ball. Arizona State (2/24): Earned her third hat trick of the season...scooped up two ground balls and got two draw controls. Loyola (3/4): Scored two goals and added an assist...secured two draw controls. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Tallied a hat trick with a caused turnover and three ground ball. vs. Rutgers (3/11): Found the back of the net five times and collected one draw control...forced a turnover and snagged a ground ball. Towson (3/14): Totaled two goals...added a draw control and ground ball. at Princeton (3/18): Matched her output from the season opener with six goals and one assist...secured two draw controls. at Pittsburgh (3/21): Netted two goals. Ohio State (3/25): Notched another hat trick with an assist...forced a turnover and picked up a ground ball. at Northwestern (3/30): Earned two points with a goal and assist...won two draw controls. Cornell (4/2): Scored four goals and added two assists...collected a ground ball. at Michigan (4/8): Netted two goals and contributed an assist...caused three turnovers and snagged a ground ball. Maryland (4/13): Won three draw controls and scored a goal...notched one ground ball and forced a turnover... at Johns Hopkins (4/22): Scored two goals... Picked up one ground ball, one caused turnover and one draw control... at Michigan (4/29): Netted two goals... scooped two ground balls and won one draw control... vs. Stony Brook (5/12): Notched a hat trick... scooped one ground ball and forced one turnover.

2022 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List...Selected as a Big Ten Player to Watch...Named Inside Lacrosse/ILWomen Midseason All-American Honorable Mention...Tabbed Big Ten Midfielder of the Week (3/15)...Earned First Team All-Big Ten...Lauded First Team All-Region...Named Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention... Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Season: Started all 15 games…Led team with 51 points, 39 goals and 22 caused turnovers...Recorded 12 assists, 21 ground balls and 40 draw controls.

Game-By-Game: at Drexel (2/16): Notched two goals off of two free position shots...Collected one ground ball and one caused turnover... Won three draw controls. at Duquesne (2/23): Netted two goals...Collected one ground ball. at Cornell (2/26): Tied career-high five goals...Added one assist to tie career-high six points...Scooped up two ground balls...Forced a turnover...Won four draw controls. at Loyola Maryland (3/5): Scored a goal...Caused one turnover...Won three draw controls. James Madison (3/9): Netted four goals...Had one assist...Recorded one ground ball...Forced two turnovers...Won two draw controls. Saint Joseph's (3/12): Netted a hat trick...Added two assists...Had three draw controls. at Towson (3/15): Recorded two goals and two assists... Collected a ground ball. Princeton (3/19): Scored four goals...Registered two ground balls...Caused two turnovers...Won a career-high five draw controls. at Ohio State (3/26): Tallied two goals...Scooped up two ground balls...Caused four turnovers...Had three draw controls. Northwestern (4/1): Netted two goals...Had one assist...Picked up three ground balls...forced a career-high five turnovers...won one draw control. at Maryland (4/7): Registered three ground balls...Caused a turnover...Won a draw control. Pitt (4/12): Netted a hat trick...Added one assist...Collected a ground ball...Caused a turnover...Won a career-high six draw controls. Michigan (4/16):  Recorded a hat trick...Had one assist...Picked up a ground ball...Forced two turnovers...Won four draw controls. at Rutgers (4/23): Tied a career-high six points on three goals and three assists...Three assists was a career-high...Scooped up two ground balls...Caused a turnover...Won three draw controls. Johns Hopkins (4/28): Netted fourth hat trick in a row...Registered one ground ball...Caused a turnover...Won two draw controls.

2021 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year…Selected All-Big Ten Second Team…Tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/16, 2/23, 3/23, 3/30, 4/12).
 
Season: Played in 13 games, making 12 starts…Collected 29 goals, eight assists, 18 ground balls, six draw controls and 15 caused turnovers…Had 10 multi-point games.

Rankings: Ranked seventh in the Big Ten averaging 1.15 caused turnovers per game...Held second in the conference with a .615 free-position percentage and sat ninth in the league averaging 0.62 free-position goals per game...Tied seventh among Division I freshmen averaging 2.23 goals per game
 
Game-By-Game: Rutgers (2/14): Scored four goals…Assisted on two goals…Added a career-high three draw controls and three caused turnovers. Maryland (2/21): Notched two goals and contributed two assists…Grabbed two ground balls. at Northwestern (3/11): Posted two goals…Caused one turnover. at Northwestern (3/13): Scored two goals…Recorded one ground ball. Michigan (3/19): Scored four goals…Collected two ground balls and caused one turnover. Michigan (3/21): Tallied two goals and added one assist…Registered two ground balls and one caused turnover. at Ohio State (3/26): Notched one goal…Had two ground balls and three caused turnovers…Added one draw control. at Ohio State (3/28): Found the net two times…Scooped up one ground ball. at Johns Hopkins (4/7): Scored one goal…Added a ground ball and a draw control. Maryland (4/11): Matched a career high with six points…Set a career high with five goals…Picked up a ground ball. at Rutgers (4/15): Recorded a goal and an assist…Added a ground ball and a caused turnover. Johns Hopkins (4/18): Notched four points, including three goals and an assist…Scooped up a ground ball and caused one turnover. vs. Johns Hopkins (4/29): Caused two turnovers…Picked up a ground ball.

High School:
Played at Archbishop Spalding High School for head coach Tara Shea…Served as a captain as a sophomore and junior…Led Archbishop Spalding to a 15-3 record and a No. 15 national ranking as a junior…Named an Under Armour Underclass All-American three times…Selected US Lacrosse All-American in 2019…Was a first-team All-Metro Baltimore Sun and IAAM All-Conference selection in 2019…Tabbed first-team All-County in 2018 and 2019…Led Anne Arundel County with 85 goals as a junior and added 17 assists…As a sophomore, collected 41 goals and 11 assists…Rated as a five-star prospect and the No. 10 overall prospect in the 2020 class by Inside Lacrosse…Member of the National Honor Society…Received the Al Cantello Jr. Memorial Scholarship at Archbishop Spalding…Set to join Haley Urgo as Archbishop Spalding alums on the Penn State roster...Played for the Integrity Lacrosse club team.
 
Personal:
Full name is Kristin Elizabeth O’Neill…Daughter of Kathy and John O’Neill…Has three brothers, Colin, Jason and Cameron…Brother, Colin, plays hockey at UMass Lowell…Brother, Jason, plays hockey at Providence…Undecided on a major.
 
Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because of the amazing academics, athletics and coaching staff. It felt like home from the minute I stepped on campus and offers everything I could want in a school.”
 
Doherty on O’Neill:
“Kristin is a lightning-fast midfielder with a great nose for the cage. She has been the go-to player every time we’ve seen her play and we are excited she will now be making big plays for the Nittany Lions.”