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Erin O'Connor

5'9''
Height
Sophomore
Class
Greenwich, Conn.
Hometown
Sacred Heart Greenwich
High School
Erin O'Connor - Women's Squash - Virginia Cavaliers

2023-24

  • Finished the season with a 5-1 record, playing positions 8 and 9
  • Started the season with a 5 match win streak
  • Picked up a 3-0 win against Georgetown’s Caroline Wilcox at 9 in the season-opener (11/4)
  • Battled Zayna Usman of Dartmouth to a 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10 victory at 9 (12/3)
  • Improved to 4-0 on the season with dominant victories at Dickinson and Denison, winning 11-3, 11-2, 11-0 and 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 at position 8 (1/20)
  • Won 3-0 at 9 in the first match of the MASC Championship group-stage match against Franklin and Marshall to run her win streak to five straight (2/9)
  • Won a five-game exhibition match against Georgetown in the second match of group play at the MASC championships
  • MASC All-Academic Team
  • CSA Scholar-Athlete

2022-23

  • Finished the season 4-1
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22

  • Named UVA squash’s most improved player
  • Compiled an overall record of 10-5 for the Cavaliers this season
  • Tallied three victories over top-10 opponents
  • Won three matches at the MASC Championships
  • Secured a three-game victory over No. 4 Columbia’s Megan Myerson at the CSA Team Championships
  • Made her delayed collegiate debut in the season-opener at Yale, playing at No. 7
  • Picked up her first collegiate victory with a three-game win against Jannia Singh at No. 7 in the Cavaliers’ upset of No. 4 Columbia

2020-21

  • ACC Academic Honor Roll
  • Did not compete due to the COVID-19 cancelation of the season

Background

  • Named a 2019 Fairchester Athletic Association All-League honoree
  • Named a 2017 and 2018 Fairchester Athletic Association All-League honorable mention honoree
  • 2019 GU19 William T. Ketcham Jr. recipient for having the largest ranking increase during the 2018-19 season and for competing at the National Juniors
  • Placed third in her draw at the 2019 New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Championships
  • Named the 2019 Most Accomplished Athlete for Sacred Heart Greenwich
  • Five-time varsity letterwinner served as captain for 2019-20

Personal

  • Commerce major
VIRGINIA CAREER STATS
Year Overall
2021-22 10-5
2022-23 4-1
2023-24 5-1
Total 19-7