Halle O'Neill

Class:
Senior
Position:
B
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Hummelstown, Pa.
High School:
Lower Dauphin

Fifth-Year Senior (2021)
• NFHCA All-American second team
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Started in all 21 games in the midfield
• Scored the game-winning goal late in the fourth quarter to propel U-M to a 2-1 win vs. #3 Louisville (Oct. 10)
• Assisted on the game-tying goal with 1:01 left in regulation vs. #25 Miami (Ohio) in the NCAA first round (Nov. 12)
• Also assisted on the game-tying goal at Indiana (Oct. 17) and the go-ahead goals against Cornell (Sept. 19) and Kent State (Sept. 26
• Scored an insurance goal early in the third quarter vs. #11 Wake Forest during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Aug. 29)
• Named first NFHCA National and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week of the season U-M's ACC/Big Ten Challenge sweep
• Voted as one of two captains for the 2021 season

Senior (2020-21)
• NFHCA All-America first team
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team
• Big Ten Tournament MVP
• Big Ten and NCAA All-Tournament Team selection
• Started all 18 games at midfield
• Ranked third in scoring with three goals, five assists and 11 points
• Converted during the shootout against #3 Louisville in the NCAA semifinals (May 7)
• Scored twice in the Big Ten Tournament championship game vs. Ohio State (April 24)
• Also spearheaded U-M's fourth-quarter defensive stand vs. #4 Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals (April 22) to earn NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week honors
• Assisted on U-M's game-winning goals in 1-0 wins against Iowa (March 12) and #10 Rutgers (March 28)
• Contributed to a defensive unit that that ranked third nationally with a 0.61 goals-against average, boasted 10 shutouts and held opponents to just 7.9 shots and 3.8 penalty corners per game
• Voted as one of two team captains for the 2020-21 season

Junior (2019)
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team
• Started all 20 games in the backfield
• As center back, led a defensive unit that posted a 1.06 goals-against average and only just 5.2 shots per game
• Scored the tying goal early in the fourth quarter in U-M's 4-3 comeback win at No. 11 Saint Joseph’s (Oct. 27)
• Assisted on a pair of penalty-corner goals in the first half vs. Kent State (Sept. 22)

Sophomore (2018)
• NFHCA All-Great Lakes Region second team
• Appeared in all 21 games, starting 20, in the backfield
• Scored goals in each of the first three games of the season, including both games of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Aug. 25-26)

Freshman (2017)
• Appeared in all 24 games, starting 23 in the backfield
• Finished second among freshmen with nine points, posting four goals and one assist
• Scored first collegiate goal in the first half vs. No. 15 Maryland (Sept. 29)
• Netted the first and game-winning goal at No. 7 Louisville (Oct. 22)
• Also scored goals against Indiana (Oct. 13) and Ohio State (Oct. 29)
• Posted first collegiate assist on a first-half goal vs. Ball State (Oct. 1)
• Contributed to a defensive unit that allowed just 0.83 goals per game and 7.45 shots per game
• Made collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 1 North Carolina (Aug. 26)

Prep
• Graduated from Lower Dauphin High School (2017)
• Selected to Harrow Sports/NFHCA High School All-Pennsylvania Region second team (2016)
• Two-time Pennsylvania All-State first team (2015, '16)
• Twice named a Mid-Penn All-Star (2015, '16)
• Contributed to a Lower Dauphin state championship (2013) and two district championships (2013, '14); Lower Dauphin HS was ranked No. 2 in the nation in 2014
• Served as LPHS team captain as a senior (2016)
• Also earned four varsity letters in track and field
• National Honor Society, Honor Roll, Athletic Scholar Award

Club/Junior Team
• Member of the U.S. Under-19 Indoor National Team (2016-17)
• Played with the PA Mavericks club
• Participated in a tour of the Netherlands with club team

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in psychology
• Born on April 5, 1999
• Daughter of Roy and Irene O'Neill; father played football at Susquehanna University
• Has two sisters, Madison and Emma; Madison is currently a member of the Michigan State field hockey team