Cornell University Athletics

Career Stats

* 2009 IWLCA Second-Team All-American
* 2009 IWLCA First-Team All-District
* 2009 First-Team All-Ivy (unanimous)
* 2008 Honorable Mention All-Ivy

Coach Graap on O’Connor
"Tissy consistently brings energy and enthusiasm to practice and games, pushing her teammates to constantly get better. She’s a program-maker in that respect. Tissy will obviously play a big role on both ends of the field for us."

As a junior
O'Connor was a second-team IWLCA All-American, a first-team all-district and a unanimous first-team All-Ivy honoree after pacing the team in draw controls (43) and ranking second in ground balls (30) and caused turnovers (19). The 43 draws was good for third in the Ivy League and ranks second all-time in a season at Cornell. Overall, she had nine games on the year with at least three draw wins, including a career-high six to go along with two caused turnovers against Brown. O'Connor also on five draws in a victory at Hofstra, won four ground balls and caused three turnovers at New Hampshire and posted three ground balls, three draws and three caused turnovers vs. Vanderbilt. A tenacious defender, she started all 16 of the team's games and scored four goals.

As a sophomore
An honorable mention All-Ivy selection in 2008, O’Connor had a breakout season in 2008. She was second on the team in ground balls (24) and third in draw controls (25). O’Connor was twice nominated for the Ivy League honor roll and scored a career high 10 points (seven goals, three assists), including a pair of multi-point efforts. She registered two goals in the win over Yale and had a goal and two assists in the victory over Loyola (Md.). She added five draw wins against the Greyhounds, and had solid all-around games against New Hampshire (two ground balls, two draw controls, two caused turnovers), Brown (goal, four ground balls, two draw controls) and Stanford (assist, five ground balls, three draws, two caused turnovers). O’Connor netted her first career score at Rutgers and ended the year with appearances in all 16 games, including 15 starts.

As a freshman
O’Connor lettered as a freshman while seeing a majority of her time on defense. She started the final four games of the season and played in 10 total contests, reaching double figures in draw controls (10) and winning seven ground balls. O’Connor also caused three turnovers in 2007. She had her best all-around game against Harvard, winning four draws, scooping up a pair of ground balls and causing a turnover. She also won four draws at Yale.

At Winchester
A two-time US Lacrosse All-American, O’Connor led her Winchester HS to two state division titles. She received the 2006 Division II Boston Globe Player of the Year Award, as well as the Boston Herald and Boston Globe all-scholastic lacrosse awards in 2005 and 2006. She scored 32 goals and had 11 assists as a junior. A senior captain, O’Connor earned first-team Eastern Massachusetts all-star honors in lacrosse. She was also the captain of her undefeated 2005 cross country team.

Personal
Kristin Marie O’Connor is the daughter of Bob and Dawn O’Connor and has a younger sister. She is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.