Cornell University Athletics

Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2015)
Second-Team All-Ivy (2015)
Second-Team All-ECAC Hockey (2015)
ECAC All-Rookie Team (2015)
USCHO All-Rookie Team (2015)

As a Senior (2017-18)
• Played in all 33 games on the blue line.
• Responsible for leading power play unit.
• Recorded seven points from six assists and one goal.
• Lone score of the season entered an empty net while being short-handed at Syracuse (Jan. 9).
• Also against the Orange, notched 19th multi-point game, adding in an assist as well.
• Ended year with +6 rating and ranked second on the team in blocks (52).
• Appeared in 100th game at Clarkson (10/28).
• Tied for eighth in program history in games played (131).

As a Junior (2016-17)
• Played in all 34 games on the blue-line, seeing significant minutes in all situations.
• Tallied five points on one goal and four assists, with the goal coming in a 3-1 win over Mercyhurst in the season-opener.
• Recorded her 40th-career point in a two-assist outing against Providence on Jan. 7.
• Finished second on the team with 47 blocked shots and ended the year with a plus-6 rating.
• Key part of the Big Red’s defense, power-play and penalty-killing units that ranked among the national leaders throughout the season.

As a Sophomore (2015-16)
• Continued to thrive on the blue line, finishing third on the team in assists with 12.
• Helped Cornell to the Windjammer Classic title, posting three assists in the tournament, including a pair in 4-0 blanking of host Vermont.
• Her two-assist performance at Dartmouth on Jan. 9 sparked a four-game point streak.
• Also had a pair of helpers in a 4-2 win at Brown on Feb. 12.
• Concluded the season with 30 blocked shots.

As a Freshman (2014-15)
• Was a fixture on the blue-line from opening puck drop of the 2014-15 season.
• Played in all 33 games during the season, leading all Cornell defenders with seven goals and 25 points for the season.
• Immediately stepping in as the point player on the Big Red’s top power play unit, she scored four goals and 11 points with the advantage.
• Consistently ranked the top-10 in NCAA Division I for scoring among blue-liners throughout the season.
• Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month for December, while she was twice named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week.
• Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, while she was also a Second Team All-ECAC Hockey selection.

Before Cornell
• Was a three-year captain for the Chicago Young Americans AAA team.
• Helped the squad finish third in nationals in 2011 and was a three-time Blackhawk Alumni All-Star Team participant.
• Also attended USA Hockey National Development camp from 2011-2014 and was named to the camp's All-Star team in 2014.
• Was an Illinois girls hockey all-state selection and High Performance Hockey League Academic Achievement Award winner.

Personal
• Erin Kelly O'Connor is the daughter of Patrick and JoAnn O'Connor, and she has two brothers and a sister.
• Her father competed on the Marquette University tennis team.
• She is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.