Honors
· 2013-14 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Junior (2013)
One of two players to start all 19 contests, while her 1,640 minutes ranked fourth on the team … totaled 29 shots for the season and picked up an assist in the Roadrunners’ win at Old Dominion (Oct. 6) … helped UTSA shut out all five of its Conference USA opponents at home … also was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Prior To UTSA
Played two seasons at UNC Greensboro under head coaches Eddie Radwanski (2010) and Steve Nugent (2011) … appeared in 40 contests with 15 starts and recorded a pair of goals and an assist during her time with the Spartans … helped the squad to Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles as a freshman in 2010 and earned academic all-conference honors as a sophomore … amassed 92 goals and 123 assists in three seasons at Colleyville Heritage High School (2007-08, ’10) in Colleyville, Texas, and a season at Nolan Catholic High School (2009) in Fort Worth, Texas … was an all-state and first-team all-district performer all four seasons … helped lead Nolan Catholic to the state finals in 2009 and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player … played club soccer for the Dallas Sting and helped the team to a State Cup finals appearance.
Personal
Full name is Kaitlyn Noelle O’Brien … born on Aug. 11, 1992, in Seattle, Wash. … daughter of Pete and Donna O’Brien … Pete played a total of 12 seasons of Major League Baseball with the Texas Rangers (1982-88), Cleveland Indians (1990) and Seattle Mariners (1990-93) … has a brother, Mike, and three sisters, Alli, Hilary and Shannon … majoring in kinesiology.