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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

14 Dorothy O'Neill

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. John Villa Academy
  • Hometown Staten Island, N.Y.

Biography

Career-Highs
Points: 33 (1/9/18 at Endicott)
Rebounds: 7 (Multiple times)
Assists: 7 (Multiple times)
Steals: 3 (multiple times) 

2017-18 (Senior Year): Started all 27 games, averaging career-high 13.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 33.5 minutes per game. All-CCC First Team...CCC Player of the Week (Jan. 16)...WNE Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13, Dec. 11, Jan. 29)...became Western New England's 15th 1,000-point scorer in program history at Nichols (Jan. 6)...scored a career-high 33 points at Endicott (Jan. 9)...recorded five 20 point games...posted nine straight double-digit scoring efforts from Dec.29-Jan.24...grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at UNE (Jan. 13) and at Curry (Feb. 8)...recorded season-high six assists four times...ranks second all-time in both assists and made three-point field goals, and first in games started.
2016-17 (Junior Year): Started 27 of the 28 games she appeared in, averaging 10.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 3.1 assists per game. All-CCC First Team...WNE Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 23, Feb. 6)...scored a season-high 19 points in the CCC Championship game at UNE (2/25) and against Wentworth (2/4)...recorded 18 points at Endicott (2/18) and against Gordon (12/3)...grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at Nichols (1/31)...recorded season-high six assists three times.
2015-16 (Sophomore Year): Started all 30 games, averaging 32.4 minutes, 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. All-CCC second team selection...played all 40 minutes and finished one point shy of matching her career-high with 18 points against Rhode Island College (11/14)...posted four double-digit scoring efforts in a five-game stretch from 11/14-12/2...recorded 14 points and four assists in a 61-55 win over Arcadia in Puerto Rico (12/29)...handed out a career-high seven assists to go with ten points and five rebounds in a 79-51 victory at Nichols (1/7)...scored a team-high 17 points, just one shy of her season-high, in a 70-49 win over Salve Regina (1/14)...matched her season-high with 18 points to go with six assists, three steals and two rebounds in a two-point setback at UNE (1/23)...finished with 13 points and seven assists in a win at Wentworth (2/2)...recorded 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in WNE's 77-66 victory over Eastern Nazarene on senior day (2/13)...scored a career-high 23 points in the regular season finale at Endicott (2/20).

2014-15 (Freshman Year): Made an immediate impact as a freshman, earning All-CCC third team accolades after starting 27 of 28 games and averaging 10.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in a team-high 35.4 minutes per game...named CCC Rookie of the Week four times (11/17, 11/23, 1/18, 2/15), and NEWBA Rookie of the Week twice (11/24, 3/2)...earned WNE Newcomer of the Year honors...scored in double-figures 15 times, including four of the first six games of the season...had at least five rebounds six times, and at least five assists in six games...scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in her collegiate debut against Union (11/15)...made all eight free throws en route to a season-high 19 points at Framingham State (11/22)...finished with 17 points and six rebounds against the University of New England (1/13)...had another strong game against the Nor'easters in the CCC Semifinals, scoring 16 points (2/26)...wrapped up her freshman campaign with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Westfield State in the ECAC Quarterfinals (3/4).

High School: 2014 graduate of St. John Villa Academy where she played basketball all four years...served as a team captain in her sophomore year...was the Academy's for three straight seasons from 2010-12...named all-state and Catholic schools MVP as a senior...two-time Staten Island Advance All-Star in 2011-12...became a 1,000- point scorer in her senior season...played in the Jacques All-Star Game...also played for the NYC Heat at the travel club level.

Personal: Born on Oct. 21, 1996, to parents Ann and Jim has two siblings, James and Joe Favorites: TV show - Law and Order: SVU; athlete - Chris Paul; food - pizza; place - New York City works as a coach at a summer basketball camp majoring in forensic biology.

What I Like Best About WNE: "The people and the athletic program."

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2014-15Redshirt

    Point Guard
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2015-16Sophomore

    Point Guard
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2017-18Senior

    Guard
    5'5"
    14