4 Kevin O'Neil
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- San Antonio, TX
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- High School:
- Churchill HS
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- Position:
- DEF
2008 (Senior Year)
Started in 16 of the 18 matches he played in his senior year...was
a major part of the defense that allowed 28 goals on the
season...had one assist for one point...named to the 2009 All-SCAC
Third Team...Chi Alpha Sigma recipient...Pirate Anchor Award
winner... NSCAA/adidas All-South Central Region Third team
selection...SCAC All-Sportsmanship team winner.
2007 (Junior Year)
O'Neil started 19 of 19 matches played in his junior
campaign...anchored the defense that allowed only 17 goals against
on the year (.85 GAA) and allowed only 5 goals against in SCAC play
(Pirate school record)...for his efforts was named Second Team
All-SCAC as a defender...was selected the SCAC Defensive Player of
the Week for the week of October 22-28 for anchoring the defense to
two solid SCAC road victories where he led the team in only
allowing 2 shots in a 3-0 victory vs. Oglethorpe University and
only allowing four shots on goal in a 2-1 thriller in Sewanee vs.
the University of the South...was selected as the first ever Pirate
in program history to the Academic Scholar All-South Central Region
team for maintaining a 4.0 GPA...also was an ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District First Team pick for his efforts in the
classroom...recorded one goal and one assist on the year for 3
points...scored one goal on only two shots on the year...his lone
goal on the season came from a 60 yard breakwaway vs. Birmingham
Southern on Sept. 21...one assist aided the game winner in a 2-0
victory vs. Methodist (Sept. 15).
2006 (Sophomore Year)
O'Neil started 8 matches, appearing in 15 in his sophomore
season...recorded 2 shots on the year.
2005 (First Year)
O'Neil started 2 matches and appeared in 12 games in his rookie
season as a Pirate...recorded two shots on the season...got his
first collegiate minutes vs. Kean University (Sept. 2)...made his
first collegiate start vs. Oklahoma City University (Oct. 25).
High School
O'Neil was a National Merit Scholar...a 2003 State Champion, 2005
All-City pick, the 2005 City Player of the Year and a 2004 NSCAA
All-American selection while attending Churchill HS.
Personal
Kevin is the son of Dick and Amy O'Neil...born on June 24,
1986...has two sisters - Megan and Kelly...is majoring in Business
and is a Brown Scholar recipient at SU.