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2017 Women's Soccer Roster

10 Claire O'Brien

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool University Prep.
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.

Biography

2015:
Made 22 appearances and three starts as a sophomore … Recorded 16 points on seven goals and 2 assists … Found the back of the net in shutout wins against Widener (9/1), Immaculata (9/16), Penn State Abington (9/21), Gettysburg (10/10), and Bryn Mawr (10/29) … Tallied a goal and an assist in a 15-0 rout of Neumann (9/5) … Set up a goal in a 6-0 over St. John Fisher (9/6) … Notched a goal in a 5-2 victory over St. Joseph’s (L.I.) in the first round of the NCAA tournament (11/14).

2014:
Made 20 appearances as a freshman … Finished the season with one point on one assist … Recorded a helper in the 5-0 rout of Ursinus (10/16) ... Netted the deciding goal in the shootout of the Centennial Conference championship match against Johns Hopkins (11/9).

High School:
Four-year letterwinner and starter at all field positions at University Preparatory Academy … Led the team in scoring three times and captained the program for two years … Was an all-state second team selection as a sophomore, junior and senior … Made the all-league first team twice and the all-league second team twice … Led the program to a pair of state titles in 2012 and 2013 after a third-place finish in 2011 … Honor roll student all four years … Member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society … Was also co-leader of the Women in Science Club.
 
Why Did You Choose Swarthmore?
“I chose Swarthmore because it is a place that welcomes the opportunity to discuss, debate and explore different people’s cultures and beliefs. My favorite way to learn these perspectives is in dialogue with others, which Swarthmore offers. Even though it takes me outside of my comfort zone, the entire community suits me well because I will be living on the east coast with many other incredibly smart people.”

Career Highs:
Goals: 1, Seven Times
Assists: 1, Three Times
Points: 3, vs, Neumann (9/5/15)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2014Freshman

    Defender
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2015Sophomore

    Forward
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2016Junior

    Forward
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2017Senior

    Defender
    5'5"
    10