2021-2022 Women's Basketball Roster
O'Brien, Meghan
Jersey Number 33
Meghan O'Brien
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- First Year
- Major:
- Chemical Engineering
- Hometown:
- Centreville, Va.
- High School:
- Chantilly
Bio
2024-25 (Senior Season)
Impactful season, playing in 32 games with 31 starts....averaged 6.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game...totaled 500 career rebounds, becoming the 24th player in program history to achieve the honor...tallied double figures in six games...put up a season-tying 14 points in games against Hofstra (11/22) and American (2/8)...shot 47.7% from the field and a team-high 92% from the charity stripe...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior Season)
Had a breakout season, starting and playing in all 30 games…averaged a career-high of 9.1 points per game and a career-high of 5.8 rebounds per game…scored in double figures in 13 games…scored a career-high of 17 points against Marist after going 7-of-10 from the field…recorded nine rebounds in games against American and Colgate…shot 48.3% from the field…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Sophomore Season):
Appeared in 31 games, making 15 starts...scored a season-high of 14 points against Minnesota (11/13), while also posting eight rebounds...grabbed a career-high of 12 rebounds vs. Southern Illinois (11/26)...scored 10 points off the bench at Boston University (1/28)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (First-Year Season)
Strong rookie campaign that saw her make 18 starts and appear in all 30 games at forward...Finished the season third on the team in rebounds per game (4.4) and second in blocks per game (0.8)...Shot 43.1 percent from the field, the program's third best mark...Tied a career-high with 10 boards at Navy (3/2), making her 18th start of the season...Scored 10 points with four rebounds vs. Loyola (2/19/22)...All-in-all, had a complete effort offensively and defensively vs. Colgate (2/9) with seven points, six rebounds, two assists and a career-high tying three blocks...Had nine points, five rebounds and went 4-for-4 from the field at Boston U. (2/5)...Went 6-for-7 from the field with a career-high 13 points vs. Navy (1/19)...Tied a career-high with eight points, five rebounds and two 3-pointers at Holy Cross (1/8)...Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (12/20) after scoring a career-high eight points and 10 rebounds with three blocks in a victory over Delaware State (12/18), making her third straight appearance in the starting lineup...In second straight start vs. Binghamton (12/4), scored four points with five rebounds and a career-high three blocks, adding a career-high three assists and a steal...Made first career start at Villanova (12/1), scoring four points with five rebounds, a block and a steal in a career-high 28 minutes of action...Tied her season-high of seven points vs. Mizzou (11/28), adding five rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench...Finished with seven points, seven boards and two assists vs. Rider (11/27)...Scored seven points with a career-high four rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench at Seton Hall (11/16)...Had six points with two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 16 minutes off the bench vs. Saint Peter’s (11/12)...Scored six points in 11 minutes off the bench in a season-opening win over ESU (11/9) at Grace Hall. She added three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block to her ledger, shooting 75 percent (3-for-4) from the field.
BEFORE LEHIGH
O’Brien hails from the same high school that produced recent Lehigh graduate Mary Clougherty. She totaled 1,337 points, 940 rebounds and 220 blocks during her high school career, averaging a double-double (15.6 ppg, 10.9 rpg). O’Brien earned First Team All-Conference honors four times and was the Conference Player of the Year three times. She was a three-time team captain, a four-time team MVP, earned All-Region honors three times and was a two-time All-State selection. O’Brien led Chantilly to a conference title her senior season and was also named a McDonald’s All-American nominee. She also excelled on the volleyball court, leading her team to a conference title three times, a state title in 2018 and was named a First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Region selection twice. In the classroom, O’Brien earned a cumulative 4.3 GPA and is a member of both the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society.
Impactful season, playing in 32 games with 31 starts....averaged 6.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game...totaled 500 career rebounds, becoming the 24th player in program history to achieve the honor...tallied double figures in six games...put up a season-tying 14 points in games against Hofstra (11/22) and American (2/8)...shot 47.7% from the field and a team-high 92% from the charity stripe...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior Season)
Had a breakout season, starting and playing in all 30 games…averaged a career-high of 9.1 points per game and a career-high of 5.8 rebounds per game…scored in double figures in 13 games…scored a career-high of 17 points against Marist after going 7-of-10 from the field…recorded nine rebounds in games against American and Colgate…shot 48.3% from the field…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Sophomore Season):
Appeared in 31 games, making 15 starts...scored a season-high of 14 points against Minnesota (11/13), while also posting eight rebounds...grabbed a career-high of 12 rebounds vs. Southern Illinois (11/26)...scored 10 points off the bench at Boston University (1/28)...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (First-Year Season)
Strong rookie campaign that saw her make 18 starts and appear in all 30 games at forward...Finished the season third on the team in rebounds per game (4.4) and second in blocks per game (0.8)...Shot 43.1 percent from the field, the program's third best mark...Tied a career-high with 10 boards at Navy (3/2), making her 18th start of the season...Scored 10 points with four rebounds vs. Loyola (2/19/22)...All-in-all, had a complete effort offensively and defensively vs. Colgate (2/9) with seven points, six rebounds, two assists and a career-high tying three blocks...Had nine points, five rebounds and went 4-for-4 from the field at Boston U. (2/5)...Went 6-for-7 from the field with a career-high 13 points vs. Navy (1/19)...Tied a career-high with eight points, five rebounds and two 3-pointers at Holy Cross (1/8)...Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (12/20) after scoring a career-high eight points and 10 rebounds with three blocks in a victory over Delaware State (12/18), making her third straight appearance in the starting lineup...In second straight start vs. Binghamton (12/4), scored four points with five rebounds and a career-high three blocks, adding a career-high three assists and a steal...Made first career start at Villanova (12/1), scoring four points with five rebounds, a block and a steal in a career-high 28 minutes of action...Tied her season-high of seven points vs. Mizzou (11/28), adding five rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench...Finished with seven points, seven boards and two assists vs. Rider (11/27)...Scored seven points with a career-high four rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench at Seton Hall (11/16)...Had six points with two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 16 minutes off the bench vs. Saint Peter’s (11/12)...Scored six points in 11 minutes off the bench in a season-opening win over ESU (11/9) at Grace Hall. She added three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block to her ledger, shooting 75 percent (3-for-4) from the field.
BEFORE LEHIGH
O’Brien hails from the same high school that produced recent Lehigh graduate Mary Clougherty. She totaled 1,337 points, 940 rebounds and 220 blocks during her high school career, averaging a double-double (15.6 ppg, 10.9 rpg). O’Brien earned First Team All-Conference honors four times and was the Conference Player of the Year three times. She was a three-time team captain, a four-time team MVP, earned All-Region honors three times and was a two-time All-State selection. O’Brien led Chantilly to a conference title her senior season and was also named a McDonald’s All-American nominee. She also excelled on the volleyball court, leading her team to a conference title three times, a state title in 2018 and was named a First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Region selection twice. In the classroom, O’Brien earned a cumulative 4.3 GPA and is a member of both the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society.
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