University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
Laura O'Neil
- Induction:
- 2003
- Class:
- 1981
A standout field hockey and lacrosse player for the Minutewomen from 1977 through 1980 and earning a total of six letters, Laura O'Neil collected first team all-America honors as a senior in both sports.
In field hockey, O'Neil still ranks among the school's all-time leaders in career points (87), goals (34) and assists (19). Additionally, O'Neil appears on the single-season records list as well, for points (57 in 1979), goals (20 in 1979) and assists (17 in 1979).
At the time of her graduation O'Neil ranked first in single-season assists and second in career points, single-season points, single-season goals and third in career assists.
The captain of Massachusetts' 1979 field hockey team that finished fourth nationally, she led the Minutewomen to a 44-15-6 record in her three years as a member and a pair of fourth-place finishes at the AIAW national tournament.
Named defensive MVP of the 1979 AIAW Lacrosse National Championship, O'Neil helped the Minutewomen to a 48-5-2 three-year record, including USWLA semifinal appearance (1978) a USWLA runner-up appearance (1979) and an AIAW semifinal appearance (1980).
O'Neil went on to participate in the 1979 National Sports Festival in field hockey, and was a member of the United States Lacrosse Team in 1980 and 1981. Her father, Jack, captained the School of Stockbridge's 1951 basketball team, and her mother, Jeanne, was a cheerleader at UMass and graduated in 1953. Her sister, Kathy, is also a 1976 UMass graduate and was a member of both the field hockey and lacrosse teams.
O'Neil was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
In field hockey, O'Neil still ranks among the school's all-time leaders in career points (87), goals (34) and assists (19). Additionally, O'Neil appears on the single-season records list as well, for points (57 in 1979), goals (20 in 1979) and assists (17 in 1979).
At the time of her graduation O'Neil ranked first in single-season assists and second in career points, single-season points, single-season goals and third in career assists.
The captain of Massachusetts' 1979 field hockey team that finished fourth nationally, she led the Minutewomen to a 44-15-6 record in her three years as a member and a pair of fourth-place finishes at the AIAW national tournament.
Named defensive MVP of the 1979 AIAW Lacrosse National Championship, O'Neil helped the Minutewomen to a 48-5-2 three-year record, including USWLA semifinal appearance (1978) a USWLA runner-up appearance (1979) and an AIAW semifinal appearance (1980).
O'Neil went on to participate in the 1979 National Sports Festival in field hockey, and was a member of the United States Lacrosse Team in 1980 and 1981. Her father, Jack, captained the School of Stockbridge's 1951 basketball team, and her mother, Jeanne, was a cheerleader at UMass and graduated in 1953. Her sister, Kathy, is also a 1976 UMass graduate and was a member of both the field hockey and lacrosse teams.
O'Neil was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
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