Dan O'Brien

Position:
Long-Stick Midfield
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's
Prev School:
Avon Old Farms (Conn.) / USMAPS

2020 • Senior

• Played in five games, primarily as a long-stick midfielder
• Provided nine groundballs and four caused turnovers
• Helped UMass rank first in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (9.71) and man-down defense (.767), which also ranked ninth and 15th across NCAA Division I, respectively
• Missed the beginning of the season due to injury
• First appearance came against Harvard (2/22)
• Notched two groundballs during the win at UMass Lowell (2/25)
• Posted three caused turnovers and as many groundballs in the 14-10 win over No. 1 Yale (2/29)
• Helped UMass to a 17-12 win over UAlbany with two groundballs and a caused turnover
• Also had two groundballs during the victory over LIU (3/10)
• Season was cut short due to nation-wide cancellation of spring sport seasons in response to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 • Junior

• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in all 15 games as a long-stick midfielder, including roles in the clear and ride as well as on the faceoff wing
• Reset his single-season career bests for groundballs (30), caused turnovers (11), points (4) and assists (3) during the season
• Posted three groundballs and as many caused turnovers in the season-opener against Army (2/9)
• First point of the season came on an assist in the 12-9 win at Harvard (2/23)
• Added three more groundballs and one caused turnover in the win at NJIT (3/9)
• Reset his career high with five groundballs during the victory over UMass Lowell (3/12)
• Followed with a caused turnover and three groundballs against Utah (3/17)
• Matched his personal best with five groundballs during the game at Hofstra (4/6)
• Dished out an assist, collected one groundball and caused a turnover in the win at No. 9 Towson
• Totaled his final helper of the year against Fairfield (4/20) alongside two groundballs and a caused turnover
• Scored his lone goal of the year in the regular season finale victory over Delaware (4/26)
• Closed the season with two groundballs and two caused turnovers against Drexel in the CAA Championship Semifinal Round (5/2)

2018 • Sophomore

• ECAC Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 17 games as a long-stick midfielder
• Contributed to the faceoff midfield, clear and ride units and man-down defense
• Totaled 11 groundballs and six caused turnovers
• Also notched his first collegiate points via a goal
• Had a career-best four caused turnovers and also scooped up two groundballs in the win over Sacred Heart (2/13)
• Added two groundballs and a caused turnover against Harvard (2/24)
• Scooped up two groundballs and caused a turnover in the win over Towson (4/14)

2017 • Freshman

• Appeared in 13 games as a close defenseman, splitting time between starting and reserve roles
• Had three groundballs and two caused turnovers
• Caused a turnover and grabbed a groundball at No. 20 Ohio State (2/18)
• Had another groundball at Harvard (2/25) and No. 15 Towson (4/8)
• Caused a turnover in the Senior Night win over Drexel (4/28)

Before Massachusetts

• Attended St. Anthony’s High School in New York prior to taking a post-grad year at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut
• Initially committed to Army and attended the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS)
• Named among Newsday’s top-100 boys lacrosse players on Long Island prior to the 2014 season, his senior year at St. Anthony’s