Longwood Athletics

Position: Attacker
Height: 5-7
Class: Junior
Hometown: Arlington, Va.
High School: Bishop O'Connell

Coach Ackerman on O’Brien: “Cara is a dominating attacker who utilizes her size and strength to create opportunities around the cage.”

Sophomore (2009): Appeared in 16 games with eight starts ... second on team with 28 goals ... finished third on the team with 37 points ... season-high four goals vs. Richmond (3.17) ... picked up 16 ground balls, caused four turnovers and had six draw controls.

Freshman (2008): Played in 15 of the Lancers 16 games, starting 11 times ... Registered 16 goals and seven assists for 23 points ... Shot the ball 34 times, 25 of which were on goal for a .735 shots on goal percentage ... Collected 12 ground balls, 13 draw controls and eight caused turnovers.

Before Longwood: Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Bishop O’Connell HS, while also participating in basketball (3), soccer (2) and cross country (1) ... earned First-Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors her junior season, while making the Second-Team her senior year ... led the team in assists two-consecutive seasons and finished second on the team in scoring in both her junior and senior seasons ... All-WCAC honorable mention as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Coley and Barb O’Brien ... father (Coley) played football at the University of Notre Dame ... majoring in communications.