At Stanford: Named to the Watch List for the Hermann Trophy, emblematic of the nation's top player, for the third consecutive year ... great scorer who has the ability to create opportunities for others ... seventh on school all-time scoring list (81 points) and eighth in goals (61) ... team's inspirational leader ... "One of the top seniors in the country," coach Paul Ratcliffe said.
As a Senior in 2009: Winner of the Hermann Trophy as college soccer's best player ... became the first Stanford player to win the award ... Named Soccer America's Player of the Year ... shared Top Drawer Soccer's co-Player of the Year with teammate Christen Press ... Soccer News Net Player of the Year ... led nation in goals (26) and points (65), setting Stanford season records in both categories ... U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year finalist ... Honda Sports Award soccer nominee ... Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist ... NSCAA first-team All-American for the first time ... Soccer America MVPs first team ... Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season ... NCAA College Cup All-Tournament team ... NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team ... Pac-10 Player of the Year ... All-Pac-10 first team ... ESPN Academic All-America first team ... Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team ... Soccer America Team of the Week (Oct. 27, Nov. 11) ... collegesoccer360.com Primetime Performers of the Week (Sept. 15, Oct. 6, Oct. 13, Oct. 20, Oct. 27, Nov. 10) ... Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Oct. 4, Oct. 25, Nov. 9, Nov. 16) ... Pac-10 Player of the Week (Oct. 5, Nov. 10) ... Stanford/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (Aug. 31) ... chosen with the No. 3 pick in the Women's Professional Soccer draft, by FC Gold Pride ... had nine game-winning goals ... converted both penalties she attempted ... had three goals and four assists in the NCAA tournament ... had two hat tricks, at Oregon (10/11) and against visiting California (11/8).
As a Junior in 2008: A second-team All-American (NSCAA, Top Drawer Soccer) and first team All-West Region choice (NSCAA, Soccer Buzz) ... a Soccer America Preseason All-American ... named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list for the second consecutive season ... a second-team All-Pac-10 selection ... Stanford's only regular-season loss, to UCLA, came in a match O'Hara missed because of a concussion suffered in practice ... scored dramatic tying goal against eventual national champion North Carolina (9/12) in the 87th minute of a 1-1 draw ... named to Top Drawer Soccer's national team of the week for her performance against Yale (9/19) and Cal Poly (9/21) at the Santa Clara/adidas Classic, in which she scored twice and had an assist ... tallied a goal or assist in 15 matches ... had two goals and two assists against Washington (10/17), and added another goal on the weekend against No. 24 Washington State (10/19), earning Top Drawer Soccer, Soccer Buzz, and Soccer America team of the week honors ... also named the Pac-10 Player of the Week on Oct 21 ... scored the winner on a spectacular half-volley at California (11/8) and also had the go-ahead scores in NCAA Tournament victories over Kansas (11/16) and Rutgers (11/21).
As a Sophomore in 2007: A second-team NSCAA All-American and third team Top Drawer Soccer choice ... U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year finalist ... Hermann Award semifinalist ... first-team All-Pac-10 ... Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... a Stanford `Block S' Outstanding Sophomore award winner ... started 18 matches in 20 appearances ... was the team's leader in goals (9), points (23), game-winning goals (4), and shots (65) ... scored 80th-minute winner to beat Connecticut 1-0 (9/2) ... named to the Top Drawer Soccer team of the week (9/4) and was Stanford's Muscle Milk athlete of the week (8/27 - 9/2) for her performance at the BU Terrier Classic ... scored the first goal in a 2-1 comeback win over Notre Dame (9/9) ... named to the SCU/adidas All-Tournament team ... scored a goal and an assist in a 4-2 victory over California (10/14) ... scored twice in both a 3-1 triumph over Arizona (10/26) and a 4-0 rout of Washington (11/2) ... converted a penalty kick in a 7-6 shootout victory over California in the second round of the NCAA tournament (11/18).
As a Freshman in 2006: All-Pac-10 first-team selection ... named to the All-Pac-10 freshman team ... Soccer Buzz National Freshman of the Year finalist ... earned Stanford's `Block S' Outstanding Freshman award ... led the team in points (20) and goals (9) ... scored in her first weekend of collegiate action, against Long Island (9/10) ... scored the equalizer in a 3-2 comeback win over Arizona State (10/13) ... had three points against Arizona (10/15), assisting on Ali Riley's insurance goal and scoring the team's third and was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week (10/17) and made Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer's teams of the week ... scored both goals in an NCAA second round victory over USC (11/12).
National Team Experience: A member of the U.S. U-23 national team pool, and played for the team on a May, 2009, tour of Northern Ireland and Ireland ... earned first call-up to the senior U.S. national team in March 2007, and attended training camp in April ... trained with the U.S. U-20 team for the Pan-Am Games ... played with the U.S. U-21 team at the Futbol Internacional tournament in Alabama ... played in the 2006 U-20 FIFA World Cup in Russia, after helping U.S. team advance through the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Mexico ... scored one goal and had two assists in the CONCACAF event, playing in four matches and starting two ... led the U.S. U-17 team with 10 goals in 2005.
High School/Club: A 2006 graduate of Starr's Mill High School in Fayette County, Ga. ... two-time Parade Magazine All-American ... a two-time NSCAA Youth All-American ... NSCAA High School All-American ... the 2006 NSCAA and Gatorade Georgia State Player of the Year ... a Soccer Buzz Top 5 Recruit ... rated the nation's No. 9 college prospect for her class by SchoolSports ... led the Panthers to the 5A state title in 2006, with 20 goals and 16 assists that season ... two-year captain ... 2006 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year ... competed with the Peachtree City Lazers club team.
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Karen O'Hara ... has a brother, Jerry, and sister, Erin ... born in Jacksonville, Fla. ... served as class secretary in high school ... enjoys wakeboarding ... majoring in science, technology, and society, with a focus in environmental engineering and product design.
O'Hara's Career Statistics
Year | GP-GS | Sh | G | A | Pts |
2006 | 17-14 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
2007 | 20-18 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
2008 | 24-23 | 86 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
Career | 61-55 | 210 | 31 | 19 | 81 |