St. John's University Athletics
2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Maria O'Sullivan
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Ballincollig Community School
- Hometown:
- Ballincollig, Ireland
- Prev School:
- Fordham
2023: Started in net for the Red Storm in 18 games… Ranks seventh-best in program history with seven shutouts… Logged 56 saves on the year… Recorded a 1.28 goals allowed average… Registered a GAA of 0.87 during non-conference play… Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Oct. 30)… Tabbed to BIG EAST Weekly Honor (Sept. 4)… Logged four straight shutouts to open the season… Had 10 games with three or more stops… Made a career-high nine saves in the BIG EAST Tournament opener at Providence (Oct. 29)… Logged seven saves in BIG EAST road matches at Creighton (Oct. 5) and at Xavier (Oct. 15)… Posted four stops in a shutout win over Colgate (Aug. 27)… Stopped a penalty kick in the season opener against FDU (Aug. 17)
2022 (Fordham): Made nine appearances between the pipes, starting eight... Had a 2-6-0 record with a 2.12 goals against average in addition to 23 saves... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Had four saves versus La Salle (Oct. 9)... Recorded five saves at Stony Brook (Aug. 18)... Notched a season-high six stops at Columbia (Sept. 11)... Registered two saves in a win at George Mason (Sept. 25)... Had four saves versus La Salle (Oct. 9)
Fall 2021 (Fordham): Limited to five matches during the year, starting in three... Went 1-3-0 with a 1.66 goals against average and 15 saves... Earned a nod to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Notched six saves at VCU (Oct. 14)... Set a new career-high with eight saves at Dayton (Oct. 21)
Spring 2021 (Fordham): Started in all eight matches in the spring season... Went 4-3-0 with a 0.76 goals against average in her first season with the Rams... Posted 23 saves and a .793 save percentage... Tabbed to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Recorded a season-high six saves against Saint Joseph's (Apr. 8) and Massachusetts (Apr. 11)... Helped Fordham set a team school record with a 0.70 goals against average
Before Fordham: Member of the Ireland National Team, competing at the U19 European Championship... Was also a part of the U15 and U16 National teams... Played club for the Cork City Senior Women's FC of the National League from 2017-20... Nominated for the National League Player of the Year in 2019 after earning Player of the Month status once during the season... Had competed for her local club Lakewood Athletic prior to Cork City... Earned two Goalkeeper of the Year awards and one Player of the Year award... Attended Ballincollig Community School for high school and was a part of their soccer club as well... Served as team captain from 2014-19... Received the Overall School Sportsperson Award in 2019 as well as the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Leaving Certificate Exams.