University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights

• 3x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
• 2x MAC Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
• 2x MAC All-Academic Team (2021, 2022)
• Southern Conference Academic All-League (2020)

2022: 

• Saw action in eight games on the season 
• Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers in her playing time
• Posted two caused turnovers with a ground ball against Marquette 

• • Earned playing time in eight contests, making two starts for the Titans.
• • Recorded one goal and one point, adding three shots and two shots on goal.
• • Tallied two caused turnovers and one ground balls.
• • Had one caused turnover and one ground ball in season opener at Central Michigan (3/7).
• • Scored one goal and had two shots on goal, adding one CT against Youngstown State (3/13).
• • Received Women's Lacrosse Academic All-MAC Team honors.
• • Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

• • Played in five games for the Titans during her freshman season.
• • Had three draw controls, adding one shot in the season.
• • Made collegiate debut at #3-Northwestern (2/7), posting one shot.
• • Earned Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• • Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

• • A 2019 graduate of Girls Preparatory School (GPS) in Chattanooga.
• • A four-year letterwinner in lacrosse for the Bruisers and coach Jay Watts; Also lettered three seasons in varsity soccer.
• • Earned Tennessee Girls Lacrosse Association 2019 Southeast All-Region Team honors.
• • Helped lead the Bruisers to best start (7-0) and most wins in program history (13) with team finishing 13-4 overall in 2019.
• • Earned Rookie of the Year honors in 2016 as a freshman and was named team captain in 2019.
• • Posted 29 goals, six assists, 63 draw controls and 14 ground balls as a senior.
• • Played club lacrosse with TNLAX: Nashville Girl's Lacrosse and helped squad to undefeated record at the IWLCA President's Cup in 2017.
• • Recipient of the Barbara Johnson Prickett Award and the Peggy Thomas 100% Award, both prestigious awards, for character and athletics, respectively, at GPS.
• • Recognized as recipient of the superlative for most athletic member of the 2019 graduating class at Girls Preparatory School.
• • Named 9th Grade Class President, Member of Student Council and was GPS School Spirit Club President, among other school honors and clubs.

• • Full name is Caitlin Elizabeth O'Brien.
• • Daughter of Jim & Ann O'Brien.
• • Has three siblings, Connor, Colin and John.
• • Her mother was a collegiate swimmer at SUNY Geneseo; Her uncle, Sean O'Brien, played football at Lafayette College; Her cousins, John Salcedo and Lily Salcedo, are each college lacrosse student-athletes at Navy and Lehigh, respectively.
• • Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• • First women's lacrosse player from Tennesse to play at University.
• • Major is Nursing.