IRVING, Texas – Charlotte senior midfielder Katie O'Neill has been selected as the Oct. 17 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office Monday. It is the first weekly honor of her career and the second time in the last three weeks the 49ers have been honored, after Martha Thomas claimed the accolade Oct. 3.
O'Neill turned in the 13th hat trick in school history, and the first of her career, in leading Charlotte to a 4-0 victory over Louisiana Tech Friday night. She became the first Niners player with a hat trick since 2010 and it marked only the third by a C-USA player this fall but the first during a league match.