Before Quinnipiac: Attended St. Paul Catholic High School, where she played varsity softball and soccer...Was a two-year captain of St. Paul Catholic's softball team...Was named All-Northwest Conference and All-Academic Northwest Conference...Was selected as the Rookie of the Year and the team's Most Valuable Player, in her sophomore year...Earned the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Recognition Award...In high school, she collected 30 hits and one homerun...She also had a .484 batting average, a .629 slugging percentage, and a .560 on-base percentage...She held a .72 ERA and recorded 248 strikeouts...Was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society...Played for the Tradition, Gold Coast Hurricanes and CT Eliminators.

Personal: A native of Southington, Conn...Daughter of Francis and Regina O'Keefe...Has an older sister, Allison, who is on the swim team at Siena College...Plans to major in computer science.