Canon-McMillan’s O’Donoghue earns spot in U.S. Women’s U-17 national team camp
Canon-McMillan junior Aideen O’Donoghue was invited to the United States Under-17 Women’s National Team training camp in Carson, Calif.
The camp, which will occur from April 16-23 at the National Training Center, gives O’Donoghue, a Rutgers recruit as an outside backer, the chance to earn a spot for the Under-17 national team, which qualified for this year’s U-17 World Cup that will be played Sept. 30-Oct. 21 in Jordan.
Though O’Donoghue has been one of C-M’s top offensive threats, helping lead the Big Macs to the program’s first PIAA title game appearance in 2014, she is an aggressive defender by trade. She led the Big Macs to a 16-0-1 record in the regular season, including a Section 4-AAA title, and the second seed in the WPIAL playoffs before they were upset by No. 15 Fox Chapel.
For the past five years, O’Donoghue trained with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy. She led her team to the National Cup XIII Finals’ Under 16 Premier Group title in Greensboro, N.C. before her sophomore season as a defender.