MSU Denver Athletics

2024: Played in the final five games of the season for the Roadrunners after returning from injury…logged 64 minutes on the pitch, season-high 16 minutes played against Dallas Baptist on 11/22/24…took three shots, one on goal.

2023: Played in all 19 games, starting three, and saw 549 minutes of action. ... Tied for third on the team with three assists and tied for fourth with five points. ... Scored one goal, a game-winner. ... Took 14 shots, putting eight on goal. ... Earned an assist on Kailahni Nuhn’s first career goal at 89:10, the final tally in a 6-0 win over New Mexico Highlands on Oct. 12. ... Picked up her first career assist as Brooklyn Gold scored on the rebound of an O’Brien shot with 15 seconds left in the first half for the first goal of the game in a 3-1 win over CSU Pueblo on Sept. 28. ... Scored her first career goal, which was the lone score of the game, with 7:41 left after taking a pass from Kailey Maness and slipping a shot past the goalkeepers right side, in the 1-0 victory over Angelo State (Texas) on Sept. 9. ... Made her MSU Denver debut as a starter and played 33 minutes in the season-opening 0-0 tie at Midwestern State (Texas) on Aug. 31.

Before MSU Denver: At Northeast Community College (Neb.), earned NJCAA Division II All-America first team as well as all-region first team honors in the fall of 2022. ... Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year, 2022. ... Posted totals of 31 goals and 17 assists for 79 points in 2022. Had six game-winning goals. ... Ranked second in NJCAA Division II in goals and points, eighth in assists. ... Offensive MVP of the ICCAC Tournament. ... Led the Hawks to a 19-4-1 record and a trip to the national tournament.

High School: Three-time All-JeffCo League honorable mention. ... Scored 11 goals as a junior in 2019, five goals as a sophomore in 2018, and five as a freshman in 2017. ... Coached by Owen Plyler. ... Also lettered in track & field.

Personal: Full name is Taryn Rae O'Brien. ... Born in Wheatridge, Colo. ... Daughter of Michelle O'Brien. ... Has two brothers, Trevor and Travis. ... Majoring in biology.