High School Career
Growing up in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, O'Reilly played on the girls soccer team at East Brunswick High School. In her four-year career she scored 143 goals. In 2001, as a junior, she led the team to win the New Jersey State High School Title.
Throughout high school, O’Reilly was a member of the National Honor Society and played on the school’s basketball team. During her senior year, she was named Parade All-American and the Parade National Player of the Year. In 2002, she was named the Gatorade High School National Player of the Year and the National Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year.
O'Reilly was Soccer America's number one college recruit in the country.
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