Coach O'Connor says, "Ornella will run the defense for us this year and call the plays. She is our flyer on corners and her experience from playing at the national level will be invaluable to us."

Honors and Awards: Selected to represent Adelphi at the NCCA National Student-Athlete Development Conference (2009), Division II National Academic Squad (2008)

2008: Named a Panthers' quad-captain... started in all 10 games played putting up two assists and two shots

At Bishop Anstey: Varsity field hockey for two years...team won the Knock-Out competition in 2004...Received the Excellence in Academic Achievement award.

Personal: Daughter of Marvin and Heather Johncilla...sister of artist Aaron Schneider...trained with the Trinidad and Tobago national field hockey team...enjoys playing soccer, hockey and reading...inspires to open up her own marketing firm...majoring in business management.