Former Mastodon standout Hilary O'Connell begins her second season as an assistant coach at IPFW. O'Connell is a Warsaw, Indiana native and graduated from IPFW in May 2007. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS).

While a Mastodon, O'Connell was a two-year captain and named to the Independent All-Academic Teams in the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons with a 3.24 GPA. O'Connell holds the single game record for three-point field goals made percentage after being perfect against UMBC in the 2005-06 season (6-6). O'Connell is #5 All-Time in 3-point field goals made with 142 in her career and on the Division I All-Time list she is No. 3 in the same category. O'Connell is also on the following All-Division I Lists: points, field goals made, steals, assists, rebounds, free throw percentage and blocked shots.

O'Connell graduated from Warsaw High and was named to the All-Conference team three years in a row. She was also named to South Bend Tribune's All-Area team. O'Connell was honored by receiving MVP for three years while she played for the Tigers. She also received 21 Alive Player of the Week honors and participated in the Nancy Rehm All-Star Classic as well as the Junior All Stars.