EVANSVILLE, Ind. - On National Signing Day, University of Evansville head women's basketball coach Robyn Scherr has announced the signing of Casey O'Connell for the 2026-27 season.

"Casey can shoot the heck out of the ball. She has my ideal skill set in a stretch four - a knock down shooter with the ability to  attack a closeout off the bounce and can post up smaller defenders," said Scherr. "Her family ties to Evansville and UE made her the perfect fit for us. We are thrilled to have Casey in an Aces uniform next season!"

Coming to Evansville from Fort Myers, Fla., O'Connell attends powerhouse Miami Country Day School. Prior to enrolling at Miami Country Day, O'Connell attended Canterbury High School in Fort Myers, where she averaged 20.5 ppg and 8.1 rpg as a sophomore and 16.3 ppg and 7 rpg as a junior. In 2024, the standout forward earned Class 3A District Player of the Year accolades before being named All-Area First Team in 2025. O'Connell plays her AAU basketball with OG Nation and helped the team to the platinum bracket at the prestigious Run 4 Roses tournament in Louisville.
 
"I chose UE because it felt like home, I felt connected to the coaching staff as well as the players, and because of the overall environment I see Coach Scherr is building," said O'Connell.

O'Connell has ties to both the University of Evansville and the Evansville community. O'Connell's mother, Shannon, grew up in Evansville and graduated from Memorial High School. Her grandfather, John MacCauley Jr., graduated from UE and was student body president before working as the University's Director of Alumni and the voice of the Aces men's basketball team, and is now enshrined in the UE Athletics Hall of Fame. O'Connell's uncle, John MacCauley III, was a standout pitcher for the UE baseball team and named the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year in 1991 and earned ABCA All-America honors before being inducted in the UE Athletics Hall of Fame. Her cousins, John MacCauley IV and Parker MacCauley, have also pitched for the Aces' baseball team, with John joining the program in 2023 as a graduate transfer, while Parker is a graduate student on the 2026 roster.