O’Reilly was twice the Rider female Athlete of the Year, was a three-time Andrew J. Rider Scholar, and was named one of the top 25 Performers in the 25-year history of the MAAC. She graduated with 24 MAAC gold medals, including four straight 100 freestyle MAAC Championships, eight team records, four Rider pool relay records and two MAAC relay records.  O’Reilly became Rider’s first-ever Barry Goldwater Scholarship Award recipient, a national academic honor.