Ronan O'Connor helped the Johnnies to a pair of wins and the team's first playoff appearance since 2023 with nine points in two games last week. O'Connor recorded a hat trick against Saint Mary's on 10/28, scoring the first, third, and fourth goals in a 5-1 win. He also assisted on the game-winner. O'Connor went on to tally the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Hamline on 11/1. The performance enabled him to take sole possession of the program's single-season scoring record with 20 goals, surpassing a Saint John's mark that had stood for 51 years.