2019 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Keener, Kelsey
Goalkeeper
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/ Field HockeyForward/Midfield
/ Field HockeyForward
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Jersey Number 23
Kelsey Keener
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Greenwood High School
- Hometown:
- Millerstown, Pa.
Bio
Career Notes (2016-19): Never missed a game in her four years in the Green and White ... Competed in 77 games as a Spartan with 53 starts ... Finished her career with eight goals, eight assists and 24 points ... Named a Big Ten Player to Watch in 2019 ... Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2017, 2019) ... Selected as an alternate for the Victory Sports Tour/NFHCA Division I Senior Game ... Selected to the Graduated in May 2020 with a degree in kinesiology.
2019: One of three seniors on the 2019 squad ... Started in all 18 games in the fall ... Tied for second on the team with four assists ... Scored her lone goal of the season in a 1-0 win over Ohio on Oct. 11 ... Finished the season opener against Saint Francis on Aug. 31 in Kent, Ohio with two assists ... Added an assist off a penalty corner against No. 12 Louisville on Sept. 8 ... 2019 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Selection.
2018: Appeared in 20 games for Michigan State and started in 19 ... Finished the season with one goal and one assist ... Scored lone goal of season against Kent State on August 26 and recorded an assist against Maryland on September 15.
2017: Earned minutes in all 19 games for the Spartans, starting 14 contests ...Tallied one goal at UC Davis (Aug. 26) ... Registered assists against Yale (Sept. 17) and Northwestern (Oct. 22)...Held a shot percentage of .077 along with a SOG percentage of .615 ... Averaged 0.68 shots per game.
2016: Appeared in all 20 games during her freshman campaign... earned her first start in the season-opener at Kent State (8/26)... Scored her first career goal in the Green and White and also tallied an assist vs. CMU (9/1)... Scored a goal in a 7-2 win over Columbia (9/9)... Tallied her first career two-goal game at No. 15 Iowa (10/21)... Scored the game-winning goal vs. Ohio (10/23).
2019: One of three seniors on the 2019 squad ... Started in all 18 games in the fall ... Tied for second on the team with four assists ... Scored her lone goal of the season in a 1-0 win over Ohio on Oct. 11 ... Finished the season opener against Saint Francis on Aug. 31 in Kent, Ohio with two assists ... Added an assist off a penalty corner against No. 12 Louisville on Sept. 8 ... 2019 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Selection.
2018: Appeared in 20 games for Michigan State and started in 19 ... Finished the season with one goal and one assist ... Scored lone goal of season against Kent State on August 26 and recorded an assist against Maryland on September 15.
2017: Earned minutes in all 19 games for the Spartans, starting 14 contests ...Tallied one goal at UC Davis (Aug. 26) ... Registered assists against Yale (Sept. 17) and Northwestern (Oct. 22)...Held a shot percentage of .077 along with a SOG percentage of .615 ... Averaged 0.68 shots per game.
2016: Appeared in all 20 games during her freshman campaign... earned her first start in the season-opener at Kent State (8/26)... Scored her first career goal in the Green and White and also tallied an assist vs. CMU (9/1)... Scored a goal in a 7-2 win over Columbia (9/9)... Tallied her first career two-goal game at No. 15 Iowa (10/21)... Scored the game-winning goal vs. Ohio (10/23).
Prior to MSU: Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain in field hockey at Greenwood High School ... Also lettered in softball and basketball ... First Team All-State selection ... Penn Live Field Hockey First Team All Star ... Tri-Valley League First Team ... Also earned all conference honors in softball.
Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1997 ... Daughter of Paul and Laura Keener ... Sister, Kaylee, played field hockey at Temple.
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