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Northeastern Field Hockey 2001 Profiles - #18 Kelly Williams

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#18 Kelly Williams
Sr. B
Shoreham, NY
Shoreham-Wading River
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2001: Senior tri-captain...played and started every game this season...never missed a game in her four-year career at NU...led NU with 13 assists to go with three goals for 19 points...named America East Defensive Player of the Year...a second-team All-American...first-team Northeast Region All-Ameican...had a goal in the season-opener versus Quinnipiac Sept. 1...had at least one point in the first five games of the season...had two assists against UMass on Sept. 3...had an assist at Princeton Sept. 7...assisted on Sarah Broderick’s overtime game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Syracuse Sept. 9...had an assist at Boston College Sept. 19...assisted on two of three NU goals in a 3-0 victory over Brown Oct. 3...had two assists against Albany Oct. 19 and then had three assists in the next game, versus Maine Oct. 21...scored the game-winning goal in double overtime at Vermont Oct. 24...scored the game-winning goal off a penalty corner in NU’s 2-1 victory over Maine in the semifinals of the America East Championship Nov. 2...set up Sarah Broderick’s game-winning goal in the finals versus Delaware Nov. 4...was named Most Outstanding Player at the America East Championship.

2000: Played and started all 20 games…named first team All-Conference, first team Northeast Region All-America and Team MVP…third on the team in points (20) and second in goals (7)…scored two game-winning goals on the season…had a goal in season opener versus Michigan Aug. 27…played a part in all four NU goals against Boston College Sept. 20, scoring twice and dishing out two assists…scored NU’s first goal in 2-1 win at Maine Oct. 14…scored game-winning goal with only 10 seconds remaining in the second half against Vermont Oct. 25…assisted on Sarah Broderick’s game-winning goal in season finale against Holy Cross Oct. 27...earned a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association Division I All-Academic team.

1999: Was one of five Huskies to start every Northeastern contest...exploded offensively as the primary stick-stopper on the penalty corner unit...collected 10 assists and finished third on the team in point production with 14...recorded first points of her career with a goal and an assist against Boston College Sept. 22...also found the net in a game against Harvard Oct. 13...amassed four assists in one game against Drexel Oct. 10, tying an NU game record.

1998: Started 19 of 21 games on defense...managed five shots on goal from her defensive position, but did not figure into any of the team’s scoring.

1997: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School: Played varsity field hockey, basketball and softball, earning 10 letters in all at Shoreham-Wading River High...two-time captain of both the field hockey and softball teams...scored winning goal in three different county title games...second in career goals only to former NU All-American Keri Bettenhauser, who also starred at Shoreham-Wading River...named All-League four times (1993-96)...All-County pick in 1995 and ’96...All-State selection in 1996.

Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1979...enjoys skiing... Physical Therapy major...Class of 2002.

Williams in the news...
Nov. 1, 2001: Williams named America East Defensive Player of the Year
Nov. 20, 2001: Williams named All-American and All-ECAC

  #18 Kelly Williams Statistics


 Year     GP/GS   Shots   G    A   Pts
 1998     21/19       5   0    0     0
 1999     20/20      17   2   10    14
 2000     20/20      40   7    6    20
 2001     23/23      49   3   13    19
 Totals   84/82     111  12   29    53



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