Capital One Academic All-America® ReleaseAUSTIN, Texas (Nov. 24, 2014) – Edinboro University's
Meghan Kelly has been selected to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Women's Soccer teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Kelly is a senior goalkeeper from Mars, Pa. She has had nothing but A's during her four-year career, maintaining a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. as an Early Childhood and Special Education major. She is now a two-time Capital One District 2 Academic All-American® and a three-time PSAC and Edinboro Scholar-Athlete.
Kelly also enjoyed great success on the soccer field, and was recently accorded All-PSAC third team honors. She holds many of Edinboro's goalkeeping records while helping Edinboro to four straight appearances in the PSAC Tournament and three NCAA playoff berths.
She holds school records for career wins (41) and shutouts (21), ranking tenth inPSAC history in the latter category. Her career 1.03 goals against average stands second at Edinboro. She finished with a 41-23-7 career record while starting 70 matches, and also holds the school record for minutes in goal (6,497). She finished second in career saves with 300. In addition, she holds three of the top six goals against average figures in a season.
This past year Kelly led Edinboro to a 10-7-2 finish, starting in goal in all 19 matches and played all but 17 minutes. She recorded a 1.02 GAA, good for sixth in the season records, and had 4 shutouts.
As a junior she had a 12-6-2 record with a 0.91 GAA, the fourth-lowest figure in school history. The 12 wins tied the school record she set as a sophomore in 2012. In addition, her seven shutouts broke the school record of six which she shared.
In 2012, Kelly posted a 12-4-3 record with a 0.90 GAA and six shutouts. The goals against average ranks third all-time. She also played a school record 1,795 minutes. As a freshman she played in 13 marches with a 7-6-0 record and a 1.41 GAA and four shutouts.
