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Kelsey Davis

School
University of Portland
Position
Goalkeeper
Major
Theology
GAA
0.41
W-L-T
15-1-0

Classroom

Davis has a 3.43 cumulative GPA. She made the Dean’s List both semesters last year (2008-09) and was a member of the WCC All-Academic Team (2008). She is a three-time WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.00 GPA or better: 2007, 2008, 2009) selection.

Character

Davis was the Portland Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president last year. She put together a fundraising campaign to raise more than $6,000 to adopt a room at the Ronald McDonald House. She is the team captain entering the 2009 season. She has overcome a tragic event over the summer with a positive outlook on life (her father committed suicide). She is also recovering from a broken jaw suffered while playing with the USA National Team.

Community

Davis represented UP at the WCC Soles4Souls shoe drive (helped distribute donated shoes to those in need in Las Vegas). She is a longtime volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House Charities (making dinner for families, visiting children, etc.). Davis launched a fundraising campaign to “Adopt a Room” at the RMH and raised more than $6,000 in three months last season. She and her teammates then created a UP soccer-themed room at the RMH. Davis and her teammates also participated in a local parade with a youth soccer team this summer. They celebrated the National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day by visiting two local elementary schools to read to kids and distribute books to the children.

Competition

Davis, on the preseason Hermann Trophy watch list, was called up to the senior USA Women’s National Team in May, 2009 (she suffered a broken jaw during an exhibition match and did not play in any counted matches). She has also played for the USA Under-23 National Team (2007-08) and competed in multiple FIFA World Cups for the USA at the youth levels (U-17, U-19, U-20). She is a two-time All-WCC selection (2007, 2008) and is ranked third nationally in goals-against average in 2008 (0.41) and fifth nationally in 2007 (0.49). Her 23 shutouts ranks fifth on the UP career list (14 in 2008 was second on the single-season charts). Her team is 34-5 in her 39 career starts at UP.