Kelly Sherwood

Class:
Senior
Position:
GK
Hometown:
Strongsville, Ohio
Prev School:
Strongsville
High School:
Strongsville

Getting to Know Kelly

Greatest soccer memory:
Winning state my junior year of high school

Pre-game rituals:
Put everything on right side and then the left side

People that I admire the most:
My parents

One place I have always wanted to visit is:
New Zealand

Favorite sport other than soccer:
Basketball

When I was four years old, I started playing soccerbecause:
My best friend played

Best part of 2011 Women's World Cup:
Hope Solo's save in PKs against Brazil

The two things that creep me out the most are:
Snakes and spiders

THIS OR THAT?
Blue or Gold
Mild or Spicy
Summer or Winter
Facebook or Twitter
Thumbs up or Highfive
Country orCity
Singing or Dancing
Introvert orExtrovert
Mountains orOcean
Odd or Even
Day or Night
New York or LosAngeles

• Currently ranks second in team history with eight careershutouts, also ranked in career saves (fourth, 196) andgoals-against average (fifth, 1.44)

2010 – Junior notes
• Started 17 games for the Golden Flashes, playing 1610minutes
• Finished the season with a 1.68 goals-against average
• Made a season-high eight saves in overtime draw at NorthernIllinois (Oct. 3)
• Registered seven saves to help secure a 1-1 draw atIndiana (Sept. 17)
• Finished the year with a 4-9-4 record
• Made five saves in victory over Ball State (Oct.17)

2009 – Sophomore notes
• Played every minute in goal for Kent State, posting an8-9-2 record on the year
• Posted a 1.07 goals-against average
• Had six shutouts on the year
• Registered first collegiate assist by a Kent Stategoalkeeper against Toledo (Oct. 18)
• Tallied back-to-back shutouts to start MAC season(Ball State, Sept. 25; Miami, Sept. 27)
• With those shutouts, earned Mid-American ConferenceCo-Player of the Week honors Sept. 28
• Had a career-high 10 saves in MAC tournament game atEastern Michigan (Nov. 1)

2008 – Freshman notes
• Saw action in 12 games, earning the start in eachappearance
• Recorded two shutouts on the season in back-to-back games(Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 19; Ohio, Sept. 26)
• On the season, had 52 saves and a 1.72 goals-againstaverage
• Ranked ninth in the MAC with 4.3 saves per game
• Twice registered seven saves on the season (Michigan State,Sept. 14; Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 19)
• Had five saves against Akron Sept. 28, aiding in KentState’s 100^th program win

2007 – Redshirt season
• Redshirted the 2007 campaign, retaining four years ofeligibility

Prior to Kent State
• Recorded 32 career shutouts for Strongsville HighSchool
• Went 17-1-5 and won the 2005 Division I StateChampionship
• Regional finalist in 2004
• Coached by Jon Felton
• Played for the Cleveland Futbol Club, making two statefinal appearances
• D.A.R.E Role Model and a member of the German Club
• Played two years of basketball

Personal
• Daughter of Karen and Phil Sherwood; has two sisters, Julieand Jenny
• Sister Jenny is a sophomore on the Mount Union women'sbasketball team
• Majoring in physical education