2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Kelsey Salopek
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- D
- Hometown:
- Munhall, Pa.
- High School:
- Steel Valley
2023 SEASON
• First Team All-MAC selection
• Earned United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Midwest Region honors
• Academic All-MAC
• MAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/26)
• Played and started all 21 games at left back after playing in the midfield as a freshman
• Scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute against Akron
• Helped the Flashes defense post four shutout wins on the season
• Scored on her lone shot attempt against Toledo
• Played 1,805 minutes, the third-highest total among Kent State position players
2022 SEASON
• MAC All-Freshman Team selection
• MAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/27)
• Appeared in all 18 games, starting 17
• Tied for the team lead with three goals
• Led the Flashes in shots (23) and shots on goal (14)
• Made collegiate debut against Cleveland State
• Started her first-career game against Oakland
• Scored first-career goal and first-career brace in conference opener against Ohio
• Scored the game-winning goal in the Wagon Wheel rivalry game
• Played the full 90 minutes in nine games
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Scored 117 goals and added 72 assists during her high school career
• Named both the Moe Rosensteel and Post-Gazette Player of the Year and was named to Tribune Fab 15 Team
• Played club for Century FC
• Was also a member of the basketball and softball teams
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Jill and Tony Salopek
• Has two siblings; Kylie and Tony
• Majoring in Nursing
