2015 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Scott, Kelly
Jersey Number 6
Kelly Scott
- Position:
- D
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Mathematics
- Hometown:
- Basking Ridge, N.J.
- High School:
- Ridge High School
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh was the perfect choice for me. The school has a great academic reputation, the lacrosse team is very strong and competitive, the coaching staff is impressive and the school is relatively close to home. It’s all that I wanted in a university.”
ON COACH REDFERN: “Coach Jill has been really successful at Lehigh and I wanted to join a program like hers that is so committed to winning. Coach Jill and her staff really took the time to get to know me as a player and it convinced me that Lehigh was the right program for me.”
AS A SENIOR (2015): Started all 17 games, posting 21 groundballs, 20 caused turnovers and six draw controls … Helped the Lehigh defense finish third in the Patriot League with a 8.06 GAA … Team co-captain (with Lauren Willcox) … Posted career highs in goals (2), assists (2) and points (4) … Named a second team All-Patriot League honoree … Earned the team’s Coaches Award for a third straight season … Recognized by the LVAIAW as the outstanding women’s lacrosse athlete in the Lehigh Valley … Garnered the Mary O’Hurley Leadership Award at the Lehigh Athletics’ annual end-of-year convocation … Strong game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Boston University (4/21), recording three groundballs, three caused turnovers and a draw control … Had a groundball and caused turnover in consecutive games at American (4/12) and Holy Cross (4/17) … One groundball and two caused turnovers vs. Navy (4/8) … Groundball and caused turnover in three straight games at Mount St. Mary’s (3/26), Bryant (3/28) and Rutgers (3/31). Also added three draw controls at Mount St. Mary’s … Caused a turnover in big Patriot League win at Bucknell (3/24) … Scored a goal and posted two draw controls in win at archrival Lafayette (3/17) … Tallied two groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. Colgate (3/14) … Scored first goal of the season and added a pair of groundballs and caused turnovers at Jacksonville (3/10) … Scooped a season-high four groundballs and added two caused turnovers as defense allowed just five goals to Fairfield (2/28) … Dished an assist, adding two groundballs and three caused turnovers vs. Niagara (2/22) … Posted a pair of groundballs in home opener vs. UC Davis (2/20) ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for fourth straight year.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Started all 16 games for a third straight season … Finished second on the team with 28 groundballs and fourth with 12 caused turnovers … Also recorded eight draw controls … Won the team’s Coaches Award for a second straight year … Team co-captain (with Alexandra Fitzpatrick) … Scooped two groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Boston University (4/22) … Had two groundballs and a draw control in the regular season finale vs. Holy Cross (4/19) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover in win over American (4/13) … Finished with two groundballs and a draw control as part of big win at Boston University (4/5). Mountain Hawks handed the Terriers their first-ever Patriot League loss … Two groundballs and a caused turnover at Yale (3/30) … Scooped two groundballs at Loyola (3/22) … Monster game with two groundballs and three caused turnovers as part of big 9-8 win over archrival Lafayette (3/19) … Scooped a career-high tying five groundballs at Colgate (3/15) … One groundball and two draw controls against Bryant (3/10) … Two days earlier, had three groundballs and a draw control in Patriot League opening victory over Bucknell (3/8) … Recorded a groundball and three caused turnovers at Fairfield (3/4) … Had a groundball and two draw controls in win at New Hampshire (3/1) … Opened the season with three groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control against Mount St. Mary’s (2/22) ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Started all 16 games to help anchor the defense … Finished with 23 groundballs, 12 draw controls and a team-leading 18 caused turnovers … Scored first-career goal vs. Howard (4/14) … Scooped a season-high five groundballs vs. Yale (3/31) … Posted four groundballs and one draw control vs. Bucknell (3/23) … Had three groundballs and a draw control vs. Fairfield (3/20) and at Binghamton (2/27) … Caused four turnovers at Binghamton (2/27) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Won the team’s Coaches Award.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Stellar freshman campaign, starting all 16 games to help anchor the defense … Finished with 13 groundballs, 13 draw controls and four caused turnovers … Had at least one groundball in each of the final seven games … Posted two groundballs and two draw controls against New Hampshire (4/7) … Three groundballs and a caused turnover at Villanova (3/27) … Finished with two groundballs and three draw controls a game prior vs. archrival Lafayette (3/24) … Posted two draw controls against Robert Morris (3/3) … Scooped two groundballs in collegiate debut vs. Marist (2/18) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: A multi-sport athlete at Ridge High School, Scott played varsity lacrosse, soccer and basketball … Scored more than 100 career goals … Was senior captain in lacrosse, garnering First Team All-Conference, Delaware Conference First Team and All-Skyland Team … Was also an Academic All-American … This came one season after garnering both First Team All-Skyland Conference and Defensive Player of the Year honors … Earned the Captain’s Lacrosse Award for Most Improved Player in 2008 … Helped lead squad to the Skyland Conference Championship the following season … Was an All-State soccer player as well, earning MVP and First Team All-Skyland Conference in 2010 … Team enjoyed tremendous success in her time, becoming Group IV State Finalists in 2008 and County Champions in ’09 … Also strong in basketball … Earned three separate Athlete of the Month Awards … Garnered the Defensive Award for Basketball during the 2007-08 season … Member of the Student Government (Vice President of the Student Body) from 2007-11 … Was also a member of the National Honor Society.
CAREER STATISTICS
GETTING TO KNOW KELLY
Nickname: Scotty
Why did you choose Lehigh? Lehigh was the perfect choice for me. The school has a great academic reputation, the lacrosse team is very strong and competitive, the coaching staff is impressive and the school is relatively close to home. It’s all that I wanted in a university.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Lehigh Athletics
Major & Why: Mathematics because I am interested in working with numbers and solving problems.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Sociology
Favorite Place on Campus: Johnny’s
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Natasha Bedingfield
Favorite Movies: The Proposal and Transformers
Favorite TV Show: Modern Family
Favorite Website: Google
Favorite Pro Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Troy Polamalu
Hobbies: Baking cookies
Place I'd Like To Visit: Paris
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Dancing
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I love the number 6!
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Soccer
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel
ON COACH REDFERN: “Coach Jill has been really successful at Lehigh and I wanted to join a program like hers that is so committed to winning. Coach Jill and her staff really took the time to get to know me as a player and it convinced me that Lehigh was the right program for me.”
AS A SENIOR (2015): Started all 17 games, posting 21 groundballs, 20 caused turnovers and six draw controls … Helped the Lehigh defense finish third in the Patriot League with a 8.06 GAA … Team co-captain (with Lauren Willcox) … Posted career highs in goals (2), assists (2) and points (4) … Named a second team All-Patriot League honoree … Earned the team’s Coaches Award for a third straight season … Recognized by the LVAIAW as the outstanding women’s lacrosse athlete in the Lehigh Valley … Garnered the Mary O’Hurley Leadership Award at the Lehigh Athletics’ annual end-of-year convocation … Strong game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Boston University (4/21), recording three groundballs, three caused turnovers and a draw control … Had a groundball and caused turnover in consecutive games at American (4/12) and Holy Cross (4/17) … One groundball and two caused turnovers vs. Navy (4/8) … Groundball and caused turnover in three straight games at Mount St. Mary’s (3/26), Bryant (3/28) and Rutgers (3/31). Also added three draw controls at Mount St. Mary’s … Caused a turnover in big Patriot League win at Bucknell (3/24) … Scored a goal and posted two draw controls in win at archrival Lafayette (3/17) … Tallied two groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. Colgate (3/14) … Scored first goal of the season and added a pair of groundballs and caused turnovers at Jacksonville (3/10) … Scooped a season-high four groundballs and added two caused turnovers as defense allowed just five goals to Fairfield (2/28) … Dished an assist, adding two groundballs and three caused turnovers vs. Niagara (2/22) … Posted a pair of groundballs in home opener vs. UC Davis (2/20) ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for fourth straight year.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Started all 16 games for a third straight season … Finished second on the team with 28 groundballs and fourth with 12 caused turnovers … Also recorded eight draw controls … Won the team’s Coaches Award for a second straight year … Team co-captain (with Alexandra Fitzpatrick) … Scooped two groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Boston University (4/22) … Had two groundballs and a draw control in the regular season finale vs. Holy Cross (4/19) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover in win over American (4/13) … Finished with two groundballs and a draw control as part of big win at Boston University (4/5). Mountain Hawks handed the Terriers their first-ever Patriot League loss … Two groundballs and a caused turnover at Yale (3/30) … Scooped two groundballs at Loyola (3/22) … Monster game with two groundballs and three caused turnovers as part of big 9-8 win over archrival Lafayette (3/19) … Scooped a career-high tying five groundballs at Colgate (3/15) … One groundball and two draw controls against Bryant (3/10) … Two days earlier, had three groundballs and a draw control in Patriot League opening victory over Bucknell (3/8) … Recorded a groundball and three caused turnovers at Fairfield (3/4) … Had a groundball and two draw controls in win at New Hampshire (3/1) … Opened the season with three groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control against Mount St. Mary’s (2/22) ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Started all 16 games to help anchor the defense … Finished with 23 groundballs, 12 draw controls and a team-leading 18 caused turnovers … Scored first-career goal vs. Howard (4/14) … Scooped a season-high five groundballs vs. Yale (3/31) … Posted four groundballs and one draw control vs. Bucknell (3/23) … Had three groundballs and a draw control vs. Fairfield (3/20) and at Binghamton (2/27) … Caused four turnovers at Binghamton (2/27) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Won the team’s Coaches Award.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Stellar freshman campaign, starting all 16 games to help anchor the defense … Finished with 13 groundballs, 13 draw controls and four caused turnovers … Had at least one groundball in each of the final seven games … Posted two groundballs and two draw controls against New Hampshire (4/7) … Three groundballs and a caused turnover at Villanova (3/27) … Finished with two groundballs and three draw controls a game prior vs. archrival Lafayette (3/24) … Posted two draw controls against Robert Morris (3/3) … Scooped two groundballs in collegiate debut vs. Marist (2/18) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: A multi-sport athlete at Ridge High School, Scott played varsity lacrosse, soccer and basketball … Scored more than 100 career goals … Was senior captain in lacrosse, garnering First Team All-Conference, Delaware Conference First Team and All-Skyland Team … Was also an Academic All-American … This came one season after garnering both First Team All-Skyland Conference and Defensive Player of the Year honors … Earned the Captain’s Lacrosse Award for Most Improved Player in 2008 … Helped lead squad to the Skyland Conference Championship the following season … Was an All-State soccer player as well, earning MVP and First Team All-Skyland Conference in 2010 … Team enjoyed tremendous success in her time, becoming Group IV State Finalists in 2008 and County Champions in ’09 … Also strong in basketball … Earned three separate Athlete of the Month Awards … Garnered the Defensive Award for Basketball during the 2007-08 season … Member of the Student Government (Vice President of the Student Body) from 2007-11 … Was also a member of the National Honor Society.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GB | DC | TO | CT |
| 2012 | 16-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 16-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1.000 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| 2014 | 16-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 28 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| 2015 | 17-17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1.000 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| Totals | 65-65 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 1.000 | 85 | 38 | 33 | 50 |
GETTING TO KNOW KELLY
Nickname: Scotty
Why did you choose Lehigh? Lehigh was the perfect choice for me. The school has a great academic reputation, the lacrosse team is very strong and competitive, the coaching staff is impressive and the school is relatively close to home. It’s all that I wanted in a university.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Lehigh Athletics
Major & Why: Mathematics because I am interested in working with numbers and solving problems.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Sociology
Favorite Place on Campus: Johnny’s
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Natasha Bedingfield
Favorite Movies: The Proposal and Transformers
Favorite TV Show: Modern Family
Favorite Website: Google
Favorite Pro Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Troy Polamalu
Hobbies: Baking cookies
Place I'd Like To Visit: Paris
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Dancing
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I love the number 6!
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Soccer
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel
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