2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Keller, Claire
Jersey Number 12
Claire Keller
- Position:
- D
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Hometown:
- Basking Ridge, N.J.
- High School:
- Ridge
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “It has a perfect balance of academics and athletics that I was looking for. They are known for strong traditions and the campus is beautiful.”
AS A FIFTH-YEAR (2023): Started all 18 games as a key member of defense … Finished with 10 groundballs … Caused eight turnovers … Had two draw controls … Posted one groundball and one caused turnover in Patriot League semifinal loss to Loyola Maryland (5/04) … Came up with one groundball against Holy Cross (4/30) … Tallied one groundball against Colgate (4/27) … Had one groundball and one draw control against Holy Cross (4/22) … Had one groundball and one caused turnover against American (4/08) … Brought in two groundballs against Penn (4/04) … Posted one groundball and two caused turnovers against Bucknell (4/01) … Caused two turnovers and had one draw control against Navy (3/25) … Brought in one groundball against Loyola Maryland (3/18) … Had one groundball and caused two turnovers against Wagner (3/04) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SENIOR (2022): Started all 18 games as key member of defense … Posted career highs in groundballs (10) and caused turnovers (10) … Part of a defense that finished third in the league and 32nd nationally in scoring defense (11.17) … Mountain Hawks allowed single-digits goals on seven occasions … Named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team … Collected a groundball in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Colgate (5/1) … Tallied a groundball and caused turnover in the regular season finale at Colgate (4/28) … Career effort in win over Holy Cross (4/23), posting a groundball and career-high three caused turnovers. Keller shut-out Holy Cross' leading scorer Jolie Creo – who was sixth nationally in points per game entering the game. Creo had 75 points coming in (51 goals, 24 assists). She had tallied multiple points in every game this season, including 24 points over her previous three games. The last time Creo was held to less than two points was on Apr. 26, 2019 at Loyola when she had one assist. It was the first time the senior was ever held point-less in a Patriot League game and only second time in her career (the other being on Mar. 3, 2019 at Siena) … Caused a turnover vs. Lafayette (4/20) and Bucknell (4/2) … Had a groundball at Army West Point (3/30) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover vs. UC Davis (3/22), marking third straight game with a GB … Also had one GB and one caused turnover vs. Coastal Carolina (3/11), against Wagner (3/5) and at Rutgers (2/26) … Added a draw control against the Scarlet Knights … Opened the season with a groundball at Saint Joseph’s (2/16) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2021): Played in all 13 games, starting nine as one of team’s top cover defenders … Finished season with three groundballs, two draw controls and two caused turnovers … Keller and the Lehigh defense finished third in the Patriot League and 14th in the nation in scoring defense (9.85). Mountain Hawks allowed eight or fewer goals in seven of the 13 games … Lehigh’s defense allowed just 11 goals at No. 9 Loyola in the Patriot League Championship Game (5/8), marking the Greyhounds’ fewest goals against a league opponent since May 6, 2018 … Had a caused turnover and draw control in the regular season finale vs. American (4/28) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover the game prior at Lafayette (4/17) … Collected a groundball in big win over No. 21 Navy (4/10) … Recorded a groundball at American (3/13) … Had a draw control in the season opener vs. Drexel (2/20).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020): Played in seven games in shortened season … Key part of Lehigh’s defense, which allowed 10.46 goals per contest, including three games allowing eight or fewer goals … Recorded a groundball and caused turnover on the year, both in the season opener vs. Iona (2/7) … Also saw action at UMBC (2/11), at Penn State (2/15), at Vanderbilt (2/22), vs. La Salle (3/3), at Furman (3/7) and at Davidson (3/9) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019): Strong contributor during rookie campaign, playing in 12 games with seven starts … Started final seven games of the season … Finished with four groundballs and six caused turnovers … Tied a career-high two caused turnovers in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/28) … Two days earlier, had a groundball for a fourth straight game in the regular season finale vs. American (4/26). Added a caused turnover … Tallied a groundball at Bucknell (4/20) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover at archrival Lafayette (4/17) … Recorded first-career groundball and caused turnover against Holy Cross (4/13), finishing with a GB and two caused turnovers … Saw first-career Patriot League action vs. Boston University (3/16) … Made collegiate debut against Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/23) … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for Ridge High School … Named captain as a senior in 2018, when she earned U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-America recognition … Two-time second team All-Skyland Conference honoree in 2017 and 2018 … Played in the Gil Gibbs Senior All-Star Game in 2018 … Two years prior, was a member of the Elite 120 championship team and represented New Jersey in the Brine National Lacrosse Classic … In the classroom, was a member of the National Honor Society, maintaining a spot on the honor roll all four years … Was also a 2017 Project Citizen National Finalist.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Groundballs: 2 vs. Penn (4/4/23)
Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Holy Cross (4/23/22)
Draw Controls: 1, five times; last at Holy Cross (4/22/23)
AS A FIFTH-YEAR (2023): Started all 18 games as a key member of defense … Finished with 10 groundballs … Caused eight turnovers … Had two draw controls … Posted one groundball and one caused turnover in Patriot League semifinal loss to Loyola Maryland (5/04) … Came up with one groundball against Holy Cross (4/30) … Tallied one groundball against Colgate (4/27) … Had one groundball and one draw control against Holy Cross (4/22) … Had one groundball and one caused turnover against American (4/08) … Brought in two groundballs against Penn (4/04) … Posted one groundball and two caused turnovers against Bucknell (4/01) … Caused two turnovers and had one draw control against Navy (3/25) … Brought in one groundball against Loyola Maryland (3/18) … Had one groundball and caused two turnovers against Wagner (3/04) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SENIOR (2022): Started all 18 games as key member of defense … Posted career highs in groundballs (10) and caused turnovers (10) … Part of a defense that finished third in the league and 32nd nationally in scoring defense (11.17) … Mountain Hawks allowed single-digits goals on seven occasions … Named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team … Collected a groundball in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Colgate (5/1) … Tallied a groundball and caused turnover in the regular season finale at Colgate (4/28) … Career effort in win over Holy Cross (4/23), posting a groundball and career-high three caused turnovers. Keller shut-out Holy Cross' leading scorer Jolie Creo – who was sixth nationally in points per game entering the game. Creo had 75 points coming in (51 goals, 24 assists). She had tallied multiple points in every game this season, including 24 points over her previous three games. The last time Creo was held to less than two points was on Apr. 26, 2019 at Loyola when she had one assist. It was the first time the senior was ever held point-less in a Patriot League game and only second time in her career (the other being on Mar. 3, 2019 at Siena) … Caused a turnover vs. Lafayette (4/20) and Bucknell (4/2) … Had a groundball at Army West Point (3/30) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover vs. UC Davis (3/22), marking third straight game with a GB … Also had one GB and one caused turnover vs. Coastal Carolina (3/11), against Wagner (3/5) and at Rutgers (2/26) … Added a draw control against the Scarlet Knights … Opened the season with a groundball at Saint Joseph’s (2/16) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2021): Played in all 13 games, starting nine as one of team’s top cover defenders … Finished season with three groundballs, two draw controls and two caused turnovers … Keller and the Lehigh defense finished third in the Patriot League and 14th in the nation in scoring defense (9.85). Mountain Hawks allowed eight or fewer goals in seven of the 13 games … Lehigh’s defense allowed just 11 goals at No. 9 Loyola in the Patriot League Championship Game (5/8), marking the Greyhounds’ fewest goals against a league opponent since May 6, 2018 … Had a caused turnover and draw control in the regular season finale vs. American (4/28) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover the game prior at Lafayette (4/17) … Collected a groundball in big win over No. 21 Navy (4/10) … Recorded a groundball at American (3/13) … Had a draw control in the season opener vs. Drexel (2/20).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020): Played in seven games in shortened season … Key part of Lehigh’s defense, which allowed 10.46 goals per contest, including three games allowing eight or fewer goals … Recorded a groundball and caused turnover on the year, both in the season opener vs. Iona (2/7) … Also saw action at UMBC (2/11), at Penn State (2/15), at Vanderbilt (2/22), vs. La Salle (3/3), at Furman (3/7) and at Davidson (3/9) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019): Strong contributor during rookie campaign, playing in 12 games with seven starts … Started final seven games of the season … Finished with four groundballs and six caused turnovers … Tied a career-high two caused turnovers in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/28) … Two days earlier, had a groundball for a fourth straight game in the regular season finale vs. American (4/26). Added a caused turnover … Tallied a groundball at Bucknell (4/20) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover at archrival Lafayette (4/17) … Recorded first-career groundball and caused turnover against Holy Cross (4/13), finishing with a GB and two caused turnovers … Saw first-career Patriot League action vs. Boston University (3/16) … Made collegiate debut against Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/23) … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for Ridge High School … Named captain as a senior in 2018, when she earned U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-America recognition … Two-time second team All-Skyland Conference honoree in 2017 and 2018 … Played in the Gil Gibbs Senior All-Star Game in 2018 … Two years prior, was a member of the Elite 120 championship team and represented New Jersey in the Brine National Lacrosse Classic … In the classroom, was a member of the National Honor Society, maintaining a spot on the honor roll all four years … Was also a 2017 Project Citizen National Finalist.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GB | DC | TO | CT |
| 2019 | 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 18-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 18-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Totals | 68-53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 28 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
CAREER HIGHS
Groundballs: 2 vs. Penn (4/4/23)
Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Holy Cross (4/23/22)
Draw Controls: 1, five times; last at Holy Cross (4/22/23)
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