Nazareth College Athletics

Sociology major... born 8/4/94... daughter of Mike and Patti Kelly, Doylestown, Pa... returning for her fourth season, Kelly in 2014-15 led the Golden Flyers in scoring and finished sixth in the Empire 8 with a 15.2 points per game … earned first-team all-East Region by d3hoops.com and first-team all-Empire 8... became the Golden Flyers' 14th 1,000-point career scorer and opens the 2015-16 season with 1,108 points overall... broke her own single-season record and led the E8 with a .601 field goal percentage (161-for-268) and ranked seventh nationally in that category … also led the Empire 8 in free throw percentage on 73-for-89 (80.2 percent) … second in Empire 8 with 10.2 rebounds per game and her 264 rebounds ranks seventh on the Nazareth single season list … named Empire 8 Player of the Week on 11/17/14, 2/2/15, and 2/9/15… recorded 13 double-doubles on the year … scored a career-high 27 points at Alfred on 2/6/15... scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in a home-court win over St. John Fisher on 1/30/15... represented Nazareth on the all-tournament team for the Golden Eagle Tip-Off Classic at Brockport and for the Wendy's Classic.
 
2013-14: played well for the Golden Flyers in 2013-14, appearing in 23 games, including 22 as a starter... led the team in scoring (13.6 ppg.) and rebounding (7.3 rpg.) and shot 50.4 percent from the field (116-for-230) and 79.2 percent from the free throw line (80-for-101)... earned second-team Empire 8 Conference all-star honors... named E8 Player of the Week for 1/20/14... reached double digits in scoring 17 times, including four games with 20 points or better... equaled a career-high with 23 points in a win over Alfred on 2/18/14... had a season-best 12 rebounds against Houghton on 2/8/14.

2012-13: Kelly enjoyed a spectacular first season as she led the team in both scoring (16.0 ppg.) and rebounding (8.4 rpg.)… also set a single-season school record by making 58.3 percent of her field goals (161-for-276) and ranked third nationally in that category… played in all 25 games, including 24 as a starter and reached double digits in scoring 21 times and reached 20 points or more eight times… had a career-best of 23 at Alfred on 2/8/13 and at home against Elmira on 2/15/13… reached double digits in rebounds six times, twice grabbing 16 boards – at home vs. Utica on 1/12/13 and at Alfred on 2/8/13… named East Region Rookie of the Year by d3hoops.com… earned second-team Empire 8 Conference all-star honors… named E8 Rookie of the Week four times… represented Nazareth on the all-tournament team for the Wendy’s Classic and for the Onnie’s Classic.

Scholastic: a graduate of Central Bucks East in Pennsylvania, Kelly competed in basketball and track...named team MVP in 2011-12 and was a first-team Suburban One League Continental Conference all-star... set school record for single-season free throw accuracy, hitting 122 of 144 for 84.7 percent... helped team to three league titles and three appearances in the state playoffs.