Kelly DeNiro

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bishop Watterson HS
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio

CAREER STATISTICS
Year   MP/MS G A Pts Shots(SOG) GW
2010   19/17 1 5 7 24 (12)      0
2011   18/18 2 2   6   30 (10)      1
2012   18/18 5 4   14 35 (16)    2
Totals 55/53 8 11 27 89 (38)      3

as a Senior (2013): Started 17 matches and appeared in a total of 18 … notched four assists during the season, giving her the program’s career assists record with 15 career assists … recorded two goals during the season and a total of eight points on offense … tied for the team-lead with four assists and third on the team with eight points … had back-to-back games in which she recorded an assist against North Dakota (Aug. 25) and Morehead State (Aug. 30) … played a season-high 120 minutes against Morehead State (Aug. 30) … logged a total of 1649 minutes on the pitch … recorded a season-high three shots on goal against Cleveland State (Sept. 22).

as a Junior (2012): A second team All-MAC selection ... started all 18 games in central midfield … one of six players to start every game … was second on the team in goals (five), assists (four), points (14) and shots (35) … led the team with two game-winning goals … named to the all-tournament team at the Tennessee Lady Vol Classic (Aug. 24-26) … had three points on a goal and an assist at Cleveland State (Sept. 7) … registered assists against Ohio (Oct. 5) and Kent State (Oct. 7) … recorded at least one point in the final four games of the season … scored both goals in the win at Bowling Green (Oct. 14) … netted the game-winning goal in overtime at Buffalo in the season finale (Oct. 25) … had four goals and three assists during MAC play … played the second most minutes on the team, 1586.

as a Sophomore (2011): Started all 18 games in the midfield, scoring twice and adding a pair of assists ... fired 30 shots on the year, with 10 finding the target ... scored the game winner in the victory over Eastern Illinois (Sept. 17) ... assisted on the lone goal in the 1-0, seasoning-opening win at Michigan (Aug. 19) ... scored in the 3-0 triumph over Eastern Michigan (Sept. 25) ... picked up the assist on Katie Wise’s game-winner against Bowling Green (Oct. 14).

as a Freshman (2010): Named to the MAC All-Freshman team after assisting on five goals and scoring once … four of five assists came during MAC play … tallied an assist in four of five matches from Oct. 10 to Oct. 24 … also assisted on a goal during the season-opening win over Illinois State (Aug. 20) … scored in Akron’s 4-1 loss to Long Beach St. (Sept. 19) … released 24 shots with 12 on goal.

at Watterson High School: Four-year varsity letter winner … three-time first team All-Central Catholic League selection (sophomore, junior and senior) … first-team all-state and first-team all-district pick as a senior, and was also chosen as team MVP … had 15 goals and eight assists (38 points) during her senior year, when team went 15-3-1 en route to being CCL champions and a district finalist …ESPN Rise state-by-state top player.

Club Soccer: Played for the Ohio Premier Eagles ... 2004 and 2006 Ohio South state champions ... 2006 Region II semifinalist ... 2008 and 2009 Disney Showcase finalist.

Personal: Honor Roll member … born July 25, 1992 in Columbus, Ohio ... daughter of John DeNiro and Betsy DeNiro ... has a brother (Danny) and sister (Tess) ... majoring in integrated marketing communications.