Kelsey Gallagher

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Photo by: Josh Gales

Position:
M
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Orland Park, Ill.
High School:
Carl Sandburg

• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022)
• 2021, 2022 Horizon League All-Academic Team
• 2019-20 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
• 2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023)

2023: Played in seven matches this season and started in four … Finished the season with 196 total minutes played … Scored a goal against Wright State (Oct. 15).

2022: Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and Horizon League All-Academic Team ... Appeared and started in all 19 matches ... Tied for third on the team with 13 shots on goal ... Recorded three total goals, one vs. Chicago State (Aug. 18), one vs. Ball State (Sept. 1) and one vs. Robert Morris (Sept. 22) ... Finished fourth on the team with a 0.500 shots on goal percentage.

Fall 2021: Named to Horizon League All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 19 matches, and started in 18 ... Lead team in assists with six, which is tied for the most in a season in program history ... Scored two goals and was second on the team in points with 10 ... Second on the team in shots (28) ... Had a season high four shots against Detroit Mercy on Oct. 23, and recorded two shots on goal in four matches ... Played in 1285 minutes, including 92 minutes against Milwaukee on Oct. 2.

Spring 2021: Started in all nine matches ... Recorded one goal at Robert Morris and had nine shots during the season ... Had a season-high two shots against IUPUI and at Findlay ... Played in 76 minutes at UIC.

2019: Played in 18 matches and started in six ... Tallied one assist against Valparaiso (Sept. 13) ... Placed four out of 10 shots on goal ... Played 70 minutes against Youngstown State (Aug. 23).

2018 (at Milwaukee): Did not see any action for the Panthers.

High School: Elected to not play for her high school team ... Spent eight seasons with the Chicago International Soccer Club … Las Vegas Shootout Champion in 2016 with four wins and four shutouts ... Finalist at the Disney Showcase ... Final Four contender in the State Cup in 2017 and 2018 ... Earned Academic Honor Roll each of her four years at Carl Sandburg High School.

Personal: Daughter of Raymond and Maggie Gallagher ... Majoring in Elementary Education with a certificate in Organizational Leadership.