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2017-18 Women's Basketball

34 Raven Kelsey

34 Raven Kelsey

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    John D. O'Bryant School of Math & Science
  • Hometown:
    Boston, Mass.

Summary

Biography

2017-18 AWARDS 

LEC Defensive Player of the Year 

LEC All-Conference Defensive Team 

SEASON HIGHS

Games Played/Games Started: 28/26

Minutes: 34 at Keene State College, December 2 (705 total/25.2 mpg)

Points: 20 at MIT, December 30 (209/7.5 ppg)

Rebounds: 11 three times (180/6.4 rpg)

Assists: 5 vs. Plymouth State University, February 10 (76/2.7 apg)

Blocked Shots: 4 at Western Connecticut State University, January 13 (20 total)

Steals: 5 two times (68 total)

NOTABLES

  • Became the first player in program history to be named the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Year 
  • Named the LEC Player of the Week on January 2 
  • Led the LEC with 2.5 steals per game, tied for first with 67 total steals 
  • Ranks sixth in program history with 180 career steals
  • Had a stellar performance in a 68-63 win against MIT with a season-high 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals
  • Scored 17 points and had 9 rebounds in an LEC win over Eastern Connecticut State University on January 6
  • Finished with double-digit points in 8 games
  • Finished the season shooting 30.9% from the field, 26.5 from 3 point range and 67.4 from the free throw line 

2016-17 AWARDS

Little East Conference All-Conference Second Team

2016-17 Season-Highs

Games Played/Started: 26/23

Minutes: 42 at Keene State Coll. 12/10/16 (28.8 mpg)

Points: 28 at Keene State Coll. 12/10/16 (10.9 ppg)

Rebounds: 20 vs. U. Southern Maine 2/8/17 (9.5 rbg)

Assists: 5 vs. Eastern Connecticut State U. 1/14/17 (1.6 apg)

Steals: 6 two times (2.2 spg)

Blocks: 2 vs. Rhode Island Coll. 1/7/17 (8 total)

NOTABLES

  • Put together a career year by significantly increasing her points, rebounds, assists, steals and minutes per game.
  • Set new career-highs in field goal percentage (36.6) and free throw percentage (72.1 percent)
  • Ranked second in the Little East in rebounds per game and led the league in defensive rebounds per game (7.2)
  • Tied for the league-lead in steals per game (2.2)
  • Led the team with her career-high eight double-doubles
  • Finished with double-digit points in 14 games, including five-straight from January 18-January 31
  • Posted double-digit rebounds 13 times, including two-stretches of three games or more
  • Averaged a double-double of 13.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in the Beacons’ nine victories
  • Saw her scoring numbers peak in December (15.0 ppg), before dropping in each of the final two months of the season

2015-16 Used her versatility to become a dynamic offensive player in her second season as a Beacon … Appeared in 25 of 28 games and started six contests … Averaged 19.8 minutes per game … Ended the year third on the team with 7.3 points and five rebounds per game … Ranked second with her 46 steals … Totaled 124 rebounds, 23 assists and 10 blocks … Knocked down 32.4 percent of her shots from the field and 33.8 percent from distance … Shot 66.0 percent from the free throw line … Reached double-figures in points on six occasions … Earned her first collegiate start in the season-opener and poured in nine points, four rebounds and a career-high six steals against Endicott College … Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds and tacked on nine points November 15 against Maine Maritime Academy … Reached double-digits in points for the first-time in her collegiate career on December 5 with 10 points in 15 minutes … Scored a then career-high 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting on December 12 against Keene State College … Poured in a career-best 16 points in 28 minutes at Eastern Connecticut State on January 16 … Chipped in five points, nine rebounds and two assists in the Little East Conference Semifinals against Keene State College.

2014-15 Earned a spot as one of the Beacons’ forwards off the bench in her first collegiate campaign … Saw 9.1 minutes per game in 19 games off the bench … Totaled 34 points, 61 rebounds, 13 assists and 11 steals … Shot 21.4 percent from the field, 2-17 from distance and 8-15 from the free throw line … Made her collegiate debut in the Beacons opener with two points in 11 minutes at Colby College … Enjoyed a career-game January 3 with a career-best six points, eight rebounds and four steals in 10 minutes against Salve Regina … Chipped in with four points and six rebounds in a Little East Conference win over Plymouth State on February 14.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from John D. O'Bryant School of Math & Science (O'Bryant HS) in 2014 ... Also a member of the UMass Boston Cross Country and Outdoor Track & Field Teams ... Served as a four-year impact player and earned team Most Valuable Player honors her senior year ... Helped the Tigers to two Boston City League Titles ... Named to the Boston City League All-Star team on multiple occassions ... Daughter of Latrice Barr ... Has eight siblings, Kiara Barr, Gianna Andrews, Jonah Andrews, Tucker Andrews, Giulianna Andrews, Joshua Andrews, Ra'Naye Kelsey and Ramundo Kelsey Jr. ... Member of the Alpha Lambda Delta fraternity at UMass Boston ... Serves as the Vice President of the UMass Boston Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Currently majoring in Sociology, with minors in Psychology and Theatre Arts. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2014-15Freshman

    F
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2015-16Sophomore

    F
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2016-17Junior

    F
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2017-18Senior

    F
    5'9"
    34
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