Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University women's soccer standout Kelly Foley, class of 2011 from Dublin, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
Foley, a business and geology double major, was chosen for the team in part thanks to her outstanding 3.98 grade point average. A Dean's List honoree every semester thus far in her collegiate career, Foley has been very active around campus, serving as the Class of 2011 secretary and as a representative for Wittenberg's Emerging Leaders program. In addition, Foley has done volunteer work at a local pre-school.
A 2009 team captain and the women's soccer team's representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Foley has helped the Tigers to another tremendous season. The Tigers head into Saturday's regular season finale at Transylvania sporting records of 9-3-5 overall and 4-2-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
Foley is part of one of the stingiest defensive units in all of NCAA Division III for a third consecutive season. The Tigers have allowed just five goals in 17 games in 2009, while recording 14 shutouts, good for No. 2 in both the conference and all of NCAA Division III in team shutout percentage.
Foley has started 15 of the 17 games, including all 14 shutouts. She missed two games - both losses - due to illness. In her collegiate career, the Tigers have won an NCAC regular season title, two NCAC Tournament crowns and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament in each of the last two years.
Written by: Ryan Maurer
Photos by: Erin Pence