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  Maura Kenny

Maura Kenny

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Newtown Square, Pa.

High School:
Villa Maria Academy

Height:
5-4

Position:
Attack

Birthdate:
03/26/1986

2007 (Junior): Earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors after finishing second on the team in goals scored (20), third in total points (25) and tied for third in assists (5)... Took 61 shots, second-most on the team, and put 45 of them on goal... Converted 3-of-10 free-position shots... Also controlled eight draws and picked up nine ground balls... Played in 14 games, starting 11... Scored three times in each of the first three games of the season... Tallied a goal and an assist versus Hofstra (2/26), the had three-goal performances against UMBC (2/28) and North Carolina (2/2)... Scored twice on 8-meter attempts against Boston University (3/14)... Also had an assist against the Terriers... Season-high four goals and five total points at Connecticut (4/11)... That goal and point output matched her career-highs... Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll mention for the week of February 26 for her play in the Greyhounds' first three games.

2006 (Sophomore): Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... Started all 15 games and was second on the team in goals scored (25) and points (52)... Had two assists... Picked up 26 groundballs and caused eight turnovers... Converted 5-of-7 free-position opportunities... Scored four goals against Rutgers (3/12) and at Penn State (4/2)... Scored three goals on three different occasions... Opened the season with three scores in seven shots against Delaware (2/25)... Picked up a career-high six ground balls against the Blue Hens...Notched a hat trick against James Madison (3/22)... Had four ground balls against the Dukes, as well... Caused two turnovers and scored three gimes at George Mason (3/29)... Scored three versus Connecticut (4/12)... Caused a career-best three turnovers and scored twice at Georgetown (4/29).

2005 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact during her first season on the Evergreen campus, starting in 15 contests... Finished second on the team in assists (7), third in goals scored (28) and fourth in total points (35)... Scored in all but one game that she appeared in during her freshman campaign... Registered a point in all 15 games, however... Scored three goals four times and had 10 multi-goal outings... Opened her collegiate career with two goals and an assist against UMBC (3/1)... Scored three of Loyola's eight goals against North Carolina (3/4)... Picked up three ground balls and had a career-high four draw controls versus the Tar Heels... Scored three times and had a season-high four ground balls at James Madison (3/25)... Scored three against Pennsylvania (4/20)... Recorded five points with three goals and a season-best two assists against Virginia (5/3).

High School: Earned eight varsity letters, four each in lacrosse and field hockey, at Villa Maria Academy in Malvern, Pa... Captain of the lacrosse team... Helped Villa Maria win the AACA league title as a junior... Earned All-League honors three times... Named the Main Line Times Player of the Year as a senior... All-America Honorable Mention selection as a senior, as well... The Villa Maria field hockey teams were league and district champions in 2004... Earned All-League three times on the field hockey pitch and was All-Pennsylvania First Team as a senior.

Personal: Maura Eileen Kenny...Daughter of Francis and Mary Kenny... Born March 26, 1986, in Media, Pa... The youngest of six children... Has three older brothers - Brendan, Brian and Michael - and two older sisters - Megan and Liz... Brian was a baseball player at St. Joseph's, and Liz was a member of the Villanova women's lacrosse team... Majoring in communications with an emphasis in advertising and public relations.