Position Goaltender Name Kelsey Duryea Shoots Right | Weight 167 pounds (76 kg) Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
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NCAA team
F. Teams Duke Bluedevils
Under 19 Women's Nation Team, | ||
Kelsey Duryea is a goalie for the lacrosse team at Duke University North Carolina and played as a goalie for four years at her high school, The Governors Academy. She started playing lacrosse when she was little, in the backyard with her older brother, Will Duryea.
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Kelsey Duryea once said “As a goalie, staying in the game mentally is probably the hardest thing. You have to be in the right mindset, like staying calm and not getting down on yourself, and trusting your teammates to also perform well. As you learn more technique, getting hit by the ball is less a factor, so you don’t really think about it as much at this level.’’
The Governor's Academy
Kelsey Duryea was a four year varsity lacrosse player at the Governor's Academy. She was ranked #1 goalie for girls high school lacrosse for ESPN 2011-2012.
High School Accomplishments
Duke University
After her high school career, Duryea entered the Duke program as one of the most highly recruited goalies in the class of 2012. Duke University is a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference which is one of the most competitive conferences for women's lacrosse in the country. She was ranked fourth nationally in saves, saves per game, save percentage, and ground balls per game. She became the first freshman goaltender in Duke history to be named to the IWLCA All-America's second term. Kelsey has gone on to be one of the top collegiate goal keepers in the nation as she begins to conclude her Senior campaign for the Blue Devils. "Dury's" presence in the cage as well as her presence off the field will be one that her teammates and Duke lacrosse will never forget.