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Jersey Number 4
Megan Keller
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-11
- S/C:
- L
- Hometown:
- Farmington Hills, Mich.
- Previous Team:
- Honeybaked U19
Bio
Closed out her career as one of the most dominant and influential players in college hockey history, and one of the top defenders in the world … finished her time on the Heights as the program’s career leader in defenseman scoring (158), goals (45), and assists (113) and sits in the top-10 overall in points (sixth), assists (fourth), plus/minus (third, +177) and game-winning goals (10th) … holds the Hockey East career points, goals and assists records as well as the single-season points, goals and assists records by a defenseman … finished her career second overall in the career league assists (80) ... was the fastest defenseman in program history to reach 50 points (60 games), 75 points (77 games) and 100 points (102 games) … led the nation in defenseman scoring in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … was already an Olympic gold medalist and four-time gold medalist at the IIHF World Championships before graduating … named a Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist to follow up Top-10 nods as a sophomore and junior … just the second defenseman ever to be a three-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award … the two-time Cammi Granato Award winner as the Hockey East Player of the Year is the lone blue liner to ever win the award … closed out her career as a three-time First Team All-American, the first in program history … a four-time Hockey East All-Start First Team selection … three-time Hockey East Best Defenseman.
AS A SENIOR (2018-19)
Team captain … AHCA All-America First Team … Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist … just the second defender ever to be a three-time top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award … named the Cammi Granato Award winner as the Hockey East Player of the Year for the second time in her career … All-USCHO First Team … named the NEHWA Most Valuable Player and tabbed to the All-New England Team … unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Star First Team … the league’s coaches’ unanimous choice as the Hockey East Best Defenseman … Hockey East Three Stars Award … was the Hockey East Player of the Month in January … two-time Hockey East Player of the Week (Oct. 29 and Jan. 28) and one-time Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 11) … one-time NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week (Jan. 28) … played in 38 of 39 contests, missing one game while with Team USA at the 2018 Four Nations Cup … racked up 43 points on a career-high 19 goals and 24 assists to lead the country in defenseman scoring and sit tied for 14th overall ... led all blue liners in the nation in points (43), goals (19), goals per game (0.50), points per game (1.13), power-play goals (7), and game-winning goals (5) … among all skaters in the country, ranked in the top 20 in goals (t-19th), assists (t-18th), points (t-14th), power-play goals (t-2nd), power-play points (t-13th), game-winning goals and plus-minus (+39) … her plus/minus rating and 3.32 shots on goal per game average both ranked four among defenders … finished second on the team in points and goals and was third in assists … had a team-best 13 power-play points and team-high seven power-play goals … tied for the team-lead in game-winning goals with five … finished fourth on the team with a career-high 57 blocks … had eight-game winning points, assisting on three in addition to scoring five … posted one of the best regular seasons in Hockey East history, setting the single-season points (37) and goals (16) record for a defender to hold the conference career and single-season points, goals and assists records by a defender … BC went 14-1-0 when she scored at least one goal … was on the ice for 57 percent of BC’s even-strength goals on the year … registered at least one point in 28-of-38 games played and had 11 multi-point outings on the year … strung together a 10-game point streak (Oct. 12 to Nov. 24) during which she recorded 15 points on five goals and 10 assists … had one goal and one assist in wins over Merrimack (Oct. 19) and Holy Cross (Oct. 26) during that span and also added two helpers in a victory at Maine (Oct. 28) … scored twice in a win against UConn (Nov. 17) … had two assists in a win against BU (Nov. 30) … scored two goals, including the overtime game-winner, against Merrimack (Dec. 7) … opened the second-half of the season with a seven-game point streak (Jan. 5 to Jan. 26) … had a three-point outing with two goals and one assist in a win over Northeastern (Jan. 12) … had the game-winning goal and two assists against Providence (Jan. 25) and added two assists the next night (Jan. 26) … recorded a four-point game with two goals and two assists in a win over New Hampshire (Feb. 8), becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 150 career points and set the Hockey East single-season goals record with her first period tally … finished a season-best plus-4 in two games … recorded a season-high nine shots on goal in a loss at Merrimack (Dec. 7) … participated in the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in August … took part in the USA Hockey National Women's Team Evaluation Camp in September ... member of the U.S. National Women’s Team that won the Four Nations Cup in November and a fifth-consecutive IIHF World Championship in April in Espoo, Finland ... named the Boston College Female Co-MVP
2018 OLYMPICS (2017-18)
Gold medalist at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea … took a leave of absence from Boston College for the 2017-18 academic year to live in the Tampa, Florida, area and train with the U.S. National Team … played in all 12 games of the U.S.’ pre-Olympic game schedule, collecting four points (one goal, three assists) … helped the U.S. win gold at the 2017 Four Nations Cup, collecting three assists in the tournament – including one assist against Finland (Nov. 7) in the opening game and two assists against Sweden (Nov. 10) in group play … registered an assist in the 3-0 win over Team NWHL in a pre-Olympics tune-up on Jan. 13 … scored the Americans’ only goal in a 2-1 loss to Canada (Dec. 3) in St. Paul, Minn., during The Time is Now Tour … officially named to the 23-member 2018 U.S. Olympic Team on Jan. 1, 2018 … led all U.S. players in shifts in PyeongChang, hitting the ice 152 times in five games … was second in ice time among all players (108:40), averaging 21:44 of playing time per game … posted a +5 rating during the tournament, tied with defense partner Emily Pfalzer for the best mark among U.S. players … recorded two assists at the Olympics, tied for second-most on Team USA … picked up an assist on Dani Cameranesi’s game-capping empty-net goal against Finland (Feb. 11) in the preliminary round … also had an assist on Hannah Brandt’s goal against the Olympic Athletes of Russia (Feb. 13) in the prelims.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
AHCA All-America First Team performer … a Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 finalist … the first-ever defenseman to earn the Cammi Granato Award as the Hockey East Player of the Year … All-USCHO First Team … voted the New England Most Valuable Player by the New England Hockey Writers Association, and also earned a spot on the All-New England Team … a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Star First Team and the league’s coaches’ unanimous choice as the Hockey East Best Defenseman … an assistant captain for the Eagles … was the Hockey East Player of the Month in February, and the Hockey East Player of the Week on Feb. 13 … was also a three-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 23, March 6, March 20) … skated in 35 games, missing four games (home/away against Connecticut and Boston University) while with Team USA at the 2016 Four Nations Cup … led the country in defenseman scoring with 39 points from 10 goals and 29 assists … among her totals were one power-play goal, one shorthanded goal and two game-winning goals … her 29 assists were the most among defensemen in the country and were tied for 11th nationally among all skaters … recorded points in 21 of 35 games she played in, including 10 multiple-point games … led Hockey East in conference assists (21) and plus/minus (+25) and finished second in league points per game (1.35) in just 20 games … posted a career-best five-point game against Vermont (Feb. 12) with two goals (including a shorthanded strike) and three assists, which matched the Hockey East league record for points in a game by a defenseman … had five three-point games: Nov. 11 at New Hampshire (three assists), Jan. 25 vs. Merrimack (one goal, two assists), Feb. 3 vs. Connecticut (one goal, two assists), Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack (one goal, two assists) and March 4 vs. Vermont (three assists) … part of the Eagles’ defense that was tied for third nationally in goals allowed per game (1.54), and was the anchor on both the nation’s leading power-play unit (25.5 percent) and the second-best penalty-kill unit (91.6 percent) in the nation … the BC defense allowed 23.67 shots per game and Keller was part of seven of the team’s eight shutouts … blocked 55 shots, including a career-high eight in the Beanpot Championship game at Northeastern (Feb. 7) in the title-winning effort … logged significant minutes the second half of the season after the defensive corps was ravaged by absence, leading to just four defensemen playing a stretch of games … tallied the game-tying goal with 45 seconds left at Vermont (Feb. 20) … collected her 75th career assist on Jan. 25 against Merrimack … tallied her 100th career point on Feb. 3 in the 4-4 tie with UConn … earned Hockey East All-Tournament Team honors for stellar two-way play in the Eagles’ four-game run … scored seven points in four games (two goals, five assists) and helped back the Eagles’ championship effort that resulted in two shutouts and one one-goal effort … had a three-point tally in Game 1 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals against Merrimack (Feb. 23) in the 4-0 win … scored the game’s only goal in Game 2 against Merrimack (Feb. 24) … posted three assists against over Vermont in the HEA Semifinals, including a helper on Andie Anastos’ game-winning goal in double overtime … scored a goal in the Eagles’ 6-0 win over No. 6 St. Lawrence in the NCAA Quarterfinals (March 11) … called in for the June 2016 Off-Ice Training Camp … attended the 2016 USA Hockey Women’s National Team Festival … selected to the U-22 Select Team for its August series against Canada and played in all three games while serving as assistant captain of the squad … called into the U.S. National Team’s 2016 Winter Training Camp in Plymouth, Mich. … played both games of the U.S.-Canada Rivalry Series in December … member of the U.S.’ gold-medal winning team at 2017 IIHF World Championship Team in Plymouth, Mich. … played in all five games at the World Championships in Plymouth, Mich., scoring one goal and adding three assists while helping the U.S. post three shutouts.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
AHCA All-America First Team performer … a Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 finalist … All-USCHO First Team … a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Star First Team … the Hockey East Best Defenseman … voted to the All-New England team …a four-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 12, Nov. 30, Feb. 22, March 14) and the Hockey East Player of the Week once (March 21) … appeared in all 41 games … set the program record for single-season points by a defenseman, recording 52 points from 12 goals and 40 assists … was the first defenseman in program history to collect at least 50 points and broke Emily Pfalzer’s single-season defenseman points record by 10 points (42, 2014-15) … led the nation in plus/minus (+64), which also set a new single-season program record … her 12 goals were the second-highest season total by a defenseman in program history, while her 40 assists were not only the most by a BC defenseman in a season, but also the most by a BC sophomore in a season … ranked third nationally in assists among all skaters … led all defenseman in scoring nationally in both points and points per game (1.27) … was tied for ninth nationally in points and 11th nationally in points per game … was second nationally in both power-play points (20) and power-play assists (16) … scored four power-play goals and added two game-winning strikes … blocked a team-high 36 shots … notched at least one point in 33 of 41 games … recorded 15 multiple-point games, including two two-goal games and 12 multiple-assist games … set the Hockey East records for defenseman points (29) and defenseman assists (24) in a conference season … defensively, helped the Eagles post a 1.24 goals against average, the third-best mark nationally … also part of the D corps that set a new program record with 14 shutouts, passing the old mark of 12 (2014-15) … the Eagles’ defense allowed just 21.22 shots per game, fifth-best nationally … collected three points in five games, including a career-high three assists against Providence (Feb. 19) … blocked seven shots – her career best and the team’s single-season high – at No. 4 Northeastern (Nov. 28) as the Eagles won 6-1 while getting out-shot 37-23 … a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team after collecting four points in four games and leading the Eagles to their first conference tournament title since 2011 … recorded her 50th career point with an assist against Merrimack (Jan. 16) … notched her 75th career point with an assist against No. 4 Clarkson (March 18) in the NCAA semifinals, becoming the 27th player in program history to reach the 75-point plateau … scored at least one point in each of the Eagles’ three NCAA Tournament games (4 assists total), earning a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team … a member of the U.S. Under-22 Team that faced Canada, playing in all three games of the annual August series … call into USA Hockey’s Winter Training Camp in December … member of the gold-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia, where she appeared in four games and scored one goal ... earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement, as well as places on the Hockey East
All-Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Voted to the Hockey East All-Star First Team … a member of the Hockey East All-Rookie team … played in 37 games ... recorded 24 points on four goals and 20 assists …posted a +38 plus/minus rating … scored one game-winning goal and one shorthanded goal ... scored at least one point in 18 games, including five multiple-point games … defensively, helped the Eagles boast a 1.20 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in the county, as well as a .905 penalty-kill mark, also the fourth-best mark in Division I … blocked a team-high 30 shots … made her collegiate debut against Syracuse (Oct. 4) in the team’s opening game of the season … tallied her first collegiate point – an assist – in the team’s 4-0 win over New Hampshire (Oct. 19) … her first collegiate goal – a shorthanded goal – came against New Hampshire (Nov. 15), in a game in which she also added an assist … had a five-game scoring streak from Dec. 5 through Jan. 11 in which she recorded eight points on two goals and six assists … had a career-high three points (one goal, two assists) at Northeastern (Jan. 11) in a 7-3 win … earned Hockey East rookie of the week honors for her performance against the Huskies … registered two assists against Maine (Feb. 14) and Providence (Feb. 28) in game two of the Hockey East Quarterfinals … called into USA Hockey’s Winter Training Camp … a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2015 IIHF World Championship in Malmo, Sweden … scored two goals and added three assists en route to the gold medal, including a goal against Canada in the gold-medal game … earned the BC Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … named BC’s Outstanding Freshman Scholar-Athlete at the annual All-Sports Banquet ... earned a place on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE BC
Won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship … helped Honeybaked win the 2011 USA Hockey Tier I U16 national championship … earned scholar-athlete honors for in ice hockey, softball and basketball.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Greg and Lynn Keller ... has one older brother, Ryan, played hockey at Michigan State... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as a communication major … was a member of DECA in high school ... recipient of the DeFilippo Family Scholarship for Women's Athletics.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 5 [t-4th], Vermont, Feb 12, 2017
Goals: 2, 8 times
Assists: 3, 4 times
Shots: 9, at Merrimack, Dec. 8, 2018
Power-play goals: 2 [t-2nd], St. Lawrence, Oct 11, 2015
Short-handed goals: 1 [t-1st], Vermont, Feb 12, 2017 ; New Hampshire, Nov 15, 2014
Penalties: 2, 13 times
Penalty minutes: 5, at Connecticut, Feb 06, 2016
Plus/minus: 5 [t-3rd], Vermont, Feb 12, 2017
AS A SENIOR (2018-19)
Team captain … AHCA All-America First Team … Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist … just the second defender ever to be a three-time top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award … named the Cammi Granato Award winner as the Hockey East Player of the Year for the second time in her career … All-USCHO First Team … named the NEHWA Most Valuable Player and tabbed to the All-New England Team … unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Star First Team … the league’s coaches’ unanimous choice as the Hockey East Best Defenseman … Hockey East Three Stars Award … was the Hockey East Player of the Month in January … two-time Hockey East Player of the Week (Oct. 29 and Jan. 28) and one-time Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 11) … one-time NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week (Jan. 28) … played in 38 of 39 contests, missing one game while with Team USA at the 2018 Four Nations Cup … racked up 43 points on a career-high 19 goals and 24 assists to lead the country in defenseman scoring and sit tied for 14th overall ... led all blue liners in the nation in points (43), goals (19), goals per game (0.50), points per game (1.13), power-play goals (7), and game-winning goals (5) … among all skaters in the country, ranked in the top 20 in goals (t-19th), assists (t-18th), points (t-14th), power-play goals (t-2nd), power-play points (t-13th), game-winning goals and plus-minus (+39) … her plus/minus rating and 3.32 shots on goal per game average both ranked four among defenders … finished second on the team in points and goals and was third in assists … had a team-best 13 power-play points and team-high seven power-play goals … tied for the team-lead in game-winning goals with five … finished fourth on the team with a career-high 57 blocks … had eight-game winning points, assisting on three in addition to scoring five … posted one of the best regular seasons in Hockey East history, setting the single-season points (37) and goals (16) record for a defender to hold the conference career and single-season points, goals and assists records by a defender … BC went 14-1-0 when she scored at least one goal … was on the ice for 57 percent of BC’s even-strength goals on the year … registered at least one point in 28-of-38 games played and had 11 multi-point outings on the year … strung together a 10-game point streak (Oct. 12 to Nov. 24) during which she recorded 15 points on five goals and 10 assists … had one goal and one assist in wins over Merrimack (Oct. 19) and Holy Cross (Oct. 26) during that span and also added two helpers in a victory at Maine (Oct. 28) … scored twice in a win against UConn (Nov. 17) … had two assists in a win against BU (Nov. 30) … scored two goals, including the overtime game-winner, against Merrimack (Dec. 7) … opened the second-half of the season with a seven-game point streak (Jan. 5 to Jan. 26) … had a three-point outing with two goals and one assist in a win over Northeastern (Jan. 12) … had the game-winning goal and two assists against Providence (Jan. 25) and added two assists the next night (Jan. 26) … recorded a four-point game with two goals and two assists in a win over New Hampshire (Feb. 8), becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 150 career points and set the Hockey East single-season goals record with her first period tally … finished a season-best plus-4 in two games … recorded a season-high nine shots on goal in a loss at Merrimack (Dec. 7) … participated in the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in August … took part in the USA Hockey National Women's Team Evaluation Camp in September ... member of the U.S. National Women’s Team that won the Four Nations Cup in November and a fifth-consecutive IIHF World Championship in April in Espoo, Finland ... named the Boston College Female Co-MVP
2018 OLYMPICS (2017-18)
Gold medalist at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea … took a leave of absence from Boston College for the 2017-18 academic year to live in the Tampa, Florida, area and train with the U.S. National Team … played in all 12 games of the U.S.’ pre-Olympic game schedule, collecting four points (one goal, three assists) … helped the U.S. win gold at the 2017 Four Nations Cup, collecting three assists in the tournament – including one assist against Finland (Nov. 7) in the opening game and two assists against Sweden (Nov. 10) in group play … registered an assist in the 3-0 win over Team NWHL in a pre-Olympics tune-up on Jan. 13 … scored the Americans’ only goal in a 2-1 loss to Canada (Dec. 3) in St. Paul, Minn., during The Time is Now Tour … officially named to the 23-member 2018 U.S. Olympic Team on Jan. 1, 2018 … led all U.S. players in shifts in PyeongChang, hitting the ice 152 times in five games … was second in ice time among all players (108:40), averaging 21:44 of playing time per game … posted a +5 rating during the tournament, tied with defense partner Emily Pfalzer for the best mark among U.S. players … recorded two assists at the Olympics, tied for second-most on Team USA … picked up an assist on Dani Cameranesi’s game-capping empty-net goal against Finland (Feb. 11) in the preliminary round … also had an assist on Hannah Brandt’s goal against the Olympic Athletes of Russia (Feb. 13) in the prelims.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
AHCA All-America First Team performer … a Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 finalist … the first-ever defenseman to earn the Cammi Granato Award as the Hockey East Player of the Year … All-USCHO First Team … voted the New England Most Valuable Player by the New England Hockey Writers Association, and also earned a spot on the All-New England Team … a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Star First Team and the league’s coaches’ unanimous choice as the Hockey East Best Defenseman … an assistant captain for the Eagles … was the Hockey East Player of the Month in February, and the Hockey East Player of the Week on Feb. 13 … was also a three-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 23, March 6, March 20) … skated in 35 games, missing four games (home/away against Connecticut and Boston University) while with Team USA at the 2016 Four Nations Cup … led the country in defenseman scoring with 39 points from 10 goals and 29 assists … among her totals were one power-play goal, one shorthanded goal and two game-winning goals … her 29 assists were the most among defensemen in the country and were tied for 11th nationally among all skaters … recorded points in 21 of 35 games she played in, including 10 multiple-point games … led Hockey East in conference assists (21) and plus/minus (+25) and finished second in league points per game (1.35) in just 20 games … posted a career-best five-point game against Vermont (Feb. 12) with two goals (including a shorthanded strike) and three assists, which matched the Hockey East league record for points in a game by a defenseman … had five three-point games: Nov. 11 at New Hampshire (three assists), Jan. 25 vs. Merrimack (one goal, two assists), Feb. 3 vs. Connecticut (one goal, two assists), Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack (one goal, two assists) and March 4 vs. Vermont (three assists) … part of the Eagles’ defense that was tied for third nationally in goals allowed per game (1.54), and was the anchor on both the nation’s leading power-play unit (25.5 percent) and the second-best penalty-kill unit (91.6 percent) in the nation … the BC defense allowed 23.67 shots per game and Keller was part of seven of the team’s eight shutouts … blocked 55 shots, including a career-high eight in the Beanpot Championship game at Northeastern (Feb. 7) in the title-winning effort … logged significant minutes the second half of the season after the defensive corps was ravaged by absence, leading to just four defensemen playing a stretch of games … tallied the game-tying goal with 45 seconds left at Vermont (Feb. 20) … collected her 75th career assist on Jan. 25 against Merrimack … tallied her 100th career point on Feb. 3 in the 4-4 tie with UConn … earned Hockey East All-Tournament Team honors for stellar two-way play in the Eagles’ four-game run … scored seven points in four games (two goals, five assists) and helped back the Eagles’ championship effort that resulted in two shutouts and one one-goal effort … had a three-point tally in Game 1 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals against Merrimack (Feb. 23) in the 4-0 win … scored the game’s only goal in Game 2 against Merrimack (Feb. 24) … posted three assists against over Vermont in the HEA Semifinals, including a helper on Andie Anastos’ game-winning goal in double overtime … scored a goal in the Eagles’ 6-0 win over No. 6 St. Lawrence in the NCAA Quarterfinals (March 11) … called in for the June 2016 Off-Ice Training Camp … attended the 2016 USA Hockey Women’s National Team Festival … selected to the U-22 Select Team for its August series against Canada and played in all three games while serving as assistant captain of the squad … called into the U.S. National Team’s 2016 Winter Training Camp in Plymouth, Mich. … played both games of the U.S.-Canada Rivalry Series in December … member of the U.S.’ gold-medal winning team at 2017 IIHF World Championship Team in Plymouth, Mich. … played in all five games at the World Championships in Plymouth, Mich., scoring one goal and adding three assists while helping the U.S. post three shutouts.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
AHCA All-America First Team performer … a Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 finalist … All-USCHO First Team … a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Star First Team … the Hockey East Best Defenseman … voted to the All-New England team …a four-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 12, Nov. 30, Feb. 22, March 14) and the Hockey East Player of the Week once (March 21) … appeared in all 41 games … set the program record for single-season points by a defenseman, recording 52 points from 12 goals and 40 assists … was the first defenseman in program history to collect at least 50 points and broke Emily Pfalzer’s single-season defenseman points record by 10 points (42, 2014-15) … led the nation in plus/minus (+64), which also set a new single-season program record … her 12 goals were the second-highest season total by a defenseman in program history, while her 40 assists were not only the most by a BC defenseman in a season, but also the most by a BC sophomore in a season … ranked third nationally in assists among all skaters … led all defenseman in scoring nationally in both points and points per game (1.27) … was tied for ninth nationally in points and 11th nationally in points per game … was second nationally in both power-play points (20) and power-play assists (16) … scored four power-play goals and added two game-winning strikes … blocked a team-high 36 shots … notched at least one point in 33 of 41 games … recorded 15 multiple-point games, including two two-goal games and 12 multiple-assist games … set the Hockey East records for defenseman points (29) and defenseman assists (24) in a conference season … defensively, helped the Eagles post a 1.24 goals against average, the third-best mark nationally … also part of the D corps that set a new program record with 14 shutouts, passing the old mark of 12 (2014-15) … the Eagles’ defense allowed just 21.22 shots per game, fifth-best nationally … collected three points in five games, including a career-high three assists against Providence (Feb. 19) … blocked seven shots – her career best and the team’s single-season high – at No. 4 Northeastern (Nov. 28) as the Eagles won 6-1 while getting out-shot 37-23 … a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team after collecting four points in four games and leading the Eagles to their first conference tournament title since 2011 … recorded her 50th career point with an assist against Merrimack (Jan. 16) … notched her 75th career point with an assist against No. 4 Clarkson (March 18) in the NCAA semifinals, becoming the 27th player in program history to reach the 75-point plateau … scored at least one point in each of the Eagles’ three NCAA Tournament games (4 assists total), earning a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team … a member of the U.S. Under-22 Team that faced Canada, playing in all three games of the annual August series … call into USA Hockey’s Winter Training Camp in December … member of the gold-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia, where she appeared in four games and scored one goal ... earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement, as well as places on the Hockey East
All-Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Voted to the Hockey East All-Star First Team … a member of the Hockey East All-Rookie team … played in 37 games ... recorded 24 points on four goals and 20 assists …posted a +38 plus/minus rating … scored one game-winning goal and one shorthanded goal ... scored at least one point in 18 games, including five multiple-point games … defensively, helped the Eagles boast a 1.20 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in the county, as well as a .905 penalty-kill mark, also the fourth-best mark in Division I … blocked a team-high 30 shots … made her collegiate debut against Syracuse (Oct. 4) in the team’s opening game of the season … tallied her first collegiate point – an assist – in the team’s 4-0 win over New Hampshire (Oct. 19) … her first collegiate goal – a shorthanded goal – came against New Hampshire (Nov. 15), in a game in which she also added an assist … had a five-game scoring streak from Dec. 5 through Jan. 11 in which she recorded eight points on two goals and six assists … had a career-high three points (one goal, two assists) at Northeastern (Jan. 11) in a 7-3 win … earned Hockey East rookie of the week honors for her performance against the Huskies … registered two assists against Maine (Feb. 14) and Providence (Feb. 28) in game two of the Hockey East Quarterfinals … called into USA Hockey’s Winter Training Camp … a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2015 IIHF World Championship in Malmo, Sweden … scored two goals and added three assists en route to the gold medal, including a goal against Canada in the gold-medal game … earned the BC Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … named BC’s Outstanding Freshman Scholar-Athlete at the annual All-Sports Banquet ... earned a place on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE BC
Won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship … helped Honeybaked win the 2011 USA Hockey Tier I U16 national championship … earned scholar-athlete honors for in ice hockey, softball and basketball.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Greg and Lynn Keller ... has one older brother, Ryan, played hockey at Michigan State... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as a communication major … was a member of DECA in high school ... recipient of the DeFilippo Family Scholarship for Women's Athletics.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 5 [t-4th], Vermont, Feb 12, 2017
Goals: 2, 8 times
Assists: 3, 4 times
Shots: 9, at Merrimack, Dec. 8, 2018
Power-play goals: 2 [t-2nd], St. Lawrence, Oct 11, 2015
Short-handed goals: 1 [t-1st], Vermont, Feb 12, 2017 ; New Hampshire, Nov 15, 2014
Penalties: 2, 13 times
Penalty minutes: 5, at Connecticut, Feb 06, 2016
Plus/minus: 5 [t-3rd], Vermont, Feb 12, 2017
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