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ALLY KENNEDY

POSITION: Midfield

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HEIGHT: 5-3 HOMETOWN: North Babylon, N.Y. COLLEGE: Stony Brook ally_kennedyx

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ATHLETE CAUSE: Headstrong Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 Season: Accumulated 740 leaderboard points in second Athletes Unlimited season … opened season with 100 or more leaderboard points in four of first five games, including season-high 127 points against Team Johansen on July 30 … ranked fifth in the league with nine assists while contributing 13 goals … second in the circuit with 43 draw controls, including season-high 10 draw controls in Week Four against Team Johansen … posted five multi-goal games, including three goals in Week Two against Team Moreno.

2021 Season: Compiled 1,302 leaderboard points during inaugural campaign … registered seven games with 100 or more points … scored at least one goal in final 10 games, including pair of three-goal performances … tied for eighth in the league with 22 goals, including a two-pointer … also contributed three assists … set season high with 141 leaderboard points against Team Ohlmiller on Aug. 7 with three draw controls and a goal … posted first hat trick of the season in Week Three against Team Read … also fashioned hat trick on Aug. 15 against Team Wood … set season high with 10 shots against Team Waters on Aug. 21 … one of 13 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Represented Team USA at 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship … appeared in all eight games for the Gold medal winners, scoring 11 goals with one assist … opened tournament with three hat tricks in first five games.

AT STONY BROOK

Five-year letter winner for the Seawolves who started 87-of-88 games during her career from 2017-21 … scored 266 career goals with 63 assists … ranks second on Stony Brook’s career ledger with 180 ground balls and 343 draw controls … third on Seawolves’ career goals list … ranks fourth all-time with 329 career points … also holds ninth place on career assists list … one of four players in Stony Brook history to score 70 or more goals in a season, reaching the mark twice … netted 85 goals during 2019 campaign after completing 2021 season with 73 goals … also stands as one of five players in program history with 100 or more points in a single season, tallying 100 points in 2019 … registered seven goals in a game three times during her career … 2021 IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year honoree who garnered First-Team IWLCA All-America distinction in 2019 and 2021 … received Second-Team IWLCA All-America notice during 2018 campaign … three-time selection as America East Conference Midfielder of the Year … also claimed First-Team All-America East status three times in addition to being named Second-Team All-America East in 2017 … member of 2017 America East All-Rookie Team … twice named America East Tournament Most Outstanding Player … two-time nominee for Tewaaraton Award.

PERSONAL

Named as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at the University of Virginia on Sept. 1, 2022 … studied business management at Stony Brook … older sister, Cori, played lacrosse at Stony Brook … older brother, Brian, played lacrosse at American International … works as an assistant coach for the Long Island Yellow Jackets club lacrosse team.

KENNEDY’S ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS

SEASON GP GS G 2G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT LPTS 2021 15 15 22 1 3 26 66 0.333 49 0.742 21 14 13 5 1,302 2022 12 12 13 0 9 22 56 0.232 36 0.643 14 43 13 7 740 TOTAL 27 27 35 1 12 48 122 0.287 85 0.697 35 57 26 12 2,042

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