The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2018 Women's Soccer Roster

Jersey Number 00
Kelsey Daugherty
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kennesaw, Ga.
- High School:
- Harrison
Senior Season (2018)
- Started all 18 games in goal and played in all 1642 minutes
- Named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year after her record-breaking season
- Also the First Team All-Conference goalkeeper for Conference USA
- Named the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team goalkeeper
- Selected to Conference USA All-Academic First Team
- Set the school record for career saves with 351, topping the previous record of 343 set by Kate Blankenship.
- Finished career ranked third in UAB history with a .783 save percentage
- Ranked second at UAB for the most minutes played in goal with 6462
- Lead the team to six shutout victories on the season, pulling her career total to 16, the second most shutouts in program history
- Pushed the Blazer defense to its highest total of season shutouts since 2009
- Placed second in school history for wins (28) as goalkeeper
- Registered second in Conference USA for total saves with 92
- Stood second in Conference USA in save percentage
- Ranked third in Conference USA standings for saves per game and goals against average
- Was awarded with two Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Week honors
- Posted five or more saves in 13 of the 18 games started on the season
- Made a career high 11 saves in a single game against Memphis (Aug. 30)
- Started all 20 games in goal and played all 1894 minutes
- Named to the All-Conference USA First Team
- Selected to the Conference USA All-Academic First Team
- Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Team
- Member of the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-South Region Team
- Selected to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-America Third Team
- Was tabbed Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Week four times
- Led Conference USA with a 0.76 goals against average
- Was tied for third in Conference USA with 95 saves
- Ranked first in Conference USA with a .856 save percentage
- Stood tied for third in Conference USA with seven shutouts
- Posted the sixth-most saves in a single season in school history
- Recorded the highest single-season save percentage in school history
- Registered the second most single-season wins (13) in school history
- Made a season-high nine saves in a 1-0 victory at UTEP (Sept. 21)
- Saved seven shots in a 1-0 shutout of Georgia State (Aug. 18)
Sophomore Season (2016)
- Started all 17 games and played all 1607:19 minutes in goal
- Finished fourth in Conference USA with 86 saves
- Was tied for eighth in Conference USA with three shutouts
- Ranked fourth in Conference USA with 5.06 saves per game
- Made a season-high nine saves at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 18) and at Marshall (Oct. 7)
- Helped the UAB defense allow 13 fewer goals than in the previous season
- Earned shutout victories over McNeese State (Sept. 4) and UTEP (Sept. 25)
- Turned in a double overtime shutout of FIU (Sept. 30)
- Tallied eight saves against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 9)
- Recorded seven saves in the final game of the season at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23)
Freshman Season (2015)
- Started 14 matches in her inaugural campaign as a Blazers
- Earned first start and win in the season opener at Austin Peay (8/21)
- Recorded her second career win against Marshall (8/21) to snap the Herd’s NCAA-leading12-match win streak
- Totaled 78 saves on the year for a .696 save percentage
- Averaged 5.57 saves per game, the third-highest mark in a single season at UAB
- Recorded career-high 10 saves in four outings (Louisville, Marshall, WKU and Rice)
- Allowed only 34 goals against for a 2.32 goals against average
High School
- Played for coach Steve Riccard at Harrison HS in Kennesaw, Ga.
- Helped her team to a state championship in 2014, as well as three straight region championships from 2012-14
Personal
- Born Dec. 31, 1996 in Kennesaw, Ga.
- Daughter of Jim and Christy Daugherty
- Has one brother, Patrick
- Majored in kinesiology
UNC Asheville Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, December 21
Cleveland State Post Game Press Conference
Thursday, December 18
UAB vs Troy Postgame Press Conference
Monday, December 15
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