Kelsey McCrudden

Kelsey McCrudden moves the ball down the field

Kelsey McCrudden with the ball at Liberty

Photo by: Eva Soderstrom | Liberty Athletics

Kelsey McCrudden collects the ball against Wake Forest

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
F/M
Hometown:
Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
High School:
Lakeland
Prev School:
University at Albany

At Louisville
As a graduate senior(2022): Played in all 20 games with 16 starts... Dished out five assists, standing second on the team... Delivered a penalty corner assist to tie the game at 1-1 against No. 24 Duke with seven seconds remaining in regulation - Louisville would go on to win 2-1 in a shootout. Dished out an assist in the 2-0 win at No. 16 Liberty (10/9)... Registered an assist on the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win against then-No. 13 Princeton (Sept. 4)... Delivered an assist in the win against Bucknell (8/26)... Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll... NFHCA Academic Squad member.

2021: Played in 16 games with nine starts... NFHCA Scholar of Distinction... Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

At UAlbany
2020-21: Appeared in and started all-10 games… Recorded two assists and four shots… Had one assist against Cal (4/15) and Hofstra (3/14)… Made her season debut at Fairfield (3/9).
2019: Named to the NFHCA Northeast Region Second Team… All-Conference East Division First Team… America East All-Academic… Started in all 19 games for the Great Danes, finishing the season with 14 assists off 16 points… Scored a goal in victory over Miami (8/31)... Tallied four assists off a season high of four points in road win over Colgate (9/17).
2018: Named to the America East All-Rookie squad… The only freshman to start all 21 games for UAlbany… Accumulated eight points off two goals and four assists… Scored her first collegiate point with an assist at Sacred Heart (9/8)… Tallied her first collegiate goal in a win at Lafayette (9/16)… Notched the game-winning goal in the America East Quarterfinals against UC Davis (11/2).

High School/Club: Four-year varsity letter winner at Lakeland High School… Won four state championships (2014-17) and complied a 86-0-2 mark during her high school career… Tabbed an NFHCA All-American, Max Field Hockey All-American as a senior… Selected the Regional Player of the Year, State Player of the year and Westchester Player of the Year during her senior campaign … Four-time all-star (2014-17) and all-league selection (2014-17)… Three-time all-section honoree (2015-17)… As a senior was named the Westchester Player of the Year in lacrosse… Two-time all-section member (2017-18)… Also played varsity basketball freshman and sophomore year… Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Jack and Eileen McCrudden … has a brother, Brendan, and three sisters, Meaghan, Erin and Jenna… Currently pursuing her MBA… Her sister, Erin played for Louisville from 2013-16, earning NFHCA All-America honors in 2016… Her brother, Brendan, played lacrosse for Kings College… Her sister, Jenna currently plays field hockey at Kent State…. Her proudest moment was graduation college in three years.