Sean Kelley, Freshman Goalkeeper at George Mason

Dec 2006 - College Soccer News Named Kelley to Freshman All American Team

Nov. 2006 Fairfax, Va.--George Mason University Freshmen Sean Kelley (GK; Lexington, Ky.) was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Atlantic Region Third Team.

Kelley was a 2006 graduate of Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School and played for PL Dunbar HS Bulldogs, Lexington FC Premier and for the Kentucky Youth Soccer State ODP Team.

Kelley, who was named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year and to the conference all-rookie team, as well as the All-CAA Second Team, saw action in net the entire 2006 season for the Patriots for a total of 1,997 minutes. Kelley is currently ranked sixth in the nation in NCAA Division I competition in save percentage (0.879), 14th in goals against average (0.637) and 30th in saves per game (4.86).

Throughout the season, Kelley was named CAA Rookie of the Week on three occasions (Sept. 11, Sept. 18 and Oct. 9) and was the only player in the league to be earn this honor more than twice. In addition, the Kentucky native was named CAA co-Player of the Week Oct. 9, as well as to the Men's College National Soccer Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer on the same day. In the Oct. 12 issue of Sports Illustrated, Kelley was featured in the `Faces in the Crowd' section and was also named to the `Best of the Rest' list by SoccerTimes.com.

From Sept. 8-Oct. 8, Mason won nine-straight games, which was only the third time in school history this happened and the first since 1998. In these nine games, Kelley allowed only three goals and six of the eight shutouts during this period ended in a score of 1-0.

Mason closed out the 2006 campaign fourth in the CAA with an overall record of 12-6-3 and a 7-3-1 mark in league play. The Patriots played in the CAA Championship game for the first time since 2003, but Hofstra claimed the title with a 3-2 advantage on penalty kicks after the game was tied, 1-1. Then, for the first time in 10 years, Mason received an invitation to participate in the 2006 NCAA Championship and hosted Bucknell on Nov. 11, but fell by an overtime score of 1-0.

Listed as one of the `100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On' for the 2006 season by collegesoccernews.com.

Prep/Club:

Graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in 2006... Four year varsity letter winner in soccer... Member of the NSCAA All-America team and earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors senior season... Garnered Kentucky Mr. Soccer honors and was tabbed as the District Tournament MVP in 2005... Named to both the First Team All-Kentucky, as well as First Team All-Lexington senior year...

In his final season with the Bulldogs, PLDHS was crowned Kentucky State Champions, Hoosier Cup Champions and the team was ranked No. 1 in Kentucky... In 2005, he recorded 15 shutouts and allowed only 11 goals, while he registered a Kentucky record of 18 shutouts, 12 consecutive, in his netminder role junior season...

Member of the Lexington F.C. 88 Premier since 1998

Competed with the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Kentucky squad from 2002-05.

Personal: Full name is Sean William Kelley... Born on April 15, 1988... Son of Scott and Pat Kelley... Has two sisters, Christie and Laira... Father, Scott Kelley, played collegiate basketball for the University of Iowa, as well as the University of Evansville... Enjoys skiing and playing guitar... Majoring in marketing.