Kelly Seeler

Class:
Senior
Position:
Defense
Height:
5-6
High School:
Eden Prairie HS
Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn

2011-12 • Senior Season: Played in 37 games, missing four games with a knee injury • tallied two goals and 13 assists for 15 points • recorded her 50th career point with an assist on Amanda Kessel's third goal of the game against St Cloud State (10/8) • was a game high +2 against Minnesota State (10/21) • had an assist against UNH (11/18) • scored lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Wisconsin (1/7) • had two assists in 6-0 win over St. Cloud State (2/25) • assisted Emily West's game-winning goal in the WCHA semifinals against North Dakota (3/2) • had an assist in win over North Dakota in the NCAA quarterfinals (3/10) • had an assists in Minnesota's 3-1 victory over Wisconsin in the Frozen Four (3/16) • ended her career ranked ninth among all-time Gopher defense with 62 career points and tied for ninth among all-time Gopher defense with 15 career goals.

2010-11 • Junior Season: Letterwinner • played in all 38 games and had 17 points (5g-12a) • ranked ninth on the team in scoring • ranked third on the team in scoring among defense • ranked second on the team at +27 • tallied 13 of 17 points against WCHA opponents, ranking seventh in scoring among WCHA?defense • tallied her first point of the year in 5-0 win against St.?Cloud State (10/22) • scored her first goal of the year in the 3-2 loss to Minnesota Duluth (10/29) • netted a power-play goal in the 7-5 win over Wisconsin (11/5) • tallied three points in series with Minnesota State (11/19-11/20) • scored a goal and added an assist in 4-2 win over Harvard (11/28) • had a four-game scoring streak (12/4-1/7) • netted a goal in the 2-1 overtime time win over Ohio State (12/12) • had two assists in the 5-3 win over North Dakota (2/18) • scored the game's first goal in a 4-2 win over Ohio State in the WCHA First Round (2/25) • set up a Sarah Davis power-play goal in the 3-2 win over Ohio State in the WCHA First Round (2/26).

2009-10 • Sophomore Season: Saw significant action in all 40 games and recorded three goals and 11 assists for 14 points • was +10 on the season • had eight points on the power play • tallied the first assist on a power-play, game-winning goal by Chelsey Jones in season-opening 4-3 win over Syracuse (10/2) • had two assists in the 3-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (10/16) • scored a power-play goal in the 7-0 win over St. Cloud State (10/24) • tallied two assists in 5-2 loss at Wisconsin (11/1) • netted her second goal of the season in the 4-0 win over Clarkson (11/27) • finished the regular season with a four-game point streak with assists in both games against St. Cloud State (2/12-2/13) and two points (1g-1a) against Wisconsin (2/19-2/20) • scored a power-play goal to tie the game in a 3-2 win over Wisconsin (2/20) and helped clinch the co-WCHA regular season championship • letterwinner.

2008-09 • Freshman Season: Played in 39 of 40 games • had five goals and 11 assists for 16 points • had a +37 plus/minus rating, tied for third overall and tied for second among Minnesota defense • paired with senior co-captain Melanie Gagnon for the majority of the season • scored two power-play goals on the year • recorded her first collegiate point in win over Bemidji State (11/14) • scored her first-career goal and had her first career multi-point game in the 6-3 win over Minnesota State (11/21) • had an assist in the 3-1 win over Harvard (11/28) • scored one goal in back-to-back games against Bemidji State (1/16-1/17) • named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after scoring a three-point series against North Dakota with two goals in a 4-1 win and an assist in the second game (2/13-2/14) • tallied a career-high two assists in the 7-0 victory over St. Cloud State (2/20) • set up Jaimie Horton's goal in the 4-1 win over Bemidji State in the WCHA First Round (2/27) • tallied an assist and was +2 in the 7-2 win over Minnesota State in the WCHA Final Face-Off semifinal (3/7).

The Seeler File: Named a Minnesota Ms. Hockey award finalist • member of the U.S. Under-18 Team in 2007 • competed at Eden Prairie High School, where she helped the Eagles to two state championships in 2006 and 2008 under head coach Tim Morris • tallied 48 points as a senior, ranking second among Minnesota defense • had 14 multiple-point games during her senior year • accumulated a +300 plus/minus mark in her high school career, including a +104 rating in 2005-06 • named to the state tournament all-tournament team in 2006 and 2008 • all-state first team selection in 2007 and 2008 • three-time all-state honorable mention from 2005-2007 • four-time all-metro selection and all-conference honoree • named the team's best defender in 2007 • a standout lacrosse player who earned three varsity letters and was a member of the 2006, 2007, and 2008 state championship teams.

Personal: A 2008 graduate of Eden Prairie High School • Child psychology major • daughter of Dan and Kris Seeler • born May 18, 1990 • shoots left • high school teammate of Gopher forward Nikki Ludwigson.