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Autumn Welsh

Autumn Welsh Kelly

  • Class
    2002
  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Field Hockey
  • 2001 Honda Award winner as best female athlete in the nation in her sport
  • First-ever award for a Terrapin Field Hockey student-athlete and just the second in school history (Jen Adams, women's lacrosse)
  • 1999 NCAA Champion, Four NCAA Tournament appearances with three Final Four appearances, 2001 NCAA All-Tournament team
  • Two-time All-American (first-team in 2001 and second-team in 2000)
  • Four-time All-Regional selection
  • 2001 ACC Player of the Year, Three-time All-ACC (1999-2001), 1998 ACC Rookie of the Year
  • Four ACC Tournament Championships, Two-time ACC Tournament MVP (2000 and 2001) and ACC All-Tournament Team
  • Finished her career with 14 goals and 39 assists for 67 points as a back
  • Helped the Terps compile 39 shutouts during her four-year career (41.5 percent of the 94 games from 1998-2001)
  • Also competed as a member of the US National Team and U-19, U20 and U-21 Teams
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