Biography
AWARDS
• 3x NFCA All-Region First Team (2022, 23, 24)
• 2024 All-ECAC Team
• 2024 Patriot League Player of the Year
• 3x All-Patriot League First Team (2021, 23, 24)
• 2022 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2021 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
• 2x Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2022, 23)
• 2024 Harry Agganis Terrier Pride Award
• 3x Patriot League Player of the Week (2/22/23, 2/13/24, 4/9/24)
• 1x Patriot League Rookie of the Week (3/9/21)
• 3x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2021, 23, 24)
• 2x NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 24)
AS A SENIOR IN 2024
Delivered her best season yet, starting all 60 games in the outfield to help the Terriers sweep the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year while also boasting 53 wins, tying the 2002 UMass squad for the most ever by a program located in the Northeast ... Also helped the Terriers end the season nationally ranked by two organizations (#21 D1Softball, #23 NFCA) for the first time ... Batted a personal-best .411 with 83 hits, 18 doubles, three triples, eight homers, 42 RBIs, 54 runs scored and 20 walks for a .479 on-base percentage ... Collected 26 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances to claim her first PL Player of the Year award ... Honored by the University with the Harry Agganis Terrier Pride Award for her dedication to the program and school ... Hit for the program's and Patriot League's first ever cycle in a win over BC, accomplishing the feat in order with a single, double, triple and finally a homer, as she went 4-for-4 with five RBIs and run scored ... Totaled three RBIs in wins over SIUE, Canisius, Elon, Army and Colgate ... Went 2-for-4 in a victory against Minnesota and went a combined 4-for-6 with two runs scored in a NCAA DH split against Cleveland State and Oregon ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) for the third time and her second NFCA Scholar-Athlete list.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
Started all 62 games in the outfield and primarily in the lead-off position to help the Terriers five-peat as Patriot League regular season champions for the first time and set both a program and conference record with 52 wins, the most by a Northeast school since 2002 ... BU entered both the PL tournament and NCAA tournament in back-to-back weeks ranked No. 25 in the NFCA poll for the first time since 1996 ... Finished second on the team at .395 with 77 hits, 52 runs scored, 37 RBIs, 29 walks, 17 doubles, seven triples, three stolen bases and a homer while adding 64 putouts in the outfield along with four assists ... Earned second consecutive NFCA All-Region First Team and third overall All-PL award for her efforts ... Batted a combined 5-for-10 with five RBIs, three runs scored and two triples to retain All-PL Tournament Team recognition ... Accumulated 23 multi-hit performances and nine multi-RBI games ... Went perfect 4-for-4 at Charleston with three RBIs and run scored ... Had RBI single against then-No. 4 Florida ... Went 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs in 11-0 (5) win over Boston College ... Helped BU earn first-ever NCAA run-rule victory, hitting 2-for-4 with a run in 8-0 (6) win over NC Central ... Tabulated two hits against No, 25 Virginia Tech as well ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete list (3.50+ GPA).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022
Had an impressive year in the outfield, starting all 57 games to help the Terriers four-peat as conference regular season champions for the first time and reach 40 wins for the third time ... Batted .342 alongside a .461 on-base percentage with a perfect fielding percentage alongside nine assists to earn NFCA All-Region First Team honors and her second All-Patriot League (second team) award ... Collected 52 hits, 36 walks, 34 runs, 25 RBIs, 14 doubles, eight stolen bases, three triples and a homer ... Added a team-high eight sacrifice bunts and four RBI sac fly outs ... Totaled 16 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances ... Went 2-for-3 in a win over Purdue with a double, RBI and run before adding a putout in the victory at No. 13 Georgia to help BU defeat two Power 5 schools on the same day for the first time in program history ... Went 2-for-2 at San Diego State with an RBI and two runs scored ... In six straight wins against Sacramento State, Merrimack (2x), UMass Lowell (2x) and Lafayette, went a combined 11-for-17 with five doubles, five runs scored and nine RBIs ... Went 3-for-3 in that win at Lafayette with pair of two-RBI doubles and two-run homer for personal-best six RBIs ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs at Army ... Combined for four walks and three hits alongside seven putouts, including a SportsCenter Top-10 highlight catch in foul territory, to claim All-PL Tournament Team accolades.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021
Started all 40 games in the outfield to help the Terriers three-peat as Patriot League regular season and tournament champions while posting a 36-4 record ... Batted .339 with 23 runs scored, 15 RBIs, three doubles, three triples, two stolen bases and two homers ... Added 19 walks to claim a .438 on-base percentage ... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Year and an All-Conference First Team honoree ... Collected 11 multi-hit performances and two multi-RBI games ... Recorded a home run in her first-ever collegiate at-bat at Providence with a two-run blast ... Added her first double and finished a combined 4-of-10 with three RIs and four runs for PL Rookie of the Week accolades ... Earned her second homer at Merrimack, as she went 4-of-7 with two RIs and two runs in a DH sweep ... Tallied two runs in a 5-0 win at Boston College ... Went 2-of-2 with three RBIs and two runs scored in a 16-0(5) win at Lehigh ... Recorded a season-high three hits with an RBI in four at-bats at Bucknell ... Earned an RBI in all four wins over Lafayette ... Batted a combined 4-of-8 with a triple and four runs scored in two wins over Lehigh to reach the NCAA tournament ... Collected two hits in three at-bats against Big South champion Campbell at the NCAAs ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Named team captain her senior year at Abington H.S. after helping squad win three straight South Shore League titles ... Named the Brockton Enterprise and South Shore League Player of the Year as a junior after batting .681 with nine doubles, four triples, four homers, 17 stolen bases and 38 runs ... Added her third South Shore League All-Star honor along with Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Enterprise All-Scholastic accolades ... Batted .671 her sophomore year to help team win the D3 state title ... Hit .781 as a freshman ... Competed with the Rhode Island Thunder Gold ... Two-time team captain on the basketball team, earning three League All-Star and Enterprise All-Scholastic recognition ... Served as class treasurer, National Honor Society vice president and Student Athletic Advisory Council president ... Also an MIAA ambassador and Unified Sports member.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Andrea and Matthew Keleher ... Has two older brothers ... Andrew played football at the Catholic University of American, and Justin played football at Salve Regina ... Enrolled in Sargent College, majoring in health science.
