Kelly Thomas Class: Junior Hometown: Shaker Heights, Ohio High School: Walsh Jesuit Height: 5-3 Position: Defense

2008 (Sophomore): Played in 18 games, starting 16 on defense... Took 21 shots for the Greyhounds... Had four shots at Niagara and tallied the game-tying goal (10/24)... Recorded an assist at Marist (10/31).

2007 (Freshman): Started all 21 games in her first season at left back and was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team... Tied for third on the team with four assists... Took eight shots during the season... Assisted on goals in both of Loyola's games at the Hawthorne Suites Hokie Invitational... Tallied her first collegiate point while assisting on Colleen Kinealy's game-winner against Wake Forest (9/7)... Two days later, she assisted Lea Day's game-tying score versus Virginia Tech (9/9)... Also recorded assists against Saint Peter's (10/7) and Siena (10/26).

High School: Earned four letters in soccer at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, for Dino McIntyre... Also participated in track and field one season... Captained the soccer team... Helped lead the Warriors win the 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas National Championship as a senior with a 23-0-0 record... Walsh Jesuit also won the 2006 and 2004 state titles... The Warriors advanced to the regional finals in 2005 and the state semifinals in 2003... Thomas was tabbed the team's Most Valuable Player as a sophomore following the Warriors' 2004 state title... Named the team's Unsung Warrior and Most Versatile Player as a senior... Played club soccer for the Cleveland Cobras and Coach Sean McNamara... Helped her OYSAN club team to the state titles in 2005 and 2006.

Personal: Kelly Abigail Thomas... Daughter of Bill and Barb Thomas... Born in Shake Heights, Ohio... Has two older sisters, Heather and Megan.

Thomas' Career Statistics

YEAR	GP	GS	G	A	Pts	Shots	Shot%	SOG	SOG%	GW	PK-Att
2007	21	21	0	4	4	8	.000	5	.625	0	0-0
2008	18	16	1	1	3	21	.048	11	.524	0	0-0
TOTAL	39	37	1	5	7	29	.034	16	.552	0	0-0