2013: Second team All-CAC ... CAC Medal of Inspiration ... CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Defensive Player of the Week (10/14) ... SMCM Athletic Director's Award ... St. Mary's October Athlete of the Month ... Seahawk Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Team captain ... Started first two games of the season before tearing ACL ... Returned to start the final seven games of 2013, leading team to 5-2-0 record ... Finished with 6-2-1 mark ... Led conference with .894 save percentage ... Ranked second in CAC with 0.54 GAA ... Tallied 306 minutes of scoreless action ... Notched three solo shutouts ... Contributed to two combined shutouts ... Totaled 42 saves on 115 shots in 829:20 minutes ... Season-best 10 stops at Salisbury (Oct. 23).
2012: CAC All-Academic Team ... Team captain ... Started 15 games for a 5-8-2 mark ... Recorded a 1.55 GAA and .771 save percentage in 1,391 minutes ... Posted four shutouts ... Season-high 10 saves twice.
2011: Second team All-CAC ... CAC All-Academic Team ... Two-time CAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/6 and 10/31) ... St. Mary's October Athlete of the Month ... Started all 16 contests ... Notched a 6-7-3 record ... Posted a 1.27 GAA in 1,485 minutes with six shutouts ... Collected 108 saves on 259 shots faced for a .837 save percentage ... Career-best 16 stops in 1-0 CAC final loss at Salisbury.
2010: CAC Rookie of the Year ... Second team All-CAC ... SMCM Female Rookie of the Year ... CAC Defensive Player of the Week twice ... Earned the starting goalkeeping role after the first game ... Played in all 17 games with 16 starts for a 6-7-2 record ... Tallied a 1.68 GAA in 1,338 minutes played ... Made 83 saves on 231 shots faced for a .769 save percentage ... Season-best nine saves twice.
Hereford HS: 2010 graduate ... Played for Nancy Ferguson ... Nominated for All-Maryland team ... All-Baltimore County ... All-division selection ... Senior All-Star ... Two-time Maryland State Cup semifinalists ... Two-time regional 3A champions ... National Honor Society ... National Science Honor Society ... Achieved honor roll status ... Hereford Organization to Protect the Environment ... Girl Scout Gold Award ... Holds both Level E coaching and state soccer goalkeeper training licenses.
Personal: Kelsey Blair Wirtz ... Plans to attend graduate school after St. Mary's ... Dean's List (Fall '11, '12; Spring '11, '12) ... Chi Alpha Sigma student-athlete honor society (inducted 2013) ... Intramurals supervisor ... Born April 20, 1992 in Parkton, Md. ... Daughter of Chip and Margie Wirtz ... Has an older sister, Ashley, who is a St. Mary's graduate.
Why St. Mary's?: "Biology program ... St. Mary's River ... friendly students and team."
Best SMCM Sports Moment(s): "My first collegiate shutout against Stevenson in 2010." ... "Beating Frostburg in PKs." ... "Tailgates after the games and getting to see my family."
