Michelle Kelly is a three-time IWCLA All-American and a three-time first-team Northeast-10 All-Star, in addition to being the 2007 Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year and the 2008 Northeast-10 Player of the Year.

Kelly Nominated For Northeast-10 Woman of the Year

South Easton, Mass. - Three-time IWLCA All-American Michelle Kelly (Mendham, N.J.) has been named a nominee for the 2009 Northeast-10 Woman of the Year Award it was announced by the Conference office recently.

The honoree, which is selected by the Senior Women Administrator Council (SWA), will automatically be put forward as the conference's nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year.

A three-time first-team all-conference selection, she led Stonehill in both goals (56) and assists (34) in 2009. The 2008 Northeast-10 player of the year and 2007 Northeast-10 defensive player of the year, she reached the 90-point plateau three times - a total which no other Stonehill player has achieved more once. Her team-leading 90 points this season, also gave her 327 for her career, breaking the school record of 326 points set in 2003 by current head coach Katie Lambert-Conover.

The other nominees include American International College's Stacy Boisvert (Basketball), Assumption College's Heather Gostyla (Cross Country/Track & Field), Le Moyne College's Kelsey Ryan (Cross Country), University of Massachusetts Lowell's Sarah Brassard (Cross Country/Track & Field), Merrimack College's Caitlin Hall (Soccer), University of New Haven's Brigid Brady (Lacrosse), Pace University's Natalija Subotic (Tennis), Saint Michael's College's Andrea Slaven (Field Hockey) and the College of Saint Rose's Kailey Egbert (Soccer).

The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors senior student-athletes for their collective collegiate achievements in service, leadership, athletics and academics. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics (CWA) receive nominations from each conference in Division I, II and III.

All conference nominees from the three divisions are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee in which then the committee will select the top 10 winners from each division. From among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the top three in each division. Finally, the members of the CWA will vote from the top nine to determine the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year which will be announced in Indianapolis October 18.