2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Biography
FRESHMAN (2023): Played in 15 matches, starting 11....Scored 2 goals on the year, including one in a 3-1 win vs. Green Bay (Sept. 7)....Tallied 8 shots on the year (5th on team), including 5 on target (4th on team)....Played 717 total minutes in 2023....her 2 goals and 4 points ranked 3rd on team.
HIGH SCHOOL: An attacker from Wonder Lake, Ill., Kelsi McThenia joins Western Illinois' program as someone who has found great success as a high school athlete. A member of the Marian Central Catholic High School (Woodstock, Ill.) Honor Roll, she earned All-Conference honors and was even named her team's Most Valuable Player. Having played club soccer for the Crystal Lake Force, she led her team with 23 goals in 2021 and made it to the 2021 Illinois State Cup Semi Finals; McThenia later scored the game-winning goal in the 2022 Illinois Presidents Cup, and that championship remains one of her best memories as a soccer player.
WHY SHE CHOSE WESTERN: The combination of being close to family and fitting in well with the team, along with feeling at home in Macomb, made Western an obvious choice for McThenia. "I loved the coaching staff, I felt they had really good insight into me as a player," she said. "They are very professional and demanding of their players as individuals and as a team. Macomb reminds me of my hometown and makes me feel at home."
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