2018 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 26
Maureen Kennedy
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Los Alamitos
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Calif.
Bio
2019 HONORS & AWARDS
• Named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
• Named to the All-MAC First Team for the second-straight year.
• Was named a Senior CLASS Award First-Team All-American.
• Was one of just 30 players across the nation to be named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, then made the cut as one of only 10 players named a finalist for that award, before becoming one of five players across the nation to earn All-America First-Team honors.
• Named the BGSU women's soccer team's Defensive Player of the Year.
• Was named the No. 1 player in the MAC on the Top Drawer Soccer postseason list of the conference's top-20 players.
• Was ranked No. 70 in the nation on the TDS postseason list of the top 100 upperclass players.
• Named to the USC All-Midwest Region Second Team for the second-straight season.
• She and classmate Chelsee Washington became the first-ever Falcons to be named to the all-region team twice.
• Named to the USC Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team for the second-straight season.
• Named to the Academic All-District Team, sponsored by CoSIDA, earning second-team honors.
• Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season.
• Also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a small group comprised of the 'best of the best' from the Academic All-MAC team.
• Named to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team for the second-straight year.
• Also named to the OSCA Academic All-Ohio First Team for the second consecutive season.Â
• Was ranked No. 91 in the nation on the TDS preseason list of the top 100 players in the country.
• Was ranked No. 2 on the TDS preseason list of the MAC's top 20 players.
• Was ranked No. 69 on the TDS midseason list of the top 100 upperclass players in the country.
• Checked in as the top-ranking MAC player on that midseason list.
• MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8).
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honorable mention (Oct. 8).
• MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 9).
• MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15).
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 15).
2019
Started the first 19 matches of the season, before missing the last four-plus matches due to injury ... was fourth on the team with 17 points ... had five goals and seven assists, ranking fourth in the former category and second in the latter ... tied for second on the Falcons with two game-winning goals ... in MAC play, started all 11 matches and was third on the Falcons with 12 points ... had three goals and a team-leading six assists in conference contests ... played all 110 minutes of the season opener at Kentucky, a double-overtime draw ... scored on a penalty kick in the second half of that UK match ... played all 90 minutes at Xavier ... played the first 83 minutes of the Valparaiso match, and scored what proved to be the winning goal ... knocked home the rebound after a penalty-kick save less than 10 minutes into the match ... played all 109-plus minutes of the 2-1, double-OT win over Dayton at Cochrane Stadium, with one shot on goal... started and played all 90 minutes at Michigan, and was on the field for all 91-plus minutes of the Michigan State match ... played 100 minutes at DePaul, and drew the start at West Virginia, playing 49 minutes ... on Sept. 23, was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate, as the organization named 30 female candidates from across the country ... played all 90 minutes vs. Akron, as BG kept a clean sheet and limited the Zips to just one shot on goal in the MAC opener ... also had a shot on goal vs. UA ... scored a goal vs. Buffalo on Senior Day at Cochrane Stadium ... blasted a free kick into the upper half of the net in the 11th minute ... left the match due to injury later in the first half, but returned to see time in the second half of that 2-1 win ... had a stellar weekend at both ends of the pitch as BG picked up a pair of 3-1 wins on the road, vs. Kent State and Ohio ... played all 180 minutes on the weekend ... at Kent State, had an assist on what proved to be the game-winning goal, playing a perfect free kick into the box ... Nikhita Jacob headed that ball home to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead with under 14 minutes gone ... then, two days later, figured in the scoring of a pair of BG goals less than two minutes apart at Ohio ... had an assist as Jacob got her head on another free kick, this time heading it down for Washington to deposit into the net ... then, scored the GWG herself, heading home a Jasmijn Dijsselhof corner kick just 1:50 later ... in the second half of that Ohio match, blocked a Bobcat shot on the goal line for a 'team save' ... for her efforts in the wins at KSU and OU, was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 ... that same day, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week ... the following afternoon (Oct. 9), she was named the MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... had an assist on the game-tying goal with just 25 seconds left in regulation, as BG picked up a 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan at Cochrane Stadium ... served a ball toward the box, and Kennedy White headed that serve into the path of Chelsee Washington for the tying goal ... played all 110 minutes of that win, and had two shots, including one on goal ... the next day (Oct. 11), was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award ... scored the tying goal with just 19.3 seconds left in regulation, as BGSU went on to a 2-1 overtime win at Eastern Michigan ... blasted a free kick from outside the box into the net to tie the score ... had two shot attempts in the match, and her other shot was tipped by the goalkeeper before striking the crossbar ... played all 94-plus minutes of the win over the Eagles ... for her efforts in the CMU and EMU matches, was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15, earning that honor for the second consecutive Tuesday ... on that same day, was named to the TDS Team of the Week ... the following day, checked in as the top-ranking MAC player on the TDS midseason list of the Top 100 Upperclass players in the nation ... was ranked No. 69 on that list ... played 84 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win over Miami, with an assist and three shots -- all on goal ... had an assist on the second goal of the match, as the MU goalkeeper could not handle her hard, dipping free kick from distance before Kennedy White scored on the rebound ... at the other end of the pitch, was part of a BG defense that did not allow a single shot on goal or corner kick all night ... played all 100-plus minutes of the Ball State match, with her two shot attempts including one on goal ... tied her career best with two assists in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois ... had the primary helper on goals by Nikki Cox and Washington ... it marked the fourth multiple-assist match of her career ... played a team-high 76 minutes in that win, with one shot attempt ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win at Western Michigan that clinched a tie for the MAC regular-season title ... saw brief action, but had a shot on goal, in BG's 3-1 win at Toledo, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season title outright ... was injured early in that match, and missed the Falcons' three MAC Tournament contests as well as the NCAA Championships match at Michigan.
2018
The 2018 MAC Defensive Player of the Year ... named to the All-MAC First Team ... also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team ... was named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® First Team, selected by CoSIDA ... chosen to the USC Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team ... additionally, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season, and was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... and, was named BGSU's Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year -- an award given to just one male and one female in the entire athletic department -- at the Ziggys in May of 2019 ... was ranked No. 3 on Top Drawer Soccer's postseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC ...also was named to both the OCSA All-Ohio First Team and the Academic All-Ohio First Team ... started all 22 matches for the MAC regular-season and tournament champions ... scored 20 points on five goals and 10 assists ... tied for the team lead in assists, and also tied the BGSU single-season record in that category (a record that she already shared) ... was third on the team in points and fourth in goals ... started both matches during the team's season-opening trip to Hawai'i ... played 202 of the 205-plus minutes that weekend, including all 110 minutes of the Loyola Marymount match ... drew the start against Oakland, playing 75 minutes as the Falcons posted a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener ... scored BG's first goal of the match on a penalty kick, and that goal proved to be the game winner ... helped the Falcons' defense limit the Golden Grizzlies to just one shot on goal and zero corner kicks ... played all 105-plus minutes vs. Xavier, with a pair of shots, both on goal ... played the entire match at No. 15 Northwestern, and had a shot on goal ... played 102 minutes vs. DePaul, with one shot attempt ... had a pair of assists in the Falcons' win over Youngstown State ... had the primary helper on goals by Chelsee Washington in the first half and Marissa Swindell in the second ... Washington redirected her free kick into the net for the game's second goal in the 24th minute ... then, in the second half, played a gorgeous diagonal ball past the YSU back line and directly into the path of Swindell, for an easy one-time finish ... played 44 minutes and had a shot on goal vs. the Penguins ... played 77 minutes and had an assist in the Falcons' shutout win at Miami to open the MAC schedule ... her two shots each were hit hard, and each just sailed over the crossbar ... the assist came on a corner kick that found the head of Chelsee Washington, who nodded the ball down to Nikki Cox for a quick, one-time finish ... played all 90 minutes in BG's third-straight shutout win, a 3-0 verdict at Ball State ... scored the Falcons' second goal in another 3-0 win, this time against Northern Illinois ... the goal came off of a corner kick in the 16th minute ... two days later, played all 90 minutes against Western Michigan, as BGSU moved to 4-0-0 iin the MAC for the first time in program history ... had an assist on the final goal of that 2-0 victory, and helped the Falcon defense to a school record-tying fifth consecutive shutout ... the assist increased her point-scoring streak to five matches ... following that weekend's performance, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Oct. 2, and also was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week ... played all 90 minutes at Central Michigan, with a shot on goal ... the Chippewas' goal late in that match snapped BG's shutout streak at 538:07 without allowing a goal, the second-longest shutout streak in program history ... again was on the field for all 90 minutes as the Falcons recorded a shutout against Eastern Michigan three days later ... had an assist on BG's final goal in the 3-1 win over preseason MAC favorite Kent State ... her free kick found the head of Washington midway through the second half, with the resulting goal putting the Falcons up by three ... played all 90 minutes vs. the Flashes, with one shot ... had a three-point match in another 3-1 win two days later, this time against Ohio ... assisted on the first goal of the day, as Washington headed home her corner kick less than eight minutes into the match ... then, after Ohio had tied the score, blasted a free kick into the far corner of the net for what would prove to be the game-winning goal ... that goal came just 2:20 after the Ohio equalizer ... played all 90 minutes against the 'Cats ... for her efforts vs. the Flashes and Bobcats, was named the MAC's Defensive Player of the Week (for the second time in three weeks) on Oct. 16 ... played every second of the Akron match, and her four shots included one on goal ... also had a shot that hit the crossbar vs. the Zips, as she hit the woodwork on a scorching free kick from distance ... played every second of the Buffalo match, as the Falcons recorded a 5-0 road win to clinch the MAC regular-season championship ... the shutout was BG's eighth of the season, and the sixth in 10 conference contests ... had an assist on the opening goal at UB ... played every second of the match and figured in the scoring of both goals in BG's 2-1 win over Toledo, with a goal and an assist ... her diagonal ball found Sarah Allen for the game-tying goal midway through the second half ... then, stepped up and converted a PK with under nine minutes to go ... at the other end of the field, helped limit the Rockets to just one shot on goal ... following the win over UT, was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28) for the third time on the season ... played every second of the match as the Falcons topped Eastern Michigan in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane ... and, was on the field for all 90 minutes of the semifinal-round win over Ohio, as the Falcons posted a clean sheet and allowed the Bobcats only two shots on goal ... had an assist on Jennifer Reyes' goal midway through the second half of that 1-0 win ... two days later, played all 110 minutes and scored BG's goal vs. Ball State, as the Falcons captured the MAC Tournament title ... converted a penalty kick to give the Falcons a 1-0, first-half lead ... tied for the team lead with three shot attempts, and tied for game honors with two shots on goal ... played the first 88 minutes of the NCAA Tournament match at No. 14 Penn State.
2017
Earned Academic All-MAC honors ... played in all 21 matches, making 17 starts ... tied the school single-season assists record, with 10 ... set new BGSU record for game-winning assists in a season, with five ... played a total of 1,548 minutes on the year ... had 12 total points on the campaign ... scored only goal of season via penalty kick versus Michigan State ... now 3-for-3 on penalty kicks in career ... tied the BGSU record with assists in five straight games ... had a six-game point-scoring streak, one shy of school record ... led the MAC and ranked tenth nationally in total assists ... notched regular season game-winning assists at Detroit, vs Wright State, vs Robert Morris, and vs Miami ... earned game-winning assist in MAC Tournament quarterfinal vs Buffalo ... assisted on single goals in all three MAC Tournament games ... had season-high two assists in 4-1 win against Miami ... attempted nine shots (five shots on goal) ... fired season-high two shots in 2-0 win over Wright State.
2016
Earned first letter for the Falcons … started all 19 games on the season … named to the All-MAC Freshman Team … notched first career and game-winning goal in the 1-0 shutout of Detroit Mercy (Sept. 1) … finished with the second-most assists on the team, with four … ranked third on the Falcons with four goals and 12 points on the year … had two assists in the 2-1 win over Akron (Oct. 2) … tallied 10 shots and six shots on goal for a 0.53 shots per game average … also marked 0.63 points per game as a true freshman … logged 17 complete games in addition to clocking over 1,744 minutes of action on the pitch this season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Los Alamitos High School (’16) in Cypress, Calif. ... a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain in soccer … Named to the 2013 Sunset League All-Conference Second Team as a freshman … Led her team to become the 2016 Mater Dei Premier Champions her senior season … Also helped to guide her team to the semifinals of the 2016 Aliso Cup and a third-place finish in the Sunset League as a senior … A key member of the Griffins’ squad that advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Second Round in 2014 … Also helped to lead her high school teams to the First Round of the CIF in both 2013 and 2015 … Guided her team to take first-place overall in the Sunset League in 2013 … Also lettered in both cross country and track & field ... Named the F/S Athlete of the Meet at the Long Beach Invitational in 2013-14 … Was also named the MVP F/S Jumper in 2013-14 … A three-time All-League Academic Team selection in 2014, 2015 and 2016 for women’s soccer … A member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation.
PERSONAL
Maureen Rothery Kennedy was born on August 8, 1997, in Cypress, Calif. … a psychology major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.963 through the Spring 2020 semester … daughter of Michael and Jennie Kennedy … mother played soccer at SUNY Plattsburgh … has three older siblings, Eric, Katie and Stephen … played club ball for Strikers FC ECNL … led her team to the ECNL Playoffs in both 2013-14 and 2014-15.
Recipient of the Janna Blais Student-Athlete Scholarship.
KENNEDY - CAREER STATS
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• Named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
• Named to the All-MAC First Team for the second-straight year.
• Was named a Senior CLASS Award First-Team All-American.
• Was one of just 30 players across the nation to be named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, then made the cut as one of only 10 players named a finalist for that award, before becoming one of five players across the nation to earn All-America First-Team honors.
• Named the BGSU women's soccer team's Defensive Player of the Year.
• Was named the No. 1 player in the MAC on the Top Drawer Soccer postseason list of the conference's top-20 players.
• Was ranked No. 70 in the nation on the TDS postseason list of the top 100 upperclass players.
• Named to the USC All-Midwest Region Second Team for the second-straight season.
• She and classmate Chelsee Washington became the first-ever Falcons to be named to the all-region team twice.
• Named to the USC Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team for the second-straight season.
• Named to the Academic All-District Team, sponsored by CoSIDA, earning second-team honors.
• Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season.
• Also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a small group comprised of the 'best of the best' from the Academic All-MAC team.
• Named to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team for the second-straight year.
• Also named to the OSCA Academic All-Ohio First Team for the second consecutive season.Â
• Was ranked No. 91 in the nation on the TDS preseason list of the top 100 players in the country.
• Was ranked No. 2 on the TDS preseason list of the MAC's top 20 players.
• Was ranked No. 69 on the TDS midseason list of the top 100 upperclass players in the country.
• Checked in as the top-ranking MAC player on that midseason list.
• MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8).
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honorable mention (Oct. 8).
• MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 9).
• MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15).
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 15).
2019
Started the first 19 matches of the season, before missing the last four-plus matches due to injury ... was fourth on the team with 17 points ... had five goals and seven assists, ranking fourth in the former category and second in the latter ... tied for second on the Falcons with two game-winning goals ... in MAC play, started all 11 matches and was third on the Falcons with 12 points ... had three goals and a team-leading six assists in conference contests ... played all 110 minutes of the season opener at Kentucky, a double-overtime draw ... scored on a penalty kick in the second half of that UK match ... played all 90 minutes at Xavier ... played the first 83 minutes of the Valparaiso match, and scored what proved to be the winning goal ... knocked home the rebound after a penalty-kick save less than 10 minutes into the match ... played all 109-plus minutes of the 2-1, double-OT win over Dayton at Cochrane Stadium, with one shot on goal... started and played all 90 minutes at Michigan, and was on the field for all 91-plus minutes of the Michigan State match ... played 100 minutes at DePaul, and drew the start at West Virginia, playing 49 minutes ... on Sept. 23, was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate, as the organization named 30 female candidates from across the country ... played all 90 minutes vs. Akron, as BG kept a clean sheet and limited the Zips to just one shot on goal in the MAC opener ... also had a shot on goal vs. UA ... scored a goal vs. Buffalo on Senior Day at Cochrane Stadium ... blasted a free kick into the upper half of the net in the 11th minute ... left the match due to injury later in the first half, but returned to see time in the second half of that 2-1 win ... had a stellar weekend at both ends of the pitch as BG picked up a pair of 3-1 wins on the road, vs. Kent State and Ohio ... played all 180 minutes on the weekend ... at Kent State, had an assist on what proved to be the game-winning goal, playing a perfect free kick into the box ... Nikhita Jacob headed that ball home to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead with under 14 minutes gone ... then, two days later, figured in the scoring of a pair of BG goals less than two minutes apart at Ohio ... had an assist as Jacob got her head on another free kick, this time heading it down for Washington to deposit into the net ... then, scored the GWG herself, heading home a Jasmijn Dijsselhof corner kick just 1:50 later ... in the second half of that Ohio match, blocked a Bobcat shot on the goal line for a 'team save' ... for her efforts in the wins at KSU and OU, was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 ... that same day, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week ... the following afternoon (Oct. 9), she was named the MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... had an assist on the game-tying goal with just 25 seconds left in regulation, as BG picked up a 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan at Cochrane Stadium ... served a ball toward the box, and Kennedy White headed that serve into the path of Chelsee Washington for the tying goal ... played all 110 minutes of that win, and had two shots, including one on goal ... the next day (Oct. 11), was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award ... scored the tying goal with just 19.3 seconds left in regulation, as BGSU went on to a 2-1 overtime win at Eastern Michigan ... blasted a free kick from outside the box into the net to tie the score ... had two shot attempts in the match, and her other shot was tipped by the goalkeeper before striking the crossbar ... played all 94-plus minutes of the win over the Eagles ... for her efforts in the CMU and EMU matches, was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15, earning that honor for the second consecutive Tuesday ... on that same day, was named to the TDS Team of the Week ... the following day, checked in as the top-ranking MAC player on the TDS midseason list of the Top 100 Upperclass players in the nation ... was ranked No. 69 on that list ... played 84 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win over Miami, with an assist and three shots -- all on goal ... had an assist on the second goal of the match, as the MU goalkeeper could not handle her hard, dipping free kick from distance before Kennedy White scored on the rebound ... at the other end of the pitch, was part of a BG defense that did not allow a single shot on goal or corner kick all night ... played all 100-plus minutes of the Ball State match, with her two shot attempts including one on goal ... tied her career best with two assists in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois ... had the primary helper on goals by Nikki Cox and Washington ... it marked the fourth multiple-assist match of her career ... played a team-high 76 minutes in that win, with one shot attempt ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win at Western Michigan that clinched a tie for the MAC regular-season title ... saw brief action, but had a shot on goal, in BG's 3-1 win at Toledo, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season title outright ... was injured early in that match, and missed the Falcons' three MAC Tournament contests as well as the NCAA Championships match at Michigan.
2018
The 2018 MAC Defensive Player of the Year ... named to the All-MAC First Team ... also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team ... was named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® First Team, selected by CoSIDA ... chosen to the USC Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team ... additionally, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season, and was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... and, was named BGSU's Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year -- an award given to just one male and one female in the entire athletic department -- at the Ziggys in May of 2019 ... was ranked No. 3 on Top Drawer Soccer's postseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC ...also was named to both the OCSA All-Ohio First Team and the Academic All-Ohio First Team ... started all 22 matches for the MAC regular-season and tournament champions ... scored 20 points on five goals and 10 assists ... tied for the team lead in assists, and also tied the BGSU single-season record in that category (a record that she already shared) ... was third on the team in points and fourth in goals ... started both matches during the team's season-opening trip to Hawai'i ... played 202 of the 205-plus minutes that weekend, including all 110 minutes of the Loyola Marymount match ... drew the start against Oakland, playing 75 minutes as the Falcons posted a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener ... scored BG's first goal of the match on a penalty kick, and that goal proved to be the game winner ... helped the Falcons' defense limit the Golden Grizzlies to just one shot on goal and zero corner kicks ... played all 105-plus minutes vs. Xavier, with a pair of shots, both on goal ... played the entire match at No. 15 Northwestern, and had a shot on goal ... played 102 minutes vs. DePaul, with one shot attempt ... had a pair of assists in the Falcons' win over Youngstown State ... had the primary helper on goals by Chelsee Washington in the first half and Marissa Swindell in the second ... Washington redirected her free kick into the net for the game's second goal in the 24th minute ... then, in the second half, played a gorgeous diagonal ball past the YSU back line and directly into the path of Swindell, for an easy one-time finish ... played 44 minutes and had a shot on goal vs. the Penguins ... played 77 minutes and had an assist in the Falcons' shutout win at Miami to open the MAC schedule ... her two shots each were hit hard, and each just sailed over the crossbar ... the assist came on a corner kick that found the head of Chelsee Washington, who nodded the ball down to Nikki Cox for a quick, one-time finish ... played all 90 minutes in BG's third-straight shutout win, a 3-0 verdict at Ball State ... scored the Falcons' second goal in another 3-0 win, this time against Northern Illinois ... the goal came off of a corner kick in the 16th minute ... two days later, played all 90 minutes against Western Michigan, as BGSU moved to 4-0-0 iin the MAC for the first time in program history ... had an assist on the final goal of that 2-0 victory, and helped the Falcon defense to a school record-tying fifth consecutive shutout ... the assist increased her point-scoring streak to five matches ... following that weekend's performance, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Oct. 2, and also was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week ... played all 90 minutes at Central Michigan, with a shot on goal ... the Chippewas' goal late in that match snapped BG's shutout streak at 538:07 without allowing a goal, the second-longest shutout streak in program history ... again was on the field for all 90 minutes as the Falcons recorded a shutout against Eastern Michigan three days later ... had an assist on BG's final goal in the 3-1 win over preseason MAC favorite Kent State ... her free kick found the head of Washington midway through the second half, with the resulting goal putting the Falcons up by three ... played all 90 minutes vs. the Flashes, with one shot ... had a three-point match in another 3-1 win two days later, this time against Ohio ... assisted on the first goal of the day, as Washington headed home her corner kick less than eight minutes into the match ... then, after Ohio had tied the score, blasted a free kick into the far corner of the net for what would prove to be the game-winning goal ... that goal came just 2:20 after the Ohio equalizer ... played all 90 minutes against the 'Cats ... for her efforts vs. the Flashes and Bobcats, was named the MAC's Defensive Player of the Week (for the second time in three weeks) on Oct. 16 ... played every second of the Akron match, and her four shots included one on goal ... also had a shot that hit the crossbar vs. the Zips, as she hit the woodwork on a scorching free kick from distance ... played every second of the Buffalo match, as the Falcons recorded a 5-0 road win to clinch the MAC regular-season championship ... the shutout was BG's eighth of the season, and the sixth in 10 conference contests ... had an assist on the opening goal at UB ... played every second of the match and figured in the scoring of both goals in BG's 2-1 win over Toledo, with a goal and an assist ... her diagonal ball found Sarah Allen for the game-tying goal midway through the second half ... then, stepped up and converted a PK with under nine minutes to go ... at the other end of the field, helped limit the Rockets to just one shot on goal ... following the win over UT, was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28) for the third time on the season ... played every second of the match as the Falcons topped Eastern Michigan in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane ... and, was on the field for all 90 minutes of the semifinal-round win over Ohio, as the Falcons posted a clean sheet and allowed the Bobcats only two shots on goal ... had an assist on Jennifer Reyes' goal midway through the second half of that 1-0 win ... two days later, played all 110 minutes and scored BG's goal vs. Ball State, as the Falcons captured the MAC Tournament title ... converted a penalty kick to give the Falcons a 1-0, first-half lead ... tied for the team lead with three shot attempts, and tied for game honors with two shots on goal ... played the first 88 minutes of the NCAA Tournament match at No. 14 Penn State.
2017
Earned Academic All-MAC honors ... played in all 21 matches, making 17 starts ... tied the school single-season assists record, with 10 ... set new BGSU record for game-winning assists in a season, with five ... played a total of 1,548 minutes on the year ... had 12 total points on the campaign ... scored only goal of season via penalty kick versus Michigan State ... now 3-for-3 on penalty kicks in career ... tied the BGSU record with assists in five straight games ... had a six-game point-scoring streak, one shy of school record ... led the MAC and ranked tenth nationally in total assists ... notched regular season game-winning assists at Detroit, vs Wright State, vs Robert Morris, and vs Miami ... earned game-winning assist in MAC Tournament quarterfinal vs Buffalo ... assisted on single goals in all three MAC Tournament games ... had season-high two assists in 4-1 win against Miami ... attempted nine shots (five shots on goal) ... fired season-high two shots in 2-0 win over Wright State.
2016
Earned first letter for the Falcons … started all 19 games on the season … named to the All-MAC Freshman Team … notched first career and game-winning goal in the 1-0 shutout of Detroit Mercy (Sept. 1) … finished with the second-most assists on the team, with four … ranked third on the Falcons with four goals and 12 points on the year … had two assists in the 2-1 win over Akron (Oct. 2) … tallied 10 shots and six shots on goal for a 0.53 shots per game average … also marked 0.63 points per game as a true freshman … logged 17 complete games in addition to clocking over 1,744 minutes of action on the pitch this season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Los Alamitos High School (’16) in Cypress, Calif. ... a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain in soccer … Named to the 2013 Sunset League All-Conference Second Team as a freshman … Led her team to become the 2016 Mater Dei Premier Champions her senior season … Also helped to guide her team to the semifinals of the 2016 Aliso Cup and a third-place finish in the Sunset League as a senior … A key member of the Griffins’ squad that advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Second Round in 2014 … Also helped to lead her high school teams to the First Round of the CIF in both 2013 and 2015 … Guided her team to take first-place overall in the Sunset League in 2013 … Also lettered in both cross country and track & field ... Named the F/S Athlete of the Meet at the Long Beach Invitational in 2013-14 … Was also named the MVP F/S Jumper in 2013-14 … A three-time All-League Academic Team selection in 2014, 2015 and 2016 for women’s soccer … A member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation.
PERSONAL
Maureen Rothery Kennedy was born on August 8, 1997, in Cypress, Calif. … a psychology major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.963 through the Spring 2020 semester … daughter of Michael and Jennie Kennedy … mother played soccer at SUNY Plattsburgh … has three older siblings, Eric, Katie and Stephen … played club ball for Strikers FC ECNL … led her team to the ECNL Playoffs in both 2013-14 and 2014-15.
Recipient of the Janna Blais Student-Athlete Scholarship.
KENNEDY - CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19-19 | 1744 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | .400 | 6 | .600 | 1 | 2-2 |
| 2017 | 21-17 | 1548 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 9 | .111 | 5 | .556 | 0 | 1-1 |
| 2018 | 22-22 | 1954 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 24 | .208 | 14 | .583 | 3 | 3-3 |
| 2019 | 19-19 | 1605 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | .238 | 16 | .762 | 2 | 1-2 |
| TOTAL | 81-77 | 6851 | 15 | 31 | 61 | 64 | .234 | 41 | .641 | 6 | 7-8 |
2025 BG Football Cinematic Recap at Cincinnati 9.6
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BG Football Press Conference | 9.8
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Chris Fox Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Taylor Green Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
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