Career (2020-24): Kelly set the standard for goalkeeping for the future of the QU women's lacrosse program. She appeared in 71 games and made 70 starts, totaling over four thousand minutes in goal, where she surpassed 800 career saves with a total of 803 and had a save percentage of .465. McClure earned 20 wins as a goalkeeper, including the program's first-ever win, and a 2024 season that saw seven wins and the program's first GLVC Tournament appearance. She also scooped up 172 ground balls and caused 24 turnovers from the goalie position. Kelly will forever be in the record books for Quincy Women's Lacrosse, making a huge impact on and off the field.
-Â Â GLVC Goalkeeper of the Year (2024)
-Â Â Â Â GLVC First Team All-Conference (2024)
-Â Â Â Â GLVC Second Team All-Conference (2022)
-Â Â 2x GLVC All-Conference Honorable Mention (2021, 23)
-Â Â Â Â 3x GLVC Defensive Player of the Week
-Â Â Â Â 5x GLVC Academic All-Conference (2020, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-Â Â Â Â James R. Spaulding Sportsmanship Award Winner (2020)
-Â Â 5x Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar (2020, 21, 22, 23, 24)
2024 (Graduate): In her final season with the Hawks, McClure capped off an amazing career with another fantastic season, appearing and starting in all 17 games, helping the Hawks to their first-ever GLVC Tournament appearance. She totaled 179 saves and had a save percentage of .459. Kelly had a career-high six wins and led the team in ground balls for the fourth time in her career with 47.Â
-Â Â GLVC Goalkeeper of the Year
-Â Â GLVC First Team All-Conference
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
-Â Â 2x GLVC Defensive Player of the Week (3/25/24, 4/1/24)
-Â Â Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar
2023 (Senior): In her true senior campaign, McClure started all 17 games, had her lowest goals-against average at 12.2, and posted 177 saves for a .473 save percentage. Her 177 saves led the GLVC for the third consecutive season. Facing nearly 500 shots, McClure only allowed 197 goals and helped the Hawks to five more victories. McClure finished the season ranking second in save percentage in the GLVC and 6th nationally for saves made. McClure also hit 600 career saves this season. She was also second on the team with 34 ground balls.
-Â Â Â Â GLVC All-Conference Honorable Mention
-Â Â Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
-Â Â Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar
2022 (Junior): As a junior, Kelly set a GLVC single-season record with 200 saves across 16 games, good for 12.5 saves per game, ranking tied for sixth in Division II. Her 200 saves ranked 5th in Division II and her 0.483 save percentage was 11th in the nation. She set a new QU record with 22 saves against Rockhurst (4/22/22), one of three games with 20 or more saves. She also led the team in ground balls for the third straight season with 32.Â
-Â Â Â Â GLVC Second Team All-Conference
-Â Â Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
-Â Â Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar
2021 (Sophomore): In her second season with the Hawks, Kelly appeared and started in all 13 games for the Hawks in goal, where she had a 2-10 record with 161 saves and a .446 save percentage. Her saves total led the GLVC. Kelly also led the team with 38 ground balls and caused five turnovers. She had a season-high 21 saves in two different matches and set the Hawks single-game record with 10 ground balls against Missouri Western (4/25/21).
-Â Â Â Â GLVC All-Conference Honorable Mention
-Â Â Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
-Â Â Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar
2020 (Freshman): In her first season with QU, McClure appeared and started in all seven games in the shortened 2020 season for the Hawks, where she had a 2-5 record with 86 saves and a .460 save percentage. She made her collegiate debut against Davenport (2/15/20), where she picked up 11 saves and recorded her first win in an 18-7 win over Upper Iowa (2/21/20), a game where she also picked up 11 saves and helped the program to its first-ever victory. She had a season-high 18 saves two different times. Kelly also picked up 21 ground balls and caused five turnovers.
-Â Â Â Â James R. Spaulding Sportsmanship Award Winner
-Â Â Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
-Â Â Â Â GLVC Defensive Player of the Week (3/2/20)
-Â Â Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar
Personal: McClure is a Webster Groves, MO native and is an Aviation Management major at Quincy University. McClure is the daughter of Kevin & Sue and has two older siblings, Brian and Megan. McClure is a graduate of Webster Groves High School, where she ended with a 4.1 GPA and was recognized by the National Honor Society, the Academic All-American, Scholar Athlete, and the Renaissance award. McClure played softball, volleyball, and lacrosse for the Statesmen.Â
Why QU?
I chose QU for the amazing community on campus, the aviation program, and the opportunity to be a part of a first-year lacrosse program.