Kelli Blankenship

Class:
Senior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
High School:
NAHA
Hometown:
Lusby, Md.

2009-10 • Senior Season: Named WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • played in 37 games and recorded a career-best 19 points on nine goals and 10 assists • had 15 points (7g-8a) in 26 conference games • had three multi-point games • missed three of the first four games of the season • had two points (1g-1a) in sweep over Minnesota Duluth (10/16-10/17) • had an assist in 7-0 win over St. Cloud State (10/24) • scored goals in back-to-back games at Wisconsin (11/1) and Minnesota State (11/13) • had a three-point series (1g-2a) in sweep over Bemidji State (11/20-11/21) • tallied an assist in 2-0 win over Clarkson (11/28) • scored a goal in 5-0 win at North Dakota (12/13) • recorded two assists in 5-2 win over Ohio State (1/8) • scored lone goal in 1-1 tie at Bemidji State (1/15) • had two points (1g-1a) in 2-0 win over North Dakota (1/23) • had an assist in 4-2 win over Minnesota State (1/29) • had three points (2g-1a) during a three-game point streak (2/26-3/6).

2008-09 • Junior Season: Named WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • saw action in all 40 games • scored six goals and had 10 assists for a career-high 16 points • was +16 for the season • had three multiple-point games • six goals included scoring a game-winning and a shorthanded goal • logged her first two points of the season in the 8-2 win over Ohio State (10/18) • set up Gigi Marvin’s game-winning goal over St. Cloud State (10/31) • tied her career best with three point, including a career-high two assists, in a win over Bemidji State (11/15) • scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Harvard (11/28) • had a three-game scoring streak against Ohio State and Bemidji State • tied her career high with two goals in the 12-1 win over the Buckeyes (1/10), including her first shorthanded goal of her career • scored a goal in 9-1 win over Minnesota State (1/30) • set up Jen Schoullis’ goal in a 4-1 win over Bemidji State (2/27) • had an assist in the 7-2 win over Minnesota State during the WCHA Final Faceoff (3/7).

2007-08 • Sophomore Season: Named WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • played in 35 games and produced four goals and seven assists for 11 points • tallied an assist during season-opening weekend in a 4-2 win over Boston University (10/6) • scored a goal and added an assist in 7-4 win over Ohio State (10/19) • netted her second goal of the year in a 5-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (10/27) • tallied two assists in the series sweep over North Dakota (11/24-11/25) • recorded her third point of the year against North Dakota with a goal in a 4-1 win (1/18) • had a season-high three-game scoring streak with points against Bemidji State (2/1-2/2) and Ohio State (2/8) • missed three games due to injury, but returned to the lineup for the final two games of the season.

2006-07 • Freshman Season: Appeared in all 36 games • earned two WCHA Rookie of the Week awards • recorded 15 points on nine goals and six assists • had three multi-point games • netted three power-play goals and one game-winning goal • scored two goals in the Gophers’ 6-5 overtime loss to New Hampshire (10/7) • scored two goals in the 4-1 win over Ohio State (10/27) • had a career-high three points in the 8-1 win over North Dakota (12/9) • scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over North Dakota (12/10) • attended the USA Hockey Winter Training Camp • had an assist in 3-1 win over Ohio State (1/13) • had an assist in 3-2 loss at Minnesota State (1/19).

The Blankenship File: Attended the North American Hockey Academy for three years • finished her NAHA career with 216 points in three seasons • had 34 goals and 46 assists for 80 points in 68 games as a senior • recorded 72 points on 33 goals and 39 assists as a junior when her team went 41-12-10 • named the NAHA Offensive Player of the Year • led the team in points as a junior and sophomore • selected to participate at the 2006 USA Hockey National Festival and was later named to the 2006 U.S. Under-22 Team • scored two goals with the White Team at the Hockey Festival • saw action in all three Under-22 games against Canada • five-time participant at USA Hockey’s National Development Camp • scored a goal and had three assists to lead her team to the USA Hockey 17/18 Championship in 2005 • competed with the Washington Pride Under-19 and Florida Coyotes Under-15 teams before moving to Maryland.

Personal: Daughter of Ben and Connie Blankenship • was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma from North American Hockey Academy in 2006 • born and raised in Miami, Fla., where she grew up playing hockey before her family moved to Lusby, Md. • Kinesiology major • planning on a career in dental hygiene • shoots right.