Kelsey Davis, a former Portland Pilots goalkeeper, was hired as an assistant coach in August of 2011. Davis was the starting goalkeeper at UP for three years (2007-09) after transferring from UCLA.
Most recently, Davis was on the roster of the Boston Breakers of the WPS, but was unable to play due to an ACL injury. She also spent a year with the Chicago Red Stars. The native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., has extensive experience playing in the U.S. National Team Programs, including a brief stint with the full national squad in 2009.
Davis ranks second all-time in UP program history in both career goals against average (0.46) and shutouts (34) and she’s fifth all time with 151 career saves. She earned All-West Coast Conference honors all three years at UP and was named an All-American following her senior campaign. Davis also earned conference, regional and national all-academic accolades and was a Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award finalist in 2009.
The Pilots went 59-8-0 (.881) overall during Davis’ three years and reached the NCAA Quarterfinals each year. UP also claimed three WCC titles during that span.
Davis played only two years of high school soccer because of club and national team commitments. She was a 2005 Parade Magazine All-American, a three-time NSCAA Youth All-American and was rated as the No. 1 goalkeeper recruit in the country, according to Student Sports Magazine.