Defensive Player of the Week
Ray Kelly / Sr / Penn State Brandywine / Middletown, De. / Middletown HS
Ray Kelly helped Brandywine clinch a home United East Tournament match with a 2-0 week. Kelly, one of the team’s starting center backs, played all 90 minutes and scored a goal in both matches. He scored Brandywine’s second goal in a 2-0 win at Berks and the defense did not allow a shot on goal. He scored the first goal of a 2-1 victory over Lancaster Bible on Friday.
Prior to Penn State Brandywine joining the NCAA and the United East this season, Kelly earned three All-American designations from the USCAA with First Team honors in 2023 and 2022 and an honorable mention award in 2021. Kelly was the PSUAC Defender of the Year in 2023 in addition to two First Team All-PSUAC and a Second Team All-PSUAC awards in his career.