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Pepperdine University Athletics

2024 Women's Soccer Roster

18 Kelsey Adams

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School Long Beach Poly HS

Biography

CAREER: Through three seasons has appeared in 41 games with two starts … Total of two goals and four assists.

PEPPERDINE 2023: Started in one of 13 games played in … scored one goal on the season against San Francisco 11/01/23 … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors. 

PEPPERDINE 2022: Played in 13 out of 18 games as a sophomore and made one start … Had two assists and took five shots … Had an assist vs. CSUN (8/18) and an assist vs. San Diego (10/1) … Earned CSC Academic All-District honors and WCC All-Academic honorable mentionWCC Commissioner's Honor Roll “silver” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2021: Made her Waves’ debut against UC San Diego and collected an assist (9/9) … Played in 15 out of 22 games as a freshman … One goal and two assists for four points … Scored her first collegiate goal at LMU (10/9) … Had an assist in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. South Dakota State (11/13) … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.   

CLUB: Played with Slammers FC since the age of 11 ... Took third place at the 2019 ECNL National Championship as a U16 ... Reached the quarterfinals of the ECNL National Championships as a U18/U19.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Long Beach (Calif.) Poly High School in 2021 ... Played three years of varsity soccer ... Was the Moore League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior as she scored 20 goals in nine games ... Team made it to the semifinals of the CIF Division 2 state tournament as a sophomore, and the quarterfinals as a junior ... Ran track as a freshman ... School valedictorian and received the Highest Honors Award for all eight semesters.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine ... Born in Long Beach, Calif. ... Daughter of Karen Adams ... Grandfather, John Arndt, is a former basketball player and head coach at Loyola Marymount and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame ... Uncle, Jimmy Spillane, played basketball at UCLA and won a national championship ... Chose Pepperdine because “aside from the great academics and athletics, I chose Pepperdine because of the intimate atmosphere. Pepperdine feels like one big family and I knew immediately that I wanted to be part of it.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys going on runs and hikes, baking, watching Netflix and getting coffee and boba ... Lists her sports hero as Michael Jordan ... Favorites include Julie Ertz (pro athlete), Los Angeles Chargers (pro sports team), The Kite Runner (book), The Sixth Sense (movie), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), The Killers (musical artist), chicken sandwiches (food) and volleyball (sport other than soccer) ... Favorite thing about soccer is “the camaraderie you form from being on a team. I love the competition and how each individual has a specific job in hopes of executing it into a win.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2021Freshman

    Forward
    5'9"
    26
  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9"
    18
  • 18

    2023Junior

    Forward
    5'9"
    18
  • 18

    2024Senior

    Forward
    5'9"
    18