Angie Keseley
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Angie Keseley was a member of the Wisconsin Badgers
women's ice hockey program. She was part of the 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team that participated in the Qwest
Tour.
with her brother Jon. She played boys' hockey until eighth grade
. At St. Louis Park High School in Minnesota
, Keseley accumulated 289 points in 101 games for the varsity team
from 2001 to 2005. As a junior and senior
in high school
, she figured in on more than 70 percent of her team’s goals.
s in 2006, 2007 and 2009. She was Wisconsin’s third-leading scorer in 2008-09, setting personal bests with 18 goals, 41 assists for a total of 59 points. On the Qwest Tour, she picked up a pair of assists
in an 11-1 win over the University of North Dakota
.
in the 2009-10 Qwest Tour, to determine the final roster
for the US team at the 2010 Winter Games. It was her first experience with Team USA.
Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
women's ice hockey program. She was part of the 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team that participated in the Qwest
Qwest
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Tour.
Playing career
As a child, Keseley would play pond hockeyPond hockey
Pond hockey is a form of ice hockey very similar in its object and appearance to traditional ice hockey, but far simpler and designed to be played on part of a natural frozen body of water...
with her brother Jon. She played boys' hockey until eighth grade
Eighth grade
Eighth grade is a year of education in the United States, Canada, Australia and other nations. Students are usually 13 - 14 years old. The eighth grade is typically the final grade before high school, and the ninth grade of public and private education, following kindergarten and subsequent grades...
. At St. Louis Park High School in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, Keseley accumulated 289 points in 101 games for the varsity team
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
from 2001 to 2005. As a junior and senior
Senior Year
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in high school
High school
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, she figured in on more than 70 percent of her team’s goals.
Wisconsin
At Wisconsin, Keseley helped the Badgers win national championshipNational championship
A national championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest in a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, individual in a particular nation and in a particular field...
s in 2006, 2007 and 2009. She was Wisconsin’s third-leading scorer in 2008-09, setting personal bests with 18 goals, 41 assists for a total of 59 points. On the Qwest Tour, she picked up a pair of assists
Assist (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
in an 11-1 win over the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
.
Team USA
Keseley joined Team USATeam USA
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in the 2009-10 Qwest Tour, to determine the final roster
Roster
A roster is a list of names of people involved with an organization of some kind.A roster can be a list of people and the times when they are required to work or a list of students in a classroom....
for the US team at the 2010 Winter Games. It was her first experience with Team USA.