Kelsea Newman Biography
Career Notes: Finished her career ranking 11th in school history with 143 3-pointers.
2016-17 (R-Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Started the season opener before missing the final 29 games of the season with a knee injury... Scored five points with a rebound an assist in 15 minutes against American in the opener (11/11).
2015-16 (R-Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in all 34 games to tie a school record and made 12 starts... Tied the school record for 3-pointers in a game when she made eight at Oakland (11/28)... Was 8-for-13 from beyond the arc and added three free throws for 27 points, the highest total by a Penguin during the season... Scored 221 points with 124 rebounds and 27 assists for averages of 6.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists... Averaged 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in Horizon League play... Made 54 3-pointers for the second straight season to become one of nine players in school history to make at least 50 3-pointers in consecutive seasons... Hit a step-back jumper at the buzzer in YSU's 69-67 win over Milwaukee on Jan. 7... Scored in double figures seven times... Made multiple 3-pointers 15 times, including all three games in the Women's Basketball Invitational... Made four 3-pointers three times – against Lake Erie (12/16), versus Detroit (2/6) and against UMBC (3/19)... Had 17 points against Lake Erie in 12 minutes, and scored 15 points three times... Notched her first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the WBI win over UMBC... Set a new career high with three steals at Bucknell (12/2/15)... Went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the win over Oakland (2/4)... Dished out multiple assists eight times... Ranked second on the team with 13 blocks.
2014-15 (R-Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 31 games, 10 of which she started at guard... Scored 218 points with 80 rebounds and 46 assists for averages of 7.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists... Made 54 3-pointers, one behind Nikki Arbanas for the team lead, while shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc... Her 54 3-pointers tied for the 16th most for a season in school history, and they tied for the most ever by a YSU sophomore... Ranked ninth in the Horizon League with 1.7 3-pointers per game, and her shooting percentage from distance was ninth... Upped her scoring to 8.6 points per game against the league, and her 2.2 3-pointers per league contest was fourth-best in the conference... Shot 34.4 percent from beyond the arc versus the circuit, which ranked 12th... Averaged 10 points in her 10 starts... Her first career start came at home against Detroit on Jan. 28... Scored in double figures 10 times, including pouring in a career-high 19 points at Valparaiso (2/21)... Eight of her double-digit scoring games came in Horizon League play... Made multiple 3-pointers 15 times... Tied her career high of five 3-pointers twice – at Canisius (12/13) and at Valpo... Had seven assists without committing a turnover in the win over Cleveland State (1/15)... Blocked two shots at Detroit (2/14) and led the Penguins in blocks six times.
2013-14 (R-Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 30 of YSU's 31 games... Averaged 4.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 14.5 minutes of action... Ranked fourth on the team with 34 3-pointers, which is tied for the fourth-most by a freshman in school history... Added 23 assists, six blocks and six steals to her 134 points... Averaged 5.7 points and shot 36.9 percent from 3-point range in 15 Horizon League contests... Ranked 11th in the conference in 3-point field-goal percentage during league play... Among Horizon League freshmen, Newman ranked fifth in 3-pointers made... Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Dec. 30 after a 16-point outing at Akron... Scored in double figures five times and hit multiple 3-pointers on 10 occasions... Scored a career-high 17 points at home against Wright State, going 6-for-13 from the field and 5-for-12 from 3-point range (3/5)... Also had five 3-pointers against the Raiders in Dayton and finished with 15 points (2/5)... Grabbed a career-best six rebounds against Ohio Valley (12/13)... Dished out a career-best three assists at home against Oakland in the Horizon League Quarterfinals (3/12)... Posted a career-best two steals at Milwaukee (2/21)... Blocked a shot in six different games... Played 24 minutes twice – at Milwaukee (2/21) and at home against Green Bay (1/16).
2012-13 (Freshman): Redshirted
High School: Set Perrysburg's record for 3-pointers in a season and a career prior to her senior season... Scored her 1,000th career point against Anthony Wayne on Feb. 4 of her senior year... As a senior, earned Honorable Mention All-Ohio, First-Team All-Northern Lakes League and first-team all-district accolades... Scored a game-high 16 points in leading the Yellow Jackets to a win in the district title game as a senior... As a junior, she led the Yellow Jackets with 13.6 points and 6.1 rebounds as she earned honorable mention All-Ohio, first-team All-Northern Lakes League and All-Wood County accolades... Helped lead Perrysburg to three district titles in her four years... Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Major is mechanical engineering... Daughter of Rick and Jodi Newman... Has a brother (Phil) and a sister (Abby)... Is the 2016-17 recipient of the Donald W. Folkwein Scholarship.
