Anthony Kelly (lacrosse)

For other people named Anthony Kelly, see Anthony Kelly (disambiguation).

Anthony Kelly
Born	May 30, 1980 (1980-05-30) North Olmsted, OH
Position	Midfielder/Face-Off
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
NCAA Team	Ohio State University
NLL Team F. Teams	Rochester Knighthawks New York Titans
MLL Team F. Teams	Chicago Machine Los Angeles Riptide
Nationality	United States
Pro Career	2005–present
Nickname	A-Train, House, Tired

Anthony Kelly (born May 30, 1980) is a professional lacrosse player with the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and the Chicago Machine in the MLL (Major League Lacrosse). He has also played for the New York Titans in the NLL and the Los Angeles Riptide of the MLL. He is a renowned faceoff specialist and was recently named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team.

College career

Kelly played at The Ohio State University for coach Joe Breschi, graduating in 2003, and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he played for Ed Aghajanian. Kelly was head coach at Hilliard Davidson High School in Hilliard, Ohio- a suburb of Columbus, until the 2007 season.

Some of Anthony’s other accomplishments as a player include:

• Four year starter in college, starting every game of his career at Ohio State University
• Only player in school history to lead the team in ground balls all 4 years of career
• Ranked Nationally in face-off win percentage all 4 years of college career
• Named L.A.’s “Newcomer of the Year” by US Lacrosse Magazine
• Lead L.A. to a #2 Ranking in face-off wins for the 2006 season

Statistics

NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2007	New York		5	0	1	1	17	26		--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	New York		2	0	0	0	5	0		--	--	--	--	--	--
2009	Rochester		2	0	1	1	9	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
NLL Totals			9	0	2	2	31	26		0	0	0	0	0	0

External links

• LA Riptide Official Website