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Bio

	#4 - Rachel McKee
	Class: Jr. Height/Weight: 5-7     Hometown: Ellicott City, Md. Position: F     High School: Mount Hebron

2011: Had a breakout junior season, leading the team in goals (seven), points (14), shots (49) and shots on goal (24)… Nominee for the America East Women’s Soccer Fans’ Choice Player of the Year… Tallied five of her career-high seven goals during conference action – second most in the conference during league play… Named to the All-America East Second Team… Started in each of her 16 appearances on the year… Ranked second in the league in shots per game (3.06), eighth in points (14) and third in goals per game (0.44)… Had a .490 shots-on-goal percentage… Registered a career-high seven shots against Vermont, en route to a pair of goals in a 2-2 tie… Notched four goals in a three-game span beginning with one at Stony Brook and concluding with a goal at Maine… Opened the season with UMBC’s first goal of 2011 to cut the deficit in half, 2-1, versus American.

2010: One of five Retrievers to start all 17 games… Scored a penalty kick goal against George Mason, which tied the game at 3-3 in the 53rd minute… Took at least one shot in each of the first 15 games of the season, including a season-high five at American… Recorded a team-high 30 shots on the season, including nine on goal.

2009: Saw action in 16 games and made 14 starts… Recorded a goal and an assist for three points on the season, tied for third-most on the team… Tallied her first career point, an assist in UMBC’s win over Delaware State… Scored the game-winner in the Retrievers’ 1-0 victory over Hartford for her first career goal… Took a team-high 22 shots on the season, including 14 on goal.

Background: Earned All-State Honorable Mention and All-County First Team honors in 2008… Also named to the All-County Second Team in 2006 and 2007… Tallied 21 goals and nine assists in four years… Two-time team co-captain… Named team MVP in 2008, when she led the Vikings in scoring… Led Mt. Hebron to the regional finals in 2006 and 2007 and the semifinals in 2008… Led her club team, the Freestate Phoenix, to the 2008 State Cup title and the Region I semifinals… Scored the game-winner in the State Cup championship match… Was a club teammate of current Retriever Katie Gitlin...... Also a standout track athlete who placed fifth in the state in the 500-meter run in 2008 and set eight school records… Helped lead the Vikings to county and regional titles during the 2007 outdoor season… An honor roll student… Daughter of Richard and Carol McKee… Has an older sister, Laura, who is a member of the cross country and track and field teams at Carnegie Mellon… Born Dec. 6, 1991… A biology/pre-physical therapy major who hopes to become a physical therapist.