McMinn's Career Stats
2011:
Ranked No. 26 in the nation in saves per contest with 9.82
on the season … Made nine saves, six in the first half, and collected eight
ground balls against Navy (2/12) ... Played 52:12 minutes against Mercer
(2/16), making nine saves and allowing six goals ... Stopped 18 shots against
Army (2/19), putting him No. 2 all-time in the VMI single-game record books,
and eclipsed career-high of 16 saves that was set last season against
Jacksonville (2/27/10) ... Played first half against UVA (2/28), stopping 10
shots and allowed 12 goals ... Also had five ground balls against the ‘Hoos ...
Played first half against PC (3/12), making one save ... Went the distance
against Bellarmine (3/16), making 14 saves and allowed nine goals ... Made
career-high 19 saves against Manhattan (3/26), and also collected seven ground
balls ... Relieved starter Matt Lindemann in the second half against
Jacksonville (4/24), making three saves and allowed five goals ... Played
majority of second-half in relief of Matt Lindemann (27:32) against Siena
(4/30), stopping eight shots and allowing six goals.
2010: Started 10 of the Keydets' 15 2010 contests ... Stopped eight shots against Navy in collegiate debut ... Earned starting job for his efforts … Had 16 saves in his first game in Lexington, a win over Jacksonville, which ranked fourth in the VMI single-game record book, and earned the MAAC Rookie of the Week Award for March 2 ... Went on to stop 10 shots in the win over Presbyterian College, before getting tagged with his first career home loss against Robert Morris despite 15 saves, which is No. 10 on the Keydet single-game list ... Matched his 16-save performance versus Wagner April 24 ... Had three of VMI's all-time top-10 single-game save totals ... Made 128 total saves on the year.
2009: Did not see game action.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at JSerra Catholic ... Named a US Lacrosse high school All-American following his senior season ... Team captain all four years ... Holds school records for most saves in a season, lowest GAA, save percentage and lowest total goals against for a season ... Voted team MVP and league defensive MVP ... was selected to play on West Coast Stars, which is an All-Star team chosen from lacrosse players in six western states ... McMinn held a 14-1 record in three years on that team ... Participated as a starting goalie at the Midsummer Classic at UMass, where his team went 5-0, including a win over noted program West Islip ... Was named to the All-Orange County team by the Orange County Register ... Was the goalie for the team that won the camp championship at the Top 205 Camp ... Tabbed as the sophomore and junior class award winner, meaning that he was chosen as the student who best represented the mission and values of his school.
Personal: Son of Will and Michele McMinn … Father, Will, played collegiately at the University of California Santa-Barbara and is a member of the Orange County chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame ... Full name is Kelly Michael McMinn ... Has a sister, Kylie … Born March 12, 1990 … Majoring in English at VMI.
