2024 - 5th-Year Senior Season - Concluded her remarkable career as the most accomplished lacrosse player in Christopher Newport history ... Honored as a first-team IWLCA All-American and secured second-team accolades from USA Lacrosse Magazine ... Picked up first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region nods as well ... Named the VaSID State Player of the Year for the third straight season, becoming the first three-time honoree in Virginia history ... Also was selected as the C2C Offensive Player of the Year for the second time ... Named to the IWLCA North-South Senior All-Star Game ... Led the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference and ranked third in the NCAA with 74 assists ... That also broke her own school record for the third consecutive year ... Boasted a league-high 98 points as well ... That total placed her fifth on the program's single-season charts and was the 34th-highest in the country in 2024 ... Registered at least one assist in all 21 games, marking the longest streak in school history ... Handed out eight helpers against Meredith on March 23, which equaled the fourth-highest total by a Captain ... Also had nine points, including seven assists, at Lynchburg on April 13 ... Her seven helpers against the Hornets were the second-most in a road game in program lore ... Contributed at least five assists in eight contests, including four straight from March 31 - April 20 ... Capped off her career with five helpers in the third round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 7 Washington & Lee on May 18 ... Also had three points, including a pair of strikes, against Catholic in the second round of the national playoffs on May 12 ... Starred against top-flight competition throughout the regular season as well ... Kicked off the year with four points in a win at No. 7 Washington & Lee on February 21 before adding three more in a triumph over No. 16 Roanoke on February 24 ... Continued her top-20 domination with four assists against No. 19 St. John Fisher on March 5 and three at No. 14 York (Pa.) on March 27 ... Registered eight points, including a hat-trick, against Rhodes on March 10 ... Unloaded a season-high four goals while adding three assists against St. Mary's (Md.) on March 20 ... Had seven total multi-goal efforts during the year, including a pair of tallies against No. 5 Salisbury on April 27 ... Finished the year with 24 total strikes, including five free-position darts ... Collected five or more points in 12 of her appearances ... Honored as the C2C Offensive Player of the Week on March 25, April 15, and April 22 ... Finished the year with 55 shots, including 39 on-target attempts ... Chipped in on the defensive end as well with seven caused turnovers, including three against St. Mary's (Md.) on March 20 ... Served as a team captain for the third straight season ... Also starred in the classroom while earning a spot on the IWLCA National Academic Honor Roll and the C2C Academic All-Conference Team ... Finished her career with 277 assists, which established a new Division III record and marked the second-highest total by any lacrosse player across all divisions of the NCAA ... Also set a new program standard with 411 points and matched the school record with 82 career appearances.
2023 - Senior Season - Remained one of the nation's leading playmakers while stockpiling honors for her performance ... Became the first Captain in program history to earn first-team IWLCA All-American accolades ... Also garnered a second-team citation from USA Lacrosse Magazine ... Was a first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region selection ... Named the VaSID State Player of the Year for the second straight season, becoming just the second women's lacrosse player in Virginia history to earn the honor twice ... Celebrated as the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year as well ... Broke her own single-season school record for assists after dishing out 67 helpers, which also stood as the fourth-highest total in the NCAA in 2023 ... Also set a new program standard and ranked 17th in the country with 106 points ... Led the league in both points and assists and ranked seventh among conference competitors with 39 goals ... Recorded at least two points in 19 of her 21 appearances ... Contributed nine points, including six assists, in victories over Virginia Wesleyan on February 18 and Meredith on April 19 ... Set a new postseason record with seven assists against Mary Washington in the league semifinals on May 3 ... Also handed out three helpers in the championship bout at No. 5 Salisbury on May 6 and was named to the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team for that performance ... Continued her domination in the playoffs with five assists and three goals against Johnson & Wales in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on May 13 ... Her five helpers and eight total points against the Wildcats were the most by a Captain in the national playoffs in program history ... Registered her 200th career assist in that battle, becoming just the 29th player in the history of collegiate lacrosse - and only the 14th at the Division III level - to reach that milestone ... Matched her season-high with seven assists at Randolph-Macon on April 5 ... Had at least three helpers in 12 contests, including four in nationally-ranked tilts against No. 14 Messiah on March 18 and No. 17 Roanoke on April 15 ... Also landed 12 multi-goal efforts during the season, including eight hat-tricks ... Erupted for five strikes and seven total points at St. Mary's (Md.) on April 12 ... Deposited eight points, including a hat-trick, against Lynchburg on March 29 ... Came back with another three-goal eruption against Rowan in her next appearance on April 1 ... Named the league's Offensive Player of the Week on April 3 for that mid-season surge ... Tallied five points, including two goals in the fourth quarter, while leading Christopher Newport to a come-from-behind victory at No. 24 Haverford on February 25 ... Continued her late-game heroics with the overtime winner against Mary Washington during a league showdown on April 22 ... Notched three points, including a pair of go-ahead tallies, during another overtime thriller against No. 4 Salisbury on April 29 ... Chipped in with at least three points in six of the team's nationally-ranked battles during the year, including a goal and two assists against No. 8 Washington & Lee on February 22 ... Also caused 10 turnovers and collected 21 ground balls during the year ... Notched two takeaways in three of her appearances and had multiple rollers on five occasions ... Served as a team captain for the second straight season and brought home Academic All-Conference honors for the third time in her career.
2022 - Junior Season - Came through with another record-setting campaign while earning nearly every conceivable award for her efforts … Hauled in second-team IWLCA All-American honors and was a third-team selection by USA Lacrosse Magazine … Named the VaSID All-State Player of the Year … Also garnered first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades … Established a new single-season program record with 66 assists, which also led the conference and ranked eighth in the NCAA … Finished with 95 total points, which led the league and stood as the fifth-highest total in school history … Also slotted ninth in the conference with 29 goals … Set a single-game program record with 13 points against Moravian on February 26 … Her 10 assists in that contest also matched the school standard … Posted nine assists and 12 points in a win at Virginia Wesleyan on February 18 … Both of those totals marked the most by a Captain in a road tilt in school history … Came back with 10 points against Kean on March 5 and 11 in a triumph against Illinois Wesleyan on April 10 … Became the first player in program history to register four double-digit point totals in a single campaign … Tallied at least one point in 18 of her 19 appearances … Collected four hat-tricks, including one in each of her first three outings of the year … Handed out at least five assists in seven games … Tormented nationally-ranked competition throughout the season … Notched three or more points in four battles against top-25 foes, including a goal and three assists against No. 2 Salisbury in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Championship on May 7 … Also netted her 200th career point against the nationally-ranked Sea Gulls on April 30 … Reached that milestone in only her 38th career appearance, marking the fewest games required to accomplish that feat in program history … Named to the Coast-to-Coast Conference All-Tournament Team after notching five points during the league playoffs … Ranked third in the conference with 13 free-position goals … Converted her first seven eight-meter attempts of the year, marking the longest streak to open a season in school history … Also added a free-position goal in the final six games of the season … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week on February 21, February 28, March 7, and April 4 … Served as a team captain and was named a second-team USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American … Starred in the classroom as well while hauling in an Academic All-Conference citation for the second time in her career.
2021 - Sophomore Season - Orchestrated one of the most decorated campaigns in school history … Earned second-team All-American honors from the IWLCA and third-team nods from USA Lacrosse Magazine … Also secured first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades … Served as one of the nation’s leading playmakers while finishing ninth in the NCAA with 47 assists … That total also placed her second on the school’s single-season charts … Established a new program record with a 3.36 assists-per-game average … Finished third in the conference with 77 points and 11 free-position goals … Erupted for 11 points against Virginia Wesleyan on March 10, which equaled the third-highest total in program history … Came back with 10 more points, including seven assists, in a win at Marymount on March 17 … Her seven helpers also equaled the third-most by a Captain … Became just the fourth player in school history to have a pair of double-digit scoring outputs in a single campaign … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week on March 15 and March 22 … Named the IWLCA National Offensive Player of the Week on March 16, becoming the first Captain to earn the prestigious award … Registered at least two points in each of her 14 appearances … Contributed at least three assists on nine occasions, including five in a win over No. 23 Lynchburg on March 24 and four in a victory against No. 20 St. Mary’s (Md.) on March 31 … Opened the year with seven points, including five helpers, at N.C. Wesleyan on March 2 … Chipped in with eight multi-goal efforts, including five hat-tricks … Had five strikes in the win over Virginia Wesleyan on March 10 before matching that effort in a triumph against Shenandoah on March 20 … Also had four daggers, including her 100th career point, at Southern Virginia on April 7 … Registered her 100th point in just her 19th career game, becoming the fastest Captain to reach that milestone … Contributed a unique hat-trick in a 12-8 win over No. 19 Mary Washington on April 10 … Became the third Captain in school history to register a man-up, man-down, and even-strength goal in the same game during her showcase against the nationally-ranked Eagles … Finished the season ranked eighth in the league with 30 total goals.
2020 - Freshman Season - Pieced together one of the most remarkable debut campaigns in program history … Named the VaSID All-State Rookie of the Year for her efforts ... Also earned a spot on the first-team All-Virginia squad ... Handed out 23 assists, which led the CAC and ranked fourth in the NCAA … Became the first freshman to lead the conference in assists since 2009 … Also scored 12 goals and led all first-year players in the NCAA with 35 total points … Established a new single-game freshman record with seven helpers in a victory over Roanoke on February 22 … That total also equaled the third-highest mark by any player in program history and tied the sixth-most by anyone in the NCAA during the 2020 campaign … Followed that historic showcase with two goals and five helpers at Virginia Wesleyan on February 26 … Added four points, including three assists, against Washington (Md.) on February 29 … Honored as the CAC Offensive Player of the Week for that stretch on March 2 … Flashed her finishing skills with two goals at No. 6 Washington & Lee on March 4 before registering her first collegiate hat-trick at No. 24 Messiah on March 7 … Became the first freshman in school history to collect multi-goal efforts in back-to-back games against nationally-ranked foes … Wrapped up the year with six points, including another hat-trick, against Coast Guard on March 10 … Also had four assists and a goal in the season opener at Shenandoah on February 15 … Had at least three points in each of her seven appearances, becoming just the ninth player in program history to register three in seven straight contests … Ranked fifth in the CAC with four free-position goals and was the only player in the league to have multiple attempts during the year and convert all of them successfully after going 4-for-4 from the eight-meter arc … Also snatched six ground balls during the season, including three in the win at Virginia Wesleyan ... Was impressive off the field as well and picked up Academic All-Conference plaudits for her performance in the classroom.
At South River - Secured multiple honors as a decorated member of the Seahawks ... Was a first-team All-County Coaches Choice and Capital Gazette honoree for her efforts ... Also secured a pair of second-team nods ... Finished third in the county with 77 points as a junior before placing sixth with 64 during her senior campaign ... Served as a team captain during her final season ... Helped lead the squad to the Maryland 4A State Championship in 2018 ... Also claimed a pair of county titles and the 2018 regional crown ... Competed for two years on the soccer squad as well.
Personal - Kelsey Lynn Winters is the daughter of Kevin and Tammie Winters ... Has a younger brother, Kyle ... Alex Morgan is her favorite athlete, and Vince Lombardi is the person in history she would most like to meet ... Her dream vacation would be a trip to Australia ... "Step Brothers" is her favorite movie, and "Criminal Minds" is her favorite TV show ... Luke Bryan is her favorite musician ... Aspires to work as a CEO for a large company while also owning a farm ... Majoring in business.
