| 1 |
Joey Kemp |
|
|
|
HONORS & AWARDS
Kelly Award for Outstanding Goalie
in NCAA Division I (2008)
USILA First Team
All-America (2008)
USILA Honorable Mention
All-America (2006 & 2007)
Great Western Lacrosse League
Player of the Year (2007)
All-Great Western Lacrosse
League First Team (2006, 2007, 2008)
NCAA Division I Save Percentage
Leader (2005)
Great Western Lacrosse League
Rookie of the Year (2005)
All-Great Western Lacrosse League
Second Team (2005)
A three-time All-America honoree ... received
first-team All-America honors from the United
States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
(USILA) as a senior ... became just the second
student-athlete, and the first goalie, in program
history to be a first team All-American ...
received the 2008 Kelly Award for Outstanding
Goalie in NCAA Division I ... USILA honorable
mention All-America selection as a sophomore
and junior ... named the 2007 Great Western
Lacrosse League (GWLL) player of the year ... a
three-time all-GWLL first-team selection ...
earned all-conference recognition all four of his
seasons in an Irish uniform ... GWLL rookie of
the year in 2005 ... two-time team captain and
four-time monogram winner ... led the nation
with a .652 save percentage as a freshman ...
ranks first in program history in victories (40),
goals-against average (7.20), minutes played for a
goaltender (3189:46), games started for a goaltender
(56) and saves (633) ... finished with a
.623 save percentage ... picked up 124 ground
balls ... earned All-America honors while at
Georgetown Prep School, one of the top high
school teams in the country ... first Potomac
native to play lacrosse for the Irish ... was
selected by the Los Angeles Riptide in the third
round with the 29th pick overall during the
2008 Major League Lacrosse Draft.
AS A SENIOR: Copped first-team All-
America honors from the USILA ... also
received the 2008 Kelly Award for Outstanding
Goalie in NCAA Division I ... earned first-team
all-GWLL recognition for the third straight season
... finished third among all Division I goalies
with a .635 save percentage and fourth with a
6.69 goals-against average ... posted a 14-3
record ... 29 ground balls ... was named to the
Tewaaraton Trophy Award watch list prior to the
season ... opened the campaign with a 13-save
performance in a 7-6 win at #17 Loyola ... was
named the GWLL player of the week for his
effort against the Greyhounds ... had 10 saves in
a 15-9 win over Penn State in the home opener
... made 11 saves in back-to-back wins over #13
Albany (7-6) and Villanova (16-6) ... played
49:33 against Villanova and allowed just three
goals ... also had 11 stops in an 8-6 setback at
#4 North Carolina ... played 52:59 and surrendered
six goals, while making 12 saves, in a 19-
7 triumph of Dartmouth ... had nine saves in a
13-6 win over #11 Drexel ... 10 saves and five
goals allowed in 52:52 in a 19-7 victory at
Bellarmine in the GWLL opener ... stopped 13
shots in a 9-8 loss to #19 Denver ... made eight
saves in back-to-back wins over Quinnipiac (16-
6) and Lehigh (14-7) ... gave up just two goals
in 50:04 and made nine saves in a 13-5 victory
at Air Force ... had 12 stops in a 17-12 triumph
of #9 Ohio State in the regular-season finale to
clinch a share of the
GWLL title ... made
eight saves in a 10-6
win over Quinnipiac
in the semifinals of
the GWLL tournament
... had an outstanding
day as he
made 18 saves, while allowing just two goals, in 60 minutes of play to
top #10 Ohio State and capture the GWLL tournament
crown ... was named the Nike/Inside
Lacrosse National Player of the Week for his
effort in the conference tournament ... made
eight saves, including a key stop in overtime, as
the Irish claimed an 8-7 overtime victory against
#10 Colgate in the first round of the NCAA
Championship ... stopped a season-high 19 shots
in an 11-9 setback to #3 Syracuse in the NCAA
quarterfinals.
AS A JUNIOR: Received STX/USILA honorable
mention All-America honors for the second
straight season ... named the GWLL player
of the year ... started all 15 games, posting an 11-
4 record ... made 153 saves, while allowing 96
goals ... picked up a career-high 42 ground balls
... made nine saves in the 9-7 season-opening
victory over #13 Loyola ... held the Greyhounds
without a goal for the final 22:56 of the contest
... played 57:33 and made 11 stops in an 11-8
win at Penn State ... picked up a career-best
eight ground balls against the Nittany Lions ...
faced a season-high 48 shots in a 13-8 setback
against #4 Cornell ... made 13 saves against the
Big Red ... made a season-high 14 saves in an
11-8 loss at #15 North Carolina ... helped the
Irish get back to their winning ways by stopping
12 shots in a 16-5 victory at #19 Drexel ... produced
a season-low five saves in a 7-6 setback at
Dartmouth ... only allowed two goals and made
nine saves in 50:49 of playing time in an 11-3
win over Bellarmine in the GWLL opener ...
held Brown to just three scores, while making 11
saves in an 11-3 triumph ... played 51:52 in a 15-
5 win over Villanova ... stopped seven shots
against the Wildcats ... in 51:19 playing time
against Air Force, made 12 saves, while allowing
just four goals in a 16-4 victory ... made 11 saves
in a 14-6 win against Denver ... held Lehigh
without a goal in 37:10 of playing time during
the 14-2 Irish victory ... was 8-for-8 in saves
against the Mountain Hawks ... saw his careerlong
shutout streak of 55:08 snapped in a 12-6
win at #20 Ohio State ... made 13 saves in the
win against the Buckeyes ... notched 10 saves in
the 14-9 victory over Quinnipiac in the regularseason
finale ... recorded eight saves in an 11-10
overtime loss at #5 Johns Hopkins in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament ... the 61 minutes
played was the second-highest total for his
career.
AS A SOPHOMORE: STX/USILA honorable
mention All-America selection ... first team
all-GWLL ... started all 15 games in goal, posting
a 10-5 record ... was eighth in the nation
with a .596 save percentage ... posted a 7.54
goals-against average, which ranked 12th nationally
... made 159 saves, while allowing 108 goals
... totaled 859:57 of a possible 900 minutes of
playing time ... picked up 28 ground balls ...
made 13 saves, while allowing just four goals in
an 8-4 season-opening victory against #14 Penn
State ... surrendered nine tallies, while stopping
14 shots in a 9-6 setback to #8 Cornell ... made
seven stops, while giving up seven scores in a 9-
7 win over North Carolina ... posted those same
numbers in a 10-7 win at Villanova ... gave up a
career-low two goals (for an entire game) in an 8-2 win at Bellarmine ... made 10 stops against
the Knights ... allowed 13 goals, while making
11 saves in a 13-5 loss at #5 Hofstra ... his
shutout streak of 36:23, which spanned the
Bellarmine and Hofstra games, was a career-best
mark ... made 10 saves and allowed just three
goals in 49:57 of play in an 11-5 win over
Brown ... had 14 saves and seven goals allowed
in an 8-7 win over Dartmouth ... stopped 10
shots and surrendered eight goals in a 9-8 win
at Butler in the GWLL opener ... made a season-
low five saves and gave up eight goals in an
8-5 loss at #18 Denver ... stopped 10 shots
against Air Force in a 9-8 setback ... returned
the Irish back to the win column by making 10
saves in a 10-7 win over Lehigh ... posted his
10th double-digit save game of the season with
10 stops in a 10-8 win against Ohio State ...
only played a half in a 19-7 win over Quinnipiac
in the regular-season finale ... made six saves
and gave up two goals against the Knights ...
collected a season-high 20 saves, while surrendering
14 goals, in a 14-10 loss to #1 Virginia in
the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... that
was the second-highest save total of his Notre
Dame career ... picked up a season-high three
ground balls on seven occasions ... earned a
monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in all 11 games
in goal with nine starts ... posted a 5-2 record
... led Division I with a .652 save percentage ...
named to all-Great Western Lacrosse League
second team ... made 131 saves, while allowing
70 goals ... had a GWLL-leading 8.36 goalsagainst-
average ... was second in the conference
with 11.91 saves per game ... faced 317 shots ...
logged 502:40 in goal ... collected 25 ground
balls ... came off the bench to play five minutes
and make one save in the season opener against
#21 Penn State ... logged 18:26 as a reserve at
Cornell, where he allowed two goals and made
two saves ... made first collegiate start versus
#10 North Carolina in The First 4 Invitational
in Carson, Calif. ... played the entire game and
led the Irish to the 9-7 win over the Tar Heels
by stopping 13 shots and picking up a seasonhigh
five ground balls ... was tabbed the game's
MVP by College Sports Television ... became first Notre Dame goalie ever to beat a ranked
team in first college start ... stopped two shots
and gave up three goals in 30 minutes of action
in a 22-6 win against Butler ... logged 66:05 in
a 9-8 double-overtime win at #13 Hofstra ...
made 16 saves against the Pride ... won his
fourth straight game by stopping 16 shots as the
Irish topped Villanova 11-7 ... became just the
second Notre Dame goalie ever to win first four
decisions (also Tim Dunne in 1989) ... suffered
first collegiate loss at #19 Dartmouth ... made
23 saves while facing a season-high 51 shots
against the Big Green ... made 18 saves and collected
four ground balls in a 9-6 loss against
Denver ... made the start and played 40:19 in a
14-13 overtime win against Air Force ... allowed
10 goals, while stopping five shots, and did not
pick up the decision against the Falcons ...
played 57:51 in a starting role in the 12-11 loss
to #20 Fairfield, but again got no decision ...
against the Stags, he made 19 saves and gave up
11 goals ... closed the season with a 16-5 win at
Ohio State ... played 45 minutes, giving up three
goals and making 16 saves.
PREP AND PERSONAL DATA: Competed
in lacrosse, hockey and football at Georgetown
Prep ... lettered all four years in lacrosse as a
goalie ... also earned four letters in hockey at
center and two in football at the wide-receiver
position ... lacrosse team nationally-ranked all
four years of his career ... stellar senior season
garnered All-America, all-state, all-city and allconference
honors ... also team MVP and captain
that campaign ... second-team all-state and firstteam
all-conference and all-county, along with
being honorable mention all-metro area his junior
season ... recorded 185 saves (81% save percentage)
as a senior and 170 (75%) his junior
year, as he led his team to a 22-1 record, a conference
title, and a national No. 1 ranking by
Inside Lacrosse magazine ... competed in the
Maryland state senior all-star game and the
Maryland Bay State Games ... hockey squad captured
conference and regional championships his
sophomore year ... all-conference hockey player
his final two seasons ... named team captain and
MVP of his hockey team during his final season
along with being an all-conference selection ...
football team won the conference and regional
crowns his junior campaign ... several family
members have competed in intercollegiate athletics
... father, Robert, played football at
William & Mary under former Notre Dame
head coach Lou Holtz ... sister, Julie, was a
swimmer at the University of Miami ... brother,
C.J., was a lacrosse All-American and the 2002
Great Western Lacrosse League player of the
year as Fairfield's goalie ... sister, Erin, was a
swimmer at Towson ... sister, Elizabeth, currently
swims for the University of Florida and was an
All-American during her freshman season in
2006-07 ... son of Cheryl and Robert Kemp ...
has six siblings ... born April 2, 1986, in Silver
Spring, Md. ... graduated from the Mendoza
College of Business in May of 2008 with a
degree in finance ... finished with a 3.044 cumulative
GPA.
KEMP'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP/GS | W-L | Time | GA | GAA | Saves | Pct. | GB |
| 2005 | 11/9 | 5-2 | 502:40 | 70 | 8.36 | 131 | .652 | 25 |
| 2006 | 15/15 | 10-5 | 859:57 | 108 | 7.54 | 159 | .596 | 28 |
| 2007 | 15/15 | 11-4 | 849:03 | 96 | 6.78 | 153 | .614 | 42 |
| 2008 | 17/17 | 14-3 | 978:06 | 109 | 6.69 | 190 | .635 | 29 |
| Totals | 58/56 | 40-14 | 3189:46 | 383 | 7.20 | 633 | .623 | 124 |
