K.C. Kennedy

Height:
5-9
Weight:
185
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
High School:
Brother Rice

2015 Season: Won 12-of-21 faceoffs, while tying a career high with six ground balls at No. 17/19 Hofstra. Also dished out his first career assist to beat the Pride (Feb. 14)... Went 13-23 on faceoffs and recorded five ground balls as MU picked up an 11-10 OT win at Richmond (Feb. 22) ... Went 15-of-25 in the X to help MU top Jacksonville (March 6) ... Controlled the faceoff match-up with Mercer by winning 9-of-15 (March 8) ... Won a career high 16-of-29 draws, while picking up eight ground balls in a win over St. John's (April 4) ... Registered six ground balls in Marquette's matchup with Duke (4/18).

2014 Season: Won nine faceoffs against Bellarmine (April 1) ... Finished the year with a .463 faceoff percentage (25-54) to lead the squad.

2013 Season: Played in 10 games ... Led the team in faceoff percentage (.479), winning 35 of 73 faceoffs ... Won six groundballs in a win vs. Bellarmine.

Prior to Marquette: Attended Brother Rice High School and was a three-year letter winner ... Helped the Warriors claim state and Catholic League titles three consecutive years (2009-11) ... Was an All-American, all-state and All-Catholic League honoree in 2011 ... Named to the all-Midwest Team his junior and senior seasons ... Led Brother Rice in ground balls and paced the midfielders in scoring as a senior.

Personal: Born on July 22, 1993 ... Son of Kevin and Nancy Kennedy ... Has three siblings, Regan, Riley, and Brendan ... Majoring in advertising and minor concentration in marketing.