Angie Keseley (born June 9, 1987) was a member of the

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program. She was part of the 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team that participated in the

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Tour.

Playing career

As a child, Keseley would play

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with her brother Jon. She played boys' hockey until

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. At

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, Keseley accumulated 289 points in 101 games for the

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from 2001 to 2005. As a

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and

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, she figured in on more than 70 percent of her team's goals.

Wisconsin

At Wisconsin, Keseley helped the Badgers win

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s in 2006, 2007 and 2009. She was Wisconsin's third-leading scorer in 2008–09, setting personal bests with 18 goals, 41 assists for a total of 59 points. On the Qwest Tour, she picked up a pair of assists in an 11–1 win over the

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Team USA

Keseley joined

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in the 2009–10 Qwest Tour, to determine the final roster for the US team at the

2010 Winter Games )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

. It was her first experience with Team USA.Qwest Tour 2009
at www.usahockey.com.

References

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