- "I made VWC my top choice because the team made me feel like a part of the family and Coach Dunmyer's (Stephany) coaching style was cohesive with that of my AAU team. It just felt like home"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Eastern Mennonite University, Bryn Mawr College, Merchant Marine Academy, Penn State University, and Virginia Tech
Career Highs
Points: NA
Rebounds: NA
Assists: 2 – (Emory & Henry - 2/7/15)
Steals: NA
Blocks: NA
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
First-Year (2014-15): Played in three games as a first-year… Had an assist in a victory over Emory & Henry College on February 7.
Academic Accomplishments: Wesleyan Scholar
Before VWC: Competed for Bishop Ireton in basketball and tennis… Played in 40 basketball games as a junior and senior and hit for 44% from three-point range… Helped her team to the UnderArmour Challenge championship in Richmond as a senior… Salesian Scholarship recipient… Recipient of the Margaurite Scafati Award for Academic Excellence… 2010 Knights of Columbus Young Woman of the Year… Member of the King George 4-H Horse and Pony Club (president)… State barrel racing reserve champion in 2013.
Personal: Daughter of Laurie and Kevin Phillips… Mom attended Virginia Tech, dad attended Utah State University… Has one sister, Aidan.
Get to Know Kellen
-Enjoys fettucine alfredo, country music, and spending vacation time in Brugge, Belgium
- A fan of basketball standout Stephen Curry, football's New York Giants, and country star Luke Bryan
- Favorites include the book "Finding It," the movie "The Heat," and the TV series "Law and Order, SVU"
- Career goal: "to be a large animal veterinarian, probably an equine vet"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "athletic, hard-working, nerdy, laid back, honest, loyal"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being in great shape and playing the game I love as a part of a team"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "shooting and ball-handling"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to continue improving every part of my game and to make it to the NCAA tournament with my teammates"
- If I could spend a day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Amelia Earhart. I think it would be fun and inspiring to fly the skies and disappear for adventures with the first woman pilot"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm an equine veterinarian with a Dalmatian and driving a red Ford Mustang, and I have a husband and kids"
- People might be surprised to know: "I'm a second degree black belt in karate and a kickboxing champion"
- The most important advice I've received is: "there's the ball, go get it" -- Coach Dan Allen, my AAU coach....you can achieve anything in life if you put in the work and go after it!
