Rachel Kehoe is nearing the end of a celebrated basketball career and the Friend School senior shooting guard will soon add another item to her long list of accomplishments.
First-year coach Ken Zalis says Kehoe will become only the fourth player in the program's history to reach the 1,000-point mark.
Kehoe could surpass the milestone Wednesday when the Quakers travel to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex for a 4 p.m. game.
A game versus Indian Creek follows Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Kehoe has 982 points points after scoring a season-high 32 in a 50-9 victory over Jemicy School Tuesday.
"To have a player go over a 1,000 points is rare," said Zalis, a first-year coach. "It's even rarer at Friends. She would only become the fourth player in program history to do it, and the school has been around a long time."
Kareleena Tobin ranks as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,168 points.
Allison White (1,084) and Kirsten Campbell (1,030) are second and third on the list, respectively.
Zalis said the 5-foot-9 Kehoe, who will play lacrosse on a scholarship at UMBC and also led the soccer team in goals the past two seasons, even has a legitimate shot at passing both White and Campbell and ending up second on the all-time list.
Kehoe is a four-year starter who is averaging 15.9 points and four assists per game this season. That's up from 13 points during her junior campaign.
"One reason she's doing it is because she's been consistent over four years," the coach explained. "This year, she's had to do a little bit more because we play a lot of freshmen and a lot of sophomores that are new to the program. We only had four returning players."
Glenelg Country coach Ed Conroy knows how tough Kehoe is to play against. Kehoe had to move to point guard in Friends' 30-22 loss to the Conroy's squad on Jan. 14 because junior floor leader Bianca Washington is sidelined because of a hamstring injury.
"This is my third year and every year she gets better," he said. "She is more versatile. The fact that she is left-handed. It's something we could go to. We could always force her to use her right. This year, it's not even an issue. She goes both ways. To be cruising for a 1,000 points in your senior season is special."
Kehoe has been a positive in what is shaping up as a difficult season for the Quakers, who had dropped eight of its last 10 games. The Quakers are 5-9 overall and 2-8 in league play.
The team is young and has dealt with a lot of injuries.
Friends had two freshmen, forward Carli Freeman and forward Carrie Zaremba, in the starting lineup against Glenelg Country.
Freshman Alex Miceli works as a top reserve.
"I think our youth has led to our record," Zalis said. "I think that we have had to work some people in who weren't maybe as ready as quickly as we would have liked."
Zalis has seen injuries sideline four key players, including Washington, sophomore center/forward Samantha Briggs (hip flexor), sophomore forward Madison Moore (ankle) and Freeman (foot).
"I would say we have been a complete team for two games this year, where we had all our top nine players," Zalis said.
Conroy feels Friends could be a dangerous team for the IAAM tournament in February.
"They will be tough come playoff time when he has his full squad," the coach said. "They are tough mentally and physically. Inside and outside, they are very physical."