5 Emily Feldman
5 - Emily Feldman
Height: 5-3
Year: So.
Hometown: Highland Park, IL
High School: Highland Park
Position: F
Major: International Studies
Parents: Avram & Terri Feldman

Sophomore (2012):

For the second-straight season, Feldman tied for the team lead with 20 points (tied for ninth among UAA players), in addition to a team-best eight goals (tied for seventh among UAA players) during the campaign.  Playing in all 24 games and making 17 starts, she earned a spot on the all-University Athletic Association (UAA) Second Team, after recording two goals and two assists in conference play, the ninth-best mark among UAA players.  Feldman saved her best play of the year for the NCAA Championships, where she scored four goals to set a new program record for most goals in a single tournament, and match Emory's career postseason scoring record.  In the team's 2-1 victory over Loras College in the round of 16, she scored both of Emory's goals within a two-minute stretch at the end of the first half.  In the quarterfinals, she converted a penalty kick in the shootout to help the Eagles advance to the NCAA Final Four.  She also scored Emory's first goal during a 2-1 win over Wheaton College (Ill.) in the NCAA Semifinals.  Feldman scored a goal in three-consecutive games against Case Western Reserve, Rochester and Lee from October 12th - 18th, the second-longest streak of her career.  She helped lead Emory to a 2-1 overtime season-opening victory against top-ranked Messiah College, assisting on the first goal of the game and drawing a foul to setup the game-winning penalty kick in overtime.  The following day, Feldman scored the 'golden goal' in the second overtime period against Franklin and Marshall College to give Emory a win.  Of her four assists during the year, two were on game-winning goals (the second-best mark on the team), coming against the University of the South on September 15th and Case Western Reserve on October 12th.  She was named the UAA Athlete of the Week on both November 19th and December 3rd.  Feldman finished the year with a team-high 72 shots and 36 shots on goal.  Through her two seasons on the team, Feldman has scored 15 goals and assisted on 10 others for 40 points.

Freshman (2011):

Feldman made an immediate impact for the Eagles during her freshman season, finishing the year tied for the team lead in assists and points and second in goals.  Her six assists were the eighth-most by a freshman in the program's history, while her 20 points rank her 10th and her seven goals 11th among freshman in the team's record book.  In addition, Feldman and Merrill Bachouros became the first Emory teammates to score at least 20 points each since the 2007 season.  Coming off the bench in all 20 of Emory's games during the season, she began her career by recording at least one point in each of her first six games, including goals in four-straight games from September 10th - 18th.  The forward scored game-winning goals against Lynchburg College on September 11th and Berry College on October 22nd.  In the game against Berry, a 2-0 Emory win, Feldman accounting for both of the Eagles' goals, the first multiple-goal game of her career.  She also assisted on game-winning goals in back-to-back games against UAA opponents Case Western Reserve University (October 14th) and the University of Rochester (October 16th).  She took 43 shots during the season, 23 of which were on goal.  Feldman was named the UAA Athlete of the Week on September 12th and October 24th.

Career Statistics:

  GP GS Goals Assists Points
2011 20 0 7 6 20
2012 24 17 8 4 20
Totals 44 17 15 10 40 

For complete career statistics, click here.

Honors:

2011 Jewish Sports Review All-America Honorable Mention
 
2012 All-University Athletic Association Second Team
Jewish Sports Review All-America Honorable Mention
 

Prior to Emory:

Played on the Highland Park High School soccer team for four seasons, serving as the team captain during her senior year... Earned all-conference honors all four seasons, and was named to the All-State team and All-Area First Team in 2011... Also earned her team's Most Valuable Player award and was named the Pioneer Press Lakeshore Player of the Year in 2011... Earned All-Sectional and all-Area Second Team honors in 2010... Set school records for goals and points in a single season and over a career... Coached by Kate Straka in high school... Played club soccer for the Chicago Magic, where she was coached by Tony Youhanna... Also played basketball and ran cross country in high school.

Personal:

Born February 24, 1993.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because of  the great academics and the opportunity to play collegiate sports."