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Emma Watchilla Season 2025-26

#23
PositionForward
Height5-5
ClassJunior
HometownKingston, Pa.

2025

  • Scored first goal of the season against JMU (9/14)
  • Scored the first of two goals to lift the team over No.13 Boston College (9/19)
  • Scored game winning goal to shut out No. 9 Duke (10/3) in double overtime
  • Named ACC Offensive Player of the Week (10/7)
  • Registered an assists in the Cavaliers 5-3 victory over No. 6 Wake Forest (10/31)
  • Recorded second career multi-goal game with two goals against Stanford in the ACC Quarterfinal (11/4)
  • ACC Championship All-Tournament Team

2024

  • Appeared in 19 games with three starts
  • Tied for third on the team in points (12) with six goals
  • Scored twice against Temple, the first multi-goal game of her career (9/6)
  • Scored UVA’s first goal in the 3-2 overtime win at American (9/15)
  • Made her first career start against Cal (9/20)
  • Scored the final goal in Virginia’s 5-1 victory against Stanford (9/22)
  • Scored in back-to-back games against Saint Joseph’s (10/13) and Syracuse (10/18)
  • 2024-2025 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2023

  • Appeared in 18 games, scoring one goal
  • Made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against Penn State (8/25)
  • Scored her first collegiate goal at William & Mary (9/8)
  • Competed on Team Berlin at the 2024 Senior Nexus Championship

Background

  • Top 10 recruit in Max Field Hockey Class of 2023
  • 2020-21 US U-16 Junior National Team
  • Two-time First Team NFHCA All-American
  • Two-time Max Field Hockey First Team All-American
  • Led Wyoming Seminary to three state championships (2019-21)
  • Three-time Pennsylvania All-State First Team

Personal

  • Daughter of James and Shelby Watchilla
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
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Sophomore
2024-25

Striker
5-5 / -
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Freshman
2023-24

Striker
5-5 / -