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Emma Dawson

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Position
5'8''
Height
Junior
Class
Richardson, Texas
Hometown
J. J. Pearce HS
High School
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Emma Dawson - Women's Soccer - Virginia Cavaliers

Emma Dawson Pronunciation

2024 SEASON
• Selected as a team captain for 2024 season

2023 SEASON
• Team captain
• Injured and did not see action
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll

2022 SEASON
• Appeared in all 23 games with 14 starts and logged 1,095 minutes
• Served as a team captain
• Tallied two goals and two assists on the year
• Logged a season-long 84 minutes in NCAA Elite Eight match at No. 1 UCLA (11/26)
• Goals came against Loyola Maryland (8/21) and Oregon State (9/8)
• Assists came against Oregon State and Xavier (11/18)
• Took a season-high two shots against the Beavers
• Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• Named to ACC Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll

2021 SEASON
• Played in 22 games and logged 631 minutes on the year
• Played a season-long 51 minutes in season-opener against Richmond (8/19)
• Tallied an assist in NCAA opener against High Point (11/12)

2020-21 SEASON
• Appeared in 19 games with 13 starts, logging 951 minutes
• Scored her first game-winning goal in overtime against No. 14 Pitt (10/1)
• Played a season-long 78 minutes against No. 17 BYU (5/1) in NCAA second-round match
• Started the final six matches of the season
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019 SEASON
• Saw action in 16 matches
• Tallied three points with a goal and an assist on the season
• Scored her first collegiate goal and assist in the win over Boston College (10/27)
• The goal came on her first and only shot of the season
• Played a season-long 60 minutes in win over No. 5 FSU (11/8) in ACC Championship semifinal
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL AND CLUB
• First-Team All-District for 2016 and 2017 seasons
• First-Team All-City for 2016 and 2017 seasons
• Competed for FC Dallas
• Won the 2017 ECNL National Championships
• All-District Runner for the JJ Pearce Cross Country Team in 2016 and 2017

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Amy and Patrick Dawson
• Has a younger sister, Kate
• Participated in a freshman mentoring program as a senior
• Major: Pursuing a master’s degree in Environmental Science