University of Massachusets Athletics
2012 Women's Soccer Roster

Emily Cota
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Upper Perkiomen
- Hometown:
- Green Lane, Pa.
CAREER HONORS
2011 NSCAA Women's Division 1 All-Mid-Atlantic Region
2011 NEWISA All-New England
2011 Atlantic 10 All-Conference
UMass Athlete of the Week (10/3/11)
Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week (9/28/09)
UMass Athlete of the Week (9/28/09)
Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Rookie Team
AS A SENIOR IN 2012: Game-By-Game Stats
Started 14 games with five shutouts ... Recorded 75 saves with a 1.36 goals against average and .806 save percentage ... Recorded six saves in 5-2 victory over Duquesne (10/28) ... Made 12 saves in double overtime loss at St. Bonaventure (10/26) ... Had a shutout against George Washington (10/21) making one save ... Recorded seven saves in a tie vs. Charlotte (10/19) ... Made two saves in loss to Temple (10/14) ... Made two saves in 1-2 loss at Saint Joseph's (10/12) ... Had two saves in 3-1 win against Rhode Island (10/06) ... Made a single save in shutout of Xavier (9/30)... Recorded 10 saves against Dayton (9/28) ... Made five saves in a shutout against Siena (9/23) ... Had seven saves in 0-1 loss at Brown (9/21) ... Made seven saves in a shutout against New Hampshire (9/16) ... Started and recorded her first shutout of the season with seven saves to top BU 1-0 (9/14).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2011: Game-By-Game Stats
Recorded 6 saves in a tie vs. St. Louis (10/9) ... Made 8 saves in a win at Charlotte (10/7) ... Recorded 5 saves against Rhode Island (10/1) for her fifth straight shutout ... Made 4 saves in a shutout against Dartmouth (9/27) ... Made four saves in a shutout against Brown (9/22) ... Had a shutout against Maine (9/16) making one save ... Posted her first shutout of the season, making six saves against BU (9/11) ... Picked up her first start of the season against Harvard (9/9).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010: Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 15 games, starting 13 ... Recorded 60 saves and five shutouts ... Five saves at Fordham (10/29) notched her a shutout win, 1-0 ... Against Saint Joseph's (10/24) made two saves for a 1-0 shutout win ... Stopping five shots against Temple (10/22) gave her another shutout on the season, 5-0 ... Notched first career assist on team's second tally at Oakand (9/19), the first for a UMass netminder since Oct. 10, 2003 ... Totaled seven saves in her second shutout of the season, 4-0 at Fairfield (9/12) ... Picked up the win after stopping four shots in 106:11 minutes against New Hampshire (9/10) ... Notched second career shutout, making eight saves vs. Vermont (9/3).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009: Game-By-Game Stats
Saw action in 17 games (with seven starts) while posting a 4-7-2 record with a 1.80 goals against average and a .783 save percentage ... Made seven saves at Fordham (11/5) in her first career A-10 Tournament appearance ... Saw action in the second half of a 1-0 win over Richmond (11/1) making two saves ... Played a scoreless half and registered her fourth win over George Washington (10/30) making three saves ... Registered her third win of the season against Rhode Island (10/17) where she made eight saves ... Followed her excellent performance at St-Louis with another good performance at Charlotte (10/4) where she recorded 12 saves ... Recorded 10 saves at St-Louis (10/2) ... Recorded her first career shutout and UMass' only season shutout in a 1-0 win at Duquesne (9/27) making eight saves ... She picked up her first career win against St-Joseph's (9/25) making one save after coming in relief in the second half.
BEFORE UMASS:Four-year letterwinner for the Upper Perkiomen High School under coach Terry Underkufflar ... TopDrawerSoccer.com top-100 recruit ... Totaled 39 career shutouts and played every minute of every game all four years with the Indians ... Posted a 15-5 record and 10 shutouts as a senior ... 2008 NSCAA High School All-American ... 2008 ESPN Fall High School Second Team All-American ... 2007 NSCAA High School All-Region selectee ... Named all-state in 2007 and 2008 ... Four-time First Team All PAC-10 honoree ... Led team to 2008 Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship ... Set a school record with 36 saves in a game ... Tabbed Rookie of the Year in 2005 ... Also played for Vincent United club team, Eastern Pa. Youth Soccer Association OPD state team, and U.S. Soccer Region I team ... Also lettered once in track and once in basketball.
PERSONAL: Born Emily Marie Cota on July 5, 1991 ... Daughter of Gary and Eileen Cota ... Has three siblings: Eric, Chris and Michelle ... Majoring in Kinesiology.
Emily Cota's Career Statistics
Season | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2010 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2011 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2012 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
TOTAL | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
Season | GP | Minutes | GA | GAAvg | Saves | Save% | W | L | T | Sho |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 17 | 1150:46 | 23 | 1.80 | 83 | .783 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
2010 | 15 | 1185:19 | 23 | 1.75 | 60 | .723 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
2011 | 17 | 1543:07 | 14 | 0.82 | 97 | .874 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
2012 | 14 | 1191:47 | 18 | 1.36 | 75 | .806 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4.1 |
TOTAL | 63 | 5070:59 | 78 | 1.38 | 315 | .802 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 20. |
CAREER HIGHS
Saves: 12 (2x) Last at St. Bonaventure (10/26/12)
Fewest Goals (In Start): 0 (20x) Last vs. Xavier (9/30/12)
Assists: 1 at Oakland (9/19/10)