University of Massachusets Athletics
2017 Field Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 20
Emma Bressler
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-4
- High School:
- Schuylkill Valley
- Hometown:
- Leesport, Pa.
2017 - Freshman: Played in all 21 games during her first season in Amherst, including starting four of the last seven contests ... Took 24 shots, putting 11 on-target ... Made her collegiate debut during the season-opener against Holy Cross (8/25) ... Scored her first collegiate goal during the victory over La Salle (9/29) ... Earned her first start at Saint Louis (10/13) ... Also received the starting nod against No. 19 Saint Joseph’s (10/20), Richmond (10/27) and in the Atlantic 10 Semifinals against VCU (11/3).
Before UMass: Won four letters for Schuylkill Valley High School … Played center back and midfielder scholastically … Helped Schuylkill Valley to a Division II championship in 2016 as the team went 17-4 overall and reached the second round of the county and district playoffs … Also reached the county and district playoffs as a junior in 2015 when the team went 13-6 overall … Earned Berks County Division II MVP, All-Pennsylvania First Team and Berks All-County Team as a senior … Also appeared in the Berks Senior Game and won Defensive Player of the Game … Was also Berks All-County as a junior and earned a pair of all-division honorable mention awards, one each during her freshman and sophomore seasons … Posted 60 points – the third-most in the county – as a senior via 25 goals and 10 assists … Totaled 114 points for her career via 48 goals and 18 assists … Competed at the club level for High Styx (2012-15) and XCalibur (2015-present) … Won gold at JPIL and National Indoor Tournament in 2016 with XCalibur on the squad's regional and national club teams … Also collected gold with High Styx at NIT from 2012-15 and added another gold medal at the 2016 National Hockey Festival … Was a member of the indoor and outdoor track teams at Schuylkill Valley … Earned placement on the Schuylkill Valley Merit Roll throughout her time at the school.
Personal: Daughter of Brad and Amy Bressler … Sister to Isabella, Julia and Noah … Her aunt, Katie Beach, played for USA Field Hockey and was a member of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games team following an all-America career at Maryland.
Before UMass: Won four letters for Schuylkill Valley High School … Played center back and midfielder scholastically … Helped Schuylkill Valley to a Division II championship in 2016 as the team went 17-4 overall and reached the second round of the county and district playoffs … Also reached the county and district playoffs as a junior in 2015 when the team went 13-6 overall … Earned Berks County Division II MVP, All-Pennsylvania First Team and Berks All-County Team as a senior … Also appeared in the Berks Senior Game and won Defensive Player of the Game … Was also Berks All-County as a junior and earned a pair of all-division honorable mention awards, one each during her freshman and sophomore seasons … Posted 60 points – the third-most in the county – as a senior via 25 goals and 10 assists … Totaled 114 points for her career via 48 goals and 18 assists … Competed at the club level for High Styx (2012-15) and XCalibur (2015-present) … Won gold at JPIL and National Indoor Tournament in 2016 with XCalibur on the squad's regional and national club teams … Also collected gold with High Styx at NIT from 2012-15 and added another gold medal at the 2016 National Hockey Festival … Was a member of the indoor and outdoor track teams at Schuylkill Valley … Earned placement on the Schuylkill Valley Merit Roll throughout her time at the school.
Personal: Daughter of Brad and Amy Bressler … Sister to Isabella, Julia and Noah … Her aunt, Katie Beach, played for USA Field Hockey and was a member of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games team following an all-America career at Maryland.
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