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Jersey Number 6
Emika Kawagishi
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Osaka, Japan
- High School:
- Osaka Gakugei HS
- Prev School:
- NC State
Get to Know Emika ...
At what age did you start playing soccer and how did you get into soccer?
- I started playing soccer when I was six because of my brother.
- "Emi" means smile, "Ka" means flower in Kanji, so it means smiling flower. My parents gave me this for my happiness and to make people around me smile.
- I did a part time job at Universal Studio in Japan at Elmo's gogo cart.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2024
- Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
- Committed in May 2024
- Appeared in all 23 matches
- Scored one goal on the season against Drake (Aug. 18)
- Recorded one assist against South Dakota State (Aug. 15)
- Attempted seven shots, including three shots on goal
- Logged 536 minutes
NC STATE – 2021-23
- Spent three seasons in the NC State program
- ACC All-Freshman Team in 2021
- Named the 29th-best freshman in the nation on TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 Freshmen List in 2021
- Appeared in 35 matches (33 starts) and logged 2,802 minutes in three seasons at NC State
- Missed the 2022 season with an injury
- Scored two goals and recorded two assists in her freshman season in 2021
- Tallied two assists during the 2023 season
- Recorded 22 shots, including 10 shots on goal during her NC State career
- All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
CEREZO OSAKA SAKAI GIRLS
- Captain of her club team
- Helped her team become National Champions
- Represented Japan at the National Team level, last doing so in the U17 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Masanori and Naomi Kawagishi
- Has two brothers, Shintaro and Hiroto
- Chose Kansas because, “The kind and caring people and the comfortable and happy vibes.”
- Majoring in psychology
Kansas Postgame Press Conference at Duke NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
Sunday, November 23
Kansas Soccer NCAA Tournament Third Round Media Availability
Friday, November 21
Kansas Postgame Press Conference vs. Louisville NCAA Tournament Second Round
Thursday, November 20
Kansas Soccer vs. Louisville Highlights
Thursday, November 20
