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Jersey Number 21
Emily Cressy
- Position:
- Midfielder/Forward
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ventura, Calif.
- High School:
- Buena
Honors and Awards
- 2009 NSCAA All-Central Region Third Team
- 2009 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3)
- 2009 CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer (Nov. 1)
- 2009 Lady Vol Invite Most Outstanding Offensive Player (Aug. 30)
- 2009 Lady Vol Invite All-Tournament Team (Aug. 30)
- 2008 USA Deaf Sports Federation Sportswoman of the Year
- 2008 Soccer Buzz Freshman All-America Third Team
- 2008 Soccer America Freshman All-America Second Team
- 2008 Topdrawersoccer.com All-Rookie Team
- 2008 Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Third Team
- 2008 Soccer Buzz Central Region All-Freshman Team
- 2008 Big 12 Rookie of the Year
- 2008 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
- 2008 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Aug. 26 and Sept. 23)
- 2008 Topdrawersoccer.com National Team of the Week (Sept. 8)
2009 (RS-Sophomore)
- Selected All-Central Region Third Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
- Also named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and a Primetime Performer by CollegeSoccer360.com (Nov. 1)
- Played all 22 matches, making 21 starts
- Scored 12 goals with three assists for 27 points
- Her 12 goals matched the second-most in a single-season in Jayhawk history, while her 27 points tied for fifth all-time
- Ranked third in the Big 12 in points (27), fourth in goals (12) and fifth in shots (73)
- Also ranked second in the conference with five game-winning goals
- Recorded first multi-point match against Pepperdine (Aug. 28) with a goal and an assist
- Named to the 2009 Lady Vol Invite All-Tournament Team as well as the Most Outstanding Offensive Player (Aug. 30)
- Also tallied one goal and one assist against Rhode Island (Sept. 6), with a career-high seven shots
- Played a career-high 105 minutes at Colorado College (Sept. 13)
- Scored goals in three-straight matches twice: vs. Long Beach State (Sept. 4), vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 6) and vs. Denver (Sept. 11) as well as at Oklahoma (Oct. 16), at Baylor (Oct. 18) and vs. Nebraska (Oct. 23)
- Scored two goals against No. 20 Missouri (Oct. 30), including the game-winner
- Final goal of the season came in KU[apos]s Big 12 Soccer Championship loss to Missouri (Nov. 4)
2008 (RS-Freshman)
- Named USA Deaf Sports Federation Sportswoman of the Year
- Tabbed Freshman All-America by Soccer Buzz and Soccer America
- Selected to Topdrawersoccer.com[apos]s National All-Rookie Team
- Named All-Central Region Third Team by Soccer Buzz
- Earned Big 12 Rookie of the Year Honors as well as selection to conference[apos]s All-Newcomer Team
- Appeared in all 23 matches, making 21 starts
- Tallied eight goals and three assists (19 points)
- Her eight goals tied for ninth in the conference, and were the most by a KU freshman since 2002 (Caroline Smith)
- Scored in first three matches, including a three-point effort (goal, assist) against No. 20 Purdue in season-opener
- Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors (Aug. 26)
- Recorded game-winning goal against Auburn (Aug. 31)
- Tallied two goals against UAB (Sept. 5)
- Named to Topdrawersoccer.com[apos]s National Team of the Week (Sept. 8)
- Scored game-winning goal in KU[apos]s 3-2 win at No. 21 UCF (Sept. 19)
- Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for the second time (Sept. 23)
- Tallied first conference goal against Texas Tech (Oct. 3)
- Recorded third multi-point match of the year against Francis Marion with a goal and an assist (Oct. 19)
- Scored game-winning goal in Big 12 Championship quarterfinal win over No. 8 Texas A&M (Nov. 5)
2007 (Freshman)
- Took a redshirt year
Buena High School
- Lettered four years in soccer for head coach Trish Butterbaugh
- 2007 Ventura County Player of the Year
- Also selected All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) First Team
- A two-time all-league and an all-county selection
- Team ranked No. 1 in the country by Student Sports Soccer in February
Club (Eagles)
- Played for the Eagles
- Led team to Cal-South State, Region IV and US Youth Soccer National championships in 2004 and 2007
- Received Golden Boot award for the US Youth Soccer National Championships[apos] Most Outstanding Player
- Cal-South State finalist in 2005 and `06
ODP
- Played for the Cal-South ODP team as well as the U.S. Women[apos]s Deaf National team
- Led team to Gold Medal in the Deaflympics in Australia in 2005
- ODP team was co-national champions in 2006 and a regional finalist in 2007
Personal
- Daughter of Rick and Rhonda Cressy
- Has two sisters, Erica and Hannah
- A social welfare major
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