Emily Byrne

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
UT
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Orinda, Calif.
High School:
Miramonte

Career Stats

Year	GP	G	A	Pts	ShPct	EX	DEX	STL	FB	SPW	SPL
2021	22	7	7	14	.318	2	8	7	0	0	0
Total	22	7	7	14	.318	2	8	7	0	0	0

Career Highs
Points: 2, 2x, last vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/21/21)
Goals: 1, 7x, last vs. Arizona State (5/14/21)
Assists: 2, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (2/21/21)
Drawn Exclusions: 2, 2x, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (3/21/21)
Steals: 2, 2x, last vs. Bucknell (3/20/21)
Field Blocks:

At Michigan
• Joined the team in the fall of 2020
• Enrolled in the Ross Business School
• Pursuing a Master’s of Management degree

Graduate Student (2021)
• Made her Wolverine debut against Salem at the Michigan Invitational
• Registered her first points in the Maize and Blue against St. Francis (Pa.) with two assists
• Also registered two steals against St. Francis (Pa.)
• Drew two exclusions, had two steals and added one assist in a win over Bucknell
• Scored the first goal of her Michigan career against No. 16 San Diego State
• Tallied a goal against No. 4 Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament

UC Davis
• Graduated from UC Davis with an Economics degree and a minor in history and professional writing
• Two-time ACWPC All-America honorable mention (2019-20)
• Big West honorable mention (2019)
• One Big West Athlete of the Week honor
• Two-time ACWPC All-Academic team
• Two-time Big West All-Academic
• Played in 80 games with 59 goals, 39 assists, 98 points, 62 steals and 168 drawn exclusions in three seasons at UC Davis
• Ranks fifth on the UC Davis career drawn exclusions list with 168

Redshirt Senior (2020)

• ACWPC All-America honorable mention
• Played in all 20 games with 22 goals, seven assists, 18 steals and 63 drawn exclusions
• Led the team in minutes played for field players at 24.8 minutes per game

Redshirt Junior (2019)
• ACWPC All-America honorable mention
• Big West honorable mention
• Big West Athlete of the Week (Apr. 3)
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• Big West All-Academic
• Her 81 drawn exclusions ranked third in a single season
• Scored 20 goals with three hat tricks on the season
• Hat trick and four drawn exclusions against UCSB to earn Big West Athlete of the Week

Redshirt Sophomore (2018)
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• Big West All-Academic
• Played in all 30 game with 17 goals, 16 assists, 23 steals and 24 drawn exclusions
• Recorded two hat tricks against Sonoma State and Santa Clara
• Season-high three assists against Fresno State

Sophomore (2017)
Redshirted her sophomore season

Loyola Marymount

Freshman (2016)
• Golden Coast Conference All-Academic
• Played in all 27 games with 23 goals, eight assists, 16 steals and 20 drawn exclusions
• Scored a hat trick in a 7-6 win over No. 15 Princeton

Prep
• Graduated from Miramonte High School in 2015
• NISCA All-America sixth team and Cal-Hi All-America in 2014
• All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League in swimming and water polo
• All-East Bay as a junior and senior
• Competed for the 680 Drivers
• Gold medal at the 2015 U-18 Junior Olympics
• Second team All-America at J.O. Nationals in 2015

Personal
• Full name is Emily Byrne
• Born in Orinda, Calif.
• Birthday: June 3, 1997
• Parents are Ciaran & Marci Byrne
• Father, Ciaran, played water polo for Cal in the 1980’s
• Sister, Erin, was a teammate at LMU in 2016

Why Michigan
"I chose Michigan because of the balance between sports and academics and the fun atmosphere."

Why Water Polo
"I started my sport when I was 9 because I loved swimming and just the water in general."