2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 17
Emily Leyson
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Long Valley, N.J.
- High School:
- West Morris Central
At Michigan
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2022)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
• U-M Academic Achievement Award honoree (2019)
• Saw action in nine games with two starts
• Took five shots
• Played 433 minutes, including a season-high 65 minutes against Illinois (March 25)
Freshman (2019)
• Did not see action in the 2019 campaign
Prep
• Prepped at West Morris Central
• Played three years of varsity soccer, sitting out her junior season to play in the development academy
• Named top 20 in the county and conference by the coaches as a senior
• Is a three-time all-county and all-conference honoree
• Helped her team to two Morris County Finals
• Selected as the Attacking MVP in her sophomore and senior season
• Scored the most goals and has the most assists as both a sophomore and a senior
• Won the North 2 Championship as a freshman
Academics/Extracurriculars
• National Honor Society
• Spanish National Honor Society
• High honor roll all four year
• Assistant of Unified and STARS (Students teaching and teaching other students)
• Highlanders of Humanity
• International Cultures Association
• Math League
• Vegetarian Club
Regional/National/International Experience
• Played in the ECNL playoffs in 2015 and 2016
• Attended national training camps in the national pool from 2013-14
• Went to the ID2 camp in Massachusetts in both 2013 and 2014
• Helped her team to a regional championship in 2013
Club
• Played for PDA from 2011-19
Personal
• Full name is Emily June Leyson
• Born Nov. 22, 2000
• Daughter of Joe and Karen Leyson and has three sisters
• Majoring in nursing
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2022)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
• U-M Academic Achievement Award honoree (2019)
Senior (2022)
• Started the first two games of the Wolverines season, tallying all 180 minutes (Aug. 18, Aug. 21)
Junior (Fall 2021)
• Played in 23 matches with 15 starts in the Wolverine midfield
• Totaled 963 minutes, playing the full 90 against Illinois (Sept. 17)
• Registered 12 shots on the year
• Saw action in nine games with two starts
• Took five shots
• Played 433 minutes, including a season-high 65 minutes against Illinois (March 25)
Freshman (2019)
• Did not see action in the 2019 campaign
Prep
• Prepped at West Morris Central
• Played three years of varsity soccer, sitting out her junior season to play in the development academy
• Named top 20 in the county and conference by the coaches as a senior
• Is a three-time all-county and all-conference honoree
• Helped her team to two Morris County Finals
• Selected as the Attacking MVP in her sophomore and senior season
• Scored the most goals and has the most assists as both a sophomore and a senior
• Won the North 2 Championship as a freshman
Academics/Extracurriculars
• National Honor Society
• Spanish National Honor Society
• High honor roll all four year
• Assistant of Unified and STARS (Students teaching and teaching other students)
• Highlanders of Humanity
• International Cultures Association
• Math League
• Vegetarian Club
Regional/National/International Experience
• Played in the ECNL playoffs in 2015 and 2016
• Attended national training camps in the national pool from 2013-14
• Went to the ID2 camp in Massachusetts in both 2013 and 2014
• Helped her team to a regional championship in 2013
Club
• Played for PDA from 2011-19
Personal
• Full name is Emily June Leyson
• Born Nov. 22, 2000
• Daughter of Joe and Karen Leyson and has three sisters
• Majoring in nursing
Thursday, October 16
Thursday, September 25
Thursday, August 14
Friday, November 10
