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2021 Women's Soccer Roster

Andrés Leighton

15 Emma Smith

  • Class
    Senior
  • Height
    5-7
  • Hometown
    Sherwood, Ore.
  • High School
    Sherwood HS
  • Position
    Midfielder
  • Prev School
    Linfield College
  • Major
    Nursing

Biography

Honors and Awards
Second Team All-WAC (2020-21)
2019 Academic All-WAC Team

2020-21 (Senior): Season postponed to the spring due to COVID-19...Started 18 games for the Aggies...Tallied the most minutes on the team...Had an assists against UTEP on Feb. 11 and an assist against UTRGV on Apr. 13 in the WAC Tournament...Took eight shots throughout the season...A proven leader in the Aggies' midfield...Named to the All-WAC Second Team.

2019 (Junior): Started 17 matches while appearing in 18 as a junior…notched 1,439 minutes…recorded six shots on goal…contributed first assist of the season against ACU (8/23)…also notched an assist in a 3-1 victory at UTRGV (11/2)...Named to the Academic All-WAC Team.


2018 (Sophomore): Started in all 17 games she appeared in…recorded first Division 1 point on an assist against NIU on Aug. 31…scored first goal in the Crimson and White at Abilene Christian (9/2)…finished with a season-high five shots against Chicago State (10/14).

Prior to NM State: Played her freshman campaign at Linfield College where she started in 19-of-20 matches...her five goals tied her for the team-lead while her 10 points were also tied for the most on the team last year…two of her five goals were game-winning goals, which was third-most in the Northwest Conference…was a perfect 2-for-2 in penalty kicks for the Wildcats…logged 1,372 minutes of action on the pitch, which was fifth-highest on the squad…scored her first collegiate goal in just the second game of her career against Evergreen (8/23).
 
High School: A three-year letter winner at Sherwood High School…guided the Bowmen to the 2016 6A State Championship her senior year in addition to a perfect 8-0 mark in league play and a 16-2-1 overall record…earned back-to-back Oregon State Athletic Association All-State honors…was the No. 1-ranked player out of Oregon according to MaxPreps.com as a senior and 20th nationally…led SHS to the semifinals of the state championship as a junior with a 13-3-4 overall mark and second-place finish in league action (6-1-1)…also finished second in conference play her sophomore year (6-1) with an overall mark of 10-3-3 and appearance in the state championship tournament.
 
Personal: Daughter of Doug and Lynne Smith…has a younger sister, Lucy…majoring in nursing…was a member of the U.S. Olympic Development Program from 2013-16…played under assistant coach Miguel Guante with FC Portland.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2018Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    15
  • 15

    2019Junior

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    15
  • 15

    2020Senior

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    15
  • 15

    2021Senior

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    15