DUNLAP —
The St. Joseph’s College women’s soccer coach saw Sarah Emerson playing in a tournament last spring.
That prompted Emerson to visit the school in Rensselaer and recently the Concord High School senior signed a national letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic careers at the NCAA Division II program. The Pumas are a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
“I really liked the campus and the coach. The campus felt homey,” Emerson said. “I spent a night with the team. I went to some classes and like the smaller class size.”
Alma, Anderson, Bethel and Manchester were other schools she looked at.
Another selling point was her Concord teammate Jackie Greenawalt is also going to St. Joseph’s.
“Jackie and I have been playing soccer together since junior high,” Emerson said. “We get along so well. It will be nice knowing there is someone I can go to at St. Joseph’s for help.”
Emerson and Greenawalt were key members of the Concord team that defeated No. 15 ranked Northridge 1-0 in the championship of the Goshen sectional.
Emerson earned the team’s defensive award for the 2012 season.
She thinks playing in the NLC helped prepare her for collegiate soccer.
“It’s one of the tougher conferences around,” Emerson said. “The competition is good and there are some very good players.”
Still she knows her game needs to get better to play at the NCAA DII level.
“I need to improve my foot skills, especially my dribbling,” she said.
The sport has been a part of her life for a long time.
“I’ve been playing soccer for as long as I can remember,” Emerson said. “My sister, Haley Emerson, played so I decided to follow her.”
Emerson likes the fact St. Joseph’s is reasonably close to home.
“It away, but not so far I can’t come home,” she said.
She plans to major in business at St. Joseph’s.
“I plan on getting a minor in sports management,” Emerson said.
Emily Holbrook was hired as the St. Joseph’s women’s soccer coach on January 6th, 2011. Last season, the Pumas finished 3-14-1 (2-12-1 in the Great Lake Valley Conference).
After finishing a polished collegiate career as a goalkeeper, Holbrook played five years of professional soccer with teams in England and Canada. Her professional career was highlighted in the fall of 2003 while playing with the Blackburn Rovers Ladies FC in Lancashire, England. The team obtained the Northern Combination League Champions Title with an undefeated season (22-0). They won the Lancashire County Cup and went to the fourth round of Football Association Cup play.
Sports
Related Photos
-
SARAH EMERSON, Concord High School senior, sits between her dad Clint Emerson and Concord girls soccer coach Todd Hesselbart as she signs her national letter of intent to play soccer at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer. GREG KEIM
Concord soccer standout Sarah Emerson heading to St. Joseph's
- Sports
-
-
NBA PLAYOFFS: Pacers not talking about changes, George
The Indiana Pacers head into Game 6 against the New York Knicks in unfamiliar territory.
-
Walton's message of hope resonates
“I’m Bill Walton, and I’m the luckiest man in the world,” the former NBA great told a rapt audience at the Lerner Theatre Friday night as he took the stage.
-
PREP GIRLS TENNIS: Ready for regional
Long before Lisanne Scheffers finished her marathon match at No. 2 singles that lasted more than three hours, the rest of her Goshen teammates had already sprinted to the winners circle.
-
BOYS PREP TRACK AND FIELD: On to regional meet
Cristian Barron of Goshen won the 300-meter hurdles Thursday night in the IHSAA boys track and field sectional at Goshen and he was quick to credit GHS assistant coach Carl Weaver for the success.
-
PREP GIRLS TENNIS: Raiders conquer Minutemen
When you talk about local prep sports dynasties, the Northridge girls tennis team has to be part of the conversation.
-
PREP GIRLS TENNIS: Panthers roll
At sectional time — whatever the sport — the focus shifts to survival.
-
PREP SOFTBALL: Goshen's offense comes alive
Offense emerged Wednesday evening for a run-starved Goshen High School girls softball team.
-
2013 INDIANAPOLIS 500 NOTEBOOK: Marco Andretti tops Indy speed chart in early week practice
INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti posted the fastest Indianapolis 500 practice speed of the month Monday, turning a fast lap of 225.100 mph on the 2.5-mile oval.
-
2013 INDIANAPOLIS 500: Foyt’s team makes early IndyCar resurgence
A.J. Foyt sits quietly recounting stories in the back of his garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
-
PREP GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: Their time to shine
One short week ago, Northridge High School junior Olivia Golden finished third in the 1,600 meters in a time of 5:16.56 in the NLC championships.
- More Sports Headlines
-
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
