Emily Hansen

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Rio Americano HS
Hometown:
Sacramento, CA

2016 -- Started 17 games, bringing her career total to 53 starts ... scored in the 31st minute at UC Irvine on Oct. 21, putting away a rebound of a Jessica Johnson shot ... also assisted on Ashley Kirchick’s 34th-minute game-winning goal with a chip delivered from the edge of the center circle in the 2-1 win vs. Seattle on Sept. 25 ... played the entirety of all four of the Mustangs’ shutouts on the season: 2-0 vs. Pacific on Aug. 21, 1-0 against Saint Mary’s (Aug. 28) and CSU Bakersfield (Sept. 11), along with the scoreless draw with UC Davis on Oct. 30 ... altogether, played 1,480 minutes; will enter senior season having played 4,497’ for her career ... not only made a second consecutive Big West All-Academic Team; also earned a spot on the Conference Commissioner’s Highest Honor Roll.

2015 -- As a sophomore, won the Big West Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 14 a day after scoring the game-winning goal (71’) and assisting on the other (30’) in the 2-1 victory over San Jose State ... also scored on a 27th-minute blast from the top of the 18-yard box during the 4-1 win over Dayton in Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Sept. 18 ... had two additional shots on goal, and was part of a midfield that helped the Mustangs lead the league in corners won (with 45 in conference play) ... started all 17 of her games, playing 1,452 minutes (a total featuring a dozen complete-game efforts, including the scoreless draw vs. No. 13 Cal on Sept. 20 and the 1-1 tie with No. 6 BYU on Sept. 24) ... also made the Big West All-Academic Team ... was appointed a co-captain for the 2016 season.

2014 -- Earned a spot on the All-Big West Freshman Team, and was also selected as the Mustang Rookie of the Year ... played in all 20 matches, starting 19 of them ... never came off the pitch in nine games, including the double-overtime scoreless draw in the conference tournament semifinal at home on Nov. 6 against Long Beach State — one of five shutouts to which she contributed throughout the season ... saw 1,565 minutes in all ... also had two assists and placed five shots on goal during the year.

Prep -- During her junior year at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, the Raiders finished ranked No. 5 in the nation by MaxPreps.com and No. 8 by the NSCAA (as well as No. 1 in California in both rankings) ... they went 18-0-2 during the season, which ended in a third consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division 3 championship ... was chosen as the Capital Athletic League Defensive Player of the Year and was an all-city selection ... also was a Sacramento Bee honorable mention in basketball, an all-league cross country runner, and a volleyball player ... was valedictorian, and belonged to the National Society of High School Scholars and the California Scholarship Federation ... played club for Placer United, which won the 2013 Davis Legacy Tournament (with her earning the MVP award).

Personal -- Born on Feb. 20, 1996 in Sacramento ... daughter of Paul and Yvonne ... father played at Cal Poly from 1985 to 1988 before a pro career from 1993 to 2001 for the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League and the World Indoor Soccer League ... has a brother, Zachary, and a sister, Megan ... majors in biological sciences.