Emma Hotaling

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Morro Bay HS
Hometown:
Morro Bay, CA

2019 -- Played in 12 matches as a junior within the back line, including a duo of starts at Utah Valley and Utah on Aug. 30 & Sept. 1 … played 377 minutes in defense, including a season-high 71’ effort at Cal Baptist on Sept. 22 … helped Cal Poly earn shutouts at San Jose State on Aug. 22 as well as vs. UC Riverside on Nov. 3 … poised to enter her senior year having made 39 appearances as a Mustang, seeing 2,230 minutes overall for her career … in addition, also made the Big West Commissioner’s Highest Honors list academically for a third consecutive year, while earning Conference All-Academic Team recognition.

2018 -- Her sophomore year included a duo of complete-game 110-minute efforts, each leading to 1-1 draws: at home with SJSU on Aug. 30 and then vs. UC Santa Barbara for the Blue-Green Rivalry on Oct. 28 ... also saw 77 minutes during the Mustangs’ 2-1 conference road victory over Cal State Fullerton Oct. 21 on ESPN3 ... started five of her eight appearances, spanning 580 minutes in all ... also placed a shot on goal in the tie against San Jose ... academically, earned Big West Commissioner’s Honors for a second year in a row.

2017 -- Started 14 games as a true freshman ... played in all 19 matches in debut season, spanning 1,273 minutes altogether ... scored first collegiate goal (72’) vs. SIUE at Indiana on Aug. 20 ... had eight complete-game performances, including a 103-minute effort during the 2-1 victory over Pacific on Sept. 17 ... helped the Mustang back line to five shutouts ... earned the team’s Most Improved Player Award ... also earned Big West Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically.

Prep -- In each of her final two seasons at Morro Bay High School, earned both All-Los Padres League and Tribune All-San Luis Obispo County First Team honors ... as a Pirate senior, won the LPL Defensive Player of the Year award ... tallied 26 goals and distributed three assists as a junior ... also was selected as a first-team all-league player as a sophomore (when she had a conference-leading 21 goals plus two assists) after debuting on the second team as a freshman ... in club season, was also a captain for SLO Storm G97, and was selected to participate in the 2015 Cal-South Olympic Development Program ... led the Storm in assists in 2016 ... also played softball; was chosen as Morro Bay’s Athlete of the Year in 2017 ... was an honors student, and participated in leadership.

Personal -- “Wanted to become a Cal Poly soccer player since (she) first started going to games when (she) was little, so this is truly a dream come true” ... majors in Kinesiology.