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Emily Chavez

Position

D

Height

5-9

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

La Cueva HS

2017 SENIOR SEASON
Played and started in all 22 games in the season…  Named to Academic All-Mountain West Team… Clocked 2119 minutes, the most on the team… Had two goals and one assist in the season… Goals against San Francisco on August 18 and against San Diego State on October 27… Assisted the game winning goal in the September 24 game against Nevada… Averaged .82 shots per game… Part of the crucial back line that held opponents to less goals against than scored throughout the season… Was one of two Lobo players to be named to the All-Mountain West Second team.

2016 JUNIOR SEASON
Started all 19 games for the Lobos and was second on the team in minutes played with 1,662 … The defender had two assists on the season, one at San Jose State (Sept. 30) and the other at home against Utah State (Oct. 14) … Took six shots on the year with two on goal … Played the entire game in 16 of the Lobos’ 19 contests … Enters senior season having started 56 consecutive matches.

2015 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Academic All-MW selection … started all 20 games for the Lobos … Led the team for a second consecutive year in minutes played with 1,793 … Played 110 minutes against Wyoming (10-9-2015) … Tallied two assists, one versus Air Force (10-25-2015) and another against UNLV (11-3-2015) … Played a vital role in the back four that posted seven shutouts on the season.

2014 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Second Team All-MW selection… Academic All-MW Team member… MW Scholar-Athlete… MW Offensive Player of the Week (10-13-2014)… Was an everyday starter in her first season on the pitch for the Lobos… Recorded team-high 1,573 minutes played… Tied for second on the team in goals with three… Also tallied one assist… Scored first goal of career against Loyola-Chicago (9-12-2014)… Found the back of the net in consecutive matches at UNLV (10-10-2014) and at Nevada (10-12-2014)… Picked up an assist in draw versus Air Force (10-3-2014)… Set career high in shots with six versus Wyoming (11-6-2014).

2013 FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirted the 2013 season … was named a Lobo Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered for two seasons under Amber Ashcraft … led La Cueva to an 18-4 season as a junior and a 18-4 season as a senior, winning state titles in 2011 and 2012 … scored eight goals as a defender last year, adding a pair of assists … helped La Cueva to 12 shutouts during her senior year … scored the lone goal in a 1-0 quarterfinal win over Carlsbad … had a pair of goals in the opening two games of the season, against Del Norte and Highland … as a junior, she scored the game-winning goal in the state title game … she was a First Team All-State selection as a junior, along with District Player of the Year and First Team All-Metro … as a senior she was First Team All-Metro, First Team All-District, and First Team All-State … a member of the La Cueva Honor Roll.

PERSONAL
Born January 24, 1995 in Fairfield, Calif. … daughter of James and Carolin Delker … favorite food are grapes … her mother played soccer at Ohio State … has two younger sisters; Ellie and Carly … wants to major in health science.