Emily Mathews Season 2020-21

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Tied for No. 1 for goals in a game with three, the seventh hat trick in team history, and tied for No. 1 with two goals in a half, tied for No. 3 with six points in a game and tied for No. 4 with four points in a half (September 19, 2021, at Nebraska)
• Tied for No. 3 for assists in a game with two, and tied for No. 1 with two assists in a half (October 24, 2021, vs. Indiana)
• Tied for No. 7 for game-winning assists in a season, with three (2021)
• Tied for No. 9 for assists in a season, with seven (2021)

 
Serving as team captain in 2023
 
2022 / AS A JUNIOR

• Team Captain
• Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 17 games and led the team with seven assists and was third with nine points, 24 shots and six shots on goal and had one goal in a team-best 1,469 minutes
• Played the full 90 minutes in 10 matches and saw at least 80 minutes in all but one contest
• Notched an assist against Maryland on October 23

• Had three points in two games, with a goal in a 2-2 match at Iowa on October 13 and an assist at Indiana on October 16 to help Purdue retain the Golden Boot Trophy for the eighth consecutive season with a 2-2 draw

• Posted assists in back-to-back games, vs. Wisconsin on September 22 and at Michigan State on September 25
• Had one assist to help Purdue to a 2-1 win at Kansas State on September 4
• Earned an assist as registered a 3-0 upset win over No. 15 USC on opening night, August 18

 
2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE

• Named to the All-North Region Third Team by United Soccer Coaches
• Named to the All-Big Ten First Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on September 21
• Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on September 21 and October 26
• Helped Purdue advance to the NCAA Tournament Second Round, the team’s first NCAA berth since 2009 and fourth second-round appearance all-time, as the Boilermakers tallied their second-best record and second-most wins in program history, earned their second-ever Big Ten runner-up finish and were ranked nationally for the first time since 2009
• Started all 22 games and led the team with seven assists, including a team-best three game-winning assists, and was second with six goals, two game-winning goals, 19 points, 37 shots and 22 shots on goal in a team-best 1,966 minutes
• Tied the school record for goals in a game, with three, after recording the seventh hat trick in school history, the second on the road and third in Big Ten by a Boilermaker
• Tied for No. 7 in team history with three game-winning assists
• Tied for No. 9 in team history and was tied for seventh in the Big Ten with seven assists
• Led the Big Ten with five assists in conference play, was second with five goals and third with 13 points
• Played at least 90 minutes in 18 of 22 matches and played every minute of 15 games
• Scored a goal in the NCAA Tournament Second Round and played all 110 minutes in a 1-1 draw to Notre Dame on November 19
• Had a three-game assist streak from October 17-24 and assisted on all four of Purdue’s goals in that stretch, including game-winning assists in the last two contests, and was recognized on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on October 26
• Assisted on both goals in a 2-0 win over Indiana to help Purdue keep the Golden Boot Trophy on October 24
• Registered the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win against Northwestern on October 21
• Netted the team’s opening goal in the 64th minute that sparked a three-goal rally in a 3-2 win over Minnesota on October 10
• Had the game-winning assist in overtime against Iowa in a 2-1 victory on September 26
• Posted a three-game point streak from September 9-19, with nine points in that stretch
• Recorded the seventh hat trick in program history and scored all three goals in a 3-1 win on September 19 at Nebraska and was rewarded with Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week accolades on September 21
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Kansas State on September 9

 
2020-21 (SEASON PLAYED IN SPRING, 2021) / AS A FRESHMAN

• Started all 12 matches and had a team-best two assists, was third on the team with 14 shots and had two shots on goal in 1,013 minutes
• Played at least 90 minutes in nine matches
• Had a pair of shots and helped Purdue retain the Golden Boot Trophy against Indiana on April 3
• Registered three shots in back-to-back matches, in 110 minutes against Ohio State on March 18 and against Michigan State on March 21
• Had one assist at Nebraska on March 4
• Recorded an assist with three shots, two on goal, in an overtime win against Maryland on February 25

 
HIGH SCHOOL

• Trained and played with the U-17, U-18 and U-20 U.S. National Teams
• Was the No. 1-ranked recruit in the Great Lakes Region by TopDrawerSoccer
• Ranked No. 15 in 2020 IMG Academy Club Player National Rankings
• Named to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Central Division Best XI

 
PERSONAL

• Majoring in mechanical engineering
• Parents are Robert and Michele Mathews
• Has a brother, Joshua, and a sister, Ellie
• Born in Mount Clemens, Michigan