Emily Oleksiuk

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Emily Oleksiuk
Personal information
Full name Emily Shaw
Birth name Emily Oleksiuk
Date of birth (1980-12-10) December 10, 1980 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
Archbishop Wood Vikings
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Penn State Nittany Lions 100 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Carolina Courage 0 (0)
National team
1999–2002 United States U21
2001 United States 2 (0)
Teams managed
2005–2010 Rhode Island Rams (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Emily Shaw (née Oleksiuk; born December 10, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career[]

Oleksiuk played for the Archbishop Wood Vikings in high school.[2] In college, she played for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1998 to 2001, where she was the team captain in her junior and senior years. She was an NSCAA First-Team All-American in 1999, 2000, and 2001, as well as an NSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American in 2001. She was a Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1998, and received CoSIDA Academic All-America Honors as part of the second team in 2000 and first team in 2001. Oleksiuk was included in the All-Big Ten first team in all four seasons, and was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 1999 and 2000. In total, she made 100 appearances for Penn State,[3] and holds the NCAA record for most career minutes played for a goalkeeper.[4]

Oleksiuk played for the under-21 national team from 1999 to 2002.[4] She made her international debut for the United States on March 13, 2001 in the 2001 Algarve Cup against Portugal.[5] She earned her second and final cap for the U.S. four days later in the Algarve Cup against Norway.[1]

Oleksiuk was selected by the Carolina Courage in the 2002 WUSA Draft. However, she did not make an appearance during the 2002 season.[6] In 2002, she was selected to play in the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic.[4]

From 2005 to 2010, Oleksiuk worked as an assistant coach for the Rhode Island Rams.[4] She was inducted into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame in 2015.[2]

Personal life[]

Oleksiuk is a native of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.[7] She is married to Zac Shaw, former soccer player and current coach, and has four children.[8]

Career statistics[]

International[]

United States[1]
Year Apps Goals
2001 2 0
Total 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "The Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame". Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association. 2015. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2014 Penn State Women's Soccer Media Guide". Penn State Nittany Lions. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Emily Shaw". Rhode Island Rams. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Emily Oleksiuk". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Emily Oleksiuk". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Emily Oleksiuk". Rhode Island Rams. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Clarkson Names Zac Shaw New Women's Soccer Coach". Clarkson Golden Knights. May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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