Bowling Green State University Athletics
2012 Women's Soccer Roster

Jersey Number 8
Emily Rothwell
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Collierville
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.

An honorable-mention selection to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 11 matches, starting six ... started the first three matches as well as the last three matches of the season ... played all 109-plus minutes of the Falcons' double-overtime match at Ball State (Oct. 19), then played all 90 minutes at Miami the next time out (Oct. 21) ... played 86 minutes against Cleveland State (Aug. 19) and 84 vs. Michigan State (Aug. 17).
2011
Played in 19 matches, making 16 starts ... had one point on the year ... came off the bench in the season opener, then started each of the next 13 contests ... also started the last three matches of the year ... had an assist in the final match, on a long free kick that led to a Kenzie Schlemitz marker at Miami (Oct. 27) ... played a total of 1462 minutes on the year, ranking fifth among field players ... played all 90 minutes seven times, and played every minute in overtime games vs. Niagara (98 minutes, Sept. 4) and Kent State (94, Sept. 25) ... played 100 of the 110 minutes in the double-OT tie at Miami.
2010
Named the Falcons' Most Improved Player ... moved into the starting lineup in her sophomore year ... played all 20 matches, making 15 starts ... started each of the final 15 contests of the season, including all 11 MAC matches ... played a total of 1547 minutes, ranking fifth on the team in that category ... had a pair of assists ... those assists came in a pair of home wins, over Cleveland State (Sept. 12) and Kent State (Sept. 26) ... the latter assist came on Tracy Togba's game-winning goal ... played all 90 minutes in six regulation-time matches ... during BGSU's stretch of four consecutive overtime games, played at least 95 minutes in all of them ... saw 106 minutes of work vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 22), 105 against Ohio (Oct. 17) and 103 vs. Akron (Oct. 15) ... was on the pitch for 95 minutes at Ball State (Oct. 10).

Played in six matches in her first season ... played a season-high 32 minutes in the final regular-season game, at arch-rival Toledo ... saw 18 minutes of action at Detroit and 11 against UC Riverside.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at Collierville ('09) for coach Bill Gillespie ... a sweeper who captained her team as a senior, and received Defensive MVP honors in each of her last three years ... the Lady Dragons went 20-1-5 and advanced to the state finals for the second-straight year in 2007 ... that season, team was ranked #1 in the region and state, and #6 nationally ... CHS went 17-5-2 en route to state finals in '06 ... named to All-Tennessee All Metro teams in those three years ... Best of Preps all four years ... Who's Who Among H.S. Students ... honor roll all four years.
PERSONAL
Emily Christine Rothwell was born on July 21, 1991, in Germantown, Tenn ... a mathematics major at BGSU, with a 3.869 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2013 semester ... daughter of Richard and Jane Rothwell ... has an older sister ... has played club ball with 1991 Lady Lobos, captaining her teams in seven consecutive years ... part of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) state pool from 2003-05.
EMILY ROTHWELL - BGSU CAREER STATISTICS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2009................ 6-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2010................ 20-15 0 2 2 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0-0 2011................ 19-16 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2012................ 11-6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 TOTAL............... 56-37 0 3 3 4 .000 2 .500 0 0-0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 1, at Miami -- Oct 27, 2011 ; Cleveland State -- Sep 12, 2010 ; Kent State -- Sep 26, 2010 Assists: 1, at Miami -- Oct 27, 2011 ; Cleveland State -- Sep 12, 2010 ; Kent State -- Sep 26, 2010 Shots: 1, 4 times
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Friday, October 03
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Sunday, September 28
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Sunday, September 28