Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 36
Emma Stransky
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Copley
- Hometown:
- Copley, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Internationals SC
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Bowling Green |
- Named to the All-MAC First Team
- Played 45 minutes of the season-opening win over Oakland
- Started the Illinois match, playing 42 minutes
- Scored a goal vs. Cleveland State, playing 58 minutes vs. the Vikings
- Played 67 minutes of the Detroit Mercy match, scoring a second-half goal in that win
- Had a nifty turnaround shot from the top of the 18 that found the top of the net in that 4-1 victory
- Saw 66 minutes of action vs. Cincinnati, with a shot on goal
- Also played 66 minutes of the come-from-behind win over Robert Morris
- Played 64 minutes vs. Duquesne, scoring what proved to be the winning goal in that 1-0 victory
- Got her head on a Haley Wolf cross for a 27th-minute goal
- Had the first two-goal game of her career in BG's next match, a 2-1 victory over Kent State
- Headed home an Ellie Pool diagonal ball in the first half, then slotted home a shot from the six-yard line in the second stanza
- For her efforts in that win, was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16
- The following day (Sept. 17), she was named the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
- Played 75 minutes of the 1-1 draw at Ohio
- Saw 56 minutes of action in the 1-1 tie vs. MAC preseason favorite Western Michigan
- Scored the opening goal in BGSU's 4-0 win over Central Michigan
- Played 60 minutes of the match at Toledo and 42 minutes at Eastern Michigan
- Saw 60 minutes of action vs. Miami
- Scored the lone goal in BGSU's win at Northern Illinois
- That goal came with just nine minutes left, and was her fourth GWG of the season
- Led all players with five shot attempts vs. the Huskies, in 65 minutes of action
- Played 73 minutes vs. Ball State and had three shots
- Was on the field for 79 minutes of the scoreless draw at Buffalo, hitting the crossbar with a first-half shot
- Played 75 minutes against Akron, with the primary assist on the game-tying goal in the final minute
- Brought the ball from right to left along the 18-yard line and slid a pass to Gabby Lamparty, who scored with just 25 seconds on the clock
- Scored the first goal of the match in BGSU's 3-1 win at UMass that clinched a MAC Tournament berth
- Knocked home a pass from Minah Syam in the eighth minute
- It marked the sixth time that she scored the first goal of a match in 2025
- Played 60 minutes of that victory
- Saw 86 minutes of action in BGSU's 1-0, double-OT win over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round
2024 | Sophomore
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started all 18 matches on the season
- Had 10 points on four goals and two assists
- Finished second on the team in both goals and points
- Three of her four goals proved to be game winners
- Had a goal in the Falcons' scrimmage vs. Goshen
- Drew the start in the season-opening win over Detroit Mercy, and led all players with three shot attempts
- Had two more shots in the victory against Findlay
- Played 72 minutes of the match at Duquesne and 82 minutes at Loyola
- Was heavily involved in the scoring of both goals in a 2-0 win at Cleveland State
- Headed home a cross off of a corner kick in the 33rd minute, for what proved to be the winning goal
- Then, stole the ball deep in the CSU end late in the match, and after falling to the ground, still was able to slide a pass to Brynn Gardner, leading to Alaina Uncapher's clinching goal
- The three-point game was the first of her career
- Played 59 minutes of the Oakland match, and 81 minutes of the win at Ball State in the MAC opener
- Her goal with just 6:43 to go proved to be the winner in a 2-1 victory over Toledo
- Played 76 minutes against the Rockets, and saw 72 minutes of action against Ohio
- Was on the field for 70 minutes of the Miami match
- Scored the game's first goal against Northern Illinois, heading home a Jaden Frigerio cross in the 43rd minute
- Played 80 minutes at Western Michigan and led the Falcons with two shot attempts
- Started the Buffalo match, and played 87 minutes of that 1-1 draw
- Played all 90 minutes of the match at Central Michigan, and had an assist
- Played 65 minutes of the Eastern Michigan contest, with one of her game-high three shots hitting the post
- Scored the game-winning goal in BG's 2-0 victory at Akron
- Found the back of the net in the 60th minute of that victory, near her hometown
- Played 68 minutes at Kent State, and 73 minutes of the MAC Tournament match at Ohio
2023 | Freshman
- Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team
- Played in 17 of BGSU's 18 matches, making two starts
- Tied for third on the team in scoring, with nine points
- Also tied for third on the Falcons in both goals and assists, with three of each
- Two of those three goals were game-winning markers, with both coming in 1-0 victories vs. MAC foes
- Made her BGSU debut in the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State, coming off the bench to play 30 minutes
- Saw 40 minutes of action at Cincinnati, with her two shot attempts including one on goal
- Played 32 minutes of the home opener vs. Loyola Chicago
- Had an assist on what proved to be the winning goal at Detroit Mercy
- Made a long run before sliding a nifty through-ball to Ellie Pool for a one-time finish
- Played 65 minutes in that UDM match
- Scored her first collegiate goal in the match against nationally-ranked Pittsburgh
- Saw 36 minutes of action vs. the Panthers
- Played 20 minutes off the bench vs. nationally-ranked Notre Dame
- Saw 32 minutes of action in the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Was fouled in the box, resulting in a second-half PK for BG's second goal in that 2-0 win
- Played 28 minutes vs. Western Michigan
- Scored the game-winning goal with a 79th-minute strike vs. Akron
- Played 39 minutes of that 1-0 win
- Made her first collegiate start at Ohio, and played 39 minutes of that shutout victory
- Had the assist on BG's second goal in the 2-0 win vs. the Bobcats
- Received a pass in traffic, and despite going to the ground with several players around her, still was able to slide a pass to Brynn Gardner, who converted
- Played 18 minutes of the win at Miami and 31 minutes of the victory vs. Eastern Michigan
- Started the Buffalo match and played 62 minutes
- Played 17 minutes and fired a pair of shots in the win over Central Michigan
- Saw 23 minutes of action in the win at Ball State
- Scored the game-winning goal in BG's 1-0 victory over Northern Illinois
- The goal came exactly 40 minutes in, on a header off of a Lacee Bethea cross
- Played 28 minutes off of the bench vs. the Huskies
- Had an assist in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio
- Played a back from the end line back toward the six-yard line, where Bethea moved it along to Christine Erdman
- Saw 37 minutes of action vs. the Bobcats, and had one shot attempt
Copley High School |
Akron, Ohio |
- A United Soccer Coaches High School All American in her senior year of 2022
- Also was named the 2022-23 Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the state of Ohio
- Attended Copley H.S. ('23), where she played two years of soccer
- In her senior year, was named the OHSAA's Ohio Player of the Year in Division II, and was also named to the All-Ohio First Team
- Led Copley to a 22-0-1 record and a Division II state championship in '22
- As a freshman in 2019, had 13 goals as the Indians won the Suburban League title and the district crown
- Again helped the team to league and district titles in 2022
- Had totals of 45 goals and 20 assists as a senior
- Scored four times in a 7-1 state semifinal win, then scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory in the championship match
- Her coaches included Wally Senk, Hannah Seeman and Brooke Moran
Personal |
- Born in Akron, Ohio
- Daughter of Chris and April Stransky
- An exercise science major at BGSU
- Has an older brother, Ryan
- Ryan played soccer at Baldwin Wallace
- Has played club ball for Internationals SC
- Favorite athlete is Mallory Pugh
- Lists her brother as her biggest influence
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Saturday, November 01
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Saturday, November 01
Chris Fox Post-Match Interview (Oct. 26, 2025)
Monday, October 27
