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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

25 Emma Heijstee

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Het Nieuwe Lyceum
  • Hometown Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Biography

2023

  • Made 11 appearances in the midfield
  • Played a season-high 35 minutes at Towson and was awarded 30 minutes versus High Point

2022

  • Was injured for the entirety of the 2022 season

2021

  • Saw action in seven games and started three in her initial campaign
  • Started the opener versus Robert Morris and also was a part of the starting eleven versus VMI and at Delaware State
  • Played a season-high 63 minutes in the double overtime scoreless draw versus Longwood on Sept. 9
  • Recorded her first collegiate point – an assist – in the Sept.12 contest at Mount St. Mary’s

BACKGROUND

  • Played soccer for DOSC youth and Sporting ‘70 U17/U19

  • Earned a spot on the First Senior team

  • Scored two goals and one assist against Kampong U19

  • Part of the honors program U-Talent at University Utrecht

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Petra Lutke Schipoholt and Mike Heijstee

  • Has one sibling, Cato 

  • Plans on studying mathematics

  • Lists her favorite book as The Da Vinci Code

WHY I CHOSE UMBC 

“I chose UMBC because of the high level of both athletics and academics. I believe in the program and the goals of this team, I feel especially confident with the way of playing. In our calls, [Head Coach] Vanessa [Mann] and the rest of the staff really made me feel welcome and gave me a good insight of UMBC.”

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2021Freshman

    M
    5'10"
    25
  • 25

    2022Sophomore

    M
    5'10"
    25
  • 25

    2023Junior

    M
    5'10"
    25
  • 25

    2024Senior

    M
    5'10"
    25
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