University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2021

• All-Big West First Team
• Had team-highs with three goals, four assists, 10 points, and two game winners vs UCR on 9/23 and UCSB on 10/14
• Started all 19 games for the Gauchos for a total of 1713 minutes in an offensive role
• Averaged 1.16 shots per game, and over a half point per game at 0.53 for her squad 
• Earned the Big West Defensive Player of the Week on 10/11 to go along with her offensive power

2019
• Emma Vanderhyden played in 16 matches while starting 15 in her first season at UCSB.
• Had two assists on the year, one each in wins over Idaho and Hawai'i.
• Totaled three shots, two on goal, from her defensive slot.

EASTERN WASHINGTON
Vanderhyden came to UCSB after competing her first two seasons at Eastern Washington...As a freshman in 2017, she played in 22 games, making 10 starts…Her first collegiate goal was the game-winner in a 2-1 overtime victory at North Dakota on Oct. 6…Also tallied an assist for a career-high three points...Dished four assists which tied for second on the team…Her .18 assists per game ranked 10^th in the conference…Took 18 shots, seven of which were on goal…Averaged .82 shots per game and .27 points per game…Selected to the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team...As a sophomore in 2018, Vanderhyden appeared in 12 games, making 12 starts during her second year as an Eagle...Took 23 shots, 11 of which were shots on goal giving her a shots per game average of 1.92, tying for eighth in the Big Sky Conference in total shots taken per game…Scored two goals on the year during EWU’s matches against CSU Bakersfield, which was a game winner, and Idaho State giving her a goals per game average of .17.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Vanderhyden was a three-time letter winner at Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, Calif....The midfielder helped the Broncos to two-straight Southwestern League Championships, which marked the first time in program history that VMHS won the league...Played her club soccer for Arsenal FC, where she won a state tilte back in 2014. A good leader on and off the field, Vanderhyden was named the team captain of both of high school and clubs teams.

PERSONAL
Emma Vanderhyden is the daughter of Peter and Jennifer Vanderhyden...Also played tennis in high school.