Emily Hitchings

Position:
Defender
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Upper Dublin
Hometown:
Fort Washington, Pa.

Career: One-time Academic All-Patriot League ... finished with 11 points on four goals and three assists in 60 games ... one-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week ... one-time NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction ... four-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... four-time member of the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.

2015 (Senior): Academic All-Patriot League ... finished with nine points on three goals and three assists ... named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (9/14) after scoring both Bucknell goals in a 2-1 win over Cal ... also scored a goal in a 2-1 win over Temple ... had two assists in a win over Saint Joseph's and one in a league win over Lehigh ... named a NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall semester ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and on the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.

2014 (Junior): Appeared in four games, including two as a starter ... played in wins over Monmouth, Penn and Holy Cross ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and on the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 18 games, starting in 17 … NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad selection … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection.

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in all 19 games during debut campaign, earning three starting assignments early in the season … tallied first career goal vs. Temple … score gave Bucknell a 3-1 first-half lead against the Owls … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, NFHCA All-Academic Squad and Bucknell Dean’s List.

High School/Personal: Four-year varsity starter and letterwinner with 66 career goals and 17 career assists at Upper Dublin High School … named 2011 First Team All-State by the Pennsylvania High School FHCA and First Team Suburban I All-League … four-time leading scorer and second leading scorer in Upper Dublin school history … two-time Most Valuable Player as voted by teammates … two-time National Festival and Disney Showcase participant … also four-year starter in lacrosse … daughter of Susan and Brian Hitchings … parents are members of Bucknell Class of 1984 … mother, Susan Lenker Hitchings, played field hockey for the Bison and ranks seventh all-time in career goals (26) and ninth in career points (61) ... grandparents, Bill ’56 and Carol ’57 Lenker, are Bucknell graduates.

Major: Early Childhood Education