2022 Field Hockey Roster
Emily Dykema
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Newport News, Va.
Fall 2021 (So.)
• Appeared in all 23 games during season, has appeared in all 39 games through two seasons
• Garnered inclusion on the NFHCA National Academic Squad for a second consecutive year
• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team
• Attempted one shot
• Part of Liberty defensive unit which recorded seven shutouts and finished No. 11 in the nation in goals-against-average (1.14) and No. 19 in shutouts per game (0.30)
Spring 2021 (Fr.)
• Appeared in all 16 games
• Garnered inclusion on the NFHCA National Academic Squad
• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team
• Part of Liberty defensive unit which recorded six shutouts and finished No. 11 in the nation in goals-against-average (1.04) and No. 14 in shutouts per game (0.38)
Prep
• Homeschooled
• Played at the club level for Saints Hockey Rocks alongside current teammate Maddie Vicars
• Competed at the National Club Championship and National Futures event from 2016-19 as well as at the Stars & Stripes Elite game
• Helped her team win the National Indoor Tournament (NIT) in 2016 and 2018
• Earned a bronze medal at the National Club Championship in 2016
Personal
• Daughter of Mike and Sarah Dykema
• Older sister, Ashley, played for Liberty from 2017-21
• Older sister, Bethany, is a senior on the Liberty field hockey squad
• Younger brother, Corey, is a practice player for Liberty and made the 2021 U.S. Junior Men’s National Team
• Majoring in biomedical sciences – global studies
• Birthday is April 11
