Emily Oleksiuk

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Emily Oleksiuk
Personal information
Full name Emily Kristin Shaw
Birth name Emily Kristin Oleksiuk[1]
Date of birth (1980-12-10) December 10, 1980 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Youth career
Archbishop Wood Vikings
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Penn State Nittany Lions 100 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Carolina Courage 0 (0)
International career
1999–2002 United States U21
2001 United States 2 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2010 Rhode Island Rams (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emily Kristin Shaw (née Oleksiuk; born December 10, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career[edit]

Oleksiuk played for the Archbishop Wood Vikings in high school.[3] In college, she played for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1998 to 2001, where she was the team captain in her junior and senior years. She was an NSCAA First-Team All-American in 1999, 2000, and 2001, as well as an NSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American in 2001. She was a Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1998, and received CoSIDA Academic All-America Honors as part of the second team in 2000 and first team in 2001. Oleksiuk was included in the All-Big Ten first team in all four seasons, and was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 1999 and 2000. In total, she made 100 appearances for Penn State,[4] and holds the NCAA record for most career minutes played for a goalkeeper.[5]

Oleksiuk played for the under-21 national team from 1999 to 2002.[5] She made her international debut for the United States on March 13, 2001 in the 2001 Algarve Cup against Portugal.[6] She earned her second and final cap for the U.S. four days later in the Algarve Cup against Norway.[2]

Oleksiuk was selected by the Carolina Courage in the 2002 WUSA draft. However, she did not make an appearance during the 2002 season.[7] In 2002, she was selected to play in the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic.[5]

From 2005 to 2010, Oleksiuk worked as an assistant coach for the Rhode Island Rams.[5] She was inducted into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Oleksiuk was born in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania,[8] and grew up in Willow Grove.[9] She is married to Zac Shaw, former soccer player and current coach, and has four children.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

United States[2]
Year Apps Goals
2001 2 0
Total 2 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Candidates for Degrees – College of Earth and Mineral Sciences – Bachelor of Science: Geography". Commencement – Fall Semester 2002: Baccalaureate and Associate Degrees. State College, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University. December 21, 2002. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame". Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association. 2015. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "2014 Penn State Women's Soccer Media Guide". Penn State Nittany Lions. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Emily Shaw". Rhode Island Rams. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Emily Oleksiuk". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Emily Oleksiuk". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "#1 Emily Oleksiuk". Penn State Nittany Lions. Archived from the original on December 14, 2001. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Emily Oleksiuk". Rhode Island Rams. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Clarkson Names Zac Shaw New Women's Soccer Coach". Clarkson Golden Knights. May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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