2018 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Shaffer, Emma

Jersey Number 14
Emma Shaffer
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- North Allegheny
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Major:
- International Business
Bio
2019
Posted six goals and three assists for nine points as a junior...Added four steals and four ejections drawn...Scored first goal of the season in opening win over St. Francis Brooklyn (2/9)...Found the net in CWPA matchup at Princeton (3/9)...Had first career two-goal performance and added an assist in home game vs. Bucknell (3/30)...Scored again in CWPA contest vs. Bison (4/6).
2018
Recorded three goals and an assist for four points as a sophomore...Connected on all three of her shot attempts...Also grabbed three steals and drew four ejections...Scored first goal of the season in a win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Feb. 11...Found the net again in win over Concordia (Calif.) on March 10 during GW's West Coast trip...Recorded first career assist against Hartwick at the CWPA Championship on April 27 and added a steal...Posted final goal of the season vs. Brown at the CWPA Championship on April 28.
2017
Tallied four goals on 18 shots in her freshman season...Sparked the Colonials on offense by drawing nine ejections, as well...Added two steals, defensively...Drew an ejection in her collegiate debut against Mercyhurst (2/10) and two more the next day against Gannon (2/11)...Scored first career goal against Princeton (2/12)...Found the net twice and grabbed her first career steal against Grove City (2/18)...Scored final goal of the season against Gannon (3/11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Top scorer for her North Allegheny High School team ... Led the Tigers to second place in the Western Conference and seventh place at the state championship ... A Pennsylvania All-State Second Team selection ... A USA Water Polo Academic All-American and a Scholar Athlete ... Team captain ... Member of the National Honors Society ... Also competed for Tiger Water Polo and participated in the Junior Olympics and the Olympic Development Program.
PERSONAL
Emma Elyse Shaffer ... Born April 20, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ... Daughter of Janet Phillips Shaffer and Mark Shaffer ... Has two older brothers, Matt and Alex ... Intends to major in international business.
Posted six goals and three assists for nine points as a junior...Added four steals and four ejections drawn...Scored first goal of the season in opening win over St. Francis Brooklyn (2/9)...Found the net in CWPA matchup at Princeton (3/9)...Had first career two-goal performance and added an assist in home game vs. Bucknell (3/30)...Scored again in CWPA contest vs. Bison (4/6).
2018
Recorded three goals and an assist for four points as a sophomore...Connected on all three of her shot attempts...Also grabbed three steals and drew four ejections...Scored first goal of the season in a win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Feb. 11...Found the net again in win over Concordia (Calif.) on March 10 during GW's West Coast trip...Recorded first career assist against Hartwick at the CWPA Championship on April 27 and added a steal...Posted final goal of the season vs. Brown at the CWPA Championship on April 28.
2017
Tallied four goals on 18 shots in her freshman season...Sparked the Colonials on offense by drawing nine ejections, as well...Added two steals, defensively...Drew an ejection in her collegiate debut against Mercyhurst (2/10) and two more the next day against Gannon (2/11)...Scored first career goal against Princeton (2/12)...Found the net twice and grabbed her first career steal against Grove City (2/18)...Scored final goal of the season against Gannon (3/11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Top scorer for her North Allegheny High School team ... Led the Tigers to second place in the Western Conference and seventh place at the state championship ... A Pennsylvania All-State Second Team selection ... A USA Water Polo Academic All-American and a Scholar Athlete ... Team captain ... Member of the National Honors Society ... Also competed for Tiger Water Polo and participated in the Junior Olympics and the Olympic Development Program.
PERSONAL
Emma Elyse Shaffer ... Born April 20, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ... Daughter of Janet Phillips Shaffer and Mark Shaffer ... Has two older brothers, Matt and Alex ... Intends to major in international business.
CAREER HIGHS | ||
Goals | 2 | 2x, Last vs. Bucknell (3/30/19) |
Assists | 1 | 4x, Last vs. St. Francis Pa. (4/13/19) |
Points | 3 | vs. Bucknell (3/30/19) |
Steals | 1 | 9x, Last vs. St. Francis Pa. (4/13/19) |
Ejections Drawn | 2 | vs. Gannon (2/11/17) |
CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||
Year | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Pct. | Steals | ED | Blocks | |||||||
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .222 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.000 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | .207 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
TOTAL | 13 | 4 | 17 | 50 | .260 | 9 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
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