Emmy Mathews ’11 enjoyed an exceptional two-sport career at Washington and Lee University as a four-year standout and two-time captain in field hockey and women’s lacrosse. Her academic excellence and leadership made her one of the school’s most decorated student-athletes.
On the lacrosse field, Mathews totaled 161 goals and 38 assists for 199 points, along with 132 ground balls, 71 caused turnovers and 124 draw controls. She earned First Team All-ODAC honors three times and helped the Generals win four conference championships and make three NCAA Tournament appearances.
As a senior, she scored 60 goals and added 16 assists for 76 points, earning ODAC Player of the Year and IWLCA Second Team All-America honors. She was also named the IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned her second consecutive ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
In field hockey, Mathews earned ODAC Rookie of the Year, Honorable Mention All-ODAC and Second Team All-State honors in 2007. She added First Team All-ODAC, First Team All-State and Second Team All-Region recognition as a sophomore. A two-time captain, she finished with six goals and 18 assists, currently tied for seventh in program history, and earned ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors as a senior.
Mathews received W&L’s 2008 Outstanding First-Year Women’s Sport Athlete Award, the 2011 Pres Brown Award and the Marjorie Berkley Award as W&L’s top female scholar-athlete.
