Eastern Michigan Athletics
Top-25 Players in EMU Soccer History: Part V
8/22/2019 9:00:00 AM | Soccer
Players will be released chronologically in groups of five
Top-25 Releases: Week One | Week Two | Week 3 | Week 4
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — In celebration of the 25th year of the Eastern Michigan University soccer program, the EMU department of athletics is unveiling the best 25 players to represent EMU. For the past month groups of five players have been announced in chronological order based on when they donned the Green and White. Below is a list of the five players that make up the final week's group. Players on the 2019 roster were not eligible for consideration.
Rounding out the list of the top-25 players are Emily Dzik, Angela Vultaggio, Bianca Rossi, Ellie Tillar, and Kaylin Williams. Collectively, this group led Eastern to back-to-back MAC West Division titles in 2013 and 2014, as well as a MAC Regular Season Championship in 2013.
A stout defender, Dzik is one of two players in program history to earn First Team All-MAC honors three times in their career. From a MAC All-Freshmen Team selection in 2011 to the MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2013, Dzik's play on the backline led Eastern to 20 shutouts. A three-time Academic All-MAC awardwinner, Dzik also garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-American distinction in 2014. She was named to CoSIDA's Academic All-District Second Team in 2013, while also earning a spot on the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Third Team. Dzik finished her career with eight goals and two assists.
Vultaggio, one of the best goal scorers to ever don the Green and White, put together a sensational career from 2011-14. The 2011 MAC Freshman of the Year, Vultaggio reeled in First Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC, and NSCAA Third Team All-Great Lakes Region honors before being crowned the MAC's Player of the Year in 2013. As a junior, Vultaggio owned a six-match point streak from Oct. 18-Nov. 3, 2013, the second-longest in program history. She scored 13 goals in 2013, the second-most in single season history, to go along with eight helpers, the third-most in single season annals. Together, her 13 goals and eight helpers were good for the second-highest single season point total all-time at 34. One of three players in program history with 30-or-more goals, Vultaggio's 33 tallies rank third-best, while her 19 career assists are fifth-most, and her 85 career points sit third.
Another dynamic forward, Rossi earned First Team All-MAC, Second Team All-MAC, and MAC All-Freshmen Team honors during her time in Ypsilanti. As a sophomore, Rossi found the back of the net eight times, a mark that ranks tied for 13th-best all-time, while ranking up a career-high 21 points. She finished her career slotted fourth with 24 goals, fifth with 63 points, and ninth with 15 assists.
Tillar developed from a fiesty midfielder that could control possession to a consistent goal scorer for the Eagles from 2012-16. Overcoming injuries, Tillar garnered Academic All-MAC and First Team All-MAC honors, and as a senior earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer.com's MAC Top-20. Behind five goals and three assists in her senior season, Tillar finished her career with 24 points, the 22nd-most all-time.
Rounding out the list is Williams, who patrolled the goal from 2015-18. A three-time Academic All-MAC awardwinner, Williams is one of three EMU goalkeepers to earn All-MAC honors, nabbing a spot on the second team in 2016. The Kansas City, Mo. product is one of just four players in program history to record 300-or-more saves, finishing her career slotted third with 314 stops. Her 100-save season in 2017 ranks as the eighth-best all-time, while she is one of just five Eagles to have reached to century mark. Overall, she set the program records in minutes and shots faced and ranks eighth in goals against average.
A full list of the top-25 players in EMU history and their bios can be found here. To stay up-to-date on all things EMU soccer be sure to follow @EMUSoccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Eastern Michigan University Soccer Top-25 Players
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — In celebration of the 25th year of the Eastern Michigan University soccer program, the EMU department of athletics is unveiling the best 25 players to represent EMU. For the past month groups of five players have been announced in chronological order based on when they donned the Green and White. Below is a list of the five players that make up the final week's group. Players on the 2019 roster were not eligible for consideration.
Rounding out the list of the top-25 players are Emily Dzik, Angela Vultaggio, Bianca Rossi, Ellie Tillar, and Kaylin Williams. Collectively, this group led Eastern to back-to-back MAC West Division titles in 2013 and 2014, as well as a MAC Regular Season Championship in 2013.
A stout defender, Dzik is one of two players in program history to earn First Team All-MAC honors three times in their career. From a MAC All-Freshmen Team selection in 2011 to the MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2013, Dzik's play on the backline led Eastern to 20 shutouts. A three-time Academic All-MAC awardwinner, Dzik also garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-American distinction in 2014. She was named to CoSIDA's Academic All-District Second Team in 2013, while also earning a spot on the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Third Team. Dzik finished her career with eight goals and two assists.
Vultaggio, one of the best goal scorers to ever don the Green and White, put together a sensational career from 2011-14. The 2011 MAC Freshman of the Year, Vultaggio reeled in First Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC, and NSCAA Third Team All-Great Lakes Region honors before being crowned the MAC's Player of the Year in 2013. As a junior, Vultaggio owned a six-match point streak from Oct. 18-Nov. 3, 2013, the second-longest in program history. She scored 13 goals in 2013, the second-most in single season history, to go along with eight helpers, the third-most in single season annals. Together, her 13 goals and eight helpers were good for the second-highest single season point total all-time at 34. One of three players in program history with 30-or-more goals, Vultaggio's 33 tallies rank third-best, while her 19 career assists are fifth-most, and her 85 career points sit third.
Another dynamic forward, Rossi earned First Team All-MAC, Second Team All-MAC, and MAC All-Freshmen Team honors during her time in Ypsilanti. As a sophomore, Rossi found the back of the net eight times, a mark that ranks tied for 13th-best all-time, while ranking up a career-high 21 points. She finished her career slotted fourth with 24 goals, fifth with 63 points, and ninth with 15 assists.
Tillar developed from a fiesty midfielder that could control possession to a consistent goal scorer for the Eagles from 2012-16. Overcoming injuries, Tillar garnered Academic All-MAC and First Team All-MAC honors, and as a senior earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer.com's MAC Top-20. Behind five goals and three assists in her senior season, Tillar finished her career with 24 points, the 22nd-most all-time.
Rounding out the list is Williams, who patrolled the goal from 2015-18. A three-time Academic All-MAC awardwinner, Williams is one of three EMU goalkeepers to earn All-MAC honors, nabbing a spot on the second team in 2016. The Kansas City, Mo. product is one of just four players in program history to record 300-or-more saves, finishing her career slotted third with 314 stops. Her 100-save season in 2017 ranks as the eighth-best all-time, while she is one of just five Eagles to have reached to century mark. Overall, she set the program records in minutes and shots faced and ranks eighth in goals against average.
A full list of the top-25 players in EMU history and their bios can be found here. To stay up-to-date on all things EMU soccer be sure to follow @EMUSoccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Eastern Michigan University Soccer Top-25 Players
| # | Name | Position | Years | Hometown |
| 8 | Tracy Deeter | MF | 1997-00 | Findlay, Ohio |
| 16 | Brandy Jones | F | 1997-01 | Englewood, Ohio |
| 0 | Sarah Willis | GK | 1998-00 | Milan, Mich. |
| 17 | Amanda Kulikowski | F | 1998-01 | Dearborn Heights, Mich. |
| 1 | Katie Lewis | D | 1998-01 | Troy, Mich. |
| 18 | Courtney Sindelar | MF | 1999-02 | Potomac, Md. |
| 3 | Jessica Hupe | F | 2000-04 | Waynesville, Ohio |
| 8 | Heather Pedersen | D/MF | 2001-02 | West Bloomfield, Mich. |
| 7 | Michelle Lawrence | F | 2001-05 | Brighton, Mich. |
| 1 | Trisha Roberts | MF | 2002-05 | Trenton, Mich. |
| 21 | Katie Zundel | D | 2005-08 | Utica, Mich. |
| 7 | Katie Lozar | MF | 2006-09 | Broadview Heights, Ohio |
| 99 | Ashley Rodrigues | F | 2006-09 | Pickering, Ontario |
| 0 | Monique Budani | GK | 2006-10 | Whitby, Ontario |
| 22 | Stephanie Janssens | MF | 2007-10 | Novi, Mich. |
| 17 | Chelsea Detrick | F/MF | 2008-11 | Grosse Point, Mich. |
| 16 | Katie Marsh | MF | 2008-11 | Dexter, Mich. |
| 6 | Julie Kaim | D | 2008-11 | Palos Hills, Ill. |
| 11 | Cara Cutaia | MF | 2009-13 | Burlington, Ontario |
| 6 | Stephanie Clarke | F/MF | 2010-13 | London, Ontario |
| 8 | Emily Dzik | D | 2011-14 | Troy, Mich. |
| 4 | Angela Vultaggio | F | 2011-14 | Chesterfield, Mich. |
| 18 | Bianca Rossi | F | 2011-14 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 16 | Ellie Tillar | MF | 2012-16 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1 | Kaylin Williams | GK | 2015-18 | Kansas City, Mo. |
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