Emma Welch

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
McDonough, Ga.
High School:
Locust Grove HS
Prev School:
Concorde Fire

Senior (2018)

CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's Soccer Third Team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District Women’s Soccer Team ... SEC Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... SEC Community Service Team ... Played in 19 games on the season and made 17 starts … leads the team and program in All-time assists at 21… Played for a full 90 minutes off the bench against the Crimson Tide’s season opener against TCU (Aug. 17)…fired two shots, one on goal for 47 minutes of play against North Texas (Aug. 19)…took one shot against FGCU FOR 82 minutes of play against FGCU (Aug. 24)…fired three shots one on goal for 68 minutes of play action against Kennesaw State (Aug. 25)…play for a full 90 minutes, took one shot against Virginia Tech (Aug. 30)…saw 68 minutes of action play against RICE (Sept. 2)…fired one shot for 14 minutes of play against South Alabama (Sept. 6)…recorded two assists, took one shot for 22 minutes of action play against Troy (Sept. 9)…saw 14 minutes of play against Ole Miss (Sept. 13)…scored the Crimson Tide’s lone goal with 42 minutes of play action off the bench against DePaul (Sept. 16)…scored an unassisted goal for 63 minutes of play action at Vanderbilt (Sept. 20)…fired one shot on goal for 46 minutes of play against Arkansas (Sept. 23)…fired one shot on goal for 80 minutes of action play against LSU (Sept. 27)…recorded one assist, took two shots one on goal for 78 minutes of play against Kentucky (Oct. 4)…recorded one assist for 78 minutes of play against Mississippi State (Oct. 7)…fired two shots as the Crimson Tide went into double OT against Florida, played for 98 minutes (Oct. 14)…saw 76 minutes of action play against the Texas A&M (Oct. 18)…took one shot and one on goal for 96 minutes against (Oct. 21)…fired one shot for 81 minutes of play against Auburn to close out the season (Oct. 25).

Junior (2017)

CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team and Academic All-District IV ... United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women’s All-Southeast Region Third Team ... All-SEC Second Team ... SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... played in all 21 games on the season and made 19 starts ... finished third in the SEC and ranked 43rd in the nation in assists (8) ... tied for fifth in the conference in assists per game (0.38) ... led the Tide in assists (8) and tied for second in points (12) ... took four shots while scoring and adding an assist against Jacksonville State (Aug. 18) ... played 83 minutes against Samford (Aug. 20) while recording an assist ... had one assist and two shots while playing the full 94 minutes in the overtime loss to South Florida (Aug. 24) ... put three shots on goal in the win over then-No. 6/4 Florida State (Aug. 27) ... scored on her lone shot attempt in 75 minutes against Troy (Sept. 3) ... recorded two assists at Kennesaw State (Sept. 7) while playing 76 minutes ... put one shot on goal at then-No. 3 South Carolina (Sept. 15) ... fired two shots in 73 minutes against Chattanooga (Sept. 17) ... recorded an assist in the tie with LSU (Sept. 21) ... put one of two shots on goal against No. 25 Tennessee (Sept. 28) ... took one shot at then-No. 19 Texas A&M (Oct. 5) ... launched three shots in 75 minutes against Auburn (Oct. 10) ... played 41 minutes against Mississippi State (Oct. 15) ... recorded an assist on the game-winning goal at Arkansas (Oct. 19) ... also put two shots on frame while playing all 90 minutes against the Razorbacks ... played 54 minutes against Missouri (Oct. 22) ... put one shot on goal at Ole Miss (Oct. 26) ... played 45 minutes against Missouri in the SEC Tournament (Oct. 29) ... knotted one assist in 84 minutes of play against Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 10).

Sophomore (2016)

Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... one of four returning players to have started in all 19 games ... scored once on the year against Sam Houston State (Aug. 18) and added an assist... assisted seven goals on the year, which tied for the team lead and third-most in a season in program history ... ranked 88th in the nation on the year in total assists ... led the team in shots on goal percentage (61.3 percent) with 19 of 31 attempts on frame ... assisted twice in the win at Tennessee (Sept. 9) ... also recorded assists against Campbell (Aug. 26), Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 4), Texas A&M (Sept. 25) and Georgia (Oct. 13).

Freshman (2015)

Selected to the SEC All-Freshmen team, the first Alabama freshman to earn that honor since 2012 ... immediately became a contributor and steady presence for the Crimson Tide offense ... a set-piece specialist, she took the majority of corner kicks and free kicks for Alabama ... led the team in assists (four), which is the most by a freshman in program history, while also finishing the season tied for third on the team in points (4) and tied for fourth on the team with shots (24) ... collected her first career assist in the match at Tennessee Tech (Aug. 30) ... grabbed two assists, including the game-winning goal, in the 3-2 double-overtime victory against LSU (Sept. 11), both assists came from corner kicks ... provided the game-winning assist in the victory against Jacksonville State (Sept. 20) ... made the most starts for a freshman (17) and was the only freshmen to play in all 19 matches for Alabama ... made her collegiate debut and first start at Memphis (Aug. 21).

High School

Tabbed a 2012 and 2013 All-Area team member for Locust Grove High School under head coach Barbara Rape, and was her team’s MVP in both of those seasons ... recognized as a Georgia All-Star selection following the 2012 season ... multi-sport athlete, participating in track and field, basketball and cross country in 2012 and 2013 ... earned State Cup championships in 2012 and 2013, while making it to the finals in 2014, coming up just short of a third title ... off the pitch, Welch was the salutatorian of her high school class while also participating in student government, Beta Club, the Leadership Institute and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal

Born May 8, 1997 in Riverdale, Ga. ... daughter of Stacey and Micki Welch ... has one brother, Jesse, and three sisters, Chloe, Dinah and Whitney ... major is marketing ... is a University Scholar pursuing her undergraduate and graduate degree simultaneously in marketing.