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Emily Curran
Zone 1 - Girls Director
Coaching Qualifications / Awards:
- USSF ’B’ National License 
Penn FusionTeams / Roles:
- PFSA Zone 1 - Girls Director (2024-present) 
Additional Coaching Experience:
- Ambassadors FC, OH - Staff Coach (2023-2024) 
Playing Experience:
- Houston Dash, NWSL (2021-2023) - Helped lead the Dash to the playoffs for the first time in club history (2022) 
 
- Portland Thorns, NWSL (2019-2020) - Selected by the Portland Thorns as the 24th pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft 
 
- US Soccer Youth & Women’s National Teams Member - U14, U18, U19, U20, and U23 US Women’s National Teams 
- Captain and member of the US U20 Women’s National Team that represented the United States at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea in 2016 
- Started in all six matches for the US U20 WNT at the U20 World Cup, helping the team reach the semi-finals 
- Took part in 10+ U20 US WNT camps and tournaments (2015-2016) • Played with the U23 WNT in the La Manga Tournament (2017) 
 
- Penn State University, NCAA D1 (2014-2018) - National Championship NCAA D1 Winner (2015) 
- B1G Ten Regular Season Champion (2014, 2015, 2018) 
- B1G Ten Tournament Champion (2015, 2017) 
- B1G Ten Midfielder of the Year (2018) 
- NCAA Division I Second Team All-American (2018) 
- Mac Hermann Trophy Watch List (2017 & 2018) 
- All-Midwest Region First Team (2017 & 2018) 
- All-B1G Ten First Team (2017 & 2018) 
- All-B1G Ten Second Team (2015) 
- B1G Ten Freshman of the Year (2014) 
- Women’s College Cup All-Tournament Team (2015) 
- Appeared in 100 career matches making 100 starts, scoring 20 goals and recording 21 assists 
- Redshirted the 2016 season to participate in the U20 World Cup • Member of the Athletic Director’s Leadership Institute (2015-2018) 
 
Education:
- Penn State University (2018) - The College of Health and Human Development University Park, PA Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Movement Science 
 
 
                        