Honors
· 2013 second-team All-Conference USA
· 2013 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Freshman (2013)
Played in all 19 matches with 18 starts and logged 1,669 minutes on the pitch … recorded 90 saves, which ranked third in Conference USA, five wins, six shutouts and a 1.24 goals-against average en route to second-team all-conference and C-USA All-Freshman Team honors … was tabbed C-USA Defensive Player of the Week twice … made a season-high 13 saves in matches against No. 12 Texas A&M (Aug. 25) and Louisville (Sept. 15) … ranked fourth in the league with 44 saves during C-USA action and helped UTSA shutout all five of its conference foes at home … her goals-against average of 0.96 during conference play ranked ninth, while her five shutouts tied for second.
Prior To UTSA
Four-year letterwinner at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Wash., under head coach Beth Stewart … ranked as the No. 11 player in the Pacific Northwest Region by Top Drawer Soccer … closed her prep career as the school’s record holder for most shutouts and saves in both a single-season and career … earned all-state honors as a senior … was a two-time (2011-12) first-team all-league selection and earned Westco 4A Goalkeeper of the Year honors … tabbed the team’s Most Inspirational Player as a junior and senior … helped lead the Knights to a berth in the state tournament as a freshman in 2009 and a Westco South title in 2010 … played club soccer for Crossfire Premier ECNL … club ranked No. 13 in the nation in 2012-13 after claiming the Northwest Champions League crown … invited to the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) National Training Center from 2010-12 and attended USYSA National Training Camp in 2012 … also in Region IV Player Pool for the Olympic Development Program from 2011-13.
Personal
Full name is Emma Marie Makela … born on Jan. 7, 1995, in Bellevue, Wash. … daughter of Courtney and Kim Makela … father, Courtney, played football at Long Beach State, while her mother, Kim, was a dancer at Washington State … has two sisters, Bella and Lexi … has a brother, Hammy … majoring in education.