Emily Shaw (née Oleksiuk; born December 10, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Shaw | ||
| Birth name | Emily Oleksiuk | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-12-10) December 10, 1980 (age 41)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Archbishop Wood Vikings | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 100 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2002 | United States U21 | ||
| 2001 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2010 | Rhode Island Rams (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oleksiuk played for the Archbishop Wood Vikings in high school.[2] In college, she played for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1998 to 2001, where she was the team captain in her junior and senior years. She was an NSCAA First-Team All-American in 1999, 2000, and 2001, as well as an NSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American in 2001. She was a Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1998, and received CoSIDA Academic All-America Honors as part of the second team in 2000 and first team in 2001. Oleksiuk was included in the All-Big Ten first team in all four seasons, and was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 1999 and 2000. In total, she made 100 appearances for Penn State,[3] and holds the NCAA record for most career minutes played for a goalkeeper.[4]
Oleksiuk played for the under-21 national team from 1999 to 2002.[4] She made her international debut for the United States on March 13, 2001 in the 2001 Algarve Cup against Portugal.[5] She earned her second and final cap for the U.S. four days later in the Algarve Cup against Norway.[1]
Oleksiuk was selected by the Carolina Courage in the 2002 WUSA Draft. However, she did not make an appearance during the 2002 season.[6] In 2002, she was selected to play in the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic.[4]
From 2005 to 2010, Oleksiuk worked as an assistant coach for the Rhode Island Rams.[4] She was inducted into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame in 2015.[2]
Oleksiuk is a native of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.[7] She is married to Zac Shaw, former soccer player and current coach, and has four children.[8]
| United States[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |