Colorado University Athletics
2025 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 3
Emerson Layne
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- High School:
- Loveland H.S.
- Major:
- Communications
2024 (Junior)
- Started 15 and played in all 22 matches
- Finished sixth on the team in points (2 G, 2 A)
- Tied for second on the team in assists
- Recorded the game-winning goals in CU’s 1-0 win at Iowa State (Sept. 22)
- Registered her first multi-assist game with two vs Wyoming (Aug. 22)
2023 (Sophomore)
- Played in all 21 games during the 2023 season, starting in 20
- Saw action in 1,359 minutes, accumulating 21 shots with eight on goal
- Scored both of her goals on the trip to Oregon with one against each Oregon (9/28) and Oregon State (10/1)
- She put in the game winning goal against Oregon State, the first of her career
- Finished fifth on the team with a career-high 21 shots
2022 (Freshman)
- Layne appeared in the starting lineup for six out of the 20 matchups she appeared in
- Scored her first career goal in CU’s home opening 5-0 win over Weber St. (8/18)
- Recorded a career-high of two goals and four shots on goal during CU’s 6-0 win over Texas A&M Commerce (9/1)
- Registered her first career assist in CU’s 3-0 defeat over Valparaiso
- Completed her debut season fourth on the team with 10 (4 G, 2 A) and 15 shots on goal
High School
- Graduated from Loveland H.S. in 2021
- Was not allowed to play in high school due to DA rules
Club
- Rated as a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer
- Played club with Real Colorado
- Was the 2020-21 ECNL U18/19 Northwest Conference Player of the Year and was a member of the 2020-21 ECNL U18/19 All-America Team
- She's also ranked No. 82 in the IMG Academy Top 150
In the classroom
- Currently majoring in communications
- Daughter of William and Chieko Layne
- Has two siblings, Isabel and Kennedy
- Isabel runs track at the University of Chicago
- Her father played football at Colorado State
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