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2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster

00 Emily Bitka

  • Position Goalie
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Amherst, N.Y.
  • High School Amherst Central
  • Prev School University of Albany

Biography

Career Highlights
• Two-Time All-PSAC Honoree
• One-Time All-Region Selection
• Holds DII Record For Ground Balls In A Season
• First In SRU History In Goalie Wins
• First In SRU History In Ground Balls
• First In SRU History In GAA
• Third In SRU History In Saves
• MVP of IWLCA Senior All-Star Game
• IWLCA All-American (2018)

Personal: Daughter of Heather and Terry ... Majoring in Physical Activity and Fitness Management. 

2018: Started all 18 games … Became the first goalie in PSAC history to be named the league’s Athlete of the Year … A first team all-conference goalkeeper … Named to IWLCA All-America Team ... Also named to the IWLCA All-Region First Team … Voted the MVP of the IWLCA Senior All-Star Game … Set program single-season records in wins (13), ground balls (104) and save percentage (.554) … Recorded 180 saves and an 8.65 goals against average in 1005.28 minutes played … Was third on team in caused turnovers with 31 … Led the PSAC in save percentage … Made 24 saves against West Chester, the most in a single-game in program history … 16 saves against Young Harris College ranks fourth in single-game history at The Rock … Scooped up a program record 14 ground balls against East Stroudsburg … Recorded at least 10 saves in a game on 10 occasions ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2017: Started all 18 games in first season at The Rock … Earned second team All-PSAC and third team IWLCA All-Region accolades … Played 994:45 of a possible 1081:25 minutes …. Went 12-6-0 with 127 saves, a .514 save percentage and a 7.24 goals against average … Led the PSAC, and ranked sixth in the nation in goals against average … Also ranked sixth in the nation in save percentage … Made 10 or more saves in a game on five occasions … Began season with 13 saves in an 8-7 win against Seton Hill … Recorded 10-save outings against East Stroudsburg, Lock Haven and Mercyhurst … Registered 12 saves at Shippensburg … Allowed five or less goals in a game six times … Led Slippery Rock with 62 ground balls, a Slippery Rock single-season record … Also set single-season program records in wins, save percentage and goals against average … Game-by-Game Statistics

Before The Rock: Played lacrosse for two years at the University of Albany, earning two letters.

High School: Lettered four times in both lacrosse and soccer, and one time in hockey ... Was the lacrosse team captain as a junior and senior ... Posted a career save percentage of 65% over 57 games ... Was a ECIC First Team All-League, WNY First Team, and All-Metro Team One lacrosse player ... Was voted Metro Newcomer of the Year in 2012 ... Was voted to the All-Amherst Bee team from 2012-14 ... Was voted to the WNY National Team from 2012-13 ... Was an All-American in 2014 ... Lacrosse team won the Section 6 Championships in three of her four years.

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    2017Junior

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    2018Senior

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