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Emily Schaknowski
Junior
Midfield
Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River

At Delaware: A premiere player for the Blue Hens in the midfield and one of the top offensive threats in the CAA • one of the team's fastest players • two-year letterwinner who has scored 47 goals and dished out 44 assists in 34 career games • 91 career points makes her Delaware's active leader in points scored • needs just nine points to become 25th member of the UD 100-point club • needs 13 assists to reach UD top 10 • has recorded six career hat tricks • ranks No. 7 all-time at Delaware withi 54 draw controls • 2008: 1st Team All-Colonial Athletic Association • 2nd Team IWLCA All-Mid Atlantic Region • started all 17 games • led the team in points with 56 • third on the team in scoring with 29 goals • first on the team in assists with 27 • third on the team in shots with 67 • scored two game-winners, including one with 1:17 left in 13-12 win over CAA rival James Madison • scooped up 19 groundballs, won 31 draws, and caused five turnovers • scored a point in every game except Loyola and William & Mary (regular season) • tallied three or more goals five times, including season-high four vs. Penn State and Hofstra • recorded six points vs. St. Bonaventure (3-3) and Penn State (4-2) • had season-high four assists in CAA semifinal loss to William & Mary • 2007: Named to Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team • ranked second on the team with 17 assists and was sixth with both 18 goals and 35 points • ranked eighth in the CAA with 1.00 assists per game • was third on the Blue Hens with 29 groundballs and sixth with 23 draw controls • scored a season-high three goals against Towson • posted two goals and two assists versus Pennsylvania and George Mason • dished out a season best three assists against Virginia Tech.

High School: Four-year member of cross country and lacrosse teams and three-year member of basketball team at Shoreham Wading River • three-time first team all-county selection and team Most Valuable Player in lacrosse • first team All-Long Island and All-American as a junior • two-year team captain • school’s leader in goals, assists and points • led team to county championship in 2004 and 2005 • all-league selection in cross country in 2003 • served as team captain as a senior.

Personal: Emily Kay Schaknowski ("shack-now-ski") • daughter of Neil and Karin Schaknowski • has a brother, Lee • father played football and lacrosse at SUNY Brockport • health and physical education major at Delaware.