University of Southern Indiana senior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) was named third-team Scholar All-North/Central Region in an announcement by the United Soccer Coaches (USC). The Scholar All-Region honor is the first of Hopkins’ career and the first for USI women’s soccer.
Hopkins led the defense with a 0.98 goals against average (GAA) in 19 games and 1828 minutes of action. She also had 11 wins (a career high) and seven shutouts during 2018.
In addition to being named Scholar All-Region in 2018, Hopkins was twice named the USC Player of the Week and GLVC Defensive Player of the Week before finishing the regular season by being named third-team All-GLVC.
The senior goalkeeper, who is a three-time Academic All-GLVC honoree, finished her four-year USI career ranked third in program history for saves (292), GAA (1.17), and shutouts (19.3). Hopkins also was concluded her tenure at USI with a 27-23-10 record.
USI, as a team, finished 2018 with a 12-5-3 overall record, 9-3-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference; clinched a GLVC regular season championship for the first time in program history; tied a team record with a seven-match winning streak; set a team record with eight-straight home victories; was regionally ranked for the first time since 1999; hosted its first GLVC Tournament match since 2010; and advanced to the GLVC final four for the first time since 1999.
