Central Regional Graduate Shines In Penn State Brandywine Soccer

Emily Bush from Bayville has received second-team All-American honors from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association for her freshman season as a goalkeeper at Penn State Brandywine.

Bush, a Central Regional graduate, closed out her freshman campaign for the Lions with a 14-2 record that included eight shutouts, a 0.97 goals-against average and .808 save percentage, ranking her among the top eight goalkeepers in the USCAA in each category. Her victories were tied for second among all USCAA goalkeepers and helped Brandywine reach the USCAA National Championship tournament in just its second season as a varsity program.

Bush also was named to the Penn State University Athletic Conference First Team as she and her Brandywine teammates won the PSUAC championship with a 1-0 victory over Penn State Schuylkill.

From Sept. 14-21, Bush produced three-straight shutouts against PSUAC opponents and established a new program record with a scoreless streak of 349:57 in goal. In 11 matches against PSUAC foes, Bush surrendered just four goals. She led the conference in victories, shutouts, goals against and save percentage.

Bush received two PSUAC Goalkeeper of the Week awards during the season and was named the USCAA Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 7 after opening her freshman campaign with a 15-save shutout in a 3-0 win over NCAA Division II opponent Immaculata.

Photo: Emily Bush takes a goal kick against Bryant & Stratton of New York in the USCAA National Championships. Courtesy of Karen Bush