Mason Earns Back-to-Back Gatorade NJ Player of the Year Award
Jun 16 | Women's Soccer
Incoming Scarlet Knight Emily Mason named New Jersey's best high school girls soccer player
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Incoming Scarlet Knight Emily Mason has been named the 2020-21 New Jersey Girls Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year. The defender/midfielder out of Hunterdon Central Regional High School earns the award for the second straight season, having been tabbed the 2019-20 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year and National Gatorade Player of the Year.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Mason as New Jersey's best high school girls soccer player.
Mason is now a finalist to repeat as the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year, which is to be announced in June. She joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Rutgers men's soccer letterwinner Alexi Lalas and USWNT standouts Abby Wambach and Heather O'Reilly.
The Flemington, New Jersey, native scored six goals and passed for three assists in 2020-21, leading the Red Devils (12-3) to the Group IV, Central West C tournament semifinals. A member of the U.S. Soccer Under-20 Women's National Team, Mason is a two-time United Soccer Coaches High School All-American. The 2020 New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association State Player of the Year, she is ranked as the nation's No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2021 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
In 2019-20, Mason led the Red Devils (21-1-1) to the Group IV championship by leading a defense that allowed nine goals in 23 games. The defender also scored nine goals with three assists. She was named the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year, and 2019 NJ.Com Player of the Year.
Mason continues to give back to her community off the field. She is a participant of the Hunterdon Outreach Program, which supports special needs children through athletics. She has also volunteered on behalf of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, is a member of her school's Connect Club to empower special needs students through socialization events and has fund raised for the Special Olympics. Mason was the recipient of her school's Praise Award for creating a pen pal relationship with elementary school children who share the same school bus.
This upcoming fall, Mason will arrive "On the Banks" along with the No. 7 nationally ranked incoming 2021-22 class.
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The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Mason as New Jersey's best high school girls soccer player.
Mason is now a finalist to repeat as the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year, which is to be announced in June. She joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Rutgers men's soccer letterwinner Alexi Lalas and USWNT standouts Abby Wambach and Heather O'Reilly.
The Flemington, New Jersey, native scored six goals and passed for three assists in 2020-21, leading the Red Devils (12-3) to the Group IV, Central West C tournament semifinals. A member of the U.S. Soccer Under-20 Women's National Team, Mason is a two-time United Soccer Coaches High School All-American. The 2020 New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association State Player of the Year, she is ranked as the nation's No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2021 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
In 2019-20, Mason led the Red Devils (21-1-1) to the Group IV championship by leading a defense that allowed nine goals in 23 games. The defender also scored nine goals with three assists. She was named the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year, and 2019 NJ.Com Player of the Year.
Mason continues to give back to her community off the field. She is a participant of the Hunterdon Outreach Program, which supports special needs children through athletics. She has also volunteered on behalf of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, is a member of her school's Connect Club to empower special needs students through socialization events and has fund raised for the Special Olympics. Mason was the recipient of her school's Praise Award for creating a pen pal relationship with elementary school children who share the same school bus.
This upcoming fall, Mason will arrive "On the Banks" along with the No. 7 nationally ranked incoming 2021-22 class.
Follow Rutgers women's soccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Download the Scarlet Knights App for Apple or Android today.
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