2023 USC Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 28
Emma Wightman
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- Basking Ridge, N.J.
Bio
2023 · Graduate Transfer
- Started all 22 games for the Women of Troy during the 2023 campaign
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- IWLCA All-American Third Team
- ILWomen All-American Honorable Mention
- IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region First Team
- USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention
- Three time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 7, Apr. 11 & Apr. 18)
- IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
- CSC At-Large Academic All-District
- Headlined a defense that ranked fifth in the NCAA in scoring defense, by allowing 8.00 goals per game
- Ranked second on the Trojans and in the Pac-12 with 41 caused turnovers
- As a defensive unit USC finished eighth in the NCAA with 10.65 caused turnovers per game, and Wightman concluded her 2023 campaign tied for 20th in the NCAA with 2.00 caused turnovers per game
- Produced 13 multi-caused turnover games, and had a season high at Colorado (April 14) with five caused turnovers
- Ranked tied for first on the Women of Troy with 35 groundballs
- Posted her 100th career caused turnover against Stanford (April 9), and finished her five-year career with 115 caused turnovers (74 at Florida, 41 at USC)
2022 · Senior at Florida
- ILWomen Honorable Mention Media All-American
- AAC Defender of the Year
- All-AAC First Team
- AAC Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 22 games for the Gators during the 2022 campaign
- Anchored a defense that finished 10th in the nation and first in the conference, allowing only 9.45 goals per game
- Served as one of three team captains for Florida
- Finished 19th in the nation with 1.73 caused turnovers per game
- During the season, she had a streak of seven-straight games with a caused turnover, putting her fifth in program history
- Recorded a career-high six caused turnovers against Mercer on March 30
- Ranks second in the AAC in caused turnovers per game
- Among active Division I players, she ranked 31st with 1.12 caused turnovers per game
- Ranked first on the team in both caused turnovers and ground balls
- Finished the season with 40 ground balls, 38 caused turnovers and three draw controls
2021 · Junior at Florida
- All-AAC Second Team
- AAC All-Academic Team
- Saw action in all 21 games this season, including 20 starts
- Was an integral member of the Florida defense that finished second in the nation only allowing 7.00 goals per game
- Tied her career-high in caused turnovers in the AAC Championship game against Temple (5/8)
- Registered a new career-high in ground balls, picking up six against Jacksonville (3/13)
- Recorded two draw controls on three different occasions this season, last against Syracuse (5/22), establishing new career-highs
- Finished the season with 31 ground balls, 24 caused turnovers, and eight draw controls
- Ranked third on the team in caused turnovers (24) and fifth in ground balls (31)
- Her 1.14 caused turnovers per game put her 11th in the conference
2020 · Sophomore at Florida
- AAC All-Academic Team
- In the shortened 2020 season, she started all eight games for the Gators
- Was an integral part of Florida’s defense, which held opponents to 10 goals or fewer in five of the eight games this season
- Recorded 11 ground balls, five caused turnovers and three draw controls
- Finished the season fifth in both draw controls and ground balls
- Registered a career-high four ground balls in the season opener against Colorado (2/8)
2019 · Freshman at Florida
- Saw action in 15 games, picking up seven starts during her freshman campaign
- Was an integral part of the Florida’s defense that held opponents to 10.86 goals per game, ranking first in conference
- Had back-to-back games during the season where she recorded two caused turnovers: Princeton (3/19) and Stony Brook (3/23)
- Totaled seven caused turnovers on the year
- Finished the season with 12 ground balls, including a career-high four against UConn (4/20)
- Also won a draw control against UConn (4/20)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- 2017 Under Armour New Jersey Team
- Nike Elite 120 member class of 2016
- A varsity letter winner in soccer and lacrosse
- Schoolgirls New Jersey Team 1 - 2015, 2016, 2017
- Recorded 49 goals, 34 assists, 158 ground balls, 79 caused turnovers, and 99 draw controls during her time at Ridge High School
- Member of the T3 Elite North Lacrosse Club
Lacrosse - USC 16, Arizona State 14: Highlights (2/24/25)
Monday, February 24
Lacrosse - USC 12, UC Davis 7: Highlights (2/21/25)
Friday, February 21
Women's Lacrosse - Colorado 12, USC 9 Highlights (5/2/24)
Thursday, May 02
Women's Lacrosse - USC 21, SDSU 9: Highlights (4/27/24)
Saturday, April 27
