Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Alabama on September 7, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer
vs Alabama
2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Royson, Emily
Jersey Number 15
Emily Royson
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Toms River, N.J.
Bio
Career: Started 64-of-70 matches on the defensive end over her four seasons … tallied eight assists … helped the Duke defense collect 38 shutouts over her career ... saw action in 5,531 minutes.
Awards/Honors: All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023) ... ACC Honor Roll (2022, 2023).
2023 -- Senior: All-ACC Academic Team ... sidelined with an ankle injury that forced her to miss the final eight matches of the season ... started seven of her eight matches she played ... played the full 90 minutes in six of the eight matches ... suffered her injury in the fifth minute against Notre Dame on Sept. 21 ... played 582 minutes.
2022 -- Junior: Started all 23 matches ... All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... selected to TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News Team of the Week (8/23), after helping Duke open the season with wins against East Carolina and UNC Greensboro ... assisted on the game-winner against Pittsburgh (10/9), while also adding assists against Louisville (10/23) and Radford (11/12) ... helped lead Duke to 11 shutouts on the defensive end ... logged 1,916 minutes ... played the entire match in 14 contests ... saw action in 363-of-380 minutes in the NCAA Tournament.
2021 -- Sophomore: Started all 21 matches and ranked third among Duke's field players with 1,773 minutes played ... logged 81 minutes in season-opening win over No. 13 Arkansas (Aug. 19) ... assisted on opening goal against No. 10 Stanford (Sept. 2) ... assisted on opening goal versus East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... played 90 minutes in start at No. 2 North Carolina (Sept. 17), helping Duke shut out the Tar Heels ... had 13-game streak of playing every single minute from Sept. 17-Nov. 19 ... named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after assisting on game-winner in win over No. 1 Florida State (Oct. 24) ... played 90 minutes in NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 26).
2020-21 -- Freshman: Played in 18 matches as a freshman with 13 starts ... made collegiate debut in season opener at Wake Forest (Sept. 10), logging 42 minutes ... recorded two shots in a 110-minute effort vs. Wake (Sept. 20) ... started 10 consecutive matches during the fall season, ending with an 80-minute outing in the ACC semifinals vs. No. 2 Florida State (Nov. 13) ... played a full 90 minutes in four straight games from Oct. 9-29 ... recorded first career assist on game-winner vs. No. 5 Clemson in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals (Nov. 10) ... notched an assist at No. 7 West Virginia (March 27) ... sat out the final two matches of the spring regular season with an injury ... played 103 minutes in first match back from injury vs. Arizona State in NCAA Second Round (May 1) ... started and played full 90 minutes against Ole Miss in NCAA Round of 16 (May 5), helping Duke earn a shutout win ... logged 100 minutes in NCAA Quarterfinal match vs. top-seeded Florida State (May 9).
Prior to Duke: Tabbed the No. 15 prospect in the nation and the fifth-best defender in the country by TopDrawerSoccer, coming to Duke from Toms River, N.J. … enjoyed a decorated prep career at Toms River High School North, serving as the team captain of her squad … was named to the First Team All-State, and selected as the Shore Conference Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of her high school team … competed for the ODA club team in the ECNL, helping them to a U17 National Championship while being recognized as an All-American for the 2018-19 season … played for the U14 and U16 U.S. Girl’s National Team … served as a member of the Captains Crew at Toms River … sister, Jenna Royson is a member of the Georgetown women’s soccer team.
Personal: Full name is Emily Shay Royson … born Sept. 10, 2002 in Lakewood, N.J. … daughter of Scott and Malena Royson … has one sister, Jenna, who played on the Duke women's soccer team in 2022 as a graduate student … her sister, Jenna, played four seasons at Georgetown (2018-21), before transferring to Duke … majoring in public policy along with obtaining a markets and management certificate.
Last Updated 2/2/2024
Awards/Honors: All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023) ... ACC Honor Roll (2022, 2023).
2023 -- Senior: All-ACC Academic Team ... sidelined with an ankle injury that forced her to miss the final eight matches of the season ... started seven of her eight matches she played ... played the full 90 minutes in six of the eight matches ... suffered her injury in the fifth minute against Notre Dame on Sept. 21 ... played 582 minutes.
2022 -- Junior: Started all 23 matches ... All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... selected to TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News Team of the Week (8/23), after helping Duke open the season with wins against East Carolina and UNC Greensboro ... assisted on the game-winner against Pittsburgh (10/9), while also adding assists against Louisville (10/23) and Radford (11/12) ... helped lead Duke to 11 shutouts on the defensive end ... logged 1,916 minutes ... played the entire match in 14 contests ... saw action in 363-of-380 minutes in the NCAA Tournament.
2021 -- Sophomore: Started all 21 matches and ranked third among Duke's field players with 1,773 minutes played ... logged 81 minutes in season-opening win over No. 13 Arkansas (Aug. 19) ... assisted on opening goal against No. 10 Stanford (Sept. 2) ... assisted on opening goal versus East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... played 90 minutes in start at No. 2 North Carolina (Sept. 17), helping Duke shut out the Tar Heels ... had 13-game streak of playing every single minute from Sept. 17-Nov. 19 ... named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after assisting on game-winner in win over No. 1 Florida State (Oct. 24) ... played 90 minutes in NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 26).
2020-21 -- Freshman: Played in 18 matches as a freshman with 13 starts ... made collegiate debut in season opener at Wake Forest (Sept. 10), logging 42 minutes ... recorded two shots in a 110-minute effort vs. Wake (Sept. 20) ... started 10 consecutive matches during the fall season, ending with an 80-minute outing in the ACC semifinals vs. No. 2 Florida State (Nov. 13) ... played a full 90 minutes in four straight games from Oct. 9-29 ... recorded first career assist on game-winner vs. No. 5 Clemson in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals (Nov. 10) ... notched an assist at No. 7 West Virginia (March 27) ... sat out the final two matches of the spring regular season with an injury ... played 103 minutes in first match back from injury vs. Arizona State in NCAA Second Round (May 1) ... started and played full 90 minutes against Ole Miss in NCAA Round of 16 (May 5), helping Duke earn a shutout win ... logged 100 minutes in NCAA Quarterfinal match vs. top-seeded Florida State (May 9).
Prior to Duke: Tabbed the No. 15 prospect in the nation and the fifth-best defender in the country by TopDrawerSoccer, coming to Duke from Toms River, N.J. … enjoyed a decorated prep career at Toms River High School North, serving as the team captain of her squad … was named to the First Team All-State, and selected as the Shore Conference Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of her high school team … competed for the ODA club team in the ECNL, helping them to a U17 National Championship while being recognized as an All-American for the 2018-19 season … played for the U14 and U16 U.S. Girl’s National Team … served as a member of the Captains Crew at Toms River … sister, Jenna Royson is a member of the Georgetown women’s soccer team.
Personal: Full name is Emily Shay Royson … born Sept. 10, 2002 in Lakewood, N.J. … daughter of Scott and Malena Royson … has one sister, Jenna, who played on the Duke women's soccer team in 2022 as a graduate student … her sister, Jenna, played four seasons at Georgetown (2018-21), before transferring to Duke … majoring in public policy along with obtaining a markets and management certificate.
Last Updated 2/2/2024
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