Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Rhode Island

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GIRLS SOCCER

Emma Kucal

Forward
CUMBERLAND HS
CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

20

Goals

19

Assists
“Kucal is a dangerous player — the hardest player [in the state] to mark, for sure. She’s the best offensive player in the state.”
Karen Lockhart
Head Coach - East Greenwich High head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-3 sophomore forward led the Clippers to a 14-4 record and a trip to the Division I state semifinals this past season. She scored 20 goals, passed for a state-best 19 assists and recorded at least one point in every game. A Division I First-Team All-State and Providence Journal First-Team All-State selection, she was the only Rhode Island girl to be named a United Soccer Coaches All-American.

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Academic Achievement

Kucal has maintained a 3.84 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Kucal has volunteered locally at Cumberland Fest, an annual food and entertainment festival that has raised more than $1 million for in-state youth activities, such as sports, scouts and performing arts.