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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- East Northport, N.Y.
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- High School:
- Northport Senior
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- Position:
- A
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Bio
As a junior: Appeared in just two games, missing most of the season due to an injury suffered against UC Davis on Feb. 19 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: All-NEC First Team ... NEC All-Tournament Team ... Two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Week ... Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season, appearing in all 19 games while earning 18 starts at attack ... Led the Black and Gold with 71 points off 52 goals and 19 assists ... Ranked third in the NEC with 2.74 goals per game, fourth with 3.74 points per game and seventh with 1.00 assists per contest ... Also led the league with five game-winning goals ... Columbus also ranked 26th nationally in total goals, 30th nationally in points per game, 32nd natioanlly in total points, 37th nationally in goals per game and within the top-100 nationally in assists (83rd) and assists per game (97th) ... Scored at least one goal in all but two contests, registering a point in all 19 ... Recorded 10 hat tricks on the year, including a six-goal, eight-point game at UC Davis March 14 ... Added 21 ground balls, 13 draw controls and seven caused turnovers on the year.
As a freshman: Appeared in 11 games for the Bulldogs as a rookie ... Recorded her first collegiate point with a goal on the road against Lehigh March 10 ... Scored a goal in four contests to finish the year with four points ... Fired eight shots with six going on goal ... Added one draw control.
Before Bryant: Four-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starter for the Tigers … Led team to a New York state championship as a junior … Team won back-to-back league titles in 2011 and 2012 and took home the 2012 conference and county championships as well … 2013 all-league and all-conference honoree … Won the 2011 national championship with club team, the Long Island Yellow Jackets … Also played three years of varsity soccer at Northport Senior, where she helped lead the Tigers to a state tournament appearance as a senior … Senior soccer captain … All-league, all-conference and all-county pick as a senior … Four-year honor roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Patrick Columbus, Emily Columbus was born April 2, 1995 … Has one sister, Ryan.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 6 at UC Davis (3/14/15)
Assists: 2, five times (last at Robert Morris, 4/17/15)
Points: 8 at UC Davis (3/14/15)
Ground balls: 4 vs. LIU Brooklyn (4/12/15)
Draw controls: 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (4/12/15)
Caused turnovers: 2, twice (last vs. Mount St. Mary's, 4/26/15)
Player Profile
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | Robert Morris | L, 10-7 |
| Apr 22 | at Central Connecticut | W, 13-4 |
| Apr 29 | at Long Island | W, 13-7 |
| May 1 | Sacred Heart | W, 16-5 |
| May 6 | #4 Sacred Heart | W, 13-12 |
| May 8 | #2 Wagner | L, 11-7 |
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 3 | 1 | ||
| Points | 4 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 1 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 7 | 0 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 14.3 | - | ||
| Shots on goal | 6 | 0 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 85.7 | - | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Ground balls | 3 | 0 | ||
| Draw controls | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fouls | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15 | at Vermont | W, 11-7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 19 | UC Davis | L, 12-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | at Holy Cross | W, 8-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | #11/8 Stony Brook | L, 18-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 9 | Brown | L, 11-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 12 | at Winthrop | W, 13-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Presbyterian | W, 18-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Siena | W, 13-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 30 | UMass Lowell | W, 11-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 8 | at Mount St. Mary's | W, 17-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 10 | at Wagner | W, 7-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 15 | Saint Francis U | W, 17-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 17 | Robert Morris | L, 10-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 22 | at Central Connecticut | W, 13-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 29 | at Long Island | W, 13-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 1 | Sacred Heart | W, 16-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 6 | #4 Sacred Heart | W, 13-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 8 | #2 Wagner | L, 11-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 11 | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 50.0 | 6 | 75.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 19 | 71 | 4-17 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 107 | 48.6 | 75 | 70.1 | 38 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 45.8 | 16 | 66.7 | 11 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 62.5 | 13 | 81.3 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 29 | 78 | 31 | 109 | 8-23 | 37 | 16 | 68 | 9 | 162 | 48.1 | 116 | 71.6 | 55 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Month | February | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| April | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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