Soccer • 2005-08

Emily Zurrer earned All-America honors three times in 2006 (1st/3rd/3^rd teams), 2007 (2nd/4^th teams) and 2008 (3^rd team), was a three-time First-Team All-Big Ten selection her final three seasons, and selected to the All-Freshman squad in 2005. She was First-Team All-Region as a junior and senior. During Zurrer's tenure on the back line, Illinois produced 42 shutouts and gave up the second-fewest goals in program history in 2008, allowing just 19. As a senior, Zurrer was the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year. She competed for Canada at the 2008 Beijing Games (starting every game) and 2012 Summer Olympics in London, helping her squad to a bronze medal in 2012. She also played for the Canadian national women's team at the 2004 FIFA U19 Women's World Championships, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Zurrer was the 2009 Big Ten Medal of Honor selection from Illinois. She played professionally in Sweden, Germany, Canada and the U.S.