2026 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 7
Emma Yee
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Electrical Engineering
- Hometown:
- Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- High School:
- Burnaby Central Secondary
SOPHOMORE - 2025
- Appeared in 21 games, all of them as a starter.
- Recorded 1550 minutes of action in her sophomore campaign...season-high 86 minutes on Sept. 12 vs Indiana.
- Tallied 13 points on the season (6 G, 1 A).
- She ended the season with the second most goals on the team at six.
- Fired 27 shots with 14 on goal...her shot on goal percentage of .519.
- Scored her first goal of the season at DePaul on August 28.
- Recorded a goal and an assist at Missouri on September 4.
- Scored two goals on September 9 against Valparaiso.
- Scored her fifth goal of the season against Penn State on Sept. 25.
- Scored her sixth goal of the season against Maryland Oct. 5.
FRESHMAN - 2024
- Appeared in all 18 matches, making 14 starts...logged 1,267 minutes of action in her first season at Illinois.
- Made her Illini debut on Aug. 15 vs. Wright State...picked up her first-career assist in the contest.
- Fired a season-high four shots three times during the season...first did so on Aug. 15 vs. Illinois State...later matched on Sept. 29 vs. Maryland and on Oct. 27 vs. Northwestern.
- Completed a season-high eight dribbles on Sept. 8 at Mercer.
- Completed a season-high 89 percent (31/35) of her passes on Sept. 26 at Nebraska.
- Scored her first-career goal on Oct. 27 vs. Northwestern...also picked up her second assist of the season in the contest.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Played club soccer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC for five years.
- 2023 & 2022 League 1 BC Champion.
- 2023 League 1 Canada Inter-Provincal Champion.
- 2023 FIFA Blue Stars Youth Cup Champion.
- 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Student-Athlete of the Year.
- Played in the 2022 Canada Summer Games.
PERSONAL
- Born on Aug. 28, 2006.
- Daughter of Stephanie and Mark Yee.
- Has one sister, Katlyn.
- Chose Illinois because, "it was exactly what I was looking for both academically and athletically. They have a top-ranked engineering program with great resources for academic success. Athletically, the Illinois women's soccer team is such a great and competitive environment with amazing staff and top level competition which is everything I could ask for."
- Intends on majoring in environmental engineering.
Illinois Soccer I NCAA Tournament Postgame Press Conference vs. Memphis 11/15/25
Monday, November 17
Illinois Soccer I Head Coach Katie Hultin Media Availability Ahead of NCCA Tournament 11/12/25
Wednesday, November 12
After 23 Years, Illinois Soccer Starts a New Chapter
Wednesday, August 06
Meet Katie Hultin: Illinois Soccer’s New Leader
Sunday, June 15
