Weber State University Athletics
2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
Emily Thatcher
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- High School:
- Mayfield
- Hometown:
- Las Cruces, NM
2007-08 (Freshman)
Emily played in all 28 of Weber State’s games during her freshman season, one of just five players to play in every game...She also started 19 of the 28 games, including the first 12 of the season...Finished the year averaging 1.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...Also shot 33 percent from the field and 50 percent from the free throw line...Had 11 blocks on the season, the second most on the Wildcat squad...Scored a career-high five points in the final game of the season at Idaho State...Also had six rebounds in that game...Had a season-high seven rebounds twice during the year.
Mayfield High School
Graduated from Mayfield High School in 2007...Earned three high school letters in basketball and three in track and field...Was an All-District First Team selection as a junior and senior...Served as the Co-Captain of Mayfield High School during her junior and senior seasons...As a senior led the team to win the 5A New Mexico State Basketball Championships in 2007 and was second in the previous two seasons...Was elected for the New Mexico North-South All-Star game and West Texas vs. New Mexico All-Star game her senior season...Averaged eight points and seven rebounds as a senior...Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Was born July 27, 1989 in Raleigh, North Carolina and is the second youngest player on this year’s Wildcat squad...Parents are Barry and Brenda Thatcher...Has three younger siblings Erin (14), Andrew (11), and Aubrey (7)...Nicknames are Emmo, and Em...Middle name is Christine.
Off the court with Emily Thatcher...
Born: July 27, 1989
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina
Hometown: Las Cruces, New Mexico
High School: Mayfield ?07
Nickname: Emmo, Em
Post-graduation ambition: Have a family and work as an E.R. nurse or an OB-GYN.
In 20 years I plan to be: Old and wrinkled but happy nonetheless
Favorite food: Mexican
Favorite movie: The Patriot
Favorite TV show: Grey’s Anatomy and Law and Order SVU
I would most like to have dinner with: Lance Armstrong
One thing I could not live without: food and family
When I’m not playing I’m most likely: With my friends or doing something spontaneous
Before each game I like to: Visualize the game and listen to music
One word that best describes me ON the court: Physical
One word that best describes me OFF the court: Easygoing
One thing most people don’t know about me: I lived in Ecuador when I was younger.
I chose to come to Weber State because: the campus and the teammates.
