Emily Curran (USSF ‘B’ License)
Zone 1 - Girls Director

Coaching Qualifications / Awards:

• USSF ’B’ National License

Penn FusionTeams / Roles:

• PFSA Zone 1 - Girls Director (2024-present)

Additional Coaching Experience:

• Ambassadors FC, OH - Staff Coach (2023-2024)

Playing Experience:

• Houston Dash, NWSL (2021-2023)

  • Helped lead the Dash to the playoffs for the first time in club history (2022)

• Portland Thorns, NWSL (2019-2020)

  • Selected by the Portland Thorns as the 24th pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft

• US Soccer Youth & Women’s National Teams Member

  • U14, U18, U19, U20, and U23 US Women’s National Teams

  • Captain and member of the US U20 Women’s National Team that represented the United States at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea in 2016

  • Started in all six matches for the US U20 WNT at the U20 World Cup, helping the team reach the semi-finals

  • Took part in 10+ U20 US WNT camps and tournaments (2015-2016) • Played with the U23 WNT in the La Manga Tournament (2017)

• Penn State University, NCAA D1 (2014-2018)

  • National Championship NCAA D1 Winner (2015)

  • B1G Ten Regular Season Champion (2014, 2015, 2018)

  • B1G Ten Tournament Champion (2015, 2017)

  • B1G Ten Midfielder of the Year (2018)

  • NCAA Division I Second Team All-American (2018)

  • Mac Hermann Trophy Watch List (2017 & 2018)

  • All-Midwest Region First Team (2017 & 2018)

  • All-B1G Ten First Team (2017 & 2018)

  • All-B1G Ten Second Team (2015)

  • B1G Ten Freshman of the Year (2014)

  • Women’s College Cup All-Tournament Team (2015)

  • Appeared in 100 career matches making 100 starts, scoring 20 goals and recording 21 assists

  • Redshirted the 2016 season to participate in the U20 World Cup • Member of the Athletic Director’s Leadership Institute (2015-2018)

Education:

• Penn State University (2018)

  • The College of Health and Human Development University Park, PA Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Movement Science