Montclair State University Athletics

Another of the many two-sport athletes at Montclair State Emery was as standout on the softball diamond and basketball court. She was the first top-flight pitcher in the history of the softball program and helped transform the Indians into a regional and national contender. In her four years, Emery recorded 42 victories and posted a career earned run average of less than one run per game. She allowed just 217 hits in 380 innings pitched and struck out 126 batters. In addition to her pitching numbers, Emery also provided offensive spark at the plate batting .330 with 69 runs scored and 74 RBI. She helped Montclair State to two NCAA Division III World Series berths (1984 and 1986) and was named All-America in 1984 and 1985. On the basketball court she was just a good scoring 1,408 points which was the fourth-highest total in program history at the time of her graduation. There also was not better free-throw shooter in the history of the women’s basketball program than Emery, who connected on 280-of-338 career attempts (82.8 percent). An All-University and All-State selection, Emery was also a Dean’s List Student.