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2025-26 Women's Hockey Roster

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22 Emma Pickering

  • Position Defense
  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-4
  • S/C R
  • Hometown Fishers, IN
  • Previous Team Gilmour Academy
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

2024-25:
  • Assistant Captain
  • First Team All-Atlantic Hockey America Defender
  • Recorded career highs in points (22), goals (11) and assists (11)
  • Finished tied for ninth in the AHA in goals
  • Led the AHA and was tied for fifth in Division I with eight power play goals
  • Four-time AHA Defender of the Week (Oct. 21; Nov. 25; Dec. 9; Feb. 24)
  • AHA Defender of the Month (December)
  • Scored two goals three times
  • Had two assists against Lindenwood in AHA Quarterfinals
  • Recorded 11 points (7g, 4a) in 20 AHA contests

2023-24:
  • CHA All-Rookie Team selection
  • CHA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 16)
  • RIT Athlete of the Week (Oct. 16)
  • Played in 34 games
  • Had a blocked shot in her collegiate debut at RPI (Sept. 23)
  • Recorded her first collegiate point (assist) at Assumption (Sept. 29)
  • Finished tied for fifth on the team in scoring (12 pts.)
  • Tallied a season-high two points on a goal and an assist, three times
  • Finished sixth in the CHA with 59 blocked shots
  • Had a season-high five blocked shots, three times
  • CHA All-Academic selection

Before RIT:
  • Played hockey at Gilmour Academy
  • Co-captain her junior year and captain her senior season
  • 2022-23 MVP Award recipient
  • Won the Coach’s Award in 2021-22
  • Helped lead Gilmour to USA Hockey nationals three times
  • Inducted into National Honor Society
 
Personal:
  • Exercise Science major
  • Daughter of Cindy and Peter Pickering
  • Has one sibling, Andrew
  • Mom, Cindy is a RIT alumna (’94), while dad, Peter is a RIT graduate (’01)
  • Born in Indianapolis, IN
  • Hobbies include golf and pickleball
  • Favorite Athletic-Related Moment: Winning Mid-Am District championship her sophomore year and going to nationals
  • Favorite Team: Detroit Red Wings
  • Favorite Player: Cale Makar

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2023-24First Year

    Defense
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2024-25Sophomore

    Defense
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2025-26Junior

    Defense
    5'4"
    22