MASOTTO-DRISCOLL SCHOLARSHIP: ENYYSA awards it to Gansevoort, N.Y's Murray – Front Row Soccer
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The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association announced on Thursday that Emma Murray of Gansevoort, N.Y. will receive the Masotto-Driscoll Scholarship.
Emma Murray will attend Haverford College this fall. (Photo courtesy of ENYYSA)
The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association announced on Thursday that Emma Murray of Gansevoort, N.Y. will receive the Masotto-Driscoll Scholarship.
At Saratoga Springs High School, Murray was on the High Honor Roll all four years, served as captain of the girls varsity soccer team while leading the Blue Streaks to their first regional championship in 35 years. She also was a state champion in Alpine Skiing, won the Sportsmanship Award in that sport and is an accomplished triathlete and cyclist. Murray was a member of the National Honor Society and French Honor Society, volunteers for numerous other local organizations and plays the French Horn.
Murray was a member of the Eastern New York and Regional Olympic Development Program teams. She wrote in her essay that “soccer is more than a sport, it’s an opportunity to demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship and responsibility for my actions. As someone who continually yearns for improvement, it is an opportunity to quench my thirst for feedback to improve myself not only as a genuine person but as a soccer player.”
The scholarship’s namesakes, Patricia Louise Masotto and Brenda Driscoll, were best friends and top women’s soccer players from Massapequa, Long Island. Eastern New York set up a scholarship in their name after they were killed by a drunk driver in 1985. The scholarship is determined by success in high school as well as community service.
Murray will study and play soccer at Haverford College this fall.
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