Emma Moya '22 Recruiting Profile

I've been playing basketball since fourth grade and I've loved putting the work into it. I enjoy working out and evolving my game, because it taught me true hard work and how to face adversity. How to rise to a challenge and how to build chemistry with players that you’ve never played with before and how to communicate with your teammates and adults. I have developed a work ethic like no other and not just in the gym but in the classroom. Basketball has taught a lot of life skills and life lessons, I have come so far and I'm grateful for that, and I'm grateful for my parents who have always pushed me. From this I feel that I standout from athletes because after I went down to state for the three-point showdown, my Spanish teacher stopped me and told me how proud she was of me, but she told me what I had achieved was big. When she meant big she meant being a pioneer for young Hispanic girls who have dreams on playing basketball, but aren't able too. She put into perspective of how there’s not many Hispanic basketball players, but I change that by taking my talents to not only help Hispanic children, but help children all over the world to play.

From this I feel that I standout from other athletes because of my work ethic, having the knowledge and love for the game and I always look to do the little things whether it be my body language, hustling, communicating, how I articulate things to my teammates so they don't feel discouraged. I always make it a habit that I play my best, because when I give my best effort I'm not only making myself better but I'm making my teammates better. 

I would like to play for a school that will be a good fit, and push me on the court to bring the best out of myself, with coaches and teammates that will support and help develop my skills. But as a student athlete and knowing I'm not going to play basketball forever, I would like a school that offers my major which is marine biology and my minor art and design. I would like a school that will push me academically, that will help prepare me after college. I want to feel confident after college with my major knowing that I received the tools and experience that will have me become successful with my major.