Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon announced today that defender Emilee Hauser is transferring from Arkansas to join the Gator team for the 2024 season.
Gator Soccer Adds Emilee Hauser to 2024 Roster
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Defender Emilee Hauser (pronounced HOW-zer) returns to her home state to play her final collegiate season with the 2024 Gator soccer team. Among the Razorbacks' assist leaders the last two seasons, Hauser comes to the Gators as a graduate transfer after playing four seasons at Arkansas.
"We are excited to bring Emilee back home to Florida. She brings four years of experience in the SEC, so she knows what it takes to be successful in our league. And she matches our value of the relentless desire to compete hard," Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "Off the field, she values the academic aspect of being a student-athlete and that's a great fit for us."
Hauser joins four other newcomers for the 2024 season. Four signed with Florida in November.
Emilee Hauser TW: @emilee_hauser IG: emileehauser
High School/Club:
Major:
Graduated from Arkansas with her bachelor's degree in public health in December of 2023
Begins studies for a public health graduate certificate at UF in spring of 2024
She Said:
"I'm very excited for the opportunity to come back home and play for Coach Bohon's team for my final year. Florida's soccer program has everything I'm looking for and there's a special element to this program. I'm thrilled to be a Gator!" - Emilee Hauser
Hauser's Career Statistics (at Arkansas)
"We are excited to bring Emilee back home to Florida. She brings four years of experience in the SEC, so she knows what it takes to be successful in our league. And she matches our value of the relentless desire to compete hard," Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "Off the field, she values the academic aspect of being a student-athlete and that's a great fit for us."
Hauser joins four other newcomers for the 2024 season. Four signed with Florida in November.
Emilee Hauser TW: @emilee_hauser IG: emileehauser
- Position: Midfielder/Defender
- High School: North Fort Myers H.S.
- Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.
- Club Team: TBU ECNL
- Info
- Career high seven assists second among 2023 Razorbacks and shared second among SEC players. Two goals and 15 assists during Arkansas career
- Appeared in 78 consecutive matches, starting Oct. 30, 2020. Led Arkansas in total minutes played (1,921) as a junior and third (1,587) as a senior.
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Sept. 6, 2022) after assisting on final two goals in 3-0 win versus Western Michigan and providing some key plays to shutout Michigan State (1-0)
- First collegiate goal was the game winner versus then No. 10 South Carolina in 2020 SEC Tournament semifinal (2-1)
- 2022, 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll and 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School/Club:
- Ranked the state's eighth-best player and 123rd nationally in the IMG Top-150
- Played in 2019 Allstate All-American Cup
- Shared Player of the Decade honor on The News-Press/Naples Daily News All-Decade Team
- 2019 The News-Press/Naples Daily News Player of the Year
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 The News-Press/Naples Daily News first team
- Set North Fort Myers career goals record (142)
- North Fort Myers advanced to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 3A regional final in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 5A regional semifinal
- 2020 Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Scholar-Athlete award winner
- Advanced to 2019 FHSAA 3A Track & Field Championships with 4x100-meter relay
- Second of 302 in North Fort Myers 2020 graduating class
Major:
Graduated from Arkansas with her bachelor's degree in public health in December of 2023
Begins studies for a public health graduate certificate at UF in spring of 2024
She Said:
"I'm very excited for the opportunity to come back home and play for Coach Bohon's team for my final year. Florida's soccer program has everything I'm looking for and there's a special element to this program. I'm thrilled to be a Gator!" - Emilee Hauser
Hauser's Career Statistics (at Arkansas)
| Season | GP-GS | Min | Shots | G | A | Pts |
| 2020-21 | 12-7 | 533 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 24-13 | 1,427 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 22-21 | 1,920 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 22-17 | 1,587 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Totals | 80-58 | 5,467 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
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