Amherst College Athletics

• "I made VWC my top choice because I loved the school and all the people I met by just walking through the campus. I loved all the soccer coaches and the players too. And being five minutes from the beach is nice too. It just felt like home."
• Selected Virginia Wesleyan over the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the University of Maryland, and the University of San Diego

VWC Career Statistics

Season Highlights

2009

• Secod-highest overall scorer for the Marlins and No. 1 scorer among the team's rookies
• Tied for the team lead with five assists
• All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honorable mention honoree

2010

• Ranked No. 2 in scoring for the Marlins with seven goals and four assists
• First team All-ODAC

2011

• Led VWC in scoring with 12 goals and 38 points, including a league-leading and VWC program record 14 assists
• First team All-ODAC
• First team All-Virginia
• First teamAllSouth
• Second team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Presidential Scholarship recipient
• Six-time Dean's List honoree
• Honors and Scholars student
• Carries a current 3.944 grade point accume
• Posted a 4.00 GPA in Fall 2011 and Spring 2012
• Named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors' Academic All-State team in 2011 and 2012
• 2012 Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete in women's soccer

Prep Accolades

• All-state honoree as a junior and senior
• All-Group IV honoree as a junior and senior
• All-Olympic Conference honoree as a junior and senior
• Four-year varsity player, helping Eastern Regional High School to a combined record of 59-21-10 in girls soccer
• Scored 23 career goals and 25 assists
• Recipient of the Sports Marketing Academic Award as a senior, an award honoring the student with the highest grade point average in the class

Personal

• Daughter of Julie and Ronald Edelman; dad attended the University of Delaware and mom attended Stony Brook University
• Has one brother, Alex, and a sister, Lauren, a student at Quinnipiac University
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "Athletic, funny, intelligent, hard-working, and driven."
• A fan of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team and the Philadelphia Eagles football team, baseball player Jimmy Rollins and actor Robert Pattinson
• Enjoys listening to all types of music and vacation time at Walt Disney World and Aruba
• Favorites include the book, "Something Borrowed," the movie "The Lion King," and the TV series "One Tree Hill"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "Being put into a competitive environment, being part of a team, the chance the be great at something, and being able to eat whatever I want!"
• The most improved part of my game is: "My speed and my shot with both feet."
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "I want to score a lot, create chances for our team, and be an example on and off the field. I really want to make it to the Final Four."
• If I could participate in a reality show it would be: "The Real World. They get to live in really sweet houses!"
• If I could possess one superpower it would be: "I would like to be able to teleport. I could travel all around the world without having to pay for airfare! And I would never be late."
• People might be surprised to know: "I have a fear of most fruits."
• It's the year 2025 and: "I want to be living either in California or somewhere warm with my husband and kids. I want to be working as an Account Executive or something else dealing with marketing at an agency."
• The most important advice I've received is: "Don't let the mental part of the game take over the actual game. Just have fun with it." --Dad