Emma Loving
Emma Catherine Loving is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Brooklyn FC. She played college soccer for the Penn Quakers before starting her professional career in Europe with Mallbackens IF, SC Sand, and [RC RC Strasbourg Alsace (women)|Strasbourg Alsace (women)|Strasbourg].
Early life
Loving was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to Brian and Jennifer Loving. She originally played soccer for local club Buckingham United before switching to FC Bucks in eighth grade. Loving attended Central Bucks High School East, where she was the junior varsity team's top scorer as a freshman. She then moved up to the varsity squad, was named two-time all-state and all-region, and eventually became team captain. As a senior, Loving was named a high school All-American by the NSCAA after recording 33 goals and 11 assists. She had also helped Central Bucks East win a historic district title and reach the Pennsylvania state championship match.College career
As a high school sophomore, Loving committed to the University of Pennsylvania; she had also considered Rutgers University and the University of Virginia before ultimately choosing to play for the Penn Quakers. On September 4, 2016, she scored her first two collegiate goals in a 5–0 win over Robert Morris. Loving did not look back, scoring 4 more goals across all 16 of the Quakers' matches to become Penn's 2016 leading scorer. She subsequently earned recognition as an All-Ivy honorable mention at the end of the year.In her sophomore season, Loving once again appeared in all 16 of Penn's matches. On September 23, 2017, she scored the lone goal in the Quakers' Ivy League-opening victory over Harvard, which was also the program's first win over the Crimson in 5 years. Her performance in the game earned her the honor of Ivy League player of the Week. Loving rounded out her college career with two more seasons, one of which included an Ivy League championship title. She made 69 total appearances for the program.