​Born and raised in Manhattan, New York, Emma’s lacrosse career began in 3rd grade when she started playing goalie for DOC’s NYC.  Once middle school came around,  Emma was eager to join the lacrosse team.  She played all through middle and high school and ended her high school career as a captain of the girl’s varsity team at Hunter.  

She began her lacrosse career as a goalie, but slowly transitioned to becoming a field player.  This transition 

​She was first exposed to lacrosse when CityLax held a clinic at Frederick Douglas Academy during her freshman year there. She describes herself as an open-minded person and credits this characteristic for how she initially got involved with lacrosse. “I wasn’t that familiar with the sport, but I decided to give the clinic a go and see how I liked it,” she explains. What she found, though, was more than just a sport—it was a family.

​“We didn’t have a lacrosse team at my high school, so I started playing for CityLax in the fall of my freshman year and now I’m also doing the winter clinics,” Ella explains. While she was a bit scared at first to join a team of mostly seniors, she says that she learned a lot from playing with her older teammates. “I’ve really enjoyed playing with CityLax—I’ve never had a bad teammate and all of my coaches have been amazing and just so supportive and motivational.”