Emma Gniadek

31 Emma Gniadek
Emma Gniadek
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Doherty
  • gp
    16
  • gs
    15
  • min
    919:53
  • ga
    30
  • gaa
    1.96
  • sv
    121
  • sv %
    .801
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games played 16 9
Games started 15 9
Minutes 919:53 509:53
Goals against 30 9
Goals-against average 1.96 1.06
Saves 121 36
Save pct .801 .800
Wins 12 9
Losses 4 0
Ties 0 0
Shutouts 2 1
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Bridgewater St. W, 3-1
Oct 28 at Salem St. W, 5-1
Nov 1 Fitchburg St. W, 2-1
Nov 6 #6 Framingham St. W, 2-0
Nov 8 #4 Worcester St. W, 4-2
Nov 12 at #9 Middlebury L, 6-0
Game Log - Statistics
Date Opponent Score gs min ga gaa sv sv%
Aug 29 at Gordon W, 10-0 - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. Smith L, 4-0 1 60:00 4 4.00 20 .833
Sep 3 at Western New Eng. L, 5-0 1 60:00 5 5.00 10 .667
Sep 6 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 2-1 - - - - - -
Sep 11 Keene St. L, 7-1 0 30:00 2 4.00 5 .714
Sep 16 at Framingham St. W, 2-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 2 1.000
Sep 20 Worcester St. W, 2-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 7 .875
Sep 24 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-2 1 80:00 2 1.50 24 .923
Sep 26 Anna Maria W, 6-0 - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Bridgewater St. W, 5-4 1 60:00 4 4.00 1 .200
Oct 2 WestConn W, 4-1 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Salem St. W, 9-0 1 45:00 0 0.00 3 1.000
Oct 7 at Fitchburg St. W, 4-0 1 41:38 0 0.00 6 1.000
Oct 11 Framingham St. W, 6-1 - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Worcester St. W, 2-1 1 63:15 1 0.95 6 .857
Oct 21 at Anna Maria W, 5-1 - - - - - -
Oct 25 Bridgewater St. W, 3-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 2 .667
Oct 28 at Salem St. W, 5-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 3 .750
Nov 1 Fitchburg St. W, 2-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 6 .857
Nov 6 #6 Framingham St. W, 2-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 1 1.000
Nov 8 #4 Worcester St. W, 4-2 1 60:00 2 2.00 3 .600
Nov 12 at #9 Middlebury L, 6-0 1 60:00 6 6.00 22 .786
Career Stats - Game
Statistic gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
2022-23 10 4 30:35 .80 1.57 2.50 .758
2023-24 15 12 45:15 1.13 1.50 4.13 .785
2024-25 20 20 60:43 2.65 2.62 8.40 .760
2025-26 16 15 57:30 1.88 1.96 7.56 .801
Total 61 51 51:08 1.77 2.08 6.16 .777
Career Stats - Season
Statistic gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
2022-23 10 4 305:46 8 1.57 25 .758 4 0 0 0
2023-24 15 12 678:52 17 1.50 62 .785 5 5 0 0
2024-25 20 20 1214:16 53 2.62 168 .760 12 8 0 4
2025-26 16 15 919:53 30 1.96 121 .801 12 4 0 2
Total 61 51 3118:47 108 2.08 376 .777 33 17 0 6
Split Stats - Game
Statistic gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
Event
Total 16 15 57:30 1.88 1.96 7.56 .801
Conference 9 9 56:39 1.00 1.06 4.00 .800
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - -
Location
Home 7 6 53:34 1.00 1.12 3.86 .794
Away 8 8 60:37 2.38 2.35 9.25 .796
Neutral 1 1 60:00 4.00 4.00 20.00 .833
Result
Wins 12 12 59:09 1.08 1.10 5.33 .831
Losses 4 3 52:30 4.25 4.86 14.25 .770
Month
August 1 1 60:00 4.00 4.00 20.00 .833
September 6 5 58:20 2.33 2.40 8.17 .778
October 5 5 53:59 .60 0.67 4.00 .870
November 4 4 60:00 2.25 2.25 8.00 .780
Split Stats - Season
Statistic gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
Event
Total 16 15 919:53 30 1.96 121 .801 12 4 0 2
Conference 9 9 509:53 9 1.06 36 .800 9 0 0 1
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0
Location
Home 7 6 375:00 7 1.12 27 .794 6 1 0 1
Away 8 8 484:53 19 2.35 74 .796 6 2 0 1
Neutral 1 1 60:00 4 4.00 20 .833 0 1 0 0
Result
Wins 12 12 709:53 13 1.10 64 .831 12 0 0 2
Losses 4 3 210:00 17 4.86 57 .770 0 4 0 0
Month
August 1 1 60:00 4 4.00 20 .833 0 1 0 0
September 6 5 350:00 14 2.40 49 .778 4 2 0 1
October 5 5 269:53 3 0.67 20 .870 5 0 0 0
November 4 4 240:00 9 2.25 32 .780 3 1 0 1
News mentions
Westfield State's All Conference honorees
IT'S A MAJOR AWARD: Gniadek, Andrade, Brown Honored by MASCAC

Six Owls Named to 2025 All-Conference Team

Westfield State's Emma Gniadek makes a kick save as teammate Shannon Gover looks on in the Owls 6-0 NCAA tournament loss at seven-time defending national champion Middlebury College on November 12, 2025.  (courtesy Middlebury College/Will Costello)
Gniadek Makes 22 Saves in NCAA Tourney Loss

Westfield one of just 20 teams in the nation making back-to-back tournament appearances.

Caroline Andrade reaches for the ball in the MASCAC Championship game. (Cole Grady photo)
Owls Look to Slay a Giant in NCAAs

Westfield enters with plenty of momentum, a 16-game winning streak and a school record for wins

The 2025 Westfield State University field hockey team wins the MASCAC Championship, 4-2 over Worcester State (Cole Grady photo).
Field Hockey Repeats as MASCAC Champions!

MASCAC Tournament MVP Kaleigh Murphy tallied a goal and assist to help defeat Worcester State 4-2 in the tournament championship game from Alumni Field.

MASCAC Field Hockey Championship Central
MASCAC Field Hockey Championship Central

Top-seeded Westfield State field hockey will face fourth-seeded Worcester State in the MASCAC Championship game from Alumni Field on Saturday, November 8 at 12:00 P.M.

MASCAC Field Hockey Championship Central
MASCAC Field Hockey Championship Central

Top-seeded Westfield State field hockey will face fourth-seeded Worcester State in the MASCAC Championship game from Alumni Field on Saturday, November 8 at 12:00 P.M.

Kacey Curran celebrates her second goal of the game, which gave her teammate Kaleigh Murphy 100 career points with the assist on the goal.
Curran Tallies Twice to Send Owls to Title Game

Westfield Will Host Worcester State on Saturday at 12 noon on Alumni Field to decide the conference championship

Owls celebrate after a goal scored by Lilianna Atkins.
Top-Seeded Field Hockey Hosts Framingham in MASCAC Semis

The Owls meet the sixth-seeded Rams at 7:00 P.M. with a trip to the title game on the line.

Gniadek, Andrade Secure MASCAC Weekly Honors
Gniadek, Andrade Secure MASCAC Weekly Honors

Gniadek receives her third defensive player of the week honors while Andrade claims her fourth rookie honors of the season.

Owls Punctuate Dominant Regular Season with Senior Day Win
Owls Punctuate Dominant Regular Season with Senior Day Win

Ashley D’Elia and Caroline Andrade both scored and Maddy Barry made a critical defensive save to preserve a 2-1 win over Fitchburg State.

Field Hockey Faces Fitchburg in Senior Day Finale
Field Hockey Faces Fitchburg in Senior Day Finale

The Owls finish the regular season with a MASCAC game against the Falcons on Saturday at 4:30 P.M.

Caroline Andrade stickhandles towards the net (Cole Grady photo).
Field Hockey Sets Program Win Record, Soar Past Bears 3-1

The Owls improve to 14-3 overall and 10-0 in the MASCAC after notching a 12th consecutive victory.

Gniadek, Reynolds Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors
Gniadek, Reynolds Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors

Gniadek secured MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors while Reynolds was named the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.

Lee Gould (file photo)
Murphy Tallies in Extra Time, Win Streak Reaches Ten in 2-1 Victory at Worcester

Murphy scored off a feed from Caroline Andrade to cap the comeback and secure the Owls tenth straight win of the season.

Ashley D'Elia (Cole Grady file photo)
Owls Extend Winning Streak with Shutout Victory at Fitchburg, 4-0

Four different Owls found the back of the net in a balanced effort up front and Emma Gniadek and Olivia Labrie combined for a nine save shutout in net to punctuate a 4-0 Owls win over Fitchburg.

Alyssa Reynolds lines up a shot against Salem State.
Owls Blast Salem 9-0 For Seventh Consecutive Victory

Seven different Owls found the back of the net, including five goals from first-year players as Westfield State blew out Salem State 9-0.

Kacey Curran (file photo)
Field Hockey Grabs Outright Lead in MASCAC with 5-4 Win at BSU

Kacey Curran scored a pair of goals, including the game winner with less than four minutes left in the game

Westfield State field hockey celebrates Kaleigh Murphy's game winning goal in the shootout in a 3-2 win at Johnson and Wales University in Providence (Screen grab from JWU broadcast)
Owls Prevail in Shootout at JWU, 3-2

Westfield State’s Kaleigh Murphy netted the game-winner with a spinning goal in the shootout

Emma Gniadek and Kacey Curran
Gniadek, Curran Earn Weekly Honors

Westfield State University field hockey players picked up two of the three weekly awards from the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Kacey Curran scores the first goal of the game in a 2-1 Owls victory over Worcester.
Murphy Notches Game-Winning Goal, Owls Slash Lancers 2-1

Murphy scored her third game winner of the season and sixth of the campaign to lead Westfield past Worcester 2-1.

Emma Gniadek (file photo)
Owls, Gniadek Post Shutout Win

Westfield improves to 3-3, 1-0 in the league.

Owls goalkeeper Olivia LaBrie readies to make a save on a penalty corner against Keene State. (Cole Grady photo)
Field Hockey Falls to Keene State

Westfield will next play at Framingham State on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Shannon Gover (file photo)
Field Hockey Downed at Western New England

The Golden Bears used a balanced scoring attack highlighted by five different goal scorers in the Owls loss.

Lee Gould was one of two Owls named to the All-Tournament Team at the Caryl Newhof Classic.
Field Hockey Falls in Newhof Tournament Championship

Westfield’s Lee Gould and Eliana Kaplan were named to the all-tournament team for their efforts.

Morgan Beirne is featured in the MASCAC Preseason Poll graphic
Owls Field Hockey Shares Top Spot In Preseason Poll

The Owls return a solid nucleus for 2025, including leading scorer Kaleigh Murphy who tallied 12 goals and six assists for 30 points