{"id":35393,"date":"2017-10-19T13:07:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T17:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=35393"},"modified":"2017-10-21T15:31:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T19:31:59","slug":"royals-athlete-week-emily-augsburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/royals-athlete-week-emily-augsburger\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Athlete of the Week Emily Augsburger balances nursing studies and field hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/fh\/2017-18\/bios\/augsburger_emily_jwoo\"><strong>Emily Augsburger<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Lancaster, Pa.\/Lancaster Mennonite), the final stretch of her final year of field hockey at Eastern Mennonite University is turning out to be pretty special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is having quite the week!\u201d said Coach Ashley Kisner. \u201cSenior recognition was Saturday and we just got word Wednesday that she has been selected for the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/10\/augsburger-named-nfhca-senior-game\/\">NFHCA Division III Senior Game<\/a>! And Royals Athlete of the Week!\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\">Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/10\/augsburger-named-nfhca-senior-game\/\">NFHCA Division III Senior Game<\/a>.<\/aside>\n<p>Preceding all of the off-the-field recognitions, Augsburger had a strong week of play. She assisted on the team\u2019s only goal in their game against Bridgewater and then scored a stroke in Saturday\u2019s senior recognition game against Roanoke.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35431\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/10\/royals-athlete-week-emily-augsburger\/fh-v-washington-and-lee-245-1000px\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35431\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35431 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/FH-v-Washington-and-Lee-245-1000px-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/FH-v-Washington-and-Lee-245-1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/FH-v-Washington-and-Lee-245-1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/FH-v-Washington-and-Lee-245-1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily Augsburger in a Oct. 4 game against Washington and Lee. (Photo by Scott Eyre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEmily definitely deserves any recognition and accolades that come her way,\u201d said Kisner. \u201cShe has been part of the backbone of this year\u2019s squad. She is so versatile as a player as she plays both offense and defense, but she is a huge offensive threat for us and creates scoring opportunities for the Royals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Augsburger, who is known as Augs to those on her team, has had three different head coaches in four years, but has maintained a positive presence in the midst of transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve definitely just tried to bring consistency and a positive attitude,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>That consistency has been aided by felow seniors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/fh\/2017-18\/bios\/kauffman_janae_hf2u\"><strong>Janae Kauffman<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Harleysville, Pa.\/Dock Mennonite Academy) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/fh\/2017-18\/bios\/martin_mikayla_68cu\"><strong>Mikayla Martin<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Colorado Springs, Colo.\/Lewis Palmer) , who started with the Royals as freshmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when other leadership is changing, the three of us, we\u2019re together,&#8221; Augsburger said. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely been good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She balances field hockey practices and competitions with a busy schedule of nursing courses. During her clinicals, she had to be at the hospital by 5:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. \u201cI guess my mantra coming into this year is that this is the last year I could possibly do this, and I didn\u2019t want to give it up unless I really had to,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Augsburger also has a role model in Lisa King, a nursing professor at EMU.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35432\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/10\/royals-athlete-week-emily-augsburger\/emu-fh-v-sewanee-94-1000px\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35432\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35432 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/EMU-FH-v-Sewanee-94-1000px-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/EMU-FH-v-Sewanee-94-1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/EMU-FH-v-Sewanee-94-1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/EMU-FH-v-Sewanee-94-1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sewanee match, Sept. 2, 2017. (Photo by Scott Eyre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLisa was a nursing major and played field hockey,\u201d Emily said, \u201cand she was like, \u2018Emily. I did it, and you can do it. And you will do it.\u2019 &#8230; So I knew that someone had done it, and it was possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other nursing professors have also said they are proud of their athletes in their department. \u201cSo there\u2019s people supporting me,\u201d Emily concluded.<\/p>\n<p>In high school, Emily was initially interested in radiology but after a shadowing experience, decided there was not as much patient interaction as she wanted. &#8220;I was definitely in it for the people,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It felt like there was a lot of opportunity with nursing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Emily is in it for the people in all areas of her life. Her favorite part of being on the field hockey team is the team itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get to play with such fun girls,\u201d Emily said. \u201cI\u2019ve always stuck to the idea that there\u2019s not a type of field hockey player. There\u2019s girls from so many different majors, and so many different types of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She first got into field hockey in sixth grade, when she went to a field hockey camp. Her two older sisters played and several cousins.<\/p>\n<p>Over her years of playing, she has become a real leader on and off the field. \u201cAugs is a leader both spiritually and athletically and has really made this team mesh as EMU field hockey, rather than a collection of athletes from different class years,\u201d said Coach Kisner. \u201cWe will miss her very much next year and will need someone to step up to fill her role on the team as a captain and a player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Augsburger will miss her team as well. \u201cI think I\u2019ve just been super fortunate to have a team that has been so positive and fun, especially this year,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd though it\u2019s been tough having three different coaches, I\u2019ve learned something different from each one and I feel like I\u2019ve used that as I\u2019ve played.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After graduation, Emily plans to work in an area hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely staying in Harrisonburg, maybe Charlottesville,\u201d Emily said. \u201cGet a job, stay around here. 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