Cornell University Athletics

Second-Team All-Ivy (2016)
Second-Team All-Ivy (2015)

As a Senior (2016)
As a co-captain her senior year, Tripodi led the Big Red to one of its best seasons in program history, while also etching her own name into the record books. A key contributor on a very balanced offense, Tripodi closed the season in a three-way tie for the team points lead with 36 on nine goals and 27 assists. On March 9, she recorded two helpers at Colgate to break the school record for career assists previously held by Courtney Farrell '08. Tripodi blew by Farrell's record of 91 and finished her career with 116. Tripodi also concluded her time with Cornell lacrosse eighth in program history in career points with 161. Typically the quarterback of the Big Red attack, Tripodi found the back of the net in a number of key moments, including scoring the tying goal with 17 seconds left in the Ivy League Tournament Semifinal against Princeton, sending the game to overtime, where the Big Red ultimately took a 10-9 victory to advance to the championship for the first time in program history. For her efforts, Tripodi was named Second-Team All-Ivy for the second consecutive year.

As a Junior (2015)
Tripodi had a fantastic season for the Big Red in 2015. She started all 16 games, posting a new career high with 17 goals during the year, while hitting the 30 assist mark for the second time in three seasons. She finished the year with 47 points overall. She notched a new career high with seven points in an impressive victory at nationally ranked Stanford on 3/31. Her season high for goals came in a four goal and two assist effort against Binghamton on 3/11. She tallied four assists three times this season in victories over Temple (2/21), Brown (3/21), and Stanford (3/31). She was named Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Week twice during the regular season, while she was a Second Team All-Ivy selection at the conclusion of the year.

As a Sophomore (2014)
Tripodi had a great season and distributed a team-high 23 assists, including five in the home-opener against Temple. She also had eight goals for 31 points. She finished the season with four ground balls and one caused turnover.

As a Freshman (2013)
Tripodi made one of the biggest impacts in the Ivy League in her freshman year, recording 36 assists in 15 games to break the Cornell single-season record by two. She opened her career with a five-assist performance against Harvard, and she had six assists against Binghamton and Boston University to tie the Cornell single-game record. She also added 11 goals as the Big Red’s second-leading point scorer. 

Before Cornell
A decorated high school athlete at West Genesee, Tripodi enters Cornell as a two-time CNY Player of the Year, an ESPN East Region Player of the Week and a U.S. Lacrosse All-American. A state champion during her senior year, Tripodi is a versatile athlete who captained her soccer and basketball teams along with lacrosse. In her sophomore, junior and senior years combined, she tallied 84 goals and 195 assists for 279 total points. Tripodi was also named Third Team All-CNY for soccer in 2010 and 2011. She has terrific vision and is a superb passer, finisher and crease attacker. She is poised with the ball and should contribute from the early stages of her career.

Personal
Emily Jane Tripodi is the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Tripodi. She has an older sister, Eliza, and a younger brother, Alex.