Emmaleigh Davis prepped at Resurrection Catholic High School in Pascagoula, where she was a four-time most valuable player and still holds the record for most goals scored. She also played for Gulf Coast United Futbol Club for eight years and was a captain for four years.

As a college freshman, she played one season for the University of Memphis, leading her team to the Conference USA championship.

She transferred to PRCC in 2011 where she played in every game, scored 30 goals, had 21 assists, and is the only Wildcat soccer player to be named a first-team All American.

After PRCC, she played two seasons at William Carey University, earned second-team All-American honors as a senior and still holds the record for most goals scored in a season.  Davis returned to PRCC as an assistant coach under Jack Byrd in 2014-15.