Extracting a value from a selected dropbox on web page

I am trying to select a value from a selected dropbox on a webpage so I can insert the value into a string variable.....


here is the sample html:


<div class="m-form-set">
        <label><label for="player_email_player_id">To:</label></label>
        <select id="player_email_player_id" name="player_email[player_id]"><option value="">Select a player</option>
<option value="96181">John Doe</option>
<option value="142740">Jackie Chan</option>
<option value="136216">Pine Tree</option></select>
      </div>


Thanks for your help in advance!