Emory Men’s Soccer to Open 2010 at Home on Wednesday
The Emory University men’s soccer team will kick off its
2010 campaign on Wednesday, September 1st, hosting
Covenant College at the Woodruff Physical Education Center at 7:30
PM.
Coverage:
Live statistics will be available at no cost for Wednesday’s
game. Go to http://emoryathletics.com/information/LiveStats
and click on the ‘Men’s Soccer’ link to gain
access.
Emory University Eagles
The Eagles finished the 2009 campaign with a 12-4-2 record,
including a fifth-place finish in the University Athletic
Association (UAA) with a 2-3-2 in-conference record. The
Eagles are returning all-South Region second team and all-UAA first
team midfielder Jake Graetz, in addition to
all-UAA second team member Nathan McKeever and
honorable mentions Christopher Howie and
Zach Samuels. Emory is led
by head coach Sonny Travis, who has compiled a 44-9-3 record during
his three seasons as the Eagles’ helm.
Covenant College
The Scots finished their 2009 season with a 13-6-2 record,
including victories in five of their last six contests.
Covenant, which is currently transitioning to an NCAA Division III
program, is returning senior and former NCCAA All-American Julian
Allgeier, who scored 18 goals and added seven assists in
2009. The Scots are led by head coach Nathan Pifer.
Matchup History
This will be the 14th matchup all time between the two
teams, including the third meeting since 1983. Emory holds a
5-1-7 advantage over Covenant, including a 3-0 win in 2008 and a
1-0 win last season. Senior Michael
Scannapieco scored the only goal in last year’s
game, while junior Trenton Spindler made eight
saves in goal, en route to the shutout win. Senior
Christopher Howie scored one of the Emory goals
during the 2008 contest.
Emory Notes
The Eagles were picked to finish second in the UAA, according
to the preseason conference coaches’ poll… Emory is
149-37-7 (good for a .790 winning percentage) during the month of
September since 1985, and 56-2-0 (a .966 winning percentage) in
September since 2003… The Eagles will enter the season with
eight-straight double-digit winning seasons, one short of the
program’s best streak (1984-92)… Emory is undefeated
in 17 of its last 18 home games, going 14-1-3 during that
stretch.
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