No. 10 Emory to Host Greensboro for Homecoming Game

The Emory University men's soccer team, ranked 10^th in the Nation, will face Greensboro College on Saturday, September 25^th at 12:30 PM, as part of the school's Homecoming festivities.

Coverage
Saturday's game will be webcasted at http://go.emory.edu/Webcasts/MSoccWebcast.html.  RealPlayer version 10 or newer is required to view the webcast, and the latest version of RealPlayer can be downloaded for free at real.com.  Live-updating statistics are also available for the game at http://www.go.emory.edu/LiveStats/MSocc/XLIVE.HTM.

Emory University Eagles
Emory will enter the game with an overall record of 8-0-0, including a 4-0-0 mark in home matches.  The Eagles will be wrapping up a brief two-game home stand on Saturday, following a 5-0 win at home against Piedmont College on Wednesday night.  The Eagles are led by head coach Sonny Travis, who is 52-9-2 during his four seasons with Emory.

Greensboro College Pride
The Pride currently stand at 3-4-1 on the season, including a mark of 1-1-1 in away games.  Greensboro is coming off back-to-back wins, with a 4-3 overtime win against Chowan University last Saturday, and a 5-0 win over Warren Wilson College on Wednesday.  The Pride are coached by Giovanni Vlahos, who is in his second year with the squad.

Matchup History
The two teams will be facing each other for the 19th-consecutive season and 22^nd time overall.  Of the previous 22 meetings, at least one of the teams has been ranked nationally 14 times, and both teams have been ranked in four of the matchups.  The Pride initially dominated the matchup, winning seven of the first eight matches, but more recently, the Eagles have won four-straight and six of the last seven over Greensboro.  Overall, Emory is 9-12 all-time against the Pride.  Emory and Greensboro have met three times in the NCAA Tournament, with the Pride winning each of the three postseason games.  There have been five overtime matches between the teams, with Greensboro holding a 3-2-0 advantage.

Perhaps the most meaningful match of the series for the Eagles came during the 1998 season, when Emory hosted Greensboro on October 13th.  With the Eagles trailing 4-2 with just 23 minutes remaining, All-American Ahmed Mohyledin scored two goals (including the game winner with less than two minutes remaining) and assisted on another to give Emory its first victory over the Pride in five seasons.  Mohyeldin finished the 5-4 win with four goals and one assist.

Last season in Greensboro, the Eagles defeated the Pride 4-0, with goals from Nico Dalton, Jake Graetz and Christopher Howie.  Emory's Trenton Spindler played over 68 shutout minutes in goal, making one save, and the Emory defense allowed just seven total shots, only two of which were on goal.

Emory Notes
The Eagles recorded their sixth-consecutive shutout on Wednesday night, matching the program record originally set in 1984… Emory has also matched a program-best with 16 different goal scorers this season… With a win on Saturday, the Eagles can match a program record with their ninth win in the month of September… Emory is 164-38-7 during the month of September since 1985, good for an .801 winning percentage… Emory has started 8-0-0 for the eighth time in school history, and the team has made the NCAA Tournament in five of those seven previous seasons.