Emory Men’s Soccer Hits the Road for the First Time in 2010
The Emory University men’s soccer team will put its
perfect record to the test this weekend, taking to the road for the
first time this season to face Randolph College and Lynchburg
College as part of the Shellenberger Memorial Classic in Lynchburg,
VA.
Emory will face Randolph College at 1:30 PM on Saturday, September
11th, and host-school Lynchburg College on Sunday,
September 12th at 11:00 AM.
Coverage
Live statistics will be available for both games at http://livestats.lynchburg.edu/shell/
Emory University Eagles
Emory has opened its 2010 season with three-consecutive wins,
including a 2-0-0 record for a tournament win at the Sonny Carter
Invitational last weekend. Emory sophomore defender
Andrew Natalino was named the Most Valuable Player
of the tournament, and senior co-captain Jake
Graetz scored the game-winning goal in both Emory
victories. Emory’s fast start has allowed the Eagles to
rise to the seventh-ranked team in the region, according to the
latest NSCAA poll. The Eagles, who are led by head coach
Sonny Travis, went 9-2-0 in road and neutral games last
season.
Randolph College WildCats
Randolph College currently stands at 2-2-0 in 2010, including
a 5-0 victory over Ferrum College in its last outing. The
WildCats went 6-9-4 last season, including a 3-7-1 mark in road and
neutral matches. This season, Randolph is 0-2-0 in matches
held on neutral sites. The WildCats are led by head coach
Bryan Waggoner.
Lynchburg College Hornets
After losing their season-opening match to Methodist
University, Lynchburg College has bounced back with two-straight
victories to improve to 2-1-0 in 2010. The Hornets are the
fourth-ranked team in the South Atlantic Region in the latest NSCAA
poll. Lynchburg is 0-1-0 at home so far this season, after
going 9-1-1 at home and 17-2-3 overall last season. The
Hornets are led by head coach Chris Yeager, who was an assistant
coach under Emory’s Sonny Travis at Virginia Wesleyan
College.
Matchup Histories
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Emory
and Randolph. The Eagles have previously faced Lynchburg five
times, going 4-1-0. In the last contest, Emory bested
Lynchburg 3-0 on September 8, 2007, but senior Michael
Scannapieco was the only current Eagle to see action in
that game.
Emory Notes
Natalino was named the University Athletic Association (UAA)
Defensive Athlete of the Week for his performance during the
Eagles’ opening week… Emory has started 3-0-0 for the
seventh time in the last eight years… Of the previous six
times the Eagles started 3-0-0, they were selected to the NCAA
Tournament on four occasions… Emory goalkeeper
Trenton Spindler has opened his season with a
3-0-0 record, playing every minute in goal and recording a 0.33
goals against average… Junior Zach Samuels
is leading all Emory scorers with five points (one goal and three
assists), while Nao Masuda and Jake
Graetz are each sharing the team lead in goals with two
apiece… Six different Eagles have scored at least one goal
over the course of the first three games of the season.
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