Emory Women’s Soccer to Face UAA Foes Rochester and Case on the Road

The Emory women's soccer team will head north in search of its first conference win of the season, as the Eagles will take on the 10^th-ranked University of Rochester on Friday, October 30^th at 7:30 PM, and Case Western Reserve University on Sunday, November 1^st at 1:30 PM.

The Eagles will enter the weekend with a 4-4-5 record, including a mark of 0-2-2 in University Athletic Association (UAA) matches.  Emory is 3-3-1 in matches away from the Woodruff P.E. Center this season and 2-3-0 in true road matches.

The University of Rochester, ranked 10^th in the latest NSCAA Division III poll and 13^th in the D3Soccer.com poll, will enter play on Friday with a 10-3-2 record.  The Yellowjackets are 3-1-0 in conference matches, putting the team in second place in the UAA.  Rochester is 4-0-1 at home this season.

Last season, the Eagles defeated the Yellowjackets 1-0 in a double-overtime match at the WoodPEC.  Emory's Talia Dweck has a career assist against Rochester.  The Eagles are 6-12-4 all time against Rochester.

Case Western Reserve will begin the weekend with an 8-5-2 record overall this season, and will face Carnegie Mellon University on Friday before hosting the Eagles on Sunday.  The Spartans are 2-2-0 in UAA matches this season, and 2-3-2 in home matches.  Case is ranked ninth in the central region.

Last season, the Eagles earned a 3-1 win over the Spartans at the Woodruff P.E. Center.  Emory junior Meghan McMahon has a career goal against Case, while junior Lauren Smith and sophomore Claire Rubel each have assists.

Emory Notes:
Emory is one tie shy of matching the program's record for draws in a single season... Senior Talia Dweck leads the team with 11 points this season, despite having just one goal this year... Dweck's nine assists are two shy of the school's single-season record... The co-captain also ranks 16^th in Division III with 0.69 assists per game... Dweck leads the conference in both points (six) and assists (four) in UAA matches... Junior Meghan McMahon scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season during Emory's 2-1 loss to Berry College last Thursday... Junior goalkeeper Kirsten Baecher leads the conference with 27 saves in UAA matches this season.