Emory Women’s Soccer Faces First Road Test of 2010
The Emory women’s soccer team will hit the road for the
first time this season, facing Roanoke College on Saturday and
fourth-ranked Lynchburg College on Sunday, as part of the Roanoke
Invitational.
The Eagles will face the host school, Roanoke on Saturday at 11:00
AM, before facing one of the team’s bigger challenges of the
year in fourth-ranked Lynchburg at noon on Sunday.
Coverage
There will be free live statistics and video of both of
Emory’s matches during the weekend. To access the
coverage, click on the links below:
Video: http://maroons.roanoke.edu/sports/2009/7/31/livegames.aspx
Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/roanoke/wsoc/
Emory University Eagles
The Eagles opened their 2010 campaign with a 2-1,
double-overtime win over Lee University (the back-to-back NAIA
champions) on Wednesday. The game-winning ‘golden
goal’ was scored by Emory senior Lauren
Smith with just one-minute and 10 seconds left in the
match. Sophomore Kaele Leonard earned the
victory in goal with 45 minutes of shutout soccer, appearing in her
first collegiate match. The Eagles are led by head coach
Sue Patberg, who is 63-19-12 during her five-plus
seasons with Emory.
Roanoke College Maroons
After going 12-7-0 in 2009, the Maroons opened their 2010
season with a 1-1 tie against Milligan College on Wednesday.
In that contest, McKenzie Garst scored a goal late in regulation
for Roanoke to force the tie, while the Maroons outshot Milligan
23-5 during the match. The Maroons are led bt head coach Phil
Benne, who has a record of 240-138-28 during his 24 seasons with
the squad.
Lynchburg College
Fresh off an appearance in the Final Four of the NCAA
Tournament last season, the Hornets will open their 2010 campaign
on Saturday against Shenandoah University at the Roanoke
Invitational. Lynchburg finished the 2009 season with an
overall record of 17-3-5. The Hornets are led by
17th-year head coach Todd Olsen, who has recorded a
247-74-32 record at Lynchburg’s helm.
Matchup Histories
Emory has a 4-0-0 all time record against Roanoke
College. The last meeting between the two teams was September
2, 2005, resulting in a 2-0 Emory win. This will be the first
time that Emory will face Roanoke on the road.
The Eagles have a bit more experience against Lynchburg College,
going 3-5-3 in their previous 11 meetings with the Hornets.
The last meeting between the two squads was a NCAA Tournament match
on November 16th, 2008, resulting in a 1-0 Lynchburg
victory.
Emory Notes
Smith’s ‘golden goal’ on Wednesday was not
only the first of her career, but also the first ‘golden
goal’ by an Eagle in a season-opening game… With the
win, Emory improved 19-4-2 all-time in season-opening games, and to
21-2-2 in home openers… Lauren Gorodetsky
became the first Emory freshman to score a goal in a season opener
since Jillian Brady did so in 2005… Emory is 101-27-15 in
September games since 1993, and 19-2-5 in September since
2007… The Eagles have not lost in 30 of their last 31 games
at the Woodruff Physical Education Center.
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