16 Brandon Rust
16 - Brandon Rust
Height: 5-9
Weight: 145
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Pennington, NJ
High School: Hopewell Valley Central
Position: M
Major: Economics
Parents: Tom & Karen Rust

Senior (2006):

Rust served as a co-captain of the Emory team, and received the first conference honor of his career during the 2006 season, as he was named an honorable mention to the All-University Athletic Association team.  He was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District second team.  The senior started all 17 games for Emory as a defender, recording five assists during the year.  Rust had an assist in each of the Eagles's first-three games, and four of the team's first five.  Three of his five assists were on game-winning goals.  Rust was a key contributor to an Emory defense that recorded seven shutouts and a 0.93 goals against average.

Junior (2005):

Rust started 14 games for the Eagles, and played in 16 games during the season.  The junior scored three goals and added an assist to give him seven points for the year.  Two of Rust's three goals were game winners, including one against North Carolina Wesleyan, which allowed the Eagles to improve to 4-0-0 on the season.  He converted on two of three penalty kicks during the season.  Rust was part of an Emory defense that had the ninth-highest shutout percentage in Division III soccer, the 16th-best team goals against average and broke a school record by shutting out 14 of its 19 opponents.

Sophomore (2004):

Rust scored three goals and two assists for a total of eight points. He converted on a team-best two penalty kicks in 18 games. In the team's first two games of the season, Rust assisted on two goals, and scored the game-winning goal on Sept. 4.

Freshman (2003):

Brandon Rust saw his role with the team expand in the injury absence of the Eagles' first-team all-conference midfielder. The freshman responded with one goal and seven assists. Rust assisted on the goals that tied and won Emory's first road game in the series against regional rival Greensboro (N.C.), then the No. 6 team in the nation. Rust totaled three game-winning assists on the season.

Career Statistics:

  GP GS Goals Assists Points
2003 20 10 1 7 9
2004 18 17 3 2 8
2005 16 14 3 1 7
2006 17 17 0 5 5
Totals 71 58 7 15 29