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#10 Emory Defeats Greensboro 9-0 in Homecoming Game

#10 Emory Defeats Greensboro 9-0 in Homecoming Game

The Emory University men's soccer team set a new school record with its seventh-consecutive shutout, and three different Eagles scored two goals apiece, during a 9-0 win over Greensboro College in the Homecoming game on Saturday.

In front of a crowd of 300 fans, the Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half, off a pair of goals from junior Kamron Zia, his third and fourth scores of the season. 

In the second half, Zach Samuels opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season, while Dehmeh Smith and Michael Scannapieco each scored a pair during the frame as well.  Andrew Natalino added on his fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick, while Ben Dhiman scored his second, to cap off the scoring for Emory.

Junior Nao Masuda assisted on three of the goals in the second half, his first three helpers of the campaign.  Natalino, Christopher Howie, David Langton, Dhiman and Andrew Jones all assisted on goals as well during the contest.

Meanwhile, Emory's defense allowed just two shots during the contest, only one of which was on goal.  Emory has allowed just one goal this season for a 0.11 team goals against average.  The Eagles have not had a goal scored against them in the last 703 minutes and 43 seconds of game time.

In the first Emory game over the last two seasons not started by goalkeeper Trenton Spindler, sophomore Alex Wong filled in admirably, earning the victory and converting the only save opportunity of the game, in over 57 minutes played.  Aram Keteyian and Andrew Goldblum each made appearances in goal as well for the Eagles.

The nine goals match the second-best single game scoring output in the program's history, previously accomplished in 1984 against Georgia College and on September 24, 1996 against Oglethorpe.  It was the most goals scored by the team since September 19, 2001, when the Eagles scored a program-record 13 against LaGrange College.

Emory improved to 9-0-0 with the win, while Greensboro dropped to 3-5-1 on the season with the loss.  Emory will now turn its attention towards the University Athletic Association, as the Eagles will play their first conference game next Sunday at 2:30 PM EST at Washington University (Mo.) in St. Louis.