Emory University sophomore Andrew Natalino scored three goals to record the team's first hat trick in over two years, leading the 18^th-ranked Eagles to a 4-0 victory over Maryville College on Friday at the Woodruff P.E. Center.

Natalino scored his first goal of the contest just a minute and 22 seconds into the game.  The play was set up by junior Nao Masuda, who passed to freshman Andrew Jones from the top of the box.  Jones, in turn, sent a pass across the box to Natalino, who placed a one-touch shot past the diving Maryville goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

Watch Andrew Natalino's First Goal of the game

It was the eighth goal of the season for Natalino.  Masuda picked up his fourth assist of the campaign on the play, while Jones, who was making his first collegiate start, notched his third.

Natalino would strike again in the 16^th minute, scoring on a long shot off a pass from senior Christopher Howie.  The play gave Howie his third helper of the campaign.

The Eagles would add to their lead in the second half, as junior Nico Dalton converted a goal off a header in the 58^th minute to notch his second score of the season.  Sophomore David Langton picked up his fourth assist of the campaign on the play, while freshman Zach Brody earned his first collegiate points with an assist as well.

Natalino would then cap off the hat trick with a goal in the 65^th minute off play, capitalizing off a pass from Michael Scannapieco for his fourth assist of the season.

Natalino, who leads all Emory players with ten goals this season, recorded the first multiple-goal game of his career in the contest.  He also picked up his team-leading fourth game-winning goal of the season, the tying him for the eighth most in a single season in Emory history.  The sophomore leads all Emory players this season with 23 points.

It was the first three goal game by an Emory player since former Eagle Patrick Carver scored a hat trick against Guilford College on August 30, 2008.  Natalino's hat trick was the 34^th in the program's history.

Defensively, junior goalkeeper Trenton Spindler earned his sixth shutout of the season, making nine saves, a season-best total and one shy of his career record.  Spindler improved to 11-1-2 on the season with the victory, while lowering his goals-against average to 0.22 for the campaign.  It was the 11^th shutout overall this season for the Emory defense.

Emory improved to 12-1-2 on the season with the victory, including an 8-0-0 mark at home and an 11-0-0 record against non-conference opponents.  The Scots dropped to 9-5-1 on the campaign with the loss.

The Eagles will be back in action next weekend, hosting the University of Rochester on Friday and Case Western Reserve University on Sunday, in the team's final two home matches of the regular season.