The Emory University men's soccer team brought its record back to .500 for the season with its second-straight win on Saturday afternoon, as the Eagles defeated Millsaps College 4-0 at the Woodruff P.E. Center.
The Eagles are now 4-4-1 on the season, while Millsaps dropped to 1-5-1 on the campaign with the loss.
For the second game in a row, it would be senior Andrew Natalino and junior Dylan Price keying the Eagles' offensive attack. Emory took the lead in the 14th minute on Price's fourth goal in the last two games, and seventh overall this season, scoring on a shot after a cross from Natalino from the near side. Freshman Nick Schook, who started the break downfield for the Eagles, received an assist on the play as well.
Natalino would notch a goal of his own in the 24th minute to extend the Eagles' lead to 2-0, and run his consecutive-game scoring streak to five. Once again, a pass from Schook set up a run into the box for Natalino, whose shot went past the keeper and off the far post, bouncing into the net for the goal.
Meanwhile, Emory's defense turned in a stout first half, holding the majors without a shot during the first frame.
Natalino would strike again in the second half, going on a long run up the near sideline and avoiding a number of defenders, before finally launching a shot into the net from inside the box in the 61st minute. It was the team-leading eighth goal of the season for the Eagles' co-captain, putting the team up 3-0.
The Eagles capped off their scoring with Zachary Rosenberg's second goal of the season, as the sophomore sent a ball off a defender that ricocheted into the net to cap off the 4-0 win.
Freshman goalkeeper Abe Hannigan played the first 73 minutes, making one save en route to his second-straight victory. The Eagles defense limited Millsaps to six shots in the game, just two of which were on goal.
The Eagles will return to action on Wednesday, traveling to Sewanee for a 7:00 PM game, the team's last contest before the start of the University Athletic Association (UAA) season.
Emory Notes
Emory has outscored its opponents 16-1 in its four victories this season, including a 9-0 edge over their last two games… Natalino now leads all Eagles with eight goals and 17 points this season… He became just the eighth Eagles to score a goal in at least five-straight games, and the first to do so since Patrick Carver scored in nine straight in 2007… The program record for consecutive games with a goal is 10, set by Matthew Levine in 2003… Natalino is just three goals shy of his career high of 11, set during his sophomore year… He has scored 26 career goals, the 16th-most in school history, and his 61 career points are tied for the 19th-most in the program's record book… Price has scored the game-winning goal in each of the Eagles' four wins this season, already tying him for the ninth-most game-winning goals in a season in the program's history… His six career game-winning goals are tied for the 10th-most in the program's history… Freshman Nathan Miles made his collegiate debut in goal, playing the last 17 minutes and making one save.
