The Emory University Men’s Soccer Team recorded its 12^th-consecutive season with a double-digit win total, finishing its 2013 campaign with an overall record of 11-5-2.

The Eagles narrowly missed out on a berth to the NCAA Division III Championships, finishing in a tie for second in the University Athletic Association (UAA) with a 4-1-2 record in conference play.  Emory entered the final day of the regular season tied with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Rochester for first place in the UAA.  The Eagles would go on to play Carnegie Mellon, ranked 13^th at the time, to a 1-1 double-overtime tie at the Woodruff Physical Education Center, but a win from Rochester later in the day clinched the UAA title and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the Yellowjackets.  It was the fourth-consecutive top-three finish in the conference for the Eagles, and the sixth top-three UAA finish in seven years under Head Coach Sonny Travis.

Emory was particularly strong when playing nationally-ranked opponents during the season, going 2-1-2 against teams ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) top-25 in 2013.  Highlights include a 2-0 road win against then-23^rd ranked Chicago and a 3-1 win at home against 12^th-ranked Brandeis, along with 1-1 ties at home against #15 Washington (Mo.) and #13 Carnegie Mellon.  Emory finished the season ranked fifth in the final NSCAA South Atlantic Region poll.

Offensively, the Eagles were led by junior co-captain Dylan Price, an all-UAA Second Team and all-South Atlantic Third Team selection, who topped all Emory scorers with 10 goals and four assists for 24 points during the season, including three game-winning goals.  The Eagles’ attack also benefitted from the emergence of all-UAA Honorable Mention freshman Jason Andrejchak, who was second on the squad with five goals and 13 points during his inaugural campaign with the squad.  Junior defender Jeffrey Cochran, whose long throw-in was a key element in Emory’s offense during the year, led all Eagles with seven assists during the campaign, including a team-high three on game-winning goals.  Overall, Emory ended the year ranked 109^th among the over 400 Division III schools with 2.0 goals per game, 87^th with 5.89 points per game, and 44^th with 1.89 assists per game.

Meanwhile, the Eagles’ defense recorded a 1.08 team goals-against average, the unit’s lowest mark since the 2010 season and the 127^th-best mark in Division III in 2013.  Sophomore center back Matt Sherr, who helped the backline record six shutouts during the year, was the Eagles’ lone representative on the all-UAA First Team, and also earned a spot on the all-South Atlantic Third Team.  Sophomore Abe Hannigan, the all-UAA Second Team goalkeeper, played all but 15 minutes during the year for Emory, finishing the season with a 1.09 goals-against average and a 0.756 save percentage.

Emory opened the season by winning the 2013 Sonny Carter Invitational, claiming a 6-2 win over Marian University (Wis.) and a 1-0 win over Mississippi College.  Price was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player after leading all scorers with three goals, while Sherr, junior midfielder Michael Rheaume, senior forward Andrew Jones and junior co-captain and defender Noah Rosen were each selected to the all-tournament team.

The future appears bright for the Eagles, who will graduate just one senior from the 2013 squad – all-UAA Honorable Mention Andrew Jones.  Price will enter his senior campaign in 2014 tied for 14^th in school history with 29 goals and 19^th with 66 points over his career, and just seven game-winning goals short of the program’s career record.

Emory players earned the following honors during the 2013 season:

2013 Emory Team Leaders:

Emory in the Final NCAA D-III Statistical Rankings (out of 408 ranked teams):

Eagles in the Final NCAA D-III Individual Statistical Rankings (top-200 players ranked in each category):