GAME NOTES: 10-31 vs. Rochester | 11-2 vs. Case

24^th-ranked Emory University (11-3-1) will look to finish its campaign strong, beginning with the team's final two home games of the regular season this weekend, when the squad hosts the University of Rochester (7-4-3) at 5:00 PM on Friday, October 31^st and Case Western Reserve University (8-4-3) at 11:00 AM on Sunday, November 2^nd at the Woodruff Physical Education Center.

Coverage
There will be a live video webcast of both games, available at http://emoryathletics.com/sports/msoc/live, and live statistics, available at http://www.go.emory.edu/LiveStats/MSocc/XLIVE.HTM.  The webcasts will be free to view in standard definition, with the option to upgrade to a high-definition stream for $6.00 per game.

Senior Day
Prior to the start of Sunday's game against Case, the Eagles will honor their four graduating senior players – midfielder Jeffrey Cochran, defender Carl Credle, forward Dylan Price and defender Noah Rosen.  Together, the four players have helped the Eagles notch a record of 43-23-5, good for a .641 winning percentage, winning at least 10 matches all four seasons.

UAA Update
Third-ranked Brandeis is currently leading the UAA standings with a 3-1-0 record in conference play, and is followed in second-place by Chicago, 2-0-2 in UAA games.  Carnegie Mellon and Case Western are each tied for third-place with 2-1-1 UAA records, with New York University (2-2-0), Rochester (1-2-1), Emory (1-3-0) and Washington (0-3-1) comprising the bottom half of the table.

All eight UAA teams will be in action on Friday and Sunday of this weekend.  In addition to Emory's game against Rochester on Friday, other UAA games that day include NYU (11-3-0) at Chicago (8-5-2) at 4:30 PM, Case at Carnegie (8-4-1) at 5:00 PM, and Brandeis (15-1-0) at Washington (7-5-2) at 6:30 PM.  Other games on Sunday include NYU at Washington and Brandeis at Chicago, both at 12:00 PM, and Rochester at Carnegie Mellon at 1:30 PM.

Emory Eagles
The Eagles will be looking to put an end to a three-game losing streak that has seen the team's record drop to 11-3-1 overall and to 1-3-0 in UAA games.  After nearly two weeks off from intercollegiate competition, the Eagles will return home to the Woodruff P.E. Center, where the team has a 4-1-1 record this year, for the first time since October 11^th.  The team recently moved back into the NSCAA National Poll, ranking 24^th in Tuesday's edition, while checking in at 21^st in the D3Soccer.com Poll.

Emory ranks 137^th among Division III teams this season with 1.87 goals scored per game.  Junior Sebastian Hardington leads all Eagles with six goals, and is tied with sophomore Jason Andrejchak (four goals and six assists) for the team lead with 14 points.  Dylan Price has added four goals and five assists for 13 points this season.

Defensively, the Eagles are 25^th among Division III squads with a 0.64 goals-against average, with junior goalkeeper Abe Hannigan ranking 46^th among D-III players with a 0.69 GAA and 122^nd with a 0.792 save percentage.  Emory's defense, led by co-captains Noah Rosen and Matt Sherr, has helped the squad outscore its opponents 28-10 this season, with advantages of 109-52 in shots on goal, and 247-158 in total shots.

Emory is led by Head Coach Sonny Travis, who has compiled a 101-35-10 record during his eight seasons with the Eagles.  For his 29-year career, which includes stints as the head coach at Centre College and Virginia Wesleyan College, he has a record of 395-127-45, and entered the campaign ranked 13^th among active Division III coaches in victories and 17^th among Division III coaches all-time with a .735 winning percentage.  Travis is assisted by Cory Greiner and goalkeeper coach Diarmuid McGuigan.

Rochester Yellowjackets
The Yellowjackets will begin the weekend with an overall record of 7-4-3 on the season, including a mark of 3-2-1 away from home.  Although not appearing in either of the National polls, Rochester was ranked 10^th in the NSCAA East Region Poll, and seventh in last week's NCAA Regional Rankings. The team is ranked 204^th among NCAA D-III teams with 1.57 goals scored per game and 76^th with a 0.88 goals-against average.

Offensively, Rochester has outscored opposing teams 22-13, led by 10 points from Nick Pastore (four goals and two assists) and eight points from Jack Thesing (four goals).  Michael Shatkin has started every game in goal for Rochester, ranking 81^st among D-III goalkeepers with a 0.893 GAA and 129^th with a 0.787 save percentage, while the defense has allowed the team to outshoot opponents 220-117, including a 104-64 edge in shots on goal.

Rochester is under the leadership of Head Coach Chris Apple, who holds a record of 174-48-37 during his 13 years with the program, and a 193-76-40 during his 16 years overall as a collegiate head coach.  He is assisted by Jack Burgasser and Scott Zorn.

Emory is 14-10-3 all-time against Rochester, but is undefeated against the Yellowjackets at home with an 11-0-2 record at the Woodruff P.E. Center.  Last season, the Eagles suffered a 3-1 loss to Rochester on the road.  In the game, Jason Andrejchak scored Emory's only goal unassisted in the 41^st minute.

Case Western Reserve Spartans
Case, also unranked nationally, was eighth in the latest NSCAA Great Lakes Region poll and fourth in last week's NCAA Regional Rankings.  The Spartans are 8-4-3 overall this season, including a 2-3-3 mark in games away from their home field.  The teams is ranked 77^th in D-III with a 0.88 goals-against average, and 212 with 1.53 goals per game.

Case's offense has been paced by the combination of Chris Cvecko (seven goals and four assists) and Michael Balog (six goals and three assists), while Calvin Boyle has started 12 games in goal, recording a 0.88 GAA with a 0.857 save percentage (28^th in Division III).  The team has outscored opponents 23-14, including edges of 217-206 in total shots and 99-96 in shots on goal.

Case is led by second-year head coach Brandon Bianco, who has a record of 14-11-7 with the team.  He is assisted by Peter Jacobi and goalkeeper coach Chris Black.

Emory is 24-2-1 all-time against Case, including a record of 13-1-0 in games played at the WoodPEC.  Last year in Cleveland, the Eagles came away with a 1-0 win over Case on a 28^th minute goal from current junior Leo Ragazzo.  Over three career games against the Spartans, Dylan Price has scored two goals and assisted on another.

Emory Notes
In addition to the team's National rankings, Emory checked in at first in the NCAA South Atlantic Region rankings, released last week, and third in this week's NSCAA regional rankings… Emory is 2-2-1 this season against teams that appeared in the NCAA's regional rankings… Each of the Eagles last three opponents – Rochester (#7 in the East), Case Western Reserve (#4 in the Great Lakes) and Carnegie Mellon (#5 in the Great Lakes) are regionally ranked… Sebastian Hardington is 15^th among Division III players with five game-winning goals this season… Jason Andrejchak is 92^nd with six assists.