Led by one of the top defensive units in the country in 2014, the Emory University Men's Soccer Team finished the season with a 13-4-2 record and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships for the 15^th time in the program's history.

The Eagles' regular season began with an 11-game undefeated streak and included a 10-match winning streak (tied for the third-longest in school history).  They allowed more than one goal in a game just twice in 19 contests, and outscored their opponents by a 31-12 margin.  Emory also went 3-3-1 in University Athletic Association (UAA) games during the year, good for a third-place finish in the conference.

Other regular season highlights for Emory included wins at its own season-opening Sonny Carter Invitational on August 29^th and 30^th, and the Warrior Classic, hosted by Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas on September 13^th and 14^th.  Led by two-time tournament Most Valuable Player Dylan Price (the first two-time MVP in the tournament's history), the Eagles claimed the Sonny Carter Invitational trophy for the second-straight year and the ninth time overall in the tournament's 12 years.  At the Warrior Classic, junior defender and team co-captain Matt Sherr was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

The Eagles also picked up three overtime wins during the year, each by a 2-1 score.  The first two came in the second overtime period of non-conference home games – September 10^th against Covenant and October 1^st against Oglethorpe – with junior forward Sebastian Hardington scoring the game-winning 'golden goal' in each.  Sherr added a 'golden goal' of his own, the first of his career, in the first overtime against UAA opponent Washington University (Mo.) on October 5^th in St. Louis, Missouri.  The three overtime wins matched the most in a season in the program's history (previously accomplished in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2012), and Hardington became just the fifth player in the program's history to record multiple 'golden goals' in a single season, along with John Symbas (1999), Matthew Levine (2000), Patrick McFarland (2007) and Price (2011).

The Eagles were ranked as high as sixth in Division III during the campaign (the team's highest ranking since the final week of the 2008 regular season), and entered the NCAA Tournament as the country's 11^th-ranked squad.  Emory received an at-large bid to the tournament, and was selected to host the first two-rounds of the NCAA Championships at the Woodruff P.E. Center, drawing Berry College in the first round.  The Eagles led by a goal in the waning minutes of regulation, but Berry scored late to tie the match, and again with three minutes left in the second overtime period, to deal Emory a heartbreaking loss.

Emory's 13 wins were the most recorded by the team in a season since the 2010 campaign, and marked the program's 13^th-consecutive year with a double-digit win total.  The Eagles ended the year ranked 24^th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III poll.

The team's success was due in large part to its defense, which finished the campaign ranked 16^th among Division III squads with a 0.60 goals-against average.  Paced by junior All-UAA First Team selection Sherr, sophomore second team honoree Scott Haley and senior all-conference honorable mention Noah Rosen, the Eagles shutout nine opponents in 19 games, the team's most since the 2010 season.  Junior goalkeeper Abe Hannigan, an All-UAA Honorable Mention, finished the year ranked 32^nd in Division III with a 0.635 goals-against average.

Offensively, the Eagles were led by Sebastian Hardington, who scored seven goals (including the team's only goal in its NCAA Tournament match) and assisted on two others for 16 points.  Five of his seven goals were game-winning strikes, the 27^th-most among NCAA Division III players in 2014.  Dylan Price added on five goals and five assists for 15 points, while sophomore All-UAA Honorable Mention Jason Andrejchak rounded out the Eagles' double-digit scorers with four goals and a team-high seven assists for 15 points.

In addition to their athletic success during the year, both Price and Sherr were named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team, for their achievements in the classroom.  It marked the second-straight year that Price had been recognized with the award, while Sherr picked up his first career honor from Capital One.

Emory Head Coach Sonny Travis picked up his 100^th victory in his eight seasons with the program during the team's 2-1 double-overtime win over Oglethorpe University on October 1^st.  He finished the season with 397 career victories, and sits just three shy of becoming only the 37^th men's soccer coach in NCAA history (any Division) with 400 career wins.

The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2014 season:

 

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Emory in the final NCAA Division III statistical rankings (out of 407 ranked teams):

Eagles in the final NCAA Division III individual statistical rankings (top-200 players ranked):