(July 28) Sue Patberg has been named women's soccer coach at Emory University, effective August 1. Most recently, Patberg has been the head coach of the U.S. Under-16 Women's National Team. She served as head coach at the University of Georgia from 1999-2004 and was named Big Ten Coach of the Year twice while head coach at the University of Minnesota from 1993-99.

"I am pleased to add Sue to the ranks of our outstanding coaching staff at Emory," said Betsy Stephenson, Director of Athletics. "Under her leadership, the women's soccer team at Georgia had one of the top graduation rates and highest team GPAs annually among UGA teams. Sue has played and coached at a high level with the U.S. National team program, which are impressive accomplishments. Sue brings with her a commitment to academic and athletic excellence, which at the heart of Emory's athletic tradition."

During her tenure at UGA, the women's soccer team compiled an overall record of 49-45-9 and made two trips to the NCAA Tournament, advancing twice to the second round. While at the University of Minnesota, her teams compiled a record of 97-42-9, appeared in five consecutive NCAA Tournaments from 1995-99, and earned two Big Ten Championships. She also coached at The Colorado College from 1991-93 where she led her team to the Final Four of the Division I NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.

She was named as the 2004 Soccer Federation Developmental Coach of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee and was a member of the NCAA Women's Soccer National Committee from 1998-2002. About her new position, Patberg said "I am extremely excited to be part of such a prestigious academic institution and an athletic program that prides itself on success. I look forward to working with a highly-motivated group of young women and coaching an exciting style of soccer."

Emory is a member of the University Athletic Association, a conference of eight leading universities committed to academic and athletic excellence. Members include Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western NYU, University of Chicago, University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. Louis.

The Emory women's soccer program has made eight NCAA Division III Championship appearances since 1993, five times making it to the "Sweet 16." The program has earned University Athletic Association conference titles in 1994, 1998, 2000, and 2004. Student-athletes from 13 states were members of the 2004 women's soccer team.

Patberg received a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1989 where she played collegiate soccer.

(Jan. 26) Emory University was one of seven teams in the nation (NCAA I, II, III, NAIA) to receive the highest award for sportsmanship from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Eagles were honored with the NSCAA Gold Team Ethics Award. The Gold Team Ethics Award goes to any men's or women's team that receives no yellow or red cards all season.

Emory was the only one of the seven schools to qualify for the NCAA national tournament and one of two to post a winning record. All seven schools that received the award were women's teams, six of which were Division III.

(Dec. 10) Lauren Hudak has been named to the all-region third team as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association. Previously, she made the all-conference first team.

Hudak, a junior, missed all of last season with a knee injury. This season, she finished fourth on the team with five goals and three assists for 13 points. In three consecutive "must-win" conference matches, Hudak scored either the game-winning or tying goal.

Hudak is the 47th Eagle to be honored on the all-region team since 1989. (The first honoree was Bethe Segars, a first-team selection, in 1989).

(Dec. 7) Emory University has been honored with a Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The award is presented to teams with cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for the past school year.

Emory had a 3.51 average, 14th highest in the nation among the 291 women's teams honored in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, and NAIA and JUCO for the 2003-04 school year.

Of the top 20 teams, based on GPA, Emory was one of only three NCAA schools to qualify for their respective 2004 national soccer championship tournament.

Emory was one of nine NCAA Division III schools to have both its men's and women's soccer teams recognized for the third consecutive year. This is the seventh consecutive year both Emory teams have received the Team Academic Award.

(Nov. 15) Three Eagles and the Emory coaching staff have earned University Athletic Association honors.

Junior Lauren Hudak has been named to the All-UAA first team, while juniors Jenna Kereiakes and Nancy Wilson earned second team all-conference honors. Head Coach Michael Sabatelle and Assistant Coach Laura LeDuc were selected UAA Coaching Staff of the Year.

Senior Carrie Eckenhoff and sophomores Laurel O'Neal and Adrienne DeMarais received honorable mention.

This is the first all-UAA selection for Hudak and the second for Kereiakes and Wilson, who made the first and second teams, respectively, last season.

After missing all of last season with an injury, Hudak scored five goals this season. Her three goals in conference play led the team and tied for third in the conference. Hudak's conference goals all came in clutch situations for the Eagles, as they had to win their last six conference games to win the UAA Championship. Two of her conference goals were game-winners and the third sent a game to overtime, where the Eagles eventually won.

Kereiakes finished the season first on the team in goals (7) and second in points (18). She had two goals in conference games and scored the game winner for Emory in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament.

Wilson scored two goals in conference play, one of which being the game winner in the Eagles' UAA championship clinching win. Wilson captained the Eagles defense which proved vital as five of the Eagles' seven conference games were decided by one goal, all five of which were won by Emory.

This is Coach Sabatelle's fourth Coach of the Year honor in his 17-year tenure at Emory. He led Emory to its eighth NCAA tournament appearance and fourth UAA championship.

This is Coach LeDuc's first UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honor since joining the Emory staff last season.

(Nov. 13) Emory University was eliminated in the round of 32 in the NCAA Division III national tournament, 1-0 in overtime to Lynchburg College (Va.), ranked No. 10 in the nation.

Emory finishes the season with a 13-7-0 record. After a 1-4 start, all against nationally ranked teams, Emory won 12 of 14 games coming into today's match.

After dropping its conference opener, the Eagles won the remaining six conference games to clinch the University Athletic Association title and a berth in the NCAA tournament.

Defense keyed Emory's success this season. In 11 games since that conference loss, the Eagles recorded seven shutouts and a 0.44 goals against average, the latter which would be the fourth lowest in school history for an entire season.

Emory kept Lynchburg, which came into the game averaging 2.68 goals per game, off the board in regulation before the home team scored the winner eight minutes into the first sudden-death overtime period.

Goalie Adrienne DeMarais made seven saves today. In the last 11 games of the season, she recorded a .905 save percentage with 53 total saves. Her 4.82 saves per game, prorated for the entire season, would be third highest in school history.

For the entire season, DeMarais recorded a 0.55 goals against average, sixth best in Emory history. Early in the season, she split time between goalie and forward before taking over the starting goalie position for good.

In a season in which it played nine nationally ranked NCAA Division III or NAIA teams, Emory was not charged with a single yellow or red card by referees for dangerous or unsportsmanlike play.

This is the collegiate finale for Emory seniors Carrie Eckenhoff, Megan Fox, Lauren Lankford, and Lindsay Murphy.

(Nov. 10) Emory University took the lead early en route to a 2-0 victory over Maryville College (Tenn.) in the first round of the NCAA Division III national tournament.

The Eagles advance to the second round where they face the No. 10 ranked team in the nation, Lynchburg College (Va.), this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Lynchburg. Emory is aiming to advance to the "Sweet 16" round for the sixth time in school history, all since 1993.

Jenna Kereiakes scored in the seventh minute on an assist from Carrie Eckenhoff giving the Eagles defense a lead which they would hold for the whole game. Kereiakes leads the team with seven goals, three of which are game winners, a total that also leads the Eagles.

Jamie English added another goal giving the Eagles a 2-0 lead. Her 55th-minute goal gives her a team-leading 20 points this season, which ties for 10th most by a freshman in Emory history.

The Emory starting defense of Lindsay Murphy, Laurel O'Neal, Megan Fox, and Nancy Wilson played all 90 minutes for the Eagles allowing the opposition only two shots on goal.

Adrienne DeMarais recorded her seventh shutout in 10 games since becoming the starting goalie. In that span, DeMarais has posted a 0.39 goals against average with a 9-1 record.

This is the 15th time in 19 games this season that the Eagles struck first and the 13th time they have won after scoring the first goal. Emory has a 9-1 record when leading at the half.

(Nov. 8) Emory University's first-round game in the NCAA national tournament is this Wednesday Nov. 10 at Maryville College (Tenn.). Game time is 1 p.m.

Emory has won the last three meetings between these schools and leads the all-time series 6-2-0.

This is the second NCAA tournament appearance for the Emory seniors who were denied a berth in 2001 when the Eagles were 17-1-1 and ranked No. 6 in the nation by the coaches' association.

The winner of the game advances to the second round at Lynchburg College (Va.) Saturday Nov. 13 at 1 p.m.

(Nov. 7) Emory University capped off a Cinderella ride, going from a 1-4 start this season to a conference championship and a spot in the NCAA national tournament. The Eagles completed the ascent today with a 1-0 win at Carnegie Mellon (Pa.).

Nancy Wilson scored the lone goal in the second half on a long-range shot and goalie Adrienne DeMarais helped seal the shutout, her sixth in nine games since she moved into the starting keeper position. In those nine games, DeMarais has compiled a 0.44 goals against average. Projected over an entire season, that would be the fourth-lowest GAA in school history, behind the record of 0.40, set by Andrea Pawliczek in 2000.

2000 is the last time Emory won the conference title. The Eagles also did so in 1998 and 1994.

Emory shares the title with Washington University (Mo.). By virtue of the conference tie-breaker procedure, Emory gets the nod for the University Athletic Association's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. The first tie breaker is head-to-head result which favored Emory because of its 1-0 win at Washington this season.

With a 12-6-0 season record, this is the most losses Emory has carried into the national tournament since 1997 when it had seven losses in the regular season. This is the 16th consecutive year the team has won 10 or more games.

The Eagles started 1-4 this season with all five games against a team ranked in the top 25 nationally in NCAA Division III or NAIA. Emory ended up winning three games this season against nationally ranked teams, a feat last achieved in 1998.

Emory dropped its conference opener to a team then ranked No. 15 in the nation. With no room for error, the Eagles responded by winning the remaining six conference games, five by one goal and four on the road.

Emory was ranked ninth in its region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America at the start of this week.

(Nov. 4) Two Emory University players have been selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team for soccer. Lauren Hudak made the all-district first team while Carrie Eckenhoff made the second team.

Hudak's name will be placed on the national ballot for the Academic All-America team to be announced next month. The junior had 3.94 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) as a biology major.

This season, Hudak has 12 points with five goals and two assists. She has scored two game-winning goals and one game-tying goal, all coming in conference play. Hudak was the conference Athlete of the Week Nov. 1.

Eckenhoff, a midfielder, is a psychology major with a 3.64 GPA. She is a three-time conference All-Academic Recognition honoree.

Eckenhoff, a team captain, is tied for first on the team in goals, second in points, and third in assists. For her career, she is tied for 10th place at Emory in points, 11th in assists, and 12th in goals.

Voting for the Academic All-District team is conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Emory nominees represent the "college division" in District 3 which is composed of NCAA Division II and III, and NAIA schools in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

(Oct. 31) Emory University remained in the hunt for the conference championship with a 2-1 win at New York University on a goal with five seconds left in regulation.

Lauren Hudak scored the winner just before the final horn on an assist from Amy Bedford. Hudak has five goals and 12 points this season, both surpassing her freshman totals.

Nancy Wilson, assisted by Carrie Eckenhoff, tallied first for Emory. Eckenhoff moves into a tie for 11th place on the school's all-time list for career assists, one assist shy of the top 10.

With a 5-1-0 record in the University Athletic Association, the Eagles have a chance to win the conference and its automatic berth for the NCAA national tournament. To do so, second-place Emory needs to win its last game, next Sunday at Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), after first-place Chicago ties or loses next Saturday.

Emory has finished in the top three of the conference 16 times in the UAA's 17-year history. Emory has won the UAA title three times (1994, 1998, 2000), and been runner-up six times.

(Oct. 29) Katie O'Brien scored a "Golden Goal" in the second overtime to help Emory University to a 3-2 win at Brandeis (Mass.).

This is the seventh "Golden Goal" in school history, the first in a conference game since Annie Schenck on Sept. 28, 2002, also at Brandeis.

Lauren Hudak tied the game for Emory with a goal at the 82-minute mark. Jenna Kereiakes had the other goal for Emory.

Emory now has five players with 10 or more points this season, two more than last season, three shy of the school record.

The Eagles have won nine of their last 11 games. With its 10th win of the season, Emory has reached double figures in wins for the 16th consecutive year. 

(Oct. 23) Emory University, ranked 10th in the region, lost 1-0 at the University of the South (Tenn.), ranked eighth in the region. The lone goal was scored with less than 25 minutes left in regulation.

This is the first time Emory has ever lost to University of the South. The Eagles lead the all-time series 15-1-1. (The tie was in 1988).

Emory remains in second place in the University Athletic Association with three conference games remaining.

(Oct. 20) Emory University won for the eighth time in nine games with a 7-0 blanking of Wesleyan College (Ga.). The shutout is the team's fifth consecutive, all with Adrienne DeMarais in goal.

The seven goals is a season high for Emory (9-5-1), surpassing the previous high of six goals versus Piedmont Sept. 21.

Goal scorers for Emory were Jamie English with a pair, Jenna Kereiakes, Lauren Hudak, Nancy Wilson, Gail Bush and Natalie Balkema.

(Oct. 17) Lauren Hudak scored the game-winning goal for Emory University (8-5) in a 1-0 victory over the University of Rochester (NY), ranked 23rd in the nation. The Eagles improved to 3-1 in the University Athletic Association with the win and are now in second place.

Adrienne DeMarais earned her fourth straight shutout. In nearly 500 minutes of play, DeMarais has a goals against average of 0.37.

Hudak's goal came off a Jenna Kereiakes corner kick in the 87th minute of the game. Jamie English earned her team-leading sixth assist of the season.

The Eagles have won seven of their last eight games. They have defeated three nationally ranked teams this season, a feat last achieved by the 1998 team.

The Eagles also celebrated Senior Day, honoring Lauren Lankford, Lindsay Murphy, Carrie Eckenhoff and Megan Fox.

(Oct. 15) Adrienne DeMarais earned her third straight shutout, as Emory University (7-5) defeated Case Western Reserve University (OH) by a score of 3-0. DeMarais has allowed two goals in six games as a goalie.

Offensively, Beth Wilson and Amy Bedford scored their first goals of the season for the Eagles.

Jenna Kereiakes added her fourth goal of the season late in the game, assisted by Jamie English. With 59 career points, Kereiakes ranks ninth in school history. English earned her team-leading fifth assist of the season.

(Oct. 10) Kinda Secret's first-half goal held up in a 1-0 win for Emory University against the No. 11 ranked team in the nation, Washington University (Mo.).

This marks the sixth time in the last seven years that Emory has beaten at least two national top-25 teams in the same season. Earlier this season, the Eagles beat No. 17 Mary Washington (Va.).

Secret scored her third goal of the season on a header off a corner kick by Gail Bush at the 37-minute mark.

Emory goalie Adrienne DeMarais recorded her second consecutive shutout with a season-high six saves.

Emory is the first visiting team to win at Washington since Nov. 2, 2002.

(Oct. 4) For the third time in five games Emory University won by a four-goal margin, as the Eagles beat Oglethorpe University (Ga.). Captain Carrie Eckenhoff scored two goals leading Emory to a 4-0 win.

Eckenhoff opened and capped the scoring for the Eagles with goals in the 15th and 81st minutes. Both goals were assisted by freshman Jamie English. English and Jenna Kereiakes each added a goal, leaving them tied for second most for Emory this season with three.

Eckenhoff leads the Eagles with 13 points, while English's four-point game moves her into second on the team with 10 points for the year.

Eckenhoff moved into 11th place in Emory history with 55 points in her career and is tied for 12th in career goals with 19. Kereiakes is tied for ninth all-time with 57 points as an Eagle.

In the goal for Emory, Adrienne DeMarais had one save and earned the first win and shutout of her career.

This was the third time this year the Eagles' defense held an opponent scoreless.

(Oct. 2) Emory University's (4-5) Carrie Eckenhoff scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season in a 3-1 loss to the University of Chicago (7-1-1). The game, held over Homecoming Week, was the first conference match of the season for the Eagles and their first loss at home.

Eckenhoff scored Emory's lone goal after intercepting a Chicago pass. The senior captain has scored her four goals over 11 shots, giving her a shooting percentage of .364. Eckenhoff now leads the team in points and goals. She is 11th in school history in points and 13th in goals.

(Sept. 24) Jamie English scored two goals, leading Emory University (4-4) to a 3-2 victory against University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Katie O'Brien had two assists. The Eagles are now 3-0 at home this season.

Jenna Kereiakes scored the game-winner in the 79th minute of the game off a free kick from Laurel O'Neal and a header from Katie O'Brien.

Jamie English's goals were the first two of her Emory career. The freshman now has two goals and two assists on the season and is tied with Kereiakes for second on the team in points (6).

O'Brien's two assists put her atop the team's leader board in assists (3) and points (7).

Kereiakes' 23 career goals and 56 career points rank seventh and ninth in school history, respectively.

(Sept. 21) Senior Carrie Eckenhoff and junior Jenna Kereiakes each tallied four points as Emory University beat Piedmont College (Ga.) 6-2. Eckenhoff had two goals and Kereiakes had a goal and two assists as the Eagles improved to 2-0 at the WoodPEC this season.

Emory fired 36 shots and found the net six times in the game, a total that ties for fifth place in school history. In addition to the two four-point performances, Lauren Hudak and Lindsay Murphy each had a goal and an assist, and Kinda Secret added another goal.

Eckenhoff's two goals move her into the team lead for goals (3) and points (7) this season. She has 16 goals and 49 points for her career, totals which both tie for 15th in school history.

Kereiakes' performance earned her her first points of the 2004 campaign. Her goal, the 22nd of her career, moved her into seventh on the Emory career leader board. With a total of 53 career points, Kereiakes now ranks 11th in school history and will break into the top 10 with her next point.

Emory is 40-11-1 all-time against schools from Georgia.

(Sept. 18) Kristine Falk had a goal and an assist as Emory University (2-4) defeated Rhodes College (TN) by a score of 4-0 in its home opener. Goalie Amy Bedford earned the first shutout and win of her career.

The Eagle offense kept up the pressure with 13 shots on goal throughout the game. In addition to Falk's score and an own goal by Rhodes, Kinda Secret scored her first collegiate goal.

Carrie Eckenhoff scored the Eagles' fourth and final goal with only three minutes left in the game. Eckenhoff's 45 career points ranks 15th in school history.

This is the 16th consecutive year Emory has won its home opener. The Eagles are now 17-1-1 all-time in home openers with the loss coming in its first season of varsity play and the tie in the third season.

Since 1989, the fourth season of varsity play, Emory is 114-23-10 all-time at home, an .809 winning percentage. Since 2000, the Eagles are 34-3-3 (.888) at home.

(Sept. 12) It was a tough weekend for Emory University which dropped a pair of contests to national top-25 teams. The Eagles lost by identical 3-0 scores to College of New Jersey, ranked 10th in the nation, and Wheaton (Ill.), ranked 22nd in the nation.

This concludes a five-game stretch in which all of Emory's opponents were nationally ranked in the top 25 in either NCAA Division III or the NAIA. The Eagles' first game against a non-ranked team is their home opener this Wednesday against Huntingdon (Ala.).

(Sept. 5) Emory University missed a second consecutive upset of a national top-20 team, losing 3-2 at Virginia Wesleyan College, ranked 15th nationally. Emory led 1-0 at halftime before the home team scored three unanswered goals.

Junior midfielder Katie O'Brien scored both goals for Emory, her first in Emory uniform. O'Brien scored in the first half on a header off a corner kick by sophomore Jessie Dean. O'Brien scored again in the final minute of the contest on a long-distance shot.

Last fall, Virginia Wesleyan advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III national tournament.

Jessie Dean, Laurel O'Neal, and Katie O'Brien were named to the all-tournament team.

(Sept. 4) Emory University beat the No. 17 ranked team in the nation, University of Mary Washington (Va.), 1-0, to give Coach Michael Sabatelle his 200th career win at Emory. The contest was at a neutral site as part of the Virginia Wesleyan Classic.

Senior Lindsay Murphy scored the first goal of her career early in the second half on an assist from senior Carrie Eckenhoff. That is the 17th career assist for Eckenhoff who moves into a tie for 13th place on the school's all-time list for career assists. She needs three more assists to crack the top 10 on that list.

Sophomore Adrienne DeMarais and junior Nancy Wilson shared the shutout, each playing a half. The former made three saves and the latter five saves.

The last time Emory beat a top 20 team was Oct. 5, 2002, a 1-0 win at home against University of Rochester (N.Y.), also ranked 17th in nation. Its last win against a top-20 team on the road or at a neutral site was Oct. 5, 2001, a 3-1 win at the University of Chicago, then 18th in the nation.

Sabatelle's career record stands at 200-79-32 in his 17th year at Emory. He became the Eagles' head coach at the start of the 1988 season.He is the 15th women's soccer coach in NCAA Division III history and the 37th in any NCAA division to reach the 200-win plateau.

(Sept. 1) Emory University dropped its season opener, 4-0, to Berry University (Ga.), ranked 22nd in the nation among NAIA schools. Emory's all-time record in season openers now stands at 14-3-2.

(August 24) Emory University has been picked to finish third in the University Athletic Association, according to the pre-season poll of conference coaches.

The Eagles are coming a 14-5-0 season in which they finished fourth in the UAA with a 4-3-0 record.

Emory received 31 points in the coaches' poll, finishing behind Chicago, the NCAA national runner-up last season, which garnered all the first-place votes for 49 points, and Washington (Mo.), which received 43 points.

The rest of the predicted finish is Rochester (28 points), Carnegie Mellon (27), Brandeis (26), New York (12) and Case Western Reserve (8).

In the conference's 17-year history, Emory has won three titles and been the runner-up six times.