• 2023 National Ranking: RV
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  • 6 UAA Championships
  • 12 NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
  • 16 Academic All-Americans

Athletes of the Week

Offense
(Nov. 17) Emory University's Alexa Wahr scored two goals during the Eagles' two NCAA Tournament matches last weekend.  Both of Wahr's scores came during Emory's 3-0 victory over St. Mary's College of Maryland, as the senior scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute, and added a late goal in the 90th minute.  She added two shots, one of which was on goal, during the Eagles' 1-0 loss to Lynchburg College on Sunday.  Wahr, an all-UAA First Team selection, finished her 2008 season with four goals and two assists for 10 points, helping Emory to a 16-4-1 record during the campaign.

Defense
(Nov. 17) Emory defender Grace Lam played all 180 minutes of the Eagles' two NCAA Tournament matches last weekend.  Lam held Emory's opponents to one goal on 13 shots over the two games, including just three shots on goal.  The senior all-UAA First Team selection helped hold St. Mary's College of Maryland to just two shots, none on goal, during the Eagles' 3-0 first round victory on Saturday, the team's 11th shutout of the season.  Lam has paced an Emory defense that has recorded an 0.55 goals-against average this season, helping the squad to a 16-4-1 record for the 2008 campaign.

Offense
(Nov. 10) Emory University's Whitney Briggs scored the ‘golden goal' in the Eagles' University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship-clinching win over Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.).  With her team needing a victory to keep their hopes for a UAA Championship alive, Briggs scored her sixth goal of the season with 4:41 remaining in the second overtime period, giving the Eagles a 1-0 victory.  The ‘golden goal' was the first of her Emory career (the third by an Eagle this season), and the senior's fourth game-winning goal of the campaign.  Briggs leads all UAA scorers with three game-winning goals in conference play this season.  Her play helped the Eagles to their fifth UAA Championship in the history of the program.

Defense
(Nov. 10) Emory University goalkeeper Sarah Wilkerson played over 105 minutes of shutout soccer against Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.), guiding the Eagles to a 1-0 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship clinching victory.  Wilkerson faced five shots during the match, converting saves on the Tartans' two shots on goal, and withstanding six Carnegie Mellon corner kicks.  She finished the regular season leading all UAA goalkeepers with a 0.55 goals-against average, and eight shutouts.  Wilkerson's play has helped the Eagles to a 15-3-1 overall record, and their first UAA Championship since the 2004 season.

Offense
(Nov. 3) Emory University's Olivia Lezanski recorded a game-winning goal and an assist during the Eagles two victories over University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents last weekend.  Against Brandeis University on Friday, Lezanski notched her third assist of the season on a goal in the 72nd minute, securing the Eagles' 3-1 victory.  On Sunday against New York University, the junior midfielder recorded her first game-winning goal as an Eagle, scoring in the 57th minute to lift the Eagles to a 4-1 win.  Lezanski has scored two goals and three assists this season for seven points, helping the Eagles to a 14-3-1 (5-1-0 UAA) record this season.

(Nov. 3) Emory University senior Whitney Briggs scored two goals, including the game-winner, during the Eagles' 3-1 victory over Brandeis University on Friday.  Briggs notched her first goal of the match, the eventual game-winning goal, in the 67th minute off a pass from Alexa Wahr.  Less than six minutes later, the forward secured the victory with her second goal of the game, giving the Eagles a 3-1 lead.  Briggs is second on the team with five goals, 12 points and three game-winning goals this season, and is third in the UAA with three goals and seven points in conference play.  Her play has helped the Eagles to a 14-3-1 (5-1-0 UAA) record this season.

Defense
(Nov. 3) Emory University's Claire Rubel led the Eagles' backline during a pair of University Athletic Association (UAA) victories last weekend.  Rubel played the entire second half of the Eagles' 3-1 win over Brandeis University on Friday, holding the Judges scoreless while she was in the match and allowing Emory to come from behind for the victory. The freshman also played the entirety of the Eagles' 4-1 win over New York University on Sunday.  For the 135 minutes that Rubel played over the weekend, the Emory defense allowed just one goal on 14 shots.  Rubel's play helped the Eagles secure second-place in the UAA, and improve to 14-3-1 overall this season.

Offense
(Oct. 20) Emory University's Shayna Bryan scored three goals, including two game-winning goals, during three Eagles' victories last week.  Bryan scored the ‘golden goal' in the Eagles 1-0 double overtime victory over the 18th-ranked University of Rochester on Sunday.  The junior also scored the game-winning goal in Emory's match against UAA-opponent Case Western Reserve University, leading her team to a 3-1 victory.  Bryan added a goal earlier in the week, scoring in the 14th minute during the Eagles 6-0 win over Oglethorpe University.  The forward leads the squad with eight goals and 19 points this season, and is second among all UAA players with three goals and seven points in conference play.  Bryan has helped the 23rd-ranked Eagles to a 3-1-0 record in UAA matches, good for second-place in the conference.

Defense
(Oct. 20) Emory University's Grace Lam led the Eagles defense to a pair of shutouts over three games this past week.  Lam and the Emory backline allowed just one goal through three games, all victories, while recording shutouts over Oglethorpe University and the 18th-ranked University of Rochester, good for a 0.32 team goals-against average.  The senior and 2007 all-American helped hold opponents to just 14 shots over the three contests, only eight of which were on goal.  Lam also scored two goals of her own during the week, giving her three this season.  The senior's performance helped the 23rd-ranked Eagles improve to 12-2-1 this season, including a 3-1-0 mark in UAA matches.

Offense & Defense
(Oct. 6) Emory University's Whitney Briggs scored the game-winning goal, and made two late defender saves, to lift the 12th-ranked Eagles to a 2-1 victory over the University of Chicago (Ill.).  Briggs opened the game at forward, and assisted on the match's opening goal in the ninth minute.  Early in the second half, the senior broke a 1-1 tie with the eventual game-winning goal, her first of the season, in the 52nd minute.  Briggs made the shift from forward to the backline for the final 10 minutes of play, and secured the Eagles' with two minutes remaining, as the co-captain made a pair of defender saves on the goal line to avert the Maroon's scoring threat.  Briggs' play led the Eagles to a win in the squad's first UAA match of the season, as Emory improved to 9-1-1 overall this season.

Offense
(Sep. 29) Emory University's Joyce Lam scored the game-winning goal in each of the Eagles' two wins last week.  On Tuesday, Lam notched her second goal of the season to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead over Brewton Parker College (Ga.), en route to a 6-1 Emory win.  The senior forward drove the Eagles to a 1-0, double-overtime victory with a ‘golden goal' against Berry College (Ga.), the ninth-ranked team in the NAIA, scoring in the 104th minute of the match.  Lam has scored three goals this season for six points, the third-best total on the team.  Emory, ranked 19th in Division III, improved to 8-1-1 this season with the pair of wins.

Defense
(Sep. 29) Whitney Briggs played over 148 scoreless minutes for the Emory University backfield, helping the squad to a pair of victories during the week.  Briggs played all 103:21 minutes of the Eagles' 1-0 double-overtime victory over Berry College (Ga.), holding the NAIA's ninth-ranked Lady Vikings to just four shots on goal.  The senior also played the first half of the Eagles 6-1 win over Brewton Parker College (Ga.), holding the Lady Barons without a shot, before being rested for the second half.  With Briggs on the field last week, Emory's defense allowed opponents just five shots, four of which were on goal.  The Eagles, ranked 19th in the Nation, raised their record to 8-1-1 in 2008.

Offense
(Sep. 15) Emory University's Shayna Bryan recorded a goal and an assist during the Eagles' 2-1 victory over Mississippi College on Saturday.  Bryan scored the first goal of the match in 54th-minute to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.  After Mississippi tied the match later in the half, the junior forward would assist on the eventual game-winning goal in the 84th-minute, helping the Eagles to a victory.  Bryan leads the Eagles with three goals and two assists for eight points this season.  Emory, ranked ninth in the Nation, is 6-1-1 on the campaign.

Offense
(Sep. 8) Emory University's Maya Vankineni scored the game-winning goal during the Eagles' 1-0 victory over DePauw University (Ind.).  Vankineni's goal, her first of the season, came off a penalty kick during the 29th minute of the match, giving the Eagles a lead they would hold for the remainder of the contest.  The score marked the senior's fifth game-winning goal during the last two seasons, the most by an Eagle during that stretch.  Vankineni's contributions helped the 12th-ranked Eagles improve  to 4-0-1 on the campaign.

Defense
(Sep. 8) Emory University goalkeeper Sarah Wilkerson played 245 shutout minutes in goal over three games last week.  On Saturday, Wilkerson converted a season-best eight saves during a scoreless tie against eighth-ranked Wittenberg University (Ohio).  The senior followed that performance with another shutout on Sunday, making five saves during the Eagles' 1-0 win over DePauw University (Ind.).  Wilkerson also picked up a victory against Agnes Scott College (Ga.), holding her opponent scoreless in her 45 minutes of play.  She has not allowed a goal in 425 minutes this season, recording 15 saves and four shutouts, for a 4-0-1 record this year.  Emory, ranked 12th in the nation, is 4-0-1 this season.   

Offense
(Sep. 2) Emory University's Annie Horn led the Eagles with two goals scored over two games last weekend.  Horn scored a late goal against Guilford College (N.C.) to help cement a 4-0 Emory win over the Quakers. The following day, during a 2-0 Emory win over Methodist University (N.C.), the senior scored her second goal of the season to secure the victory for Emory.  The two goals scored for Horn were the first two of her Emory career, as she led the 14th-ranked Eagles to a 2-0-0 record during the first weekend of the 2008 season.

Defense
(Sep. 2) Emory University defender Grace Lam led an Emory defense that held its two opponents scoreless, and to a combined four shots, last weekend.  During a 4-0 win over Guilford College (N.C.), Lam and the Emory backfield restricted Guilford to one shot.  The 2007 all-American also scored her first goal of the season during the game.  Against Methodist University (N.C.), Lam anchored an Eagles' defense that held Methodist to just three shots, only one of which was on goal.  The senior played all 180 minutes of Emory soccer during the weekend, as the 14th-ranked Eagles opened the year with a 2-0-0 record.