Emory University's 2013 campaign came to a close in heartbreaking fashion in the round of 16 of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships on Friday night, as junior Alexa Sharkey scored the contest's lone goal in the 102^nd minute of play for fourth-ranked Wheaton College, sending the Eagles to a season-ending 1-0 double-overtime loss in San Antonio, Texas.

Sharkey launched a shot from approximately 20 yards out that hit off the far post and into the Eagles' net for the 'golden goal.'  The score was the second of the season for the junior.

While the two defenses shined throughout the game, each team also had their chances during the evening.  Emory sophomore goalkeeper Liz Arnold made a career-high seven saves in the game, including a diving stop on a shot in the 31^st minute, and back-to-back saves in the 48^th minute.  Meanwhile, the Eagles finished the game with 13 shots and three shots on goal, including a chance late in the first overtime for junior Emily Feldman that went just wide of frame.

Freshman Emily Matis came off the bench to take a team-high four shots, including one on goal for the Eagles.  The Thunder totaled 23 shots in the game, including eight on goal.

Wheaton, now 20-1-2 for the season, will advance to face host and nationally second-ranked Trinity University in the quarterfinals on Saturday, November 23^rd at 6:00 PM ET.  The Tigers (23-0-2) became the first team to earn a spot in the final eight earlier in the day with a 2-1 win over fifth-ranked Montclair State University.

Emory finished the campaign with a 16-4-1 overall record, one short of the school record for wins in a single season.  The game also marked the end of the careers of the seven seniors on the Eagles' squad – Samantha Bleiweis, Caitlin Clark, Kelly Costopoulos, Lauren Drosick, Lauren Gorodetsky, Clare Mullins and Veronica Romero – who comprised the most-successful class in the program's history, going 64-9-14 with an Emory record-tying four-consecutive NCAA Tournament berths.