Emory University, ranked 21^st in Division III, will be looking to advance to the round of 16 of the NCAA Division III Championships for the fifth-consecutive season when the team heads to Crestview Hills, Kentucky for the first and second rounds of the tournament on Saturday, November 15^th and Sunday, November 16^th.

Emory (11-1-6) will open NCAA Championship competition on Saturday at 1:30 PM against Kenyon College (12-7-1).  On the other side of the draw, host and ninth-ranked Thomas More College (20-1-0) will play Maryville College (14-6-1) at 11:00 AM on Saturday.  The winners of the two games will play on Sunday at 1:00 PM in the second round, with the victor of that game advancing to the sectional round the following weekend, the site of which will be determined later.

Emory is the lone team in the pod to receive an at-large bid to the tournament, after finishing fourth in the University Athletic Association (UAA), despite being the only team in the league with less than two losses.  The other three teams each received automatic bids – Kenyon by winning the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament, Thomas More by winning the Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament, and Maryville by winning the USA South Conference tournament.

To view the complete bracket for the 2014 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships, go to http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-women/d3/2014.

Venue/ Ticket Info
All three of the games during the weekend will be played at the Bank of Kentucky Field.  For more information on the venue, including directions, visit the tournament website at http://thomasmore.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/ncaa.

Ticket prices for the weekend will be $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for senior citizens and students, and $2.00 for children ages 3-12.

Coverage
Fans unable to attend can follow the action online with live stats and live video.  The video and live stats link for Emory's game against Kenyon is http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/wsoc/tournament/boxscores/20141115_rzhd.xml.  Links for the additional games during the weekend will be available on the tournament website (http://thomasmore.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/ncaa).

To view the official NCAA Digital Program, go to http://www.ncaa.com/DIIIWomensSoccer.

Emory Eagles
Emory, making its 16^th NCAA Tournament appearance, will enter Saturday's game with an 11-1-6 record, including a mark of 0-0-1 in its only neutral game, and a 6-0-3 mark in road contests.  The Eagles were ranked 21^st in the final NSCAA Poll and 13^th in the D3Soccer.com rankings, and checked in at fourth in the NSCAA South Atlantic Region.  The Eagles are undefeated in their last seven games, going 4-0-3 in those contests.

The Eagles' offense checks in at 96^th among Division III teams with 2.17 goals per game this season, having scored 39 goals during the campaign.  Senior Emily Feldman leads all Emory scorers with seven goals this season, and is tied for the team lead with 16 points with sophomore Cristina Ramirez, who has scored five goals and assisted on a team-high six.  Other double-digit point scorers for the Eagles this season include senior Karina Rodriguez (six goals and two assists), senior Charlotte Butker (four goals and four assists) and freshman Kaitlyn Dorka (three goals and four assists).  Emory has taken 370 shots and 207 shots on goal, good for averages of 20.6 and 11.5 per game this season.

Emory's defense will enter Saturday's game having shutout each of its last five opponents and not allowing a goal over the last 495 minutes and 46 seconds of game time.  The Eagles are ranked 13^th overall among Division III teams with a .409 goals-against average, having yielded just eight goals in 18 games this season and recording 11 clean sheets for the campaign.  Emory's defense, paced by junior Ally Peterson, senior Kaelyn Lucas and sophomore Bailey Plummer, has helped limit opponents to 7.9 shots and 3.5 shots on goal per game this season.  Junior goalkeeper Liz Arnold will enter the weekend ranked 17^th among Division III keepers with a 0.462 GAA and 43^rd with a 0.862 save percentage.

Emory Head Coach Sue Patberg, now in her 10^th year with the team, will be coaching her 200^th game with the Eagles on Saturday.  She has compiled a 137-30-32 record with the Eagles entering Tuesday's game, good for a .769 winning percentage.  During her 22-year career as a college head coach, which includes stints at Division I programs in Georgia and Minnesota, Patberg is 282-117-50.  She is assisted by Rachel Moreland, Caroline Coates and goalkeeper coach Mike Wentzler.

Kenyon Ladies
Kenyon ended its regular season on a hot streak, winning five-straight and eight of their final nine, en route to winning the NCAC Championship.  This marks the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006, and its second overall.  Included in the Ladies' 12-7-1 overall ledger is a mark of 5-5-0 in games away from home.  The team was ranked fifth in the final Great Lakes Region poll, and unranked nationally.

The Ladies have scored 33 goals in 20 games this season, good for an average of 1.65 goals per game, the 198^th-best mark among Division III teams.  Almost half of the offense has come from senior forward Becca Romaine, who ranks 51^st among D-III players with 16 goals, and 72^nd with 35 points.  Another nine goals and five assists have come from sophomore forward Maggie Smith, the only other player on the roster with double-digit points this season.  Kenyon has taken 310 shots during the year, including 156 on goal, good for averages of 15.5 and 7.8 per game.

Defensively, Kenyon has surrendered 24 scores for a 1.165 goals-against average, the 164^th-best mark in Division III.  Goalkeeper Alissa Poolpol has started all but one game this season for the Ladies, recording a 1.17 GAA and a .779 save percentage.  The team has totaled six shutouts, while allowing 11.5 shots and 5.7 shots on goal per game in 2014.

Kenyon is led by Kelly Bryan, who holds a career record of 155-110-21, which includes a four-year stint at North Carolina Wesleyan.  She will enter Saturday's game one win shy of 100 for her 11-years with Kenyon, with a mark of 99-86-14 with the squad.  Bryan is assisted by Kaitlyn Mallernee.

Series History
Emory last played Kenyon during the 2005 season, Sue Patberg's first as the Eagles Head Coach and her fifth game overall with the program.  The Eagles came away with a 3-0 win in the contest, held at the Woodruff P.E. Center.  The only other match between the two teams was a 2-2 overtime tie during the 1987 season, also at the WoodPEC.

Emory Notes
Emory is 16-13-5 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, including a 13-7-2 mark in the seven previous appearances (in nine years) under Head Coach Sue Patberg… Emory's five-straight tournament appearances are a program-best streak... The Eagles' 11-1-6 record is identical to the team's mark following the 2012 regular season, when the team went on to finish second at the NCAA Championships… Emory was also sent to Kentucky for the first and second round of the tournament in 2012, besting DePauw in the first round and host Centre College in the second round, both by 2-0 scores… Those are the only NCAA Tournament games Emory has played in Kentucky prior to this year… Emily Feldman is Emory's all-time leading scorer in tournament play with seven career goals, three more than any other player in program history… Charlotte Butker is tied for the program lead with a pair of game-winning goals in tournament action, and has three goals total in NCAA Tournament games… Her three career NCAA Championship assists are the second most in school history.