Emory University sophomore Merrill Bachouros had her hand in all three of the team's scores during the evening with two goals and an assist, lifting the 17^th-ranked Eagles to a 3-0 win over Birmingham-Southern College on Friday night.

Bachouros picked up her first score of the game and the season in the seventh minute, getting some help from her twin sister Lee Bachouros, who sent her corner kick into the box, where Merrill headed into the back of the net for the goal.  It was Lee's fourth assist of the season, all of which have come off corner kicks.  It was also the fifth goal off a corner for the Eagles as a team through six games this season.

Merrill Bachouros would strike again just over three minutes later, scoring at the 9:56 mark on a long shot from outside the box for her second goal of the game.  Senior Melanie Levy earned her first assist of the season on the score.

Emory completed a dominating first half with a 12-2 advantage in total shots, including a 5-1 tilt in shots on goal.  The Eagles took four corner kicks in the first half, while holding Birmingham-Southern without one.

Merrill Bachouros would return the favor in the 70^th minute, finding Levy on a crossing pass in front of the goal.  Levy would redirect the pass with a quick touch, scoring her team-best fourth goal of the season.  It was Bachouros' first assist of the season.

Bachouros became the first Eagle of the season to record a multiple-goal game.  The last player to score two goals in a game for Emory was Levy, who did so against Carnegie Mellon on November 7, 2009.  It was also a career high in goals and points for Merrill, besting her previous career high of three points (one goal and one assist) during the same contest against Carnegie last season.

The three goals were a season high for the Emory offense, and gave the team its first win of the season by more than one goal.

Meanwhile, Emory's defense continued its dominance, holding the Panthers to just three total shots during the game, only one of which was on goal.  It was the second shutout of the season for the Eagle backline, and the second time in the last three games it has held its opponent to just three total shots and one on goal.  Emory's defense has yet to allow more than six shots on goal in a contest this season, and is holding its opponents to an average of 3.8 shots on goal per game.

Sophomore goalkeeper Erica Stein played the entire contest in goal, making one save en route to her first shutout of the season.  She lowered her goals-against average 0.81 on the season, while raising her record to 2-0-0.

With the win, Emory remained undefeated, improving to 5-0-1 on the campaign.  The Panthers dropped back to .500, falling to 2-2-0 with the loss.

Emory will be back in action on Sunday, hosting Rhodes College at 1:00 PM at the Woodruff Physical Education Center.