The top-ranked Emory University women's soccer team improved to 8-0-2 on the season on Wednesday night with a 5-0 win against crosstown opponent Agnes Scott College at the Woodruff P.E. Center.

Emory controlled possession throughout the first half, but Agnes Scott's defense held tough, holding the Eagles scoreless for the majority of the frame.  However, the Eagles finally broke through in the 39^th minute on junior co-captain Kelly Costopoulos' team-leading fifth goal of the season, scoring off a pass from junior Charlotte Butker, who earned her conference-best eighth assist of the season on the play.

Emory would add on a pair more before the end of the half.  In the 42^nd minute, a corner kick by sophomore Claudia Rowe was redirected in the box by senior Lee Bachouros to Butker, who was able to finish the play off with a shot for the goal, her fourth of the campaign.  In the 43^rd minute, Rowe was taken down inside the six-yard box, setting up a penalty kick that senior co-captain Ashley Kaiser converted for not only her first goal of the season, but the first goal of the defender's career.

The Eagles added on two more in the second half, with senior Katy Kruse scoring her third goal of the season on an assist from freshman Ally Peterson in the 63^rd minute, and freshman Ariana Robin registering her first collegiate goal, deflecting a shot off a defender and into the back of the net in the 83^rd minute.

Butker finished the game with a goal and an assist, and leads all Eagles with eight assists and 16 points.  Senior goalkeeper Erica Stein played a scoreless first half for the Eagles to earn the win and improve to 4-0-0 on the season. 

With the loss, Agnes Scott fell to 5-7-0 this season.

The Eagles will return to conference play this weekend, as the team will head to St. Louis, MO to face University Athletic Association (UAA) rival Washington University at 12:00 PM ET on Sunday.  

Emory Notes
Emory held Agnes Scot without a shot on goal, marking the third time in the last four games the Eagles have done so to their opponent… The victory gave the Eagles a 5-0-1 record during their season long six game home stand… Emory closed out the home stand by outscoring their opponents 27-2, including a 195-14 edge in shots and a 96-7 advantage in shots on goal during the six home contests… Emory extended its regular season undefeated streak to 34 games (30-0-4), its home non-conference game undefeated streak to 41 games (37-0-4), and its home undefeated streak to 21 games with Wednesday's win… Charlotte Butker has now recorded either a goal or an assist in each of the last six games, becoming the sixth player in the program's history to do so… She is one short of the program record for consecutive games with a point, held by Rebecca Krohn (1991)… The game-winning goal for Costopoulos was her second of the season and seventh of her career, tying her for the 10^th-most in the program's history.