The Emory University men's soccer team opened the University Athletic Association portion of the schedule Saturday afternoon, coming up on the other side of a 2-1 decision to WashU at the Woodruff PE Center in Atlanta. The Bears improve to 4-3 following the conference opener while the Eagles fall to 2-4-4.

Neither side could get much going in the opening 45 minutes with half coming to an end in a scoreless stalemate. Senior Alejandro Gomez had the Eagles first real threat in 21^st minute, drilling the woodwork on an attempt from inside the 18.

Senior Peter Wagner had the save of the day in the 28^th minute to keep the game tied at zero, making a leaping save on a John Daniels shot attempt. Senior Joe Beare had another opportunity for Emory before the halftime break, but his shot sailed over the crossbar on a 1-on-1 chance from close.

After being limited on the offensive end in the first half, WashU ended the drought as the Bears broke the scoreless game. Following a frenzy right outside the goal where two shots drilled the post and another was blocked, WashU's Armando Sanchez-Conde finally finished to the near post.

The score remained until 1-0 until the 76^th minute when the Bears took advantage on the counter to make it 2-0. Senior Madison Conduah saw a header go off the post with WashU controlling the rebound and went down the field where Carl Vestberg slid a shot past Wagner off the feed from Ryan An.

Emory nearly got on the board with ten minutes remaining with a flurry of action of their own inside the six. Beare saw a shot blocked before sophomore Ryan Hayes had two shots blocked including one saved on the goal line by a Bear defender.

The Eagles cut the deficit in half when Beare rifled a shot home after beating a pair of defenders in the 87^th minute. That would be as close as Emory would come as Beare had one last opportunity for the Eagles in the final minutes but his shot at the 87:42 mark went high.

Emory looks to rebound Tuesday night when they welcome crosstown rival Oglethorpe University to campus for a mid-week matchup. Kickoff is scheduled to get underway following the women's matchup with the Stormy Petrels at 7:30 PM.