2003

(Feb. 13, 2004) Sophomore Karl Dix finished first in the nation in assists per game (0.90) in the final NCAA Division III report. His assist total of 18 is the third-highest ever in a season by an Eagle. Against Case Western Reserve (Ohio), Dix tied a conference and Emory record with three assists in a game. Dix finished the season third on the team in total points.

Emory finished in the top 25 in two NCAA Division III team statistical categories. The Eagles were tied for 17th in national win-lost percentage (0.825). The team ranked 22nd in the nation in goals per game with 3.00. Emory's 16 wins this season tied a school record and its 60 goals are the most in eight years.

(Jan. 28, 2004) Matthew Levine and Jon Arost were honored as All-Americans by the Jewish Sports Review for men's soccer. The publication chose qualifying athletes from NCAA Divisions II and III. Emory was the only Division III school to place two players on the team. Senior forward Levine has the most goals (14), game-winners (5), and points (33) among the players selected. Junior forward Arost has second-highest goal total (10) among honorees and leads all returning Eagles in that category.

(Dec. 18) Three Emory University players have received academic honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Senior Matthew Levine was named to the Scholar All-America second team.

Levine also made the Scholar All-Region team along with junior Kevin McCarthy and senior Chris Nehls. Levine was a first-team honoree in the region while McCarthy and Nehls were third-team honorees.

Levine had a 3.41 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as an economics major. He led the team in goals (15) and points (35).

McCarthy had a 3.80 GPA while pursuing a pre-medicine curriculum. He was part of a defense that recorded a school-record 0.69 team goals against average.

Nehls had a 3.57 GPA while majoring in economics. He set career highs for goals (13) and points (31).

(Nov. 24) Emory University has been honored with a Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The award is presented to teams with cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for the past school year.

Emory had a 3.24 average, 15th highest in the nation among the 71 men's teams honored in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, and NAIA and JUCO for the 2002-03 school year.

Emory was one of nine NCAA Division III schools to have both its men's and women's soccer teams recognized for the second consecutive year. This is the sixth consecutive year both Emory teams have received the Team Academic Award.

(Nov. 16) A school-record five Emory University players have been named to the All-University Athletic Association first team.

Karl Dix, Anthony Esposito, Matthew Levine, Kevin McCarthy and Chris Nehls were voted by conference coaches to the first team. Chris Scharer received honorable mention.

Levine also was honored as the conference's Player of the Year. Coaching Staff of the Year honor went to Emory head coach Mike Rubesch and assistant coaches Derek Marinatos and Jesus Soares.

Emory had four UAA first teamers in 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Levine is the fifth Eagle to win the UAA POY award. The others are Matt Arnett, 1989, Dennis Jerkunica, 1991, Michael Smith, 1996, and Ahmed Mohyeldin, 1998.

This is the third consecutive year Levine has made the all-UAA first team. He is the third Emory player ever to make it three times, joining Ho Lee (1988-90) and Derek Marinatos (1996-98).

This is the second all-conference honor for Esposito who made the second team last year. This is the first such honor for Dix, McCarthy and Nehls.

(Nov. 15) Emory University was eliminated from the NCAA Division III national tournament, 2-1 by Piedmont College (Ga.).

Matthew Levine tied the contest with his 15th goal of the season at the 76-minute mark. Piedmont scored the winner three minutes later. Emory outshot the visitors 19-14 and had an 8-3 edge in corner kicks.

Levine's 15 goals is the 10th highest season total ever by an Eagle. His 35 points is the 13th highest in Emory history.

The Eagles finish the season with a 16-3-1 record. The 16 wins tied a school record.

Emory set a school record with a 0.69 team goals against average. The Eagles averaged 2.97 goals per game, third best in the school record book. Emory had 69 assists and 189 points, both rank second on the Emory all-time list.

This was the team's first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 1998. The game marked the college finale for four Emory seniors--Andy Goldberg, Levine, Chris Nehls and Chris Scharer.

(Nov. 9) Emory University has been selected for the NCAA Division III national men's soccer tournament. The Eagles (16-2-1) received one of four at-large sports nationally for the 44-team tournament.

Emory hosts a four-team regional this Saturday and Sunday. Emory plays at 1:30 pm Saturday against the winner of Wednesday's game between Piedmont (Ga.) and Greensboro (N.C.). That follows an 11 am game involving Trinity (Texas) and Ozarks (Ark.). If Emory wins Saturday, it plays in the regional final Sunday at 1 pm.

All games take place at the George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center on the Emory campus. Parking is free. The NCAA requires admission charges of $6 for adults, $3 for students with ID, and $2 for children ages 3-12.

Emory was ranked No. 3 in the nation in last week's coaches poll. The Eagles, coached by Mike Rubesch, are making their first NCAA appearance since 1998.

(Nov. 8) In a matchup of national top-10 teams, No. 3 Emory University lost 1-0 to No. 7 Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.).

Emory finishes the regular season with a 16-2-1 record. The 16 wins ties a school record last accomplished in 1991.

With the win, Carnegie wins the conference title and an automatic berth to the NCAA national tournament while Emory must hope for one of four national at-large spots for the 44-team tournament.

The Eagles outshot the visitors 14-6 today. Emory outshot the opposition in every game this season with the exception of the opener when the shots at goal were even.

The game was prefaced with a Senior Day salute to Andy Goldberg, Matthew Levine, Chris Nehls and Chris Scharer.

(Nov. 7) Three Emory University players--goalie Rohit Agarwal, defender Kevin McCarthy and forward Matthew Levine--have been selected to the Academic All-District first team for men's soccer. Their names go on the national ballot for the Academic All-America team.

Agarwal, a sophomore, had a 3.78 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale) while majoring in political science. He has made the Emory Dean's List, which recognizes students in the top 20 percent of their class.

In his first season as starting goalie, Agarwal is 28th in the nation for best goals against average in NCAA Division III. He is on pace to finish with the second lowest GAA in school history.

McCarthy had a 3.80 cumulative GPA. The junior is majoring in biology with a minor in Russian. He has made the Emory Dean's List, which recognizes students in the top 20 percent of their class.

In his three years at Emory, McCarthy has started every game, 52 and counting. His defensive play has helped Emory rank 24th in the nation in team defense this season.

Levine, an economics major, carried a 3.41 cumulative GPA. He received Conference All-Academic Recognition the last three years.

Levine ranks 17th in the nation in Division III for most goals this season and 19th for points. He is second in school history for career points and third in career goals.

This is the first time Emory has ever had more than one all-district honoree in the same year. The last player to go on to make the Academic All-America team was John Symbas in 1999.

Voting for the Academic All-District team is conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Emory nominees represent the "college division" in District 3 which is composed of NCAA Division II and III, and NAIA schools in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

(Nov. 2) Emory University tied a school record with its 16th win of the season, 3-1 against New York University. The Eagles scored three times in the second half.

Emory, ranked No. 3 in the nation, matched the 16 wins first achieved in 1984 and equaled in 1989 and 1991. The Eagles could break the record in their regular-season finale next week.

Jon Arost tied the game two minutes into the second half with an assist from Karl Dix. The goal was Arost's 10th of the season giving Emory three 10-goal scorers this season (Matthew Levine has 14, Chris Nehls 13). That ties a school record accomplished in 1984, 1991 and 1996.

Dix's assist was his 17th of the season, third best in Emory history and two shy of All-American Ahmed Mohyeldin for second place. Dix also scored the insurance goal at the 80-minute mark, increasing his season point total to 29, tying him for 20th place on Emory's all-time season list. (Dix is tied with teammate Andy Goldberg who had 29 points in 2001 and James Doran who did so in 1994.)

Goalie Rohit Agarwal and the defensive backfield of Alex Grigalunas, Tyler Gordon, Matthew Kaufman and Kevin McCarthy continued their pace to break the school record for lowest goals against average. The defense has yielded 0.60 goals per game, ahead of the current record of 0.73 in 1995. Emory's 11 goals allowed is two shy of the record of 13 in 1984 (the latter set in a 21-game schedule).

An Emory win next week would clinch a share of the conference title, its sixth one since the University Athletic Association began soccer in 1987. An outright conference title would give Emory the automatic berth for the NCAA tournament.

Otherwise, the Eagles must hope for one of the four at-large spots nationwide for the 44-team NCAA national tournament. The Emory women's soccer team had a 17-1-1 record and a No. 6 national ranking in 2001 but was passed over by the NCAA selection committee.

(Oct. 31) Chris Nehls scored two goals and assisted on two others to help Emory University to a 6-1 win against Brandeis University (Mass.).

Nehls raised his season goal total to 13, marking the 15th time in school history an Eagle has attained that total. He has 31 points, good for 18th place on the Emory all-time list for points in a season.

Karl Dix scored one goal and added two assists to increase his season point total to 26.

He has 16 assists this season, third highest in school history. Dix needs three assists to tie former All-American Ahmed Mohyeldin (1997-98) for second place. Dix began the week fifth in the nation for most assists among NCAA Division III players this season.

Chad Chambers scored twice in the game's final seven minutes. He has three goals in his last three games, all of them assisted by Nehls.

This is the seventh time Emory has ever scored six or more goals in a conference game. The last time also was against Brandeis on Oct. 2, 1999.

Emory has scored 56 goals this season, equaling its total of last season, with two more regular season games to play. In four years, the Eagles have progressively increased their goal output from 28 to 41 to 56 and now 56, again.

This was Emory's first conference game since suffering its only loss this season, at Rochester.

The Eagles improve their record to 15-1-1 this season, one win shy of the school record set in 1984 and equaled in 1989 and 1991. The 1998 team also won 15 games. All four of those teams made the NCAA national tournaments.

(Oct. 26) Emory University picked up its 14th win of the season, 3-0 at Huntingdon College (Ala.).

This is the ninth time in school history that the Eagles have racked up 14 or more wins in a season. Of the previous eight, six of them resulted in an NCAA national tournament berth.

With three games left, Emory has a chance to tie the school record of 16 wins in a season, set in 1984 and equaled in 1989 and 1991.

Chris Nehls scored two goals raising his season total to 11. This is his third multi-goal game of the season.

Nehls becomes the 14th player in school history to score 11 or more in a season. Teammates Matthew Levine (2001, 2002, 2003) and Andy Goldberg (2001) also are members of this club.

Jon Arost also scored today, his eighth of the season. He assisted on Nehls' first goal.

Emory outshot the home team 19-6. Goalie Rohit Agarwal picked up his fourth shutout of the season.

(Oct. 24) Emory University defeated University of the South (Tenn.), 3-1, improving its record to 13-1-1 on the season.

Matthew Levine scored the game-winning goal against Sewanee, bringing his team-leading goal total to 14 for the season.

Chad Chambers scored on an assist from Chris Nehls with three minutes left in the game, and two minutes after Sewanee pulled within one goal.

Goalie Rohit Agarwal had nine saves, his highest total for the season.

Emory, ranked No. 4 in the nation, outshot Sewanee 16-12.

(Oct. 19) Emory University suffered its first loss of the season, 2-0 at University of Rochester (N.Y.).

The Eagles, ranked No. 2 in the nation, saw their school-record best start end at 12-0-1.

Emory outshot the home team, 18-11. Goalie Rohit Agarwal made six saves.

Both goals came within two minutes of the start of each half. This was the first time Emory gave up more than one goal in a game.

Emory had allowed six goals in the previous 13 games. The Eagles began the week with the 19th lowest goals against average in the nation.

(Oct. 17) Emory University, ranked No. 2 in the nation, improved its unbeaten record to 12-0-1 with a 4-0 road win at Case Western Reserve University (Ohio).

Chris Nehls scored a pair of goals six minutes apart in the second half to turn a 1-0 game into a 3-0 score.

This is the second time this season Nehls scored a pair in one game. He also did so against Methodist (N.C.) Sept. 14.

Nehls improved his season totals to nine goals and 20 points. In his previous three seasons combined, the senior had six goals and 22 points.

Jeff Alexander scored his first of the season, and the eventual winner, late in the first half. Andy Goldberg had the final goal, his second of the year, late in the game.

The shutout, shared by Rohit Agarwal and Eliot Stein, was the team's seventh of the seaon, one more than all of last season. Emory is 19th in the nation in lowest team goals against average.

The Eagles also are 17th in team offense. For the game, Emory outshot the home team, 15-4.

Emory is one of five unbeaten teams left in the nation in Division III at the start of this week.

(Oct. 14) Emory University has moved up to No. 2 in the national rankings. This is the highest ranking in school history.

Emory is one of four undefeated teams listed in the national top-25 poll conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association.

The Eagles are to an 11-0-1 start, the best in school history.

(Oct. 11) Emory University, ranked No. 3 in the nation, remained unbeaten with a 0-0 overtime tie against Washington University (Mo.).

The Eagles outshot the opposition, 15-3. Emory did not yield a shot at goal in the first 36 minutes of the first half and the first 41 minutes of the second half.

This is Emory's second consecutive overtime game. Earlier in the week, the Eagles beat Maryville (Tenn.), 2-1, in overtime.

The 11-0-1 start for Emory is the best in school history.

(Oct. 7) Chris Nehls scored a "Golden Goal" to help Emory University remain unbeaten with a 2-1 overtime win against Maryville College (Tenn.). Nehls scored 56 seconds into the extra period with an assist from Karl Dix.

The last Emory golden goal also was against Maryville, last November 5 when Andy Goldberg did the honors for Emory. The last Emory golden goal at home also was by Nehls, last October 5 against Rochester (N.Y.).

The goal was Nehls' seventh of the season, a career high. He and Dix are tied for second on the team with 16 points this season.

Dix put Emory on the board early in the opening stanza with his fourth marker of the year at 2:14. He was assisted by Matthew Levine and Jacques Edeline.

Levine has now recorded a point in all 11 games this season, although this was the first game in which he did not score a goal. He leads the team with 31 points.

The trio of Levine, Nehls and Dix have combined for 63 points this season, just more than half of the team's points.

Emory is now 11-0 for the second time in school history, the other being 1965. The Eagles, ranked No. 3 in the nation, could go to 12-0 for the first time ever if they win their conference match at home Saturday against Washington (Mo.).

(Oct. 4) Emory University opened its conference schedule with a 3-1 win at the University of Chicago.

The Eagles, ranked No. 3 in the nation, improve their record to 10-0 for the second time in school history. The other was 1965.

The victory also was Emory's seventh consecutive on the road, extending its school record. It was a reversal of last year's meeting between these two schools, a 3-1 Chicago win in Atlanta.

Trailing 1-0 on an early second-half goal, Anthony Esposito tied the score for Emory with a penalty kick at 52 minutes. With the goal, his first of the season, Esposito tied his personal high of nine points in a season, set his freshman year in 18 games. He came into the contest tied for 19th in the nation for most assists.

Matthew Levine tallied the game-winning goal at 63 minutes. He extended his consecutive point-scoring streak to 10 games. The goal was Levine's 13th of the season.

Levine added an assist on Emory's third goal. That left him three goals shy of James Doran (1993-96) for second place on the school's career goal list and three points shy of Doran for second in Emory career points.

The insurance goal was scored by Chris Nehls at 83 minutes. It was Nehls' sixth of the season. He has surpassed his previous season high of four goals, set last season.

Shots at goal were three apiece in the first half but Emory had a 7-4 edge after the intermission.

The Eagles have outscored opponents 38-5 this season, compared to 29-14 after 10 games last season.

Emory is one of nine unbeaten teams natiownide this season in NCAA Division III.

(Oct. 3) Several Emory University players are ranked among the national leaders in several categories of the current NCAA Division III statistical report.

Leading the way is senior forward Matthew Levine, ranking eighth in goals per game with 12 in nine games, and ninth in the nation in points per game with 27 in the first nine games. Levine has scored in every game this season, and has already matched his career high for goals in a season set last year. He ranks third all-time in the school's lists for career goals and points.

Tied for 19th in the nation in assists per game are junior Anthony Esposito and freshman Karl Dix. Both players tallied seven assists in the first nine games. Esposito already has surpassed his assist total from last year and matched his career high set his freshman year.

Goalie Rohit Agarwal, in his first year starting at Emory, ranks 20th in the nation in goals against average (0.48).

(Sept. 29) Emory University has moved up to No. 3 in the national rankings. This matches the previous high in school history first achieved in the 1989 season.

The 1989 squad won Emory's first conference title, made the NCAA tournament where it lost its first game to Greensboro (N.C.) to finish with a 16-4 record.

The 2003 Eagles are 9-0 heading into their conference opener this weekend at Chicago. Emory was picked to finish fourth in the University Athletic Association, according to the coaches' pre-season poll.

(Sept. 28) Emory University broke a school record with its sixth consecutive road victory, a 5-1 win at Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.).

The win extended Emory's perfect record to 9-0 for the second time since 1982. The 1992 team also started out 9-0 on its way to a 14-4-1 record.

Jacques Edeline had one goal and two assists. Karl Dix contributed one goal and one assist. Anthony Esposito picked up an assist to tie Dix for the team lead with seven this season.

Matthew Levine extended his goal-scoring streak to nine consecutive games with his 12th of the season. He needs four more goals to tie for second place in the Emory record book for career goals and six more points to tie for second in career points.

Other goal scorers were Chad Chambers with his second of the season and Brice Strickland with his first.

Emory was ranked No. 4 in this week's national coaches poll.

(Sept. 24) Emory University tied a school record with its fifth consecutive road win, a 5-0 decision at Erskine (S.C.), an NCAA Division II school.

Jacques Edeline, Chad Chambers, Jon Arost, Matthew Levine and Chris Nehls scored for the Eagles.

For Levine, it was his 11th goal of the season. He has scored in all eight games this season. Arost picked up his seventh marker of the year and Nehls his fifth.

With 30 goals thus far, the team already has surpassed its season total of 28 for 2000 when the current seniors were freshmen. Emory's five defensive shutouts equals its total for all of 2000.

Emory improves to 8-0 for the third time since 1988 which leaves it two shy of the school record for consecutive wins.

The Eagles also had five-game road win streaks during the 1985 and 1989 seasons.

(Sept. 22) Emory University has vaulted to No. 4 in the national rankings. Emory also has moved up to No. 1 in the regional rankings. The boost comes after beating the No. 6 ranked team in the nation, Greensboro (N.C.), last weekend.

This matches the second-highest ranking in school history, accomplished on two other occasions. The Eagles were No. 4 in the nation in the Oct. 7, 1996 poll when they were 8-0-1. They also were ranked No. 4 in the Oct. 4, 1999 poll with a 7-0-1 record. This year's team stands at 7-0 prior to its match at Erskine.

Last week, Emory was unranked in the national poll and No. 7 in the regional rankings. Going back to the start of the 1994 season, this is the biggest jump in the national poll during the regular season by any school, namely going from unranked one week to the top four the next week.

This is Emory's first time in the national top 25 since Oct. 11, 1999, when the Eagles were No. 6 in the nation. That also is the last time Emory was No. 1 in the region.

Emory now attempts to improve its record to 8-0 under Coach Mike Rubesch for the third time in school history.

(Sept. 20) Emory University scored three times in the second half to pull out a 3-1 win against nationally ranked Greensboro College (N.C.). The Eagles improve to 7-0 for the third time ever under Coach Mike Rubesch, who took over in 1988.

Emory entered the game ranked No. 7 in the South region while Greensboro was No. 1 in the region and No. 6 in the nation. This is the fourth time Emory has beaten Greensboro while the latter was nationally ranked.

In 1993, Emory was a 4-1 winner against No. 20 Greensboro. In 1998, Emory won 5-4 against a squad ranked No. 18 in the nation. In 2000, Emory went to overtime to win 3-2 against the No. 4 team in the nation.

Matthew Levine extended his goal scoring streak to seven games with a pair in today's contest giving him 10 for the season. He started the week ranked 17th in the nation in points and 19th in goals. Since then, Levine scored twice against Oglethorpe and added two more today.

Levine moves into third place on the school's all-time list with 107 career points, surpassing Dennis Jerkunica (1989-92). He now has 44 career goals breaking a tie with Jerkunica for third place in the school record book.

Levine tied the game at 53 minutes on assists from Karl Dix and Brandon Rust. The assist was Dix's fifth in seven games this season.

Dix then scored the go-ahead goal, assisted by Rust, at 76 minutes. That came a few minutes after Levine missed a penalty kick. The PK resulted from a breakaway foul that precipitated a red card and the home team playing a man short the rest of the game.

Levine atoned for the miss with the insurance goal at 86 minutes set up by Andy Goldberg.

Emory outshot the home team 13-8. Goalie Rohit Agarwal made three saves for Emory.

(Sept. 17) Matthew Levine scored two goals to help Emory University to a 3-0 win against Oglethorpe (Ga.). Jon Arost also scored for Emory and added an assist.

With the win, the Eagles are 6-0 for the third time under Coach Mike Rubesch.

Levine scored 12 minutes into the contest, set up by Arost and Anthony Esposito. In the first NCAA national statistical report, published earlier this week, Esposito was third in the nation for assists.

Levine scored again five minutes later on a pass from Tyler Gordon. Levine had a chance for a hat trick about eight minutes later but hit the crossbar. Prior to tonight, he ranked 17th in the nation for points.

Arost scored at 58 minutes with help from Andrew Chern and Karl Dix. Arost and Levine were tied for 19th place in the nation among NCAA Division III players for most goals scored this season.

Emory outshot the visitors, 20-6, and had a 5-2 edge in corner kicks.

Levine moves into fourth place on the school's all-time list with 103 career points, one ahead of Scott Cahoon (1987-90). Levine is tied with Dennis Jerkunica (1989-92) with 42 career goals.

(Sept. 14) Emory University remained unbeaten with a 4-0 win at Methodist (N.C.). Emory was the only team to win both of its games in the Methodist Classic this weekend.

The Eagles are off to a 5-0 start for the fifth time under Coach Mike Rubesch who took over in 1988. Two of those 5-0 starts ended in the sixth game while the other two were extended.

Goal scorers were Jacques Edeline, Matthew Levine and Chris Nehls (two goals). Karl Dix and Andy Goldberg picked up assists.

Rohit Agarwal and Eliot Stein teamed up for Emory's third shutout this season. They combined for two saves while Methodist's goalies were forced to make 18 saves.

Emory was No. 7 in this week's regional rankings by the soccer coaches' association. That was Emory's highest ranking since it was No. 5 on Nov. 8, 1999.

(Sept. 13) For the second consecutive game, Emory University knocked off a regionally ranked team. The Eagles, ranked No. 7 in the South region, beat No. 8 Christoper Newport (Va.) 4-1.

The Eagles remain unbeaten at 4-0, the fifth time the team has done so since Coach Mike Rubesch took over in 1988. Emory also was 4-0 in 1988, 1991, 1992 and 1996. In those four seasons, Emory went on to make the NCAA tournament in three of them, win the conference in two of them and was conference runnerup in the other two.

Jon Arost and Matthew Levine each scored their team-leading fifth goal of the season. Karl Dix and Andy Goldberg each scored their first of the season. Arost and Dix each also picked up an assist.

Goalie Rohit Agarwal tied a season-high with six saves. He also did so in the season opener against Piedmont.

This ends Emory's three-game losing streak against Christopher Newport. Last season in Atlanta, CNU jumped out to a 5-1 lead before a couple late goals made the final score 5-3.

After four games this season, the Eagles have outscored the opposition 15-2 compared to a 12-8 edge last season after the same number of games.

(September 6) In a matchup of regionally ranked teams, Emory University scored three times in the first half enroute to a 4-0 win against Hampden-Sydney (Va.).

Emory entered the week ranked No. 7 in the South region by the soccer coaches association while Hampden-Sydney was ranked No. 10.

Matthew Levine scored twice to move into sole possession of fifth place on the school's all-time career goals list. He has 38, leaving him two behind fourth place. Levine broke a tie with Harry Arnett who tallied 36 times for the Eagles from 1988 to 1991.

Levine also moved into sixth place in the Emory record book with 94 career points, four shy of Arnett. He is on pace to become the fifth Eagle to crack the 100-point barrier for a career.

Jon Arost scored his fourth goal of the season to tie Levine for the team lead. He needs two more goals to tie his season-best total of six, set last year in 16 games.

Goalie Rohit Agarwal stopped a penalty kick at the 57-minute mark with a diving save to his right along the ground. He picked up the first shutout of his collegiate career.

Chris Nehls scored a goal and assisted on another to give him six points in three games this season. He is already halfway to his personal-best season point total of 13, set last year in 19 games.

Emory outshot the opposition, 14-2, and had a 7-3 edge in corner kicks.

Emory is off to a 3-0 start for the fifth time under Coach Mike Rubesch, who has coached the Eagles since 1988.

(September 4) Jon Arost scored a hat trick to lead Emory University to a 5-0 win against Shorter College (Ga.).

The hat trick was the second of Arost's career. He tallied three times against LaGrange (Ga.) Sept. 19, 2001.

The last Emory hat trick was by Matthew Levine against Piedmont Oct. 18 of last year. Tonight, Levine scored a goal and added an assist. He moved into a tie for fifth place on the school's all-time list with 36 career goals and into seventh place with 90 career points.

Chris Nehls accounted for Emory's other goal.

Anthony Esposito tied a school record with three assists, giving him four in two games this season. Esposito also had three assists in a Sept. 19, 2001, contest against LaGrange (Ga.). This is the 15th time in school history an Eagle has been credited with three helpers in one game.

Esposito set up Arost off corner kicks just one minute into the first half and five minutes into the second half.

Emory ended up outshooting the visitors, 24-1. Emory is off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 1996.

(August 30) Emory University opened its season with a 2-1 win at Piedmont (Ga.).

Two senior forwards, Matt Levine and Chris Nehls, teamed up for the winner in the second half. Levine got the goal with an assist from Nehls. The goal was Levine's 35th of his career, leaving him one shy of fifth place on the school's all-time list.

Freshman defender Alex Grigalunas scored the first goal of his college career to put Emory up 1-0. He was assisted by junior Anthony Esposito. Piedmont tied the game on a penalty kick early in the second half.

Emory is now 10-6 all-time in season openers under Coach Mike Rubesch.

(August 28) Emory University is picked to finish fourth in the University Athletic Association, according to the coaches' pre-season poll.

Emory returns eight starters and 16 letterwinners from last season's team which placed sixth in the UAA. The Eagles were 11-6-2 overall.

Carnegie Mellon was the coaches' selection as the pre-season favorite. The rest of the predicted finish is Rochester, Chicago, Emory, Washington, Brandeis, New York and Case Western Reserve.

In the conference's 16-year history, Emory has won five titles and been the runner-up five times.