The Eagles trusted no one but themselves to get a bid to the NCAA Division III national tournament. The Eagles return to the NCAAs after a one-year absence but for the sixth time in eight years. It only makes sense that a tournament to declare the national champion should have the best teams participating. Official announcement of tournament selections, pairings and sites is Sunday night Oct. 29. The first round of the NCAA tournament is Wednesday Nov. 1 with regional games Nov. 4-5.
All games take place on the campus of competing institutions.
This year's team could be better than the 1998 squad, says the coach. Defense wins championships. Emory became the second team in conference history to shut out its opponents in all seven UAA games. Emory was eighth in the nation for lowest goals against average in the last NCAA statistical report. 13th overall in Emory's 19 games this season.