The Emory University men's soccer team fell in its regular season finale Saturday afternoon as the University of Rochester upended the Eagles at home by a count of 4-2 in Atlanta.
Prior to the start of the game, the Eagles honored their graduating class of Logan Steren, Michael Constant, Geoffrey Halpern, Julian Hee, Walker Stebbings, Jaden Emoghene, Christopher Marchant, Nick Carrano, Lorenzo Avalos, Landon Redding, Prescott Bayman and Sharan Dodwani with a special on-field ceremony.
Emory entered the day with locked in a five-way battle for a chance of the University Athletic Association crown but following the defeat, the Eagles will finish the 2026 campaign in a four-way tie for second place as Case Western Reserve University clinched the title with its tie against Carnegie Mellon.
The Eagles fell behind in the first half as the Yellowjackets were the first to crack the scoreboard as Johnny Makula netted the score in the 32nd minute on the feed from Pasquale Carusone.
Sophomore Ewen Robertson answered back in the 57th minute as he reached double-digits in the scoring column with a marker off the pass from Jeremiah Cateau.
The draw was short-lived as Lucas Lee registered his first goal of the season to break the tie in the 70th minute but once again Robertson countered for the Eagles, evening the score at 2-2 in the 76th minute with a header following a Cateau corner kick and a Jack Yough header.
Unfortunately for the Eagles, Rochester scored twice over the final 10 minutes of the contest with boots from Will Fallona and Brennan Franklin to spoil Emory's Senior Day festivities.
The Eagles close out the regular season with an overall record of 11-3-4 and will find out their NCAA postseason fate on Monday, November 9th when the tournament field is announced on NCAA.com at 11:00 AM ET.
