DANVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University men's soccer team upset No. 23 ranked Emory University, 3-1, Saturday at the 26th Annual Bob Allen Classic in Danville, Ky.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Spalding def. Emory, 3-1
LOCATION: Hillside Field, Danville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding: 3-2, Emory: 1-3-1

THE STARTERS
SPALDING: 1 – Logan Spencer, 2 – Jacob Holehan, 8 – Jacob McMurry,  9 – Abdullahi Abdullahi, 10 – Julio DeLeon , 11 – Sergio Olvera-Vancini, 12 – Austin Lanham, 15 – Jordan Bounds, 16 – Jacob Kirby, 17 – Cheikh Gueye, 21 – Zach Fonda
EMORY:2 – Derek Chan, 5 – Eli Curtin, 8 – Sebastian Hardington, 9 – Scott Haley, 11 – Matt Sherr, 14 – Austin Mirabella, 15 – Cody Gardiner, 21 – Zachary Rosenberg, 23 – Evan Floersch, 26 – Abe Hannigan, 31 – Jason McCartney

HOW IT HAPPENED
- SU goalkeeper Logan Spencer stopped EU forward Sebastian Hardington's attempt from finding the back of the net in the 3^rd minute.
- The Golden Eagles made the most of their first shot attempt. Julio DeLeon fired the shot into the upper left corner of the net in the 28^th minute to give SU a 1-0 advantage heading into the half.
- On their second goal, DeLeon found the foot of Cory House who fired the shot past the EU keeper to push the SU margin to 2-0 in the 61^st minute.
- Matt Sherr cut the SU lead to one putting in the rebound off an Austin Mirabella shot to make the score 2-1.
- Jacob Holehan found Cory House for a header in the 77^th minute to extend the Eagles lead back to two goals.

KEY STATS
- Goalkeeper Logan Spencer (3-2) earned the win, stopping six of seven shots on goal.
- Julio DeLeon moved into a tie for first in the SLIAC in assists with three. DeLeon also ranks second in the conference in goals (2) and points (7).
- With two goals, junior Cory House registered his first multi-goal game as a Golden Eagle.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles will be back on the pitch Tuesday at 3 p.m. EST, hosting their home opener against regional rival Hanover College at Champions Trace.