ATLANTA, Ga. – The No. 2 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team defeated No. 1 Emory on Sunday afternoon, 2-1. The Bears are 15-0-1 on the year with a 5-0 mark in UAA play, holding first place in the conference standings.
 
The Bears got on the board first in the 23^rd minute as senior Grace Ehlert took a short pass from junior Madi Foley at the top of the box and fired it into the left corner for a 1-0 lead. It marks Ehlert's 11^th goal on the season.
 
The Eagles came out 1:35 into the second half to score the equalizer as Kaitlyn Nimmer took a long pass from Sophia Asiain to finish for the 1-1 game.
 
WashU scored the game-winner in the 81^st minute as sophomore goalkeeper Kassidy Lanthier booted the ball up to sophomore Olivia Clemons, who sped around her defenders and fired a long ball into the right corner for her UAA-best 14^th goal of the year.
 
Statistically, WashU edged Emory 13-12 in shots with a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal. The Eagles had the edge in corner kicks, 5-3.
 
Clemons, senior Ella Koleno and sophomore Kate Martin each had two shots with one on goal.
 
Lanthier made two saves on the day to earn the win in the net. Both saves were in the first half, less than a minute apart on shots by Madison Teng and Emory Bozzuti.
 
The Bears return home for their final two games of the regular season, starting with NYU on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m. The following weekend, WashU hosts Chicago at 6:30 p.m. as part of a triple-header with men's soccer and football.