The undefeated and nationally ninth-ranked Emory University men's soccer team will return to the Woodruff P.E. Center this weekend to face the University of Chicago on Saturday at 1:30 PM, in its first home University Athletic Association (UAA) match of the campaign.

Coverage
Saturday's game will be webcasted at http://go.emory.edu/Webcasts/MSoccWebcast.html.  RealPlayer version 10 or newer is needed to watch the webcast, and can be downloaded for free at www.real.com.  Please note that there is a women's game prior to the men's contest on Saturday, and if it runs late, the start of the men's game (and therefore the webcast) might be delayed.  Live-updating statistics for the game are available at http://go.emory.edu/LiveStats/MSocc/XLIVE.HTM.

Emory University Eagles
The Eagles will enter Saturday's game with a 9-0-1 record, including a 5-0-0 record at home this season.  Emory is coming off its first tie of the season last Sunday, playing a scoreless double-overtime match at Washington University (Mo.).  Emory currently ranks second among all Division III schools with a 0.978 save percentage, third with 3.7 goals per game, 37 total goals, a 0.10 goals against average and a 0.9 shutout percentage, and fourth with a 0.950 won-lost-tied percentage.  The Eagles are led by head coach Sonny Travis, who is 53-9-4 during his four seasons with the team.

University of Chicago Maroons
The Maroons are 7-3-0 this season, including a 3-1-0 record in road matches.  In their UAA opener on Saturday, Chicago pulled out a 2-1 upset win in the second overtime period over then-second ranked Carnegie Mellon University at home.  The team is led by head coach Scott Wiercinski, who is 40-31-12 with the Maroons.

Matchup History
Emory is 15-6-2 all time against Chicago, including a 1-0 loss last season on the road.  The Eagles are 7-3-1 all time at home against the Maroons.

Around the UAA
With one game in the books for each UAA team, Chicago and Case Western Reserve University are tied for first in the conference with a 1-0-0 UAA record.  Emory, Washington, the University of Rochester and New York University are all tied for third with a 0-0-1 record, while Carnegie Mellon University and Brandeis University are each 0-1-0.  Other matches across the UAA on Saturday include NYU at Case and Brandeis at Rochester, while Washington will play at Carnegie Mellon on Sunday.

Emory Notes
Emory junior Trenton Spindler was named the UAA's Defensive Athlete of the Week for men's soccer this week, marking the second time this season he has earned the honor… An Emory player has  earned the conference's defensive honor in each of the first five weeks this season… Spindler currently ranks third among all NCAA Division III players with a 0.973 save percentage and fourth with a 0.117 goals against average… Junior Zach Samuels is ranked eighth in Division III with seven assists, and 11^th with 0.7 assists per game… Emory has recorded a program-record eight consecutive shutouts, allowing just one goal in 920 minutes this season.