The Emory University men's soccer team will open its conference schedule this weekend, as the Eagles will travel to the University of Chicago to face their University Athletic Association (UAA) rival at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday.

Coverage
There will be a live audio broadcast of Saturday's game, available at http://maroonsports.wordpress.com.

UAA Update

UAA Standings

UAA Weekend Schedule
Saturday, October 1^st
Case Western Reserve at NYU, 11:00 AM
Rochester at Brandeis, 1:00 PM

Sunday, October 2^nd
Carnegie Mellon at Washington (Mo.), 12:00 PM

Emory Eagles
The Eagles will enter the game with a 4-4-0 record, following the team's 3-0 win over Berry College at home last Saturday.  Emory has lost its only true road game of the season, and is 0-2-0 in games away from the Woodruff P.E. Center this season.  The Eagles are led by head coach Sonny Travis, who holds a 60-15-5 record during his five seasons with the team, and a 356-108-42 record during his 25-year career.

2011 Statistical Summary (NCAA Division III Rankings in Parenthesis – as of 9/25)
Goals per Game: 2.0 (105^th)
Total Goals: 16 (108^th)
Team Goals Against Average: 1.63 (244^th)
Shutout Percentage: 0.38 (120^th)
Won-Lost-Tied Percentage: 0.500 (184^th)
Assist per Game: 2.0 (53^rd)
Saves Per Game: 2.38 (380^th)
Total Assists 16 (57^th)
Save Percentage: 0.594 (381^st)

Chicago Maroons
Chicago will begin play this weekend with a 5-1-2 record, including a 1-0-1 mark in home games.  The Maroons, who received votes in the latest D3Soccer.com poll and are ranked fifth in the Central Region, are coming off a 1-1 tie against 20^th-ranked North Park on Tuesday.  Chicago features leading scorer Stanton Coville, who is ranked 210^th among Division III players with 0.5 goals per game, and goalkeeper Elek Lane, who is 13^th in Division III with a 0.35 goals against average and 98^th with a 0.818 save percentage.  The Maroons are led by head coach Scott Wiercinski, who is 46-37-15 during his six years with the squad.

The Eagles are 16-6-2 all time against the Maroons, including an 8-3-1 mark in Chicago.  Last season in Atlanta, Emory defeated Chicago 1-0 behind an 81^st minute goal from Zach Samuels.  Four of the last five meetings between the two teams have been decided by one goal.

2011 Statistical Summary (NCAA Division III Rankings in Parenthesis – as of 9/25)
Goals per Game: 2.0 (105^th)
Total Goals: 14 (144^th)
Team Goals Against Average: 0.68 (44^th)
Shutout Percentage: 0.57 (35^th)
Won-Lost-Tied Percentage: 0.786 (43^rd)
Assist per Game: 2.0 (87^th)
Saves Per Game: 1.71 (390^th)
Total Assists 12 (115^th)
Save Percentage: 0.706 (286^th)

Emory Notes
The Eagles are 101-46-21 all time in UAA games, good for a .664 winning percentage… Emory is 37-35-12 all time in UAA road games, good for a .512 winning percentage… Of the Eagles' four wins this season, three have been by shutout… In wins this season, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 14-3, but have been outscored 10-2 in losses… Emory goalkeeper Alex Wong began the week ranked 55^th among Division III keepers with a 0.69 goals against average and 191^st with a 0.769 save percentage… Samuels recorded the 36^th hat trick in school history during the team's 3-0 win over Berry on Saturday, and now leads all Emory scorers this season with four goals and nine points… He currently ranks 110^th among Division III players in goals per game (0.67), 123^rd in points per game (1.5), 162^nd in total goals, and 238^th in total points… Javier Puga, Andrew Natalino and Zachary Rosenberg are currently tied for 115^th in Division III with three assists, and 185^th with 0.38 assists per game… Andrew Jones is 210^th among Division III players with 0.5 goals per game.