With first-place in the University Athletic Association (UAA) on the line, the Emory University men's soccer team will play host to the ninth-ranked Washington University (Mo.) Bears at the Woodruff Physical Education Center on Sunday at 11:00 AM.

Coverage
Sunday's game will feature both live stats (http://www.go.emory.edu/LiveStats/MSocc/XLIVE.HTM) and a video webcast (http://go.emory.edu/Webcasts/MSoccWebcast.html).  To view the webcast, you will need to have RealPlayer installed on your computer.  RealPlayer can be downloaded for free at real.com.

UAA Update

UAA Standings

UAA Weekend Schedule
Saturday, October 8^th
NYU at Rochester, 5:00 PM

Sunday, October 9^th
Brandeis at Case Western Reserve, 11:00 AM
Chicago at Carnegie Mellon, 11:00 AM

Emory Eagles
The Eagles will enter the game with an overall ledger of 6-4-0 this season, including a mark of 4-2-0 in home games.  Emory matched its season-long winning streak with a thrilling 1-0 double-overtime win at Covenant College on Wednesday night, giving the squad its third-straight victory and its sixth in the last seven games.  The Eagles are led by head coach Sonny Travis, who holds a 62-15-5 record during his five seasons with the team, and a 358-108-42 record during his 25-year career.

2011 Team Stats (NCAA Division III Rankings in Parenthesis – as of 10/02)
Goals per Game: 1.80 (133^rd)
Total Goals: 18 (149^th)
Team Goals Against Average: 1.28 (213^th)
Shutout Percentage: 0.500 (78^th)
Won-Lost-Tied Percentage: 0.600 (161^st)
Total Assists 17 (95^th)
Assists per Game: 1.70 (75^th)
Saves Per Game: 3.20 (330^th)
Save Percentage: 0.711 (329^th)

Wash U. Bears
Washington currently stands at 9-1-0 during the 2011 campaign, including a 1-0-0 mark in conference play and a 3-1-0 mark in road games.  The Bears entered the week ranked ninth in the NSCAA Division III poll, seventh in the D3Soccer.com poll, and second in the Central Region.  The team is led by senior forward Dylan Roman, who is 96^th in Division III with six goals and 144^th with 13 points.  In addition, sophomore midfielder Michael Flowers ranks 76^th in Division III with four assists and sophomore goalkeeper Jonathan Jebson is 35^th with a 0.604 goals-against average. Washington is coached by Joe Clarke, who is 171-76-31 during his 15 years with the team, and 376-150-61 during his 29-year career.

2011 Team Stats (NCAA Division III Rankings in Parenthesis – as of 10/02)
Goals per Game: 2.6 (43^rd)
Total Goals: 26 (41^st)
Team Goals Against Average: 0.69 (43^rd)
Shutout Percentage: 0.500 (46^th)
Won-Lost-Tied Percentage: 0.900 (11^th)
Total Assists 23 (32^nd)
Assists per Game: 2.3 (75^th)
Saves Per Game: 1.7 (394^th)
Save Percentage: 0.708 (304^th)

Emory is 7-11-7 all time against Washington University, including a 4-4-4 record in games played at the Woodruff P.E. Center.  Last season in St. Louis, the Eagles and the Bears played to a scoreless tie, with the Eagles holding a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal, despite being outshot 16-15 in the game.  Current Emory senior Zach Samuels took a team-high four shots in the game, all of which were on goal.  The Eagles are 5-1-2 against the Bears since the 2003 season.

Emory Notes
Emory is 102-46-21 all time in UAA games (good for a 0.666 winning percentage), including a 64-11-9 mark in UAA games played at home (good for a .815 winning percentage)… After their win on Wednesday night, Emory improved to 4-0-5 in its last nine overtime games… Emory's last overtime loss came on October 14, 2007 against the University of Rochester… Emory is 19-7-16 in overtime games since the 1998 season… The Eagles are 17-18-3 against top-25 teams since the 1996 season, including a 12-5-2 mark against top-25 teams at home… Emory is 5-6-0 against top-10 teams since 1996, including a 2-0 loss to the second-ranked Lynchburg College in this season's opening game… Emory has held opponents scoreless for the last 290 minutes and 29 seconds, spanning the team's last four games.