The Emory University Men's Soccer Team will head to the 23^rd-ranked University of Chicago for the team's second University Athletic Association (UAA) contest of the season, and its first conference road match of 2013.  The game is slated for a 12:00 PM ET start on Saturday, October 12^th.

Coverage
There will be live statistics available for Saturday's game at http://athletics.uchicago.edu/livestats/xlive.htm.

UAA Update
After one week of competition in the UAA, #12 Brandeis, #25 Rochester and #23 Chicago are each tied for first in the conference with a 1-0-0 record.  Emory and #16 Washington (Mo.) are currently in a two-way tie for fourth place with a 0-0-1 mark in UAA matches, while Carnegie Mellon, New York University and Case Western Reserve are each in a tie for sixth place with a 0-1-0 record.

All eight teams in the conference will be in action on Saturday, with NYU hosting Case Western Reserve at 11:00 AM, Carnegie Mellon playing at Washington at 12:00 PM, and Brandeis hosting Rochester at 3:00 PM.

Emory Eagles
After last weekend's conference-opening 1-1 tie against 16^th-ranked Washington University (Mo.), the Eagles stand at 7-3-1 for the season.  Emory is 3-1-0 in road games this year, and checked in at seventh in the latest NSCAA South Atlantic Region poll.  At the start of the week, the team was ranked 88^th in Division III with 2.27 goals per game and 148^th with a 1.16 goals-against average.  The Eagles have outscored their opponents 25-13 this season, and have outshot opposing squads 199-109.

The Eagles are led by seventh-year head coach Sonny Travis, who has guided the squad to a record of 86-30-8, two UAA Championships and four trips to the NCAA Tournament during his time with the team.  For his 28-year coaching career, he holds an overall record of 380-122-45, the 18th-most victories among Division III coaches all-time.  Travis is assisted by Cory Greiner, goalkeeper coach Clayton Schmitt and volunteer assistant Wesley Lutz.

Chicago Maroons
23^rd-ranked Chicago entered into the NSCAA D-III National Poll this week, following the team's 2-1 victory at Carnegie Mellon last Saturday, which improved the Maroons' record to 6-2-1 for the year.  Chicago also received votes in the latest D3Soccer.com poll, and was ranked third in this week's Central Region rankings.  The Maroons are 3-1-0 in home contests this year.

Chicago has outscored opposing teams by a 21-8 margin this year, ranking 82^nd among Division III squads with 2.33 goals per game and 79^th with a team 0.87 goals-against average.  The Maroons have been led offensively by Michael Choquette, who has scored four goals on the year, while goalkeeper Brett Wiesen will enter the game ranked 51^st in Division III with a 0.837 save percentage and 95^th with a 0.968 goals-against average.

Chicago Head Coach Mike Babst is in his first year first season with the team, after serving as an assistant coach at Division I Northwestern last year.  He is assisted by Michael Madero and Jeff DeGroot.

Matchup History
Emory is 18-6-2 all-time against Chicago, and has claimed a win in five of the last six meetings.  The Eagles are 9-3-1 in road games during the series' history.

Last year, Emory claimed a 4-3 double-overtime victory over the Maroons, winning the game on a Carl Credle header 'golden goal' with just 27 seconds left in the game.  Junior co-captain Dylan Price and senior Andrew Jones each scored a goal and assisted on another in the game, as the Eagles outshot the Maroons 19-13, including a 6-4 edge in shots on goal.  The seven combined goals in the game matched the most ever scored between the two teams in the all-time series.

Emory Notes
Saturday's game against Chicago will mark the Eagles' second-straight against a nationally-ranked team… Emory is 19-21-4 against nationally-ranked opponents since 1996… The team has gone 41-38-12 in UAA road games all-time, good for a .516 winning percentage… The Eagles are 3-1-2 in their last six UAA contests, dating back to last season… Junior Jeffrey Cochran leads all Emory players in assists this season, and ranks 48^th in Division III with 0.5 assists per game and 55^th with five total assists… As a team, Emory is 21^st among D-III squads with 27 assists and 23^rd with 2.45 assists per game… The Eagles are also ranked 54^th in both total points (77) and points per game (7.0)… Dylan Price is on pace to break the school single-season record with 2.27 shots on goal per game this season… He is currently tied for 17^th in school history with 25 career goals.