ATLANTA (Interstat) — Emory will host Piedmont in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game Monday at Woodruff P.E. Center. The Eagles are opening their season at 0-0, while the visiting Lions enter at 1-0 after a strong offensive showing in their opener.

Piedmont defeated Toccoa Falls 98-77 in its most recent game. Sukhi Singh scored 12 points and added six rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes. Sam Medalie finished with 14 points, three rebounds, four assists and one block in 27 minutes, and Zeki Locus added seven points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block in 24 minutes. Medalie, a guard, is the player to watch for Piedmont after that all-around performance. The Lions showed balance in the opener, with Singh and Locus joining Medalie as productive options.

Emory’s most recent result was a 75-73 home loss to Mary Washington. The Eagles will look to start their new season on a better note against a Piedmont team that has already found rhythm at both ends. Emory will be at home for the matchup and will try to set the tone early in its first game of the season.

The Lions will try to build on their opener behind Medalie and a balanced backcourt. Piedmont’s upcoming schedule includes Sewanee, Oglethorpe, Wheaton (Ill.), William Peace, Berry, Warren Wilson, Toccoa Falls, Brevard, Rochester Tech and Curry. Emory’s upcoming slate features Berry, Rhodes, Guilford, Oglethorpe, Huntingdon, Elmhurst, UC Santa Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan, Maryville (Tenn.) and Rochester (N.Y.). The Eagles will have several home and neutral-site opportunities ahead, while the Lions will mix road and home games during the early part of their schedule.

The matchup at Woodruff P.E. Center in Atlanta, Ga., gives Emory a home opener and Piedmont another early test. The Eagles will seek to use home court and their usual pace, while the Lions will try to carry over the scoring balance they showed in their first game. Both teams are in the early stages of the season, and the game offers an early measure for each program before conference play. Piedmont will aim to stay unbeaten, and Emory will aim to begin the season with a home victory. The game also gives both programs a chance to evaluate rotations and early-season form before their schedules expand. Emory will count on its home setting, and Piedmont will try to sustain the offense it displayed in its first outing.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Emory 87, Piedmont 81. Interstat’s ELO system projects Emory with a 98.4 percent probability to win.