CHICAGO -- The University of Chicago women's soccer team returns to their home field on Saturday as they host #6 Case Western Reserve University in their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game. The Maroons will be looking to improve to 3-0 in UAA play for the first time since their 4-0 start in 2018.

This year, we will honor and support three members of our community impacted by breast cancer. Dr. Brigette Kragie '13, currently fighting the disease in Spokane, Washington; Sam Greene, UChicago's Assistant Coach, three years post-treatment; and Nancy Brown, mom of second-year Cate Brown, who battled valiantly and passed away. If you are able, please consider donating to a charity listed below or the charity of your choice. 

Brigette Kragie - Click Here to Donate to Compete For a Cure
Sam Greene - Click Here to Donate to Libby's Legacy
Nancy Brown - Click Here to Donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation * The Maroons enter Monday with a 11-0-1 record on the season after extending their unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 2-1 win over #16 Carnegie Mellon on Saturday.
» The 11-0-1 start to the season is the longest unbeaten start to a year for a UChicago team since they started the 2021 season with a 10-0-2 record.
» The UAA has been outstanding in the non-conference this year with a 69-2-13 record and a goal differential of 266-33.
» The top-5 ranking for the Maroons is the first time they have been ranked in the top-5 since September 25, 2018 (#3).
» Saturday's match with #6 Case Western is the first top-6 matchup that UChicago has been a part of since #2 UChicago fell to #6 Williams 1-0 in the 2017 National Championship.
» This is also the first match between two top-6 teams at UChicago since #1 UChicago fell to #6 WashU 2-1 in 2017.
» Mary Stuart Kerrigan leads the team with six goals on the season. Kerrigan recorded a brace in the 3-2 win over NYU and scored the equalizer in the 2-1 win over Carnegie Mellon.
» Indira Naylor earned UAA Offensive Athlete of the Week honors following her 77th-minute game-winner on Saturday. Naylor has scored in back-to-back games, and her game-winner is the latest for UChicago since 2023.
» Ella Cho leads the team with 5 assists on the season after her two-assist performance in the 2-1 win over North Central.
» Amy Reifert has recorded 443 wins in her illustrious career. She sits 6th all-time in career Division III wins and 22nd all-time among all levels of the NCAA.
* Following Saturday's match with the Spartans, Chicago will hit the road for a pair of top-25 matchups against #1 Emory on Friday and #21 Rochester on Sunday.

#6 CASE WESTERN NOTES: 

* Case Western enters the weekend with an 11-1-1 record after suffering its first loss of the year against #4 WashU last weekend.
* Before the UAA season, the Spartans had only faced one top-25 team when they drew #3 Christopher Newport 1-1.
* Case Western has outscored their opponents 50-5 this season, and the Spartans have tallied six wins by five goals or more.
* Maggie Farra leads the Spartans with 10 goals this season. The senior has also tallied three assists for a total of 23 points this season. 
* Ceci Dapino and Jamie Goldfarb are second on the team with eight goals each this year. Together, they account for 35 of the team's 133 total points. 
* In goal, sophomore Ellie Palaian has made 28 saves, facing 71 shots. Palaian has recorded nine shutouts in the Spartans' 13 games. 
* Following their match with the Maroons, Case Western will head to Massachusetts to take on #13 Brandeis next Friday. 

SERIES HISTORY:

* Chicago holds the all-time 24-9-5 advantage over Case Western Reserve. 
* The last time out, the Maroons suffered a 3-2 loss at home. Mary Stuart Kerrigan and Kamiryn Braxton Grimes were the goal scorers in that match. 
* Chicago holds a 10-7-2 record at home against the Spartans, but the last time they beat the Spartans on the Stagg Grass Fields came back in 2017.