CHICAGO -- The 7th-ranked University of Chicago men's soccer team returns to Stagg Field for the final time of the regular season on Sunday as the Maroons host the 13th-ranked Brandeis Judges for an 11 AM kickoff.
* The Maroons enter the weekend with a 10-1-5 record overall and a 3-0-2 record in UAA play. They have won eight of their last ten games after just two wins in their first six games.
* UChicago is riding a 15-game unbeaten streak, which ranks as the fourth-longest streak in program history. The Maroons have outscored opponents 30-7 in that stretch.
*Â The Maroons have had multiple 500-minute shutout streaks this season, ranking as the fifth- and sixth-longest streaks in program history.
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Max Weene earned UAA Offensive Player of the Week honors last week after contributing to both goals in the 2-0 win over Rochester with a goal and an assist.
*Â Weene also leads the Maroons with 5 assists on the season.
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Ali Alamery won the UAA Defensive Player of the Week award following his outstanding weekend. Alamery made eight saves in the 1-1 draw with #2 Emory, and he recorded his eighth clean sheet of the season in the 2-0 victory over Rochester.
*Â Alamery made 10 saves in a 0-0 draw with St. Olaf earlier this season, the most by a UChicago goalkeeper since 2012.
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Edward Wu scored three goals in the first two UAA games this season with a brace against NYU and a goal against CMU.
*Â Wu became the first player since
Danny Mendoza in 2024 to score in three straight matches after his olimpico last week.
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 Evan Kanellos,
Jadyn Hsieh-Bailey,
Chase Perry, and Wu have all scored four goals this season to lead the Maroons.
*Â The Maroons have only allowed one true goal from the run of play since their season opener. Opponents have scored two penalty kicks, two corner kicks, one free kick, and one own goal.
*Â After their match on Sunday, the Maroons will hit the road for their final game of the year against #2 WashU with the UAA title potentially on the line.
#13 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY NOTES:Â
* Brandeis enters the weekend with a 9-2-4 record overall and a 1-2-2 record in UAA competition.
* The Judges are coming off a winless weekend last weekend in which they drew Case Western 0-0 and fell to Carnegie Mellon 1-0
* UChicago will be the fifth top-12 team that Brandeis has played this season. The Judges are 1-1-2 on the year in those games, including a win over #12 Babson.
* Nico Beninda leads the offensive attack for the Judges with 5 goals and 11 points on the year.Â
* Rainer Osselmann-Chai has added a team-high 3 assists.
* Tyler Correnti has been a star in goal with 39 saves and a GAA of 1.08 on the year.
* Following their match with the Maroons, Brandeis will hit the road for their regular season finale at NYU on November 8.
SERIES HISTORY:
* UChicago leads the all-time series 17-16-3 over Brandeis.
* The Maroons are 6-1-1 in the last eight meetings with the Judges, dating back to 2017.
* The last win for Brandeis came in 2021 when the Judges won 1-0, despite being outshot 19-9.
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Edward Wu tallied a brace in the 3-2 victory over Brandeis last season.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONÂ STANDINGS:
|
Team |
Points |
Conf. |
Overall |
| 1 |
#2 WashU |
12 |
4-1 |
12-2 |
| 2 |
#7Â UChicago |
11 |
3-0-2 |
10-1-5 |
| 3 |
Rochester |
7 |
2-2-1 |
8-4-4 |
| 4 |
#4 Emory |
6 |
1-1-3 |
11-1-3 |
| T5 |
#13 Brandeis |
5 |
1-2-2 |
9-2-4 |
| T5 |
Carnegie Mellon |
5 |
1-2-2 |
8-3-5 |
| T5 |
Case Western Reserve |
5 |
1-2-2 |
7-3-5 |
| 8 |
New York University |
3 |
1-4 |
3-9-1 |