CHICAGO, Ill. -- The University of Chicago men's soccer team puts their four-game unbeaten streak on the line on Wednesday night as they return to Stagg Field to battle Hope College. * The Maroons come into the game with an 2-1-2 record on the season after picking up a 2-0 win over Aurora on Saturday night.
* A pair of UChicago freshman scored their first career goals in the win over Aurora with Giovanni Caselli and Chase Perry each finding the back of the net for the Maroons.
* The Maroons have recorded four consecutive clean sheets, and they have held their opponents without a goal for 423 consecutive minutes.
* Alex Gomas and Evan Kanellos scored the first two goals of the season against Gustavus Adolphus and MSOE.
* The Maroons have dropped each of their last two meetings with Hope 1-0, despite outshooting the Flying Dutchmen 45-13 in the two games.
* Ali Alamery made 10 saves en route to his first career clean sheet in the 0-0 draw with St. Olaf. His 10 saves are the most by a UChicago goalkeeper since 2012.
* Alamery is the first UChicago goalkeeper since Will Boyes in 2022 to record four consecutive clean sheets.
* One more clean sheet for Alamery will make him the first player since Aaron Katimpalis in 2019 to record five straight.
* Jadyn Hsieh-Bailey has taken the most shots for UChicago with 11 during the first four games, including six shots in the 0-0 draw with Wheaton (IL) last Wednesday.
* After Wednesday's game against the Flying Dutchmen, the Maroons will return to their home field for the final game of their homestand against #18 UW-Eau Claire on Saturday.

HOPE NOTES: 

* Hope enters the week with a 3-3 overall record on the season.
* The Flying Dutchmen have won back-to-back matches, outscoring their opponents 14-0 in clean sheets over Franklin (10-0) and Benedictine (IL) (4-0).
* Junior forward Jackson Mindling leads Hope's attack with 5 goals and 1 assist, including a hat trick at Franklin.
* Seth Walters and Josh Weigel have each added 3 goals, while sophomore Michae Wieland has chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists.
* In goal, Daniel Morgan has not allowed a goal in 115 minutes of action, recording 7 saves, while Cooper Hutt leads the team with 13 saves across four appearances.
* Hope averages 3.5 goals per game, having scored 21 goals through six matches, while holding opponents to just 8 goals on the year.
* Following their matchup with UChicago, the Flying Dutchmen will return home to host Grove City and Anderson on a two-game homestand on Friday and Tuesday.

SERIES HISTORY:

* UChicago and Hope are level at 2-2 in the all-time series. 
* The Maroons have dropped each of the past two meetings against the Flying Dutchmen with a pair of 1-0 defeats, despite UChicago outshooting Hope 45-13 in the two games.
* UChicago scored three goals in each of the first two meetings against Hope with a 3-2 win in 2019 and a 3-0 victory in 2022.
* Ricky Kai is the lone active Maroon to record a point against Hope in his career as he recorded an assist in the 3-0 win in 2022.