CHICAGO, Ill. -- The University of Chicago women's soccer team continues their five-game road trip on Wednesday as they take a trip to the suburbs to battle North Central (IL). * The Maroons enter the week with a 6-0-1 record on the season after a 1-0-1 weekend that included a 2-2 draw with Hope and a 3-0 win over Kalamazoo.
* The 5-0 start to the season was the best start to a season and the longest winning streak for a UChicago team since they started the 2021 season with a perfect 8-0 record.
* The UAA has been nearly perfect as a conference this season with a 50-2-9 record and a goal differential of 197-27 as a league. #2 Emory (7-0), #4 Case Western (7-0-1), #5 WashU (7-0-1), #8 UChicago (6-0-1), #11 Brandeis (6-0-1), and #15 Rochester (3-0-3) are all unbeaten this season.
* UChicago will look to reach their 11th NCAA Tournament in the past 12 seasons with their lone miss since 2013 coming in 2022.
* Kate Bruntlett leads the team with five goals on the year, and after scoring in the first five games of the season, she became the first UChicago player to score in four consecutive games since Hanna Watkins in 2019.
* Mary Stuart Kerrigan and Karena Shah have each scored three goals on the season, and Shah leads the team with two game-winning goals.
* Annabel Edwards, Ella Cho, and Katelyn Gomez lead the Maroons with three assists on the year.
* Kamiryn Braxton Grimes, Cate Brown, and Lucy Harrison-Caldwell have also found the back of the net multiple times this season.
* Sophia Sasaki has been excellent in goal with a GAA of just 0.46 and 13 saves to go along with 3 clean sheets on the year.
* After Wednesday's game, the Maroons will cap off their five-game road trip as they travel to University Heights, Ohio to take on John Carroll.

NORTH CENTRAL (IL) NOTES: 

* North Central (IL) enters the weekend with a 4-4 overall record.
* The Cardinals have played the 7th-toughest schedule in the country this season according to Massey Ratings with three of their losses coming to #1 WashU (1-0), #19 Pomona-Pitzer (3-0), and #22 Illinois Tech (1-0).
* North Central (IL) is coming off a 3-1 victory over Hanover on Saturday in which the Cardinals outshot the Panthers 18-6.
* Jordan Lange leads the team with 3 goals, 2 assists, and 8 points on the year.
* Gabrielle Mattio and Madison DeVriendt have each added multiple goals for the Cardinals.
* In goal, Lily Mattison has made 35 saves and has allowed just 1.13 goals per game while recording three clean sheets.
* Following their match with the Maroons, North Central (IL) will open CCIW play on Saturday as they host Carroll (WI) at 11 AM.

SERIES HISTORY:

* UChicago leads the all-time series 8-0-1 over North Central (IL) and holds a perfect 3-0 record in Naperville.
* The lone result the Cardinals have picked up against the Maroons came in the 2023 NCAA Tournament when the teams drew 1-1 before UChicago won 5-4 in penalty kicks.
* UChicago picked up a 4-3 victory last season with goals in the 83rd and 87th minute by Mary Stuart Kerrigan and Katelyn Gomez to complete the comeback.
* Katelyn Gomez has been a Cardinal killer in her career with three goals in the last two games against North Central (IL), including a brace in last season's 4-3 victory that included the 87th-minute game-winner.