Women’s Soccer Travels to Windy City for Two-Game Weekend

Titans open CCIW play Saturday, before playing a non-conference match on Sunday

9/24/2021 12:45:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University women's soccer team travels to the windy city of Chicago for two games Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 25-26. The Titans will play their first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin matchup against North Park University on Saturday, before heading to the campus of No. 9/2 University of Chicago on Sunday. The games are scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.

The United Soccer Coaches Association Top-25 poll was released Tuesday, Sept. 21. Chicago was ranked in the top-10 at No. 9, they moved up one spot from the previous poll which sat them at No. 10. According to the D3Soccer.com Top-25 poll, Chicago is ranked No. 2 with three first-place votes and a total of 831 points announced Tuesday, Sept. 21. The D3soccer.com Top-25 poll is voted on by a panel of coaches, sports information directors, and D3soccer.com staff.

Both the Titans and North Park head into conference play on Saturday. The Vikings lost 3-1 to Kalamazoo College Wednesday, Sept. 22 to hold an overall record of 3-4-1.

The last time the Green and White played NPU was during an exhibition game last spring, where the Titans defeated the Vikings, 3-0. The last countable match against the Vikings was during the 2019 season as IWU beat North Park, 7-nil.

Overall, the Titans and Vikings have 27-match history, with Illinois Wesleyan leading the series, 24-3. Currently, IWU is on a 21-game winning streak that started with a 2-1 win during the 1999 season.

The Titans will see No. 9/2 Chicago after a quick turnaround against North Park. Chicago welcomes IWU with an overall record of 7-0. The Titans all-time record against the Maroons is 8-12-1.

Both games will be available via live stream and live stats. For the livestream against North Park click here and for live stats click here. For the livestream against Chicago click here and for live stats click here.

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