Men’s Soccer Clashes with #20 UIC Saturday

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Western Michigan men's soccer team (6-1-2) continues its road slate tomorrow against #20 University of Illinois Chicago (7-1-1) in Chicago, Illinois at 8:00 pm. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and livestats are available under the men's soccer schedule.

The Brown and Gold enter their third of four straight road matches Saturday on the verge of capturing program history: The team is two games away from matching last year's best unbeaten streak of 10 games, in which they recorded nine wins and one tie from Thursday, September 1, 2022 - Sunday, October 9, 2022. The program record for the most games without a loss is 11, which has been set twice: first in the 1983-84 season and last matched during the 2017 campaign.

In the series between Western and UIC since 1990, both teams have undergone a stalemate with an identical record of 10-10-2. Most recently, UIC has taken control of the series by winning five out of the last six contests by 1.2 goals in their victories over the Brown and Gold. To turn the series tide in their favor, the Broncos will need to lock down the junior duo of Bart Muns and Jesus De Vicente. The two have combined for eight goals and five assists in nine games this season. As of yesterday, Muns is tied with Dylan Sing for 42nd in the NCAA with 1.56 points per game.

For WMU in the final third of the field, the Broncos will look to their offensive leaders Sing and Charlie Sharp, who have combined for 13 goals in nine games played. Tomorrow, Sing will look to extend his program-best record of consecutive games with a goal for a sixth straight game. On Tuesday, in WMU's 1-0 win over Wright State, Sing set the program record for consecutive games with a goal after scoring in his fifth straight contest. Brandon Bye (2014-17) previously held the record of four consecutive games with a goal scored which he set during the 2017 season.

As for Sing's teammate Sharp, he will continue to chip away at Dan Edward's (1991-94) scoring record of 34 career goals on Saturday. Sharp is currently at 30 total goals scored for the Brown and Gold and is five away from setting a new season best in the goal department. Sharp's season best is 11 goals scored in 21 games, which he set last season.

For all things WMU men's soccer, make sure to follow the team's socials on Instagram @wmu_menssoccer, Twitter @wmumenssoccer, and Facebook @wmumenssoccer.

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