Saturday, Oct. 22
UIC vs. Valparaiso - 7 p.m. CT - Live Stats

CHICAGO – The UIC men's soccer team (5-6-3, 3-2-1 HL) gets set for a rivalry matchup at Flames Field when Valparaiso (8-3-3, 3-1-2 HL) comes to town Saturday night for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff. The game will additionally serve as the Flames annual scarf night, with the first 400 UIC students with a valid I-card receiving a free soccer scarf.
 
UIC was narrowly edged, 1-0, in its most recent match on the road at Cleveland State (Oct. 15). It was the first time the Flames had not scored a goal since Sept. 17 as they put up 19 shots with Max Todd tying his career high on nine attempts. The loss moved UIC into a tie for fifth place in the Horizon League standings with three games remaining.
 
The Flames have acquired 212 shots on the year to place second in the conference, led by Todd with his 47 shots to sit atop the League. Todd additionally boasts six of the team's 18 goals and six of their 16 assists for a total of 18 points, which ranks him second among conference opponents.
 
In conference play alone, UIC has stood above its opponents, winning in goals (8-7), assists (8-6), shots (106-53) and shots on goal (38-23). Todd and Fuentes have combined for half of the goals with two each as Todd owns four of the assists. The pair has additionally taken the lead in attempts with 27 and 17, respectively.
 
Andrew Putna has played more than 1,150 minutes in goal this season and has made 38 saves in the process while garnering four shutouts, with three against Horizon League foes, and a 1.33 goals-against-average. He has been even better in conference with 13 saves and just three goals allowed for a 0.57 GAA.
 
Valparaiso heads into the match after taking a 2-0 non-conference win at Fort Wayne (Oct. 18). It has gone 0-1-1 against its last two conference opponents, Milwaukee and Green Bay, while its wins have been over Belmont, Cleveland State and Oakland.
 
Isaiah Madrid owns a team-high seven goals, four assists, 42 shots and 22 shots on goal to rank within the top five in the Horizon League in each category. The Crusaders collectively rank fifth in shots (180), second in goals (21), fourth in assists (15) and second in fewest goals against (15).
 
Nico Campbell has controlled the goal all season while making 41 saves, earning four shutouts and one shared shutout, and posting a 1.06 GAA, which ranks second among other conference goalkeepers.
 
The all-time series has put UIC out in front by a significant margin with a 20-3-2 record and a mark of 10-0-2 in games played at Flames Field. Last season, the Flames came away with a 1-0 win to mark four-consecutive victories against the Crusaders.