University of Chicago has been on the doorstep of a national title before, but with their fourth NCAA Division IIII semifinal appearance in five tries they are looking to write a new chapter on Thursday.
Two of the players the Maroons will be counting on to help them get over the hump this year grew up a few miles from each other in Delaware County and played high school soccer together at Haverford School.
Senior defender Griffin Wada and junior goalkeeper Will Boyes — both all-conference first-team performers — have been mainstays for the team this season.