Box Score The Dominican University women’s soccer team pitched a shutout on Wednesday afternoon, topping neighborhood rival, the Concordia University Chicago Cougars 3-0 on the road.  The win improves the Stars to 5-2-0 in the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC), putting the Stars in a tie for fourth place with 15 points and five conference games remaining.
 
Leah Tednes (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) was credited with the game-winner, as she tallied her third goal of the season in the 15^th minute of play.
 
Kelly Petty (Crystal Lake, Ill.) also netted her team-leading sixth and seventh goals of the season, including converting a penalty kick in the 82^nd minute after the Stars’ forward was taken down in the box.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Sara Stepanovich (Des Plaines, Ill.) picked up the shutout, facing ten shots and logging a season-high seven saves on the afternoon.
 
Dominican held a 16-10 advantage in shots, putting eight shots on goal while the Cougars managed seven shots on goal.  The Stars also held a slight advantage in corner kicks, 5-4.
 
Dominican returns to action on Saturday, hosting the Lakeland College Muskies for a 3:30 p.m. tilt on the Stars’ West Campus Field.  The matchup is part of a soccer tripleheader at Dominican for homecoming weekend.  Live coverage of all of Saturday’s contests will be available on the DUstars.com website.