The Dominican University men's soccer team dominated possession and outshot the Concordia University Chicago Cougars 25-8, but came out on the wrong end of a 1-0 decision to fall to 10-4-0 on the season and 6-2-0 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).
 
"There are no excuses after today's result," said Dominican's Erick Baumann. "It is simple—they played hard and worked for a result for ninety minutes. We didn't.  We were able to create opportunities but lacked the desire to finish in the final third."
 
After Dominican opened the match with four shots and a corner in the first 15 minutes, it was the Cougars that broke through in the 17^th minute, capitalizing on a Dominican failed clearance near the top of the 18-yard box.  Concordia's Fabian Robles blocked the clear attempt and took a touch into the box before ripping a shot past the Stars' Brendon Martin.
 
After outshooting the Cougars 9-4 in the first half yet trailing 1-0, Dominican pressed forward throughout the final 45 minutes, managing 16 more shots including a header by Carlos Ramos that banged off the cross bar in the 63^rd minute.
 
Dominican put five shots on frame in the second half but Concordia's Roberto Aragon was up to the challenge, making five saves in the second half to preserve the win.
 
For Dominican, Nicolo Vitale managed nine shots and Isaac Perez seven but the Stars' high-powered offense was shutout for just the second time on the season.
 
The Stars, suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season, will look to get back on track on Saturday, traveling to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to meet the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors in a rematch of the 2016 NACC semifinal match.  Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m.