River Forest, Ill. - The Dominican University women's soccer team hosted Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday. This was Senior Day for the Stars.

Results:
WLC: 2
DU: 4

How it Happened:
-Dominican came with energy right away and got off to a quick 1-0 start with a goal from senior Sophia Bartridge in just the sixth minute of play.
-DU would then concede an equalizing goal from WLC in the 29th minute of play.
-Dominican went into halftime tied 1-1.
-The Stars found a go-ahead goal from another senior as Alexandria Canarelli notched her fourth goal of the season in the 54th minute.
-The DU seniors weren't done there as Bartridge created her second goal of the match and gave Dominican some breathing room as they went up 3-1 in the 59th minute.
-The Stars would have to hold off a second goal from WLC to narrow the lead to 3-2 with 20 minutes remaining.
-Dominican once again trusted a senior as Grace Larson took an important penalty and notched DU's 4th goal with just a minute left to play.
-Each of DU's three seniors scored at least one goal in the 4-2 victory.

Shining Stars:
-Sophia Bartridge contributed 2 goals and all of her 3 shots were on target. She also played all 90 minutes.
-Alexandria Canarelli put a lot of pressure on the defense with her 5 shots, a goal, and an assist.
-Grace Larson was asked to play a lot more defense than usual as she held her own on the back line and contributed the penalty-kick goal.

Leading the Way:
Goals: Bartridge (2)
Assists: Taullahu and Canarelli (1)
Shots: Canarelli (5)
Shots on goal: Bartridge and Canarelli (3)
Minutes: 7 players (90)

What's Next:
Dominican will travel to Rockford University on Wednesday as they continue the NACC season at 7:00 p.m.

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