River Forest, Ill. -The Dominican University men's soccer team hosted Luther College on Saturday for their Homecoming matchup.

Results:
Luther: 1
Dominican: 0

How it Happened:
-The match was between two very physical teams which led to 6 yellow cards.
-Dominican had the better chances in the first half but couldn't capitalize.
-The Stars out-shot their opponent 5-2.
-DU went into halftime tied 0-0.
-The second half was more even as Luther had 6 shots to Dominican's 5.
-The difference in the match was a penalty called in the 79th minute.
-Luther scored the lone goal of the match off that penalty kick.
-The Stars out-shot Luther 10-8 but lost for the first time this season.

Shining Stars:
-Junior Dylan Alic and Freshman Ciaran Geraghty were the ironmen for DU as they were the only players with all 90 minutes played.
-Juniors John Cronnolly and Oscar Montejano each had two shots on goal.
-Sophomore Oscar Cerritos and junior Shane Marinkovich split the goalkeeping duties and only allowed the 1 goal.

Leading the Way:
Shots: Cronnolly, O. Montejano, and Castro (2)
SOG: Cronnolly and O. Montejano (2)
Saves: Marinkovich (2)
Minutes: Alic and Geraghty (90)

What's Next:
Dominican will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Benedictine University for their first road match since September 3rd. That match will be at 7:00 p.m.

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