River Forest, Ill. - The Dominican University women's soccer team welcomed the Regents of Rockford University to West Campus Field on Wednesday afternoon.

 Results:
 Dominican: 9
 Rockford: 0

 How it Happened:
 -Junior Natalia Lopez would start the goal-scoring for the Stars in the 4^th minute after putting away a cross from Junior Mia Tauilahu.
 -In the 13^th minute, Senior Ava Mascoe-Talbott would put away her 1^st of the season to give DU a 2-0 lead. Assists on the goal were awarded to Freshman Ariana Barney and Lopez.
 -Dominican would soon have a 3-0 lead in the 26^th minute thanks to a strike from Junior Sarah Matuszek after she was able to slot home a feed from Junior Mia Dosen.
 -Dosen would score herself in the 40^th minute after turning home a set-up from Graduate Student Regan Coxon. The Stars would lead 4-0 into the break.
-Freshman Presley Coles would strike quickly in the 2^nd half after a feed Barney sprung her lose.
 -In the 52^nd minute, Graduate Student Grace Larson fired home a shot from outside the box and extended the Stars lead to 5-0.
 -Just 5 minutes later, Coles would get her 2^nd of the afternoon being set up in front of goal by Larson.
 -Sophomore Meghan Wilhite would enter her name in the goal-scoring ring as she beat the Rockford keeper in the 73^rd minute. Freshman Abby Szafranski and Senior Katie Norlie were credited with assists on the goal.
 -Wilhite would strike again in the 88^th minute after collecting a rebound on a shot from Szafranski, who was set up by Coxon.
 -The match would end with a final score of 9-0 in favor of DU. Dominican finished the match with 34 total shots with 21 of them finding the target.

 Shining Stars:
 -Freshman Presley Coles finished with 2 goals in just 36 minutes on the pitch.
-Sophomore Meghan Wilhite scored twice coming off the bench for DU.
 -Graduate Student Grace Larson had 1 goal and 1 assist in the contest.
 -Junior Sarah Matuszek had 1 goal and 1 shot.
 -Freshman Ariana Barney was a playmaker through the midfield all match, tallying 2 assists.
 -Junior Natalia Lopez potted a goal and an assist in the effort.
 -Freshman Abby Szafranski had her first collegiate goal contributions in the win, finishing with 2 assists.
-Junior Mia Dosen compiled a goal and an assist en route to the Stars victory
-Graduate Student Regan Coxon added 2 assists on the afternoon, making 5 total for her so far this season.
-Freshman Emily Norwick made her collegiate debut, securing the win and making 2 saves.

 Leading the Way:
 Shots: Lopez (8)
 Shots on Goal: Lopez (5)
 Goals: Coles, Wilhite (1)
 Assists: Barney, Szafranski, Coxon (1)
 Saves: Grimmett (13)
 Minutes: Mark (71)

 What's Next:
 Dominican will be back in action for Senior Night at West Campus Field on Saturday, October 26t^h at 2:45 pm facing off against Concordia Wisconsin. This will be the last regular season home match for Dominican this season.

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