River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University men's soccer team continued their conference slate by hosting the Falcons of Concordia University Wisconsin. Men's and women's soccer celebrated Senior Day at West Campus Field.
Results:
Dominican: 1
Concordia Wisconsin: 1
How it Happened:
-5th-year Student Oscar Montejano would tally the first shot for the Stars in the 8th minute as the Falcon keeper saved the effort.
-In the 17th minute, Freshman Jonathan Almaguer booted home his 1st of the season on a scramble play in the box to give DU a 1-0 lead.
-A few minutes later, CUW would equalize from a free kick.
-The score would remain tied heading into the half-time break. Dominican lead in shot attempts 15-3.
-5th-year Student Oleksandr Melnyk and Cronnolly would both have several chances to score throughout the 2nd half but neither could find the back of the net.
-The match would finish with a full-time score of 1-1. The Stars finished with 24 shots, 9 of them finding the target.
Shining Stars:
-Freshman Jonathan Almaguer scored his first collegiate goal in the contest.
-5th-year Student Oleksandr Melnyk had 5 shots with 1 finding the target.
-Senior John Cronnolly led the Stars with 9 shots, 3 of which hit the target.
-Senior Shane Marinkovich had 3 saves between the pipes for DU.
Leading the Way:
Shots: Cronnolly (9)
SOG: Cronnolly (3)
Goals: Almaguer (1)
Assists: N/A
Saves: Marinkovich (3)
Minutes: 6 Players (90)
What's Next:
The Dominican University men's soccer team will finish their regular season at home on Wednesday, October 30th against Concordia University Chicago. Kick-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
