River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University men's soccer team hosted the Scarlet Hawks of Illinois Institute of Technology on Wednesday afternoon.
Results:
Dominican: 1
Illinois Tech: 0
How it Happened:
-The Stars would open up the goal-scoring after a great individual from 5
th-year student
Oscar Montejano in the 18th minute.
-DU would take the 1-0 lead into half-time. In the first half, Dominican had 4 shots with 3 finding the target.
-An early flurry of chances for Illinois Tech was handled by the Stars to start the 2
nd half.
-In the 83
rd minute, Senior
Ryan Gutierrez had a shot saved by the Scarlet Hawks keeper.
-Dominican would then hang on to the 1-0 clean sheet win
-The Stars finished the match with 9 shots, 5 of which found the target.
Shining Stars:
-5
th-year student
Oscar Montejano netted his 4
th of the season as the lone scorer in the contest.
-5
th-year student
Oleksandr Melnyk finished with 4 shots on the afternoon.
-Senior
Shane Marinkovich had 2 saves and preserved the clean sheet for Dominican.
Leading the Way:
Shots: Melnyk (4)
SOG: Melnyk (2)
Goals: Montejano (1)
Assists: N/A
Saves: Marinkovich (2)
Minutes: 5 Players (90)
What's Next:
The Dominican University men's soccer team is at home on Saturday, October 12
th as they take on Marian University. Kick-off is at 12:00 p.m.