River Forest, Ill. - The Dominican University women's soccer team hosted the Thunder of Wheaton College on Homecoming Saturday.
Results:
Dominican: 3
Wheaton: 2
How it Happened:
-The match started in the right pace for the Stars getting two shots in the first minute of the game. Juniors
Mia Dosen and
Sarah Matuszek each collecting a shot. Â
-Dominican got on the board first with 5
th Year Student
Grace Larson burying a goal off a corner.
-Wheaton found the equalizer in the 41
st minute of the game. Sending the match to halftime at 1. Â
-Coming out of the half DU took the lead with Freshman
Ariana Barney netting her second goal of the season in the 56
th minute.
-Freshman
Tia Garr collected her first collegiate goal in the 63
rd minute of the game. Getting the Stars to a 3-1 advantage.
-The Thunder did not back down getting their second goal of the game in the 68
th minute.
-Dominican would hold Wheaton scoreless the rest of the match behind some stellar goalkeeping by the graduate student
Sarah Grimmett.
Shining Stars:
-Fifth Year Student
Grace Larson notched her first goal of the season on 4 shots. 2 of them being on the target.
-Graduate Student
Sarah Grimmett was phenomenal between the posts collecting 7 saves in the match and multiple saves being one on one.
-Freshman
Tia Garr found the back of the net for the first time in her collegiate career. Garr also notched two shots.
-Freshman
Ariana Barney found her second goal of the season on three shots.
-Junior
Sarah Matuszek collected an assist with 4 shots, 2 of them found the target.
-Freshman
Presley Coles collected her first collegiate assist while playing 39 minutes of the bench. Â
Leading the Way:
Goals: Larson, Garr and Barney (1)
Assists: Matuszek and Coles (1)
Shots: Larson and Matuszek (4)
Shots on Goal: Matuszek and Larson  (2)
Saves: Grimmett (7)
Minutes: Mascoe-Talbott, Grimmett and Hoffner (90)
What's Next:
The Dominican University women's soccer team will be right back in action Wednesday afternoon at West Campus Field. The Stars will host the Spartans of Aurora University to open up NACC play. Kick-off will be at 3:00 pm.
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